​I've had Note 4 since launch. Great phone. I have two batteries. Couldn't live without the spare. That is why I feel Samsung has made a mistake with the Note 5 and no SD card slot is a shame. I am now looking at leaving Samsung for my next phone as I feel they're going down the line of copying apple. Can't remove back, can't expand memory... What next, all we can do is change the wallpaper...

Agree.. however on the plus side, you still get a removable battery and SD card on the 4. I know some aren't fussed by this, but I replaced my Note 3 battery after a year for a small amount and it improved the battery life which had deteriorated over time. Personal preference!

No import duty, direct from amazon. The warranty is european,so no issues there. contacted samsung regarding this when I purchased my last phone (Note 3) from france. I believe there is only an issue when you buy from the USA or Asia (outside the EU)

(Edit typo)

Does anyone know what kind of cost for import duty you would be looking at and any what if any difference it would there be with the warranty.

Thanks

€432.99 for white now! = £307.26

Been waiting ages to buy a Note 4 fantastic price ordered black one(Amazon not 3rd party seller).

Thanks for posting :smiley:

Sorry new to the shopping on foreign Amazon sites, firstly how do you go about translating the page and are you charged a fee by you credit card company for shopping on foreign sites?

with the 5.1 update my note 4 is awesome again (on 5.0 is was a horrible mess of laggy interface and bad battery) bit of a warning though that Samsung are not great with updates, you will probably get 6.0 late and it may ruin the phone. I'm not updating until I hear it actually improves things

Thanks everyone, any suggestions on the best cards to use thats do not charge a fee?

Galaxy beast!

Heat added!

Thanks everyone, any suggestions on the best cards to use thats do not charge a fee?

Thanks everyone, any suggestions on the best cards to use thats do not charge a fee?

This is a good price, heat added. Getting rid of my note 3 soon and tempted to order this to replace

Thanks everyone, any suggestions on the best cards to use thats do not charge a fee?

Best card is Halifax clarity although Santander zero is also mid rate.
See money saving expert http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/cards/2015/05/mastercard-vs-visa-for-using-abroad-which-wins

This page also has a link to rates. Thanks to a strange euro ruling cards have to publish their rates for the day in advance.

I've today's rate will be 1.4116 for MasterCard.

I see that the seller is not amazon

Shame samsung can't get their head out of their behind and start offering the Note 5 in Europe and not just the US and Asia.

​I've had Note 4 since launch. Great phone. I have two batteries. Couldn't live without the spare. That is why I feel Samsung has made a mistake with the Note 5 and no SD card slot is a shame. I am now looking at leaving Samsung for my next phone as I feel they're going down the line of copying apple. Can't remove back, can't expand memory... What next, all we can do is change the wallpaper...

​doesn't say amazon is the seller on that link, it says advanced trading srl

​Scroll down. it's the 4th one down

Tempting to get another Note 4 - for the wife - at this price. There's no way on God's earth that it will ever be a Note 6 unless they re-introduce the replaceable battery and the card slot, which they won't.

I do wonder, though, what are the implications of buying, even direct from Amazon, in the event of a problem. Returns to Italy will be expensive.

you can buy the imported Note 5 brand new imported for around £460.just be carefull which model as some are not fully compatible with uk networks.

​just don't do it,with note 5 you will be happy for a day or 2,or until you drop it.

​sorry I know that one is but he was referring to one that cost 436 euro and it isn't amazon its a 3rd part seller. I'm not sure whether to wait for the Note 4 to drop to £300 or go for the nexus 6. I'm waiting until black something day

Great price. The 2 pin charger is putting me of pulling the trigger. small thing i know

Post Office Credit Card charges no fee

Heat from Me. Many Thanks for this OP been looking for a deal on the Note 4
Just pulled the trigger but used Amazon EU S.a.r.L. for peace of mind.

Thank you OP. Ordered and a thumbs up from me (y)

Does it matter that the seller isn't Amazon for stuff ordered off here (i.e. for returns)?

Anyone know if there are any downsides to buying from Amazon.it as opposed from UK? I read that you need to pay around £20 to return to Italy if needed (not sure if that applies to a faulty phone). Anything else? If the phone develops a fault can you just contact Samsung UK and they'll deal with getting it fixed with no extra charge? Any apps or OS functionality issues?
Cheers

Take a look at revolut.com. It's a prepaid debit card which you manage with an app. It offers interbank exchange rates, i.e no fees or loading.

