Thud. Oh shoot. Will it turn on? Is the screen okay? How much do I have left on my contract? What will it cost me to repair it? Many thoughts race through our mind in that horrendous moment we realize we dropped our phones. Yes it’s pretty safe to say that a cracked phone is one of our biggest fears.
Samsung makes and sells hundreds of millions of smart devices every year, and part of its efforts to make sure consumers can have peace of mind using it, Samsung runs rigorous tests both during and after development and production. We’ve previously shared a video that showed Samsung’s bend test on a Galaxy Note 4. Well, this one’s a Galaxy Note 4 drop test. Watch.
The back pockets, on our pants, are awesome. We know they are vulnerable to pickpockets and have a greater chance of spilling the contents every time we sit, but we can’t resist it. The back pocket is still home to many wallets, keys, phones, etc.
And apparently, our hips are strong – stronger than we give it credit for. Leaving things in your back pocket can lead to, well, bent things. Hence the question: what about my phone? Namely, the Galaxy Note 4.
Samsung makes and sells hundreds of millions of smart devices each year, and it’s very important that each and every one is in line with its strict quality control standards. So, to make sure you can rely on its devices, including Galaxy Note 4, Samsung runs rigorous tests both during and after development and production. Check out the video below for some of the tests that Samsung runs to give you, and your back pocket, peace of mind.
Samsung has ‘unpacked’ the latest evolution of the Galaxy Note yesterday at an event in Berlin, Germany.
The Galaxy Note 4 features a bigger screen with multi-screen functionality that offers real benefits to users that want a mobile device that can power them through their working day.
Galaxy Note 4
With the original Galaxy Note, we created the large screen form factor that has now become an industry standard and with the new Note 4, we’re re-defining this category once again.
More flexible and with more intuitive tools, the Note 4 is designed to make working on-the-go easier than ever before. Often, we wait to respond to emails received on-the-go until we have access to a bigger screen, be that a tablet or laptop. With the Note 4, we believe that the habit of moving between different devices for different tasks can be broken with a single phablet that is small enough to move with you but powerful enough to cope with your daily work expectations and needs.
With the Note 4, we’ve re-imagined the humble pen and paper for the digital age.
The larger screen offers the opportunity to multi-task using two open windows at once, while the S Pen allows the user to select, cut, paste and edit with much greater efficiency and ease.
Testing out the Galaxy Note 4
The Note 4 also uses fast charging technology that can recharge around 50% of battery in just half an hour. Even with a faster processor and Quad HD screen, the battery life on the Galaxy Note 4 has actually improved on its predecessor.
Faster, smarter and sharper than ever, the Note 4 is the ultimate tool for your day-to-day work demands.
Unlike, for example, athletic ability, technology is not something that peaks and declines over time; in fact, it is quite the opposite. As technology advances, we have reached a point where the facts and figures of device specifications no longer impress us. Moreover, as we enter the end of the first decade of the era of smart mobile devices, we’ve come to care more about the actual usability of it. That is why Galaxy S5, the fifth generation of the Galaxy S series, focused on ‘refining experience with innovation of essential features for day to day use’ and so far, it has been a smash hit.
Galaxy Note 4 Front
How many people remember 2011?
Looking at the past decade of smart devices, the year 2011 could have been a risky year to introduce the Galaxy Note. The general consensus was that people have already expressed their disinterest for smart devices with larger displays. Therefore, with a 5.3” display, the Galaxy Note may have seemed out of place at a time when most people assumed that mobile devices had to stay small; or there is no need for it to be big.
Simultaneously, Samsung has also introduced the S Pen, a new input device for Samsung’s ‘Note’ series. The reason S Pen was an interesting choice at the time was, because styluses had been considered completely irrelevant ever since the advent of touch screen smartphones. (Remember the PDA phones?)
Moreover, if you think about it, people even created the word, phablet, to describe Galaxy Note. The term summed up what at the time was the skepticism of combining a phone with a tablet.
However, Galaxy Note sold 5 million in 3 months, the Note 2 repeated the feat in 2 months and the Galaxy Note 3 in just one month. The number and the trend make it hard to argue that the Galaxy Note series has established the ground for phablets; in Samsung’s case, it also became one of their most beloved series.
The Matter of What and How
So what happened here? Did people’s preference for larger display suddenly changed after 2011?
Probably not. In fact, people always have been looking for smart devices with larger displays. But what people really wanted was a device that can take advantage of the larger display. One of the main reasons that large display smart devices failed to garner public attention was because many thought it’d lack functionality (and bulky design), therefore, counterintuitive.
Galaxy Note 4 Back
Now when the very first Galaxy Note was launched, it was equipped with a 5.3″ Super AMOLED display. This means that users could get a larger screen plus better colors. Moreover, the Multi-Window functionality, which divides the screen into two to execute different kinds of task simultaneously, provided the people with the opportunity to multitask. And, most importantly, the S Pen. Therefore, the Galaxy Note can maximize the advantage of larger screen with the matching functionality. That was what made Galaxy Note different.
The Matured Market and Consumers…. And Samsung
The identity of ‘phablet’ was not established by its display size, instead by its functionality. Now Samsung not only have a ‘phablet’ as one of the flagship devices, it also has 4 of them. However, the market and consumers have both matured, which is why Samsung has been testing the limit in terms of both size and functionality.
For example, the device started with its 5.3-inch Super AMOLED display, followed by larger 5.5- and 5.7-inch displays for the Note II and Note 3, respectively. Now, the Galaxy Note 4 features 5.7″ Quad HD (2560×1440) Super AMOLED display.
Galaxy Note 4 also features ‘Fast Charging’, which charges the battery about 30% faster! Galaxy Note utilizes state of the art technology to maximize its functionality.
Of course, Galaxy Note 4 has only been out for a couple of hours, so it is too early to say whether it is exactly or much more than what people expected. But looking at the history of the Galaxy Note series and the philosophical trend of Samsung mobile devices, as well as the features of the Galaxy Note 4, we are very excited to see the future of it.
*All functionality features, specifications, and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.
The long-awaited event Samsung Unpacked 2014 Episode 2 was just held in Berlin, Beijing and New York, simultaneously and we at Samsung Tomorrow were at Berlin to check it out. It was definitely one of the most anticipated Samsung events of the year, with countless speculations about the event right up to the kickoff. Now that the next big things have been unpacked, what do you think?
As we saw from the Samsung Unpacked 2014 Episode 2, Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is another first-of-its-kind device. Even though the side display is a unique concept, it is stylish yet familiar. But of course, the Galaxy Edge brings a uniquely enhanced usability as well, especially so as it let’s you take full advantage of its Quad-HD Super AMOLED screen. We at Samsung Tomorrow had a chance to take a look at it. And now so do you:
Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note 4 has just been unpacked at the IFA 2014. Assuming that you want to compare with the previous flagships, we at Samsung Tomorrow will compare them exclusively just for you. Here is the Galaxy Note series at a glance!
