Don't know how old the batteries will be on these but samsung batteries start going bad at about 12 months and are pretty awful at about 18 months. I bought an anker replacement (as there seems to be so many fake official samsung ones) and its like new again lasting a very heavy 24 hours or 2 days of good use. Just keep it in mind if the battery seems very bad. Otherwise still one of the best phones you can get and nothing else I want until the note 6/7 arrives

I had a z3 before this and that was awful unless you had 5 minutes to take the perfect shot. apart from newer samsung phones..there isnt much that can compare to this imo

​They are skipping 6 and jumping to 7. Supposedly it's to keep aligned with S7 and so that people don't treat it inferior to it.

Marshmallow works fine on mine, was expecting a pile of poo so happy with that. Still my favourite phone and will worth the money

My S5+ (g901f) which has same spec as this phone aside from cpu clocked 200mhz lower and larger screen was like this before upgrading to MM but ever since I did the phone has improved exponentially it feels like a different phone. I used to get home from work (9-5) with 20% left or under with light usage but now I get home with 75-85%. It feels far more responsive as well. Hope it does the same miracle for you.

Ordered yesterday but just got a cancellation email saying by the time it got to my order, it was out of stock. Refund in 7 days. #gutted

Did you see my post? you need a new battery. Get the Anker one on amazon for £14 and you will have great battery life again

Edit - for example my battery is currently on 80% with 5 hours off charge and 2 hours screen time. before I replaced the battery I was getting about 3 hours screen time and random massive discharges and turn offs at 30-40% battery now it will go down to 0% (well I let it get to 3% before finally charging)

How do you track an order on Samsung? (No account)

OOS.

​I've got no experience of the Note 5 but I've had my Note 4 since May 2015. I can't find fault with the fingerprint scanner. I've only started using that security method for the last six months on lollipop and it's always been pretty rapid at removing the screen lock.

showing no stock now

Had my note 4 over a year now (refurded)
excellent phone and had MM 2 days ago
have nova so no real change
the best bit is the camera and 3gb of ram

Think they're skipping 6 and going straight to 7.

I'd forgotten about the finger print swipe to unlock on note 4, yes that is actually one thing that is a bit better on 5... the swipe felt a bit primative compared to the 'normal' touch ID on s6 note5 etc, it shouldn't be a deal breaker though, i read ppl saying it was unreliable, at the time someone else wrote register same thumb several times, so as FP1, 2 & 3, i did this, i never had any issues at all.

out of stock

It'll be back...and maybe even cheaper. :wink:

G4 and note 4 to diffrence mobile G4 is good for camera and daily stuff and note 4 is for people who like big screen and like daily stuff ie work

Out of stock as usual :disappointed: and

If this phone fits your budget, go for it! The Note 4 is a fantastic device. You have 3GB RAM, built in 32GB, an SD Card slot, that will take a 128GB card and the AMOLED screen is superb! Don't forget you can also go from 1% battery to 100% within 10 seconds, by simply swapping it. Also this phone works with the GearVR headset! I upgraded to the LG V10, but I still have the Note 4. It's such a good phone. The S pen is also very useful for browsing full sites and cropping images. Hands down a hot deal for the price.

The Note5 never was or will be AFAIK.

UK will go straight to Note6 in a month or so, i believe.

​You lost credibility with your last sentence. The note 5 isn't available in the UK yet

never nexus 4 or z2

​It's not major, but you need to out your password in after every reboot. The SD card I had which worked perfectly, keeps telling me it's been mounted and I lost all my personal playlists from Amazon music.
Also the grayscale option in power save has been removed for some unknown reason and is now only available in ultra.
I've also noticed battery life is affected too.

S pen air command gimmick thingy not working after update, but who cares about that. I've had mine for a year and a half and this new update should give your phone a longer lifespan,and with its removable battery there's no reason why your Note 4 should not last at least two more years if you look after it.