Is this version of the phone compatible with 4g on Three does anyone know? Looks like a great deal to me but want to be sure.

Thanks both!

Cheaper roaming calls.

4p incoming rather than £1 etc

Shame it's the F version and not C (with wolfs
on DAC)

Hi guys im using Google chrome all is fine until i get to confirm then price jumps up over a hundred pounds any ideas what im doing wrong.thanks.

​nearly bought a note 5 when I was in India for £499 but was not confident I could use it on 3uk

​there shouldn't be any problems with warranty cos you get 2 years international cover from Samsung if purchased anywhere in EU block country and it can be taken to or sent to any Samsung authorised repairer in UK or EU. The 2year warranty is for most electrical item purchased in EU including UK but UK you can claim upto 6 years if you can prove it is an inherent fault.
Re returning item, I had to return an item to Amazon France and I just printed off the label and it was returned to Amazon UK who took care of the exchange, in fact even though the item was sold on amazon fr, it was shipped by Amazon UK.

I use the Travelex Supercard for all my non UK spending. Just link it to your uk card and job done. Not bad but don't know how it stacks up against Halifax Clarity card.

Please can someone reply my purchase changes to £432.99 instead of euros

**This pilot phase is now full and no more cards are being sent out at this stage.**

Note4 or G4? which is better???

is the note 4 worth £100 more than the nexus 6? also do you think they will reduce much on black friday ?

Only EUR 406,43 for the black one.

Can I just make a suggestion to those who buy one, if you value amazing battery life what ever you do don't update away from Kitkat/4.4.4. I have had my Note 4 from release day and got as much as 4 days battery life on Kitkat. I made the mistake of updating to 5.0 which killed the battery life down to a day (even with cache cleared) and the 5.1 update has only marginally improved it back to a maximum of 2 days. Unless you absolutely need Lollipop don't 'upgrade' to it.

This phone left on 4.4.4 is the best there is.

I'm still on a note 2, coming to the end of my contract. (Yes I know it was an 'old' phone when I got it but it was through someone posting on here, I couldn't have justified paying anything more for it or getting anything newer).

So what do I do now, go for the note 3 which would be a step up or go for something like this. I wouldn't mind a used phone if it was in pristine condition, could buy a phone and go for sim only deal maybe? I'm a light user, but do like a nice camera on my phone.

@dinosteveus http://www.amazon.it/gp/offer-listing/B00NIV59AE/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all

amazon warehouse deals

413 used.
Not quite the same as 406 new

...and perhaps the fact that we don't pay £1 per minute of a phone call while on holiday on the Continent? :-)

I bought a 64GB Galaxy Note 5 for £400 in Korea :smiley:

Superior build quality and with 4GB memory there is no lag

I'm wondering this as well.
I want a phone with removable battery and SD slot. I'm leaning towards the G4 for it's superior low-light photography, but I'm undecided. Which phone has the worst lag? I hate lag more than I love photography...

They take paypal and I got a pop up to register and got a code which took another £5.99 off so down to £318.

Paypal is reassuring but I'd need to do a bit more research before pulling the trigger I think.

Its a great phone for sure
but for some people its missing too much

No SD Support
No IR Blaster
No Battery Access (this is huge if you dont upgrade every gen)
My S4 Battery Died the other week (2 dead cells in the package) but was a zero issue
as i just ordered a new one direct from amazon for £6

Also the note has always been a stepup cpu wise from the S flagship
e.g.
1.2ghz S2 1.4ghz Note
1.4ghz S3 1.6ghz N2
1.9ghz S4 2.3ghz N3
2.5ghz S5 2.7ghz N4

S6 1.5ghz A53 Cluster 2.1ghz A57 Cluster
N5 1.5ghz A53 Cluster 2.1ghz A57 Cluster

I only upgrade every two or three gen's
Usually that would mean i would get the Note5 this gen
but there's far too much missing for me
so i have gone on the best previous model to hold me over

Note 4 SM-N910C 1.3ghz A53 Cluster 1.9ghz A57 Cluster (the 20nm trial run for the 14nm S6/Note5 SOC)

Would you be happy to buy something like this from a company based in China? I wouldn't!

