The Galaxy Note 4 is getting a bit long in the tooth in mobile terms, but that don't think that means it not worth buying especially at less than £400/$500 without a contract. That is a lot of phone for the money and in some ways plenty of people will prefer it to the newer Galaxy Note 5, a phone that's not actually available in the UK.
The newer Note gives you a better camera and faster processor, but doesn't have the removable battery or microUSB slot of the Galaxy Note 4. Both these features have been key to the Note 4's success so we're not quite sure why Samsung chose to omit them in its latest phone.
The Galaxy Note 4 is Samsung's phablet follow-up to the Note 3. The Note really isn't cheap at launch. If you buy it directly from Samsung it will cost you an eye-watering £629 SIM-free, but you can find it for less if you shop around. These days it costs a lot less.
You get a lot for that price, though. A'2K' QHD screen, speedy Snapdragon 805 processor, fast charging and a new, improved S-Pen stylus all come as part an parcel. It also features a new premium metal design.
Thankfully Samsung has also listened to the moans of displeasure at the copious amounts of bloatware it packs on its handsets, and has significantly cut down on its own, often overwhelming, bundled apps.
The Galaxy Note 4 is one of those big phones that grows on you the more you use it. There are slicker phones around, but there's a whole lot to like about this giant. With an update to Android 5.0 Lollipop on the horizon, things can only get better for the Note 4, but it's facing ever stiffer big-phone competition from the iPhone 6S Plus and the Google Nexus 6P.