Most Android devices do that, even top ones like the Moto G, or even a Nexus. I think it is more of an Android problem than a specific device. Shame that you see it with top of the range devices, too.

i have this phone and cant wait to upgrade. terrible battery life and random battery drains to 0%

Smart stay is not working properly for me since upgrading to MM, didn't realise how much I relied on it as the phone is now driving me mad!

No it will never be as good as you need to slide just place your finger on the button

I use the Note 4 LED Case with mine, and since upgrading to Marshmallow I'm not receiving all notifications and the auto-wake up functionality has been rather temperamental. Also, despite damage to the lens cover I still get some great photos. Great phone, I highly recommend it so Heat from me.

How is the fingerprint scanner on the N4? It had pretty bad press upon launch, has it improved since? Is it comparable to the Note 5 in terms of speed/recognition?

Its hard to interperate because i dont game on my phone, the 5 is made of gorilla glass front and back, so u end up sticking it 8n a case anyway. Its a snappy phone, but hand on heart, the differences between 4 & 5 for me are neglagable.

Note 5 wasnt uk released, mine is taiwan

I always wondered why the Note 5 didn't get the hype or crazy sales as Note 4? Was it becuase of the restrictions? How does the Note 5 fare specs wise? marginal?

Same here. I haven't really noticed any major differences but I am using Nova launcher so maybe that is why. I am curious as to what functionality is lost as I obviously didn't use that anyway.

Great phone, anyone in doubt, it is awsome, i have the note 5 now, note 4 was my favourite phone ever, it is as good as the 5 when u way in sd slot and swappable battery, its a steal at thus price with the warranty

I had this phone for over a year, the camera while decent, is not better than most phones out now by a long shot.

Don't know how old the batteries will be on these but samsung batteries start going bad at about 12 months and are pretty awful at about 18 months. I bought an anker replacement (as there seems to be so many fake official samsung ones) and its like new again lasting a very heavy 24 hours or 2 days of good use. Just keep it in mind if the battery seems very bad. Otherwise still one of the best phones you can get and nothing else I want until the note 6/7 arrives

Awesome phone

3% Quidco

I've just bought a Tech21 case for mine. I've had them on my S3 and Note 3 and they've been great. Pretty slim and offers really good protection - I was looking for a case for my S3 in CPW a few years ago and the lad there took the S4 with one of these on from behind the desk, held it by the corner and flicked it into the air and onto the solid floor! He said he'd been doing that about 4 times a day to show off the case! Now I'm not advocating that kind of stupidity to check with your own case, but it showed it doing it's job! Touch wood, I've never had issues with mine. Just bought an Anker battery from Amazon to replace the original battery (bought the phone used) and I'm happy with the battery life.

One thing I'm looking into but haven't sussed yet is seeing if there's a way to use Sammy's theme engine from the S6/7 etc to change the rather dull UI (and no, I don't mean just a different launcher).

Mainly just the gimmicky stuff that nobody really uses but gets marketed the hell out of I imagine

I've updated to MM on g901f which has the same spec as this apart from screen and I've not noticed anything missing personally.

Ive not pulled the trigger on marshamallow yet. What functionality do you lose?

Hot hot & hot with 1 year warranty at this price

great phone, camera better than most phones out now and great price

A lot of phone for £279 even if it is on android :wink: hot

I think you will be alright. I used to buy laptops from Dell outlet and never had any problems. Would buy from there again. Dont think it would be worse experience buying from Samsung outlet.
Bear in mind the size of the phone. If you go from G4 to Note 4 - you will see the difference. Think about bigger/deeper pockets :smiley:

tempted to sell g4 and buy this anyone bought from Samsung outlet?

A great phone working really well on Marshmallow. I have it running pretty much all the stuff I had on my Note 3 (I refused to upgrade to Lollipop) with no issues - there's a couple of mods that aren't working on 6.0 but not many people are going to root these and install xposed framework, so I wouldnt worry. I'm getting about a day and a half out of one charge on moderate use and over 5 hours SOT.

Don't upgrade to marshmallow. you'll lose functionality.