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SD card slot doesn't bother me, thats why I bought 64GB. The metal and glass construction is great, not the plastic phones like before. I had a Note 4 and at times it lags with 3GB of memory. None of that with Note 5.

Not surprised! It's an old phone and it costs around £300 in HK

An imported non-HK version is around HKD3500

http://www.price.com.hk/product.php?p=179282&cbq=45h4zxx36jt61we9dxjo

One word of advice: CHECK THE MODEL

When I bought my 64GB Note 5 (Korean version) I made sure it worked on Vodafone's 4G as the Taiwanese version didn't

It's a great price - so much so that I actually bought one. Then, looking into it further, I chickened out and cancelled. A couple of reasons:

1 Different phone (SM-N910FZWEITV) from the UK model (SM-N910FZWEBTU)
2 Not covered by the UK Sale of Goods legislation - enormously useful in the event of a problem
3 Difficulties in returning phone to Italy in the event of a problem

Don't get me wrong - this is a great deal and a great price. And if you're going to buy abroad (subject to the fact that this is a different model) Amazon is certainly the place to buy. It's a saving of £73 on the current Amazon price, but I think I'll take a chance on a Black Friday deal bringing it down to around the £350 mark - maybe less.

Logically, if Amazon can sell these for £327 in Italy there's no reason why they can't do that in the UK.

This is a very good price for the Note 4. I sold my year old Note 4 about a month ago for £320.

I did buy a Nexus 6 instead which I have been much happier with. I'd advise anyone considering this phone to consider the Nexus 6 instead. If someone really wants the Note 4 it is a good price.

And when the battery fails, as Samsung batteries do, and you can't just replace it yourself for a few pounds? :neutral_face:

The difference in the phone model relates to the firmware, and the date in which updates are released. The phone itself is no different to use and has exactly the same features as it is an EU model (SM-910F)
If you look at the below link, you can see that the ITV (italian) Note 4 got the 5.1.1 firmware update on exactly the same date as the BTU (UK) version, on the 01/11/15.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N910F/

My Note 3 was bought in france, and the last upadte I had was a couple of weeks before the UK

FWIW the warranty will be the standard 2 year EU that you'd get from CPW or anywhere else.
Doubt the SOG Act will be much practical help after 2 years.

The differential in price is due to the pricing & value of the Euro.
Unless we join, then i doubt that would change.

Well none of my Samsung batteries failed (touch wood) yet. Sealed battery doesn't bother me just like my work iPhone and I have a Xiaomi power bank if I run out of juice. The fingerprint recognition has been upgraded (no more swiping of fingers) and works like iTouch on the iPhone. Im extremely happy with it!!!!

​Was the fingerprint update on 5.1.1? I was actually considering keeping it on 4.4.4! Not sure now!

Don't bother with the service centres, they are samsung branded carphone warehouse, who send phones back to samsung on your behalf. Using the Samsung cyber service centre is much better, they send you a jiffy bag and have it delivered direct back to you

Is it better to pay in euros or pounds?

​what do you mean I'll lose the conversion rate? Will it be a different one if paid in euros?

If you choose to pay by pounds sterling, Amazon will use their currency converter and the price you see is the final price that will appear on your bank statement. If you chose to pay by euro then your bank will use their exchange rates to convert the cost into pounds sterling. Whether it's better to pay by euro or sterling depends on your bank and the card you're paying with.

These phones will need to be unlocked. Anyone found the best way of doing that?

My apologies - the information I had was incorrect. I now understand that the phones are not locked to a network. :smiley:

it said for me €100 delivery and it only has one delivery option

Don't know if this is any good, mobile phones direct have it £224 upfront and £12.50 per month 1000 min , 5000 texts and 2gb data 24 month contract. Plus £30 topcashback

​This isn't as hard of a decision as you think,it all depends what you want? If you want a big phone with slick and quick software updates go Nexus 6, if you want a mobile computer with sd storage, removable battery, and more a power user device go Note 4

​I have an lg g3 and want something bigger but I'd also like to be able to have an sd card! I keep swinging between this and the nexus 6 although this is too expensive for me at the moment, the nexus 6 isn't! But I'm waiting to see what they go for around black Friday

​I've owned both and I'm a phablet fan, do like bigger phones and for me the note 4 wins hands down but only cause I like all the extras, the Nexus is also a great device very fast and buttery smooth bit like ios on a iphone! but it just felt too big in hand not tall just very wide! and didn't have any extra features, so to me and its only my opinion it was just a big phone with just a average camera.

