lomatopo Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 First week out in the real world. After a day of heavy use, I still have above 50% of charge. This super phone is amazing. Good news. So some improvement from your first post. And it's running cooler? "Went out today to workout so I put the 100% charged Note 4 and my wallet into a pouch. I thought that the pouch was getting a little warm. After an hour in the gym, I went to 7/11 and when I took my wallet out of the pouch, it was very warm; the phone was even warmer. The charge went down to 85% just after an hour." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I got my hands on a Note4 in a shop today which has a more chiseled look about it compared to my old Note 2, and compared to my Note 2 it feels crap in my hands due to the sharp metal frame edges. I suppose once its in a case of some sort it will feel more friendly in the hand. Looked nice nevertheless, but wasn't tempted to buy one as there's nothing wrong with the phone I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apiwan2 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I got my hands on a Note4 in a shop today which has a more chiseled look about it compared to my old Note 2, and compared to my Note 2 it feels crap in my hands due to the sharp metal frame edges. I suppose once its in a case of some sort it will feel more friendly in the hand. Looked nice nevertheless, but wasn't tempted to buy one as there's nothing wrong with the phone I have. My gf said exactly the same asy you. Scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I bought this phone and I really admire its design. I bought the flip/book cover and it felt too bulky and old. Sucks that I could not even see the shiny edges and it really liked like a phone for a really old man. I took the cover off and for a day, I enjoyed its design. Loved how it looked but I got paranoid after seeing a student's Note 2 that broke aftet falling with the cover on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 First week out in the real world. After a day of heavy use, I still have above 50% of charge. This super phone is amazing. Good news. So some improvement from your first post. And it's running cooler? "Went out today to workout so I put the 100% charged Note 4 and my wallet into a pouch. I thought that the pouch was getting a little warm. After an hour in the gym, I went to 7/11 and when I took my wallet out of the pouch, it was very warm; the phone was even warmer. The charge went down to 85% just after an hour." That has never happened again. The initial problem might be the cover not closing properly and turning the screen on. I have been using this for 2 weeks now I have never had any issues with the battery. After a heavy day of usage, I still have around 50% before I plug it in. One thing has to be said about this is how fast it charges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedic Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Just a