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No.1 Note 4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
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Samsung's ultra HD powerhouse takes on the iPhone 6 Plus and LG G3 with some of industry's most competitive specs, and a certain little tool you can't find anywhere else.Read more
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.4 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6582Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T760
RAM memory1 GB1 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.3 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 800 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density258.0 ppi285.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps120.0 fps
3D Capture
N/A
no
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
no
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
No memory slot

Design

MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.04 in5.78 in6.03 in
Width3.09 in3.26 in3.0 in
Depth0.33 in0.38 in0.3 in
Weight
N/A
6.28 oz6.03 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeFull-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR3.0 HS4.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
N/A
Navigation systemGPSA-GPS
N/A
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
700 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
820.0 h336.0 h
Talk time
N/A
13.0 h21.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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