Coming from the LG3 surely the LG4 ticks most of the boxes for you?

​there's not enough of a leap for me with the lg g4, plus it doesn't feel that big anymore! I'm going to see what kind of deals I can get before Christmas. What extras does the Note 4 have that you like?

Outside of being able to change the battery and sd storage, I like the ultra power saving mode which has saved me a few times, multi screen (opening two apps at once on screen) I've found handy and being being able to shrink the screen for one handed use.

None are deal breakers but I'd rather have them than not, also like being able to view videos in like a pop up mode where you can do something else while the video plays in a small box.

Plus I do use the s-pen the odd time, and quick charge is brilliant! recently had to use a iphone 6 with work and this was one thing I really missed.

€489 now (from Amazon). Expired?

yep price gone up

That was quick from Amazon, came yesterday.
Just realised it comes with the fast charger (I thought they would send a normal one so it'll be worth picking up a 2 pin adaptor for this.

Not yet used it though, waiting on the screen protector and case to come through, then root it and finally get to use it!

Thanks op!

Basically, to use a proper adblock, to have the capability to remove unwanted apps, and set custom permissions for those that I've paid for but request unreasonable permissions e.g. a flashlight app wants to read contacts and messages.

Also, maybe, down the line... remove the built in google apps dependancy... not sure on that just yet though..

Is it worth it though! Once you root, you will trip knox and void your warranty.

Firefox with ublock takes care of ads, comes with builtin torch and most of the bloat can be disabled or hidden. Not felt the need to root my own, yet!

​Nor me. Haven't found the slightest need with Note 4.

How long are these taking to arrive from the order date, then? I re-ordered two days ago and it's not entered the despatch process yet.

They've obviously slowed down somewhat since then - made the order on 5 November and three days later it still hasn't entered the despatch process! Having Prime in the UK obviously makes no difference to overseas orders.

​I don't have prime and I only chose the cheapo economy delivery. the return address on the box was in Scotland and amazon logistics delivered so I have my suspicions that stock may have been held here in the UK

I'd rather wait to see if it comes to the UK or Europe first, i want my Samsung 2 yr warranty :smiley:

I seem to have been unlucky then. I also used bought direct from Amazon, and although they're showing as in stock the predicted delivery date is 16 November - and that for an order placed on 5 November!

Something tells me their systems picked up on the early orders and added an automated delay to discourage more sales and direct them back to more profitable UK sales.

​Also very happy. I was hoping for 4.4.4 out of the box, but it was straight on 5.1.1. I must say it is lightning fast though, better than expected :smile:

Ordered mine on Weds evening and was delivered on Friday - it looks like mine came from their Spain distribution depot. Was going wait for case and screen protector to arrive but couldn't resist and had a play with it - brilliant device and well happy.

Came across these guys from this deal: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nexus-6-32gb-blue-255-99-eglobal-2317941
and found the Note 4 there quite cheap: http://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-4-n910g-4g-lte-32gb-sim-free-unlocked-gold-en.html £334 after voucher. They even do the Exynos CPU version for same price: http://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-4-n910c-4g-lte-32gb-sim-free-unlocked-black.html but I've no idea if that phone would work in the UK.

I used to think that Samsung phablets came with a 2 year warranty, but I think that is now 1 year, so am not against looking at these types of import retailers now, as long as they have a good reputation of course.

Thoughts?

samsung phones do come with 2 year warranty (*EU sourced phones).
Plus I'd rather deal with Amazon,as they are first class with any returns

Yes you're right - thanks http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/warranty/
And I've just noticed so do they: http://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/warranty-policy-en.html

I suppose it all depends on how highly you'd rate a warranty issued by:

eGlobal Central
Unit F, 24/F Golden Sun Centre
59-67 Bonham Strand West, Sheung Wan
Hong Kong


And what you think the chances of enforcing it might be. I think I know the answer........

highly unlikely,even if it does it will be next year..and that's when the next model is expected.
I bought the imported version and am enjoying it.the seller gave me 12 months warranty,fingers crossed I will not need it.I will sell it next year anyway to buy the latest and save my investment anyway.

