Note 4 or G4?

[Cool Jeff]

G4 prices finally dropped 60$ today here, the Note 4 an Edge didn't change a cent!
I will wait a couple of day before taking my final decision, but until now everything is in favor of G4

 

[Blacklac]

but until now everything is in favor of G4

Except battery life.

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[mak916]

Except battery life.

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I will agree. I don't charge my phone, the note 4, until I go to bed. That would be about 9:30 to 10 pm Mon-Fri. I take it off the charger at 5:30 am. My wife has the G4. She charges her phone about twice a day before going to bed. But she is on her phone much more than I am. But I am a somewhat heavy user. I get about 5.5 to 6 hours of SOT. Sometimes longer.

 

[Bonovox72]

What are you talking about saying the Note 4 doesn't use OIS on taking photos?? Yes it does. When you see the Note 4 focus you can shake and move the phone about and the screen viewfinder is steady even in lowlight. Your talking complete rubbish

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[Cool Jeff]

Still not decided!!
I was very close to swap my m9 with G4 but I am rethinking the note 4 because:
- Audio volume output for earphones on g4 is much lower than m9, on note 4 exynos at least I know v4a and some roms can boost the volume in a way it's very close to m9, witg the g4 I didn't get a clear answer about it.
- Plastic back of the g4 looks like prone to easy scratchs and losing paint which is not the case with note 4 (though the chrome lines are)
- Touchscreen problem on g4 has been fixed for some but not all, it's still not known if it's hardware or software.
Oh and after a whole week nobody want to buy my m9, looks like august is the worst month to sell a used phone!

 

[PlanetPluto7]

Note 3 and now Note 4. No burn-in.

 

[Ry]

Mod note: Thread moved to Phone Wars.

 

[Tsepz_GP]

LMAO! At the claims of burn-in! They are pure rubbish!

I have had my Note 4 since just before global launch, I use it to watch movies & series, to Web browse heavily, text and a whole lot of social media (FB, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram, Periscope, Google+ etc...)... I do not have a single bit of burn-in.

Burn-in only happens to in-store units as they display the same thing for +12hours a day for about 6months to a year, ofcourse you will see burn-in on a store unit.

Can we please be logical here.

As for OIS, it works on the Note 4 for ALL video and photo sizes on the rear camera, what doesn't work above 1080P is DIGITAL Stabilisation.

I cringed reading this thread, so much nonsense being posted, I nearly didn't respond, and usually would just exit and leave people to be ignorant, but there was just too much untrue stuff being said.

Sent from my GALAXY Note 4 +128GB MicroSDXC

 

[Blacklac]

Burn-in only happens to in-store units as they display the same thing for +12hours a day for about 6months to a year, ofcourse you will see burn-in on a store unit.

You're flat out wrong. Burn in on AMOLEDS is a real concern. It's not even a debateable topic, you just have to learn about the technology itself. I'm not saying specifically the Note series, I'm saying any AMOLED.

I have a AMOLED device with permanent burn in after just over a year. I use 3-5 minute screen timeout. I never used the device recklessly. It happens.

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[Tsepz_GP]

You're flat out wrong. Burn in on AMOLEDS is a real concern. It's not even a debateable topic, you just have to learn about the technology itself. I'm not saying specifically the Note series, I'm saying any AMOLED.

I have a AMOLED device with permanent burn in after just over a year. I use 3-5 minute screen timeout. I never used the device recklessly. It happens.

http://i.imgur.com/ZguKJ9j.jpg

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I know burn-in happens, it happened to my GS2, but burn-in on newer Samsung SuperAMOLEDs is very rare and only really happens on in-store units. At XDA there is not even a topic about this in the Note 4 section as it is so so rare.

If burn-in was an issue on the Note 4, there would have been countless threads and posts about it, especially at XDA AND here.

Please do not compare old and less advanced AMOLED Panels to the SAMOLED in the Note 4, there is a huge difference.

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[Blacklac]

Thing is, I never said Note 4. I have repeatedly said AMOLED's in general. And I own a Note 4, so I'm not even worried about it. I simply pointed out burn in is a real thing with the display type. If I were to own a phone for longer than 1-2yrs, I'd have to consider that fact much more than I currently do, but I replace my phone after 1-2yrs, so I'm not concerned with it.

Also, the Note 4 isn't even 1yr old. If people were seeing burn in on these devices yet, it would be a massive issue for Samsung. It's not a realistic scenario to use a Note 4, today, to determine if burn in will ever happen.

Just for reference, my picture example was a Lumia 1020. Bought around Black Friday 2013. It's not even that old, and has less than 2 years of use as a primary device.

"Super AMOLED is a version of AMOLED display technology that integrates a capacitive touchscreen layer directly into the display instead of overlaying it on top of the display, as has traditionally been done. This results in a thinner design that uses less power and reflects less light, and as a result works better outdoors.". If you can explain why that would help prevent burn in vs a typical AMOLED, I'd love to hear it.


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[Tsepz_GP]

Thing is, I never said Note 4. I have repeatedly said AMOLED's in general. And I own a Note 4, so I'm not even worried about it. I simply pointed out burn in is a real thing with the display type. If I were to own a phone for longer than 1-2yrs, I'd have to consider that fact much more than I currently do, but I replace my phone after 1-2yrs, so I'm not concerned with it.

Also, the Note 4 isn't even 1yr old. If people were seeing burn in on these devices yet, it would be a massive issue for Samsung. It's not a realistic scenario to use a Note 4, today, to determine if burn in will ever happen.

Just for reference, my picture example was a Lumia 1020. Bought around Black Friday 2013. It's not even that old, and has less than 2 years of use as a primary device.

"Super AMOLED is a version of AMOLED display technology that integrates a capacitive touchscreen layer directly into the display instead of overlaying it on top of the display, as has traditionally been done. This results in a thinner design that uses less power and reflects less light, and as a result works better outdoors.". If you can explain why that would help prevent burn in vs a typical AMOLED, I'd love to hear it.


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I can't explain it, but what I know is that Samsung use a higher quality AMOLED panel than other OEMs, which has allowed them to reduce the possibility of burn-in significantly.

I had owned my GS2 around 10-11months when I noticed burn-in at the top of the notification bar. I have had my Galaxy S4 since launch in April 2013, we are now in August 2015, not a single bit of burn-in.

I am talking from experience of multiple Samsung AMOLED phones, two of them I have had for over 2years.

Cheers

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[Cool Jeff]

Using a car app with static icons over an hour could produce burn-ins on note 4. I saw some reports of burnins on note 4 here and xda.
People are not making a big story about it because it's a known issue since sgs2 and only static images over 30 to 60mns can do it, so customers are taking the blame lol.
A friend of mine bought a note 4 last week, he's very picky with his phoned but he already have 2 small scratches on the metal line, I can't imagine after some months how it will look.
Lg sounds perhaps slightly cheaper on paper but the metal trim getting lot of scratches will make it cheaper

 

[CyberGeniuz]

G4 for me

 

[Tsepz_GP]

Using a car app with static icons over an hour could produce burn-ins on note 4. I saw some reports of burnins on note 4 here and xda.
People are not making a big story about it because it's a known issue since sgs2 and only static images over 30 to 60mns can do it, so customers are taking the blame lol.
A friend of mine bought a note 4 last week, he's very picky with his phoned but he already have 2 small scratches on the metal line, I can't imagine after some months how it will look.
Lg sounds perhaps slightly cheaper on paper but the metal trim getting lot of scratches will make it cheaper

Had my Note 4 since Oct 2014, other than the few dents from me dropping it on tile and cement floors, its fine.

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