Just a heads up to anyone still waiting for delivery - the price has dropped to 450 euros including UK delivery. Cancelled my existing order and re-ordered. No doubt a further delay, but worth it for a 14 Euro reduction in price.

Price Has now dropped to its lowest ever, EUR 452.49, or £322!

If you havent ordered, get in before the price goes back up!

Yeah, I know all that, I just really want a Exynos version of this phone is all :-(
I just couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger on this company.

Is this phone honestly worth the upgrade from a Note 3?

I have been after a Note 4 SM-N910C 8 Core Exynos Variant
Picked one up on the bay the other day £251.85

Turned up brand new
Was Made Feb 2015 in Korea
Warranty until June 2017
Its a Grey import
Had a MTZ CSC (MTN Zambia)
Funniest part is the label where the battery goes Samsung UK..
it came with a EU fast charger in the box
Guy also put in a UK 5v 2amp Genuine Samsung

They have to make 5 mins of calls with a local simcard to remove the
sim region lock so boxes are open

There was 2 listings
£314.99 and £251.85
Im very fussy and the 251.85 one was clean as a whistle
Came on 4.4.4

I made my own debloated 5.1.1 BTU (UK Unbranded) odin image
Its on xda-developers if anyone gets a 910C

Well pleased with it

I think halifax charge 2.75% on non sterling purchases making it nearly 10 pound extra. Would it be cheaper to pay in sterling or having the 2.75% charge paying in euros?

Is this now expired ?

Where has it gone down to 450.81 I still see 452.49 for amazon.it as the supplier.

Oh I see what ya mean now. Cheers

Thanls OP - couldn't resist just ordered ...

Samsung SM-N910F Galaxy Note 4 Smartphone, 32 GB, Nero [Italia] Venduto da Amazon EU S.a.r.L.

Totale parziale degli articoli: EUR 370,89
Costi di spedizione: EUR 4,78

Totale IVA esclusa: EUR 375,67
IVA: EUR 75,14

Totale Ordine: EUR 450,81

La tua data di consegna prevista è:
martedì 17 novembre 2015 -
giovedì 19 novembre 2015

La tua modalità di spedizione è: Standard

Ordered using Halifax Clarity CC - should come out at under £320 - I hope.

Ordered. Many thanks OP.

Totale parziale degli articoli: EUR 370,89
Costi di spedizione: EUR 4,78

Totale IVA esclusa: EUR 375,67
IVA: EUR 75,14

Totale Ordine: EUR 450,81
GBP 332.18*

Do you mind me asking where it was purchased from and how much please?

lucky I didn't root this as soon as it arrived. There is a problem with the mic, and the back capactive button (needs two taps before responding). Just arranged a return...

With regards to rooting, it updated to 5.1.1 and rooting on that is a bit of a pain. I don't want custom roms, just the adaway, privacy/firewall blocks, and the ability to remove unwanted apps... again lucky for me it updated and slowed me down!

Finally I wouldn't recomment the otterbox commuter case, it doesn't fit neatly, and this is the first otterbox I've had. Casemate and spidgen have been perfect flush fits, but this had raised egdges where the soft hard case didn't sit correctly on the soft inner,

Stick with the s5 a little longer now, and to be honest don't know what else can replace that with all the new stuff not looking so good...

Need an upgrade.
Is this better than the Samsung Galaxy 4 I've currently got?

Thanks

Just received my order - it contains a Braun Thermoscan 5 Ear Thermometer !

Packaging looks legit not tamperded with and a Amazon UK returns address - no evidence of it coming from Italy or other European country.

I now face the prospect of chasing Amazon for a refund.

My advice - do not order anything from Amazon Italy.

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I just can't believe it ! i just received my package from Italy. when i opened it i saw the seal is broken no phone inside everything else is there but no phone

Got mine last weds after a delay of a week, I ordered black cos white was out of stock, but they sent white anyway. I was billed £327.97 on my master

Sorry for late reply, I wanted Bianco, but this was only being sold by an online trader with Amazon, so I opted for black being sold by and shipped by Amazon.
I got email to say shipment was delayed by one week, then it arrived and it was white, I'm happy with white, until I saw a black one and
black looks cool, I'll stick with what I've got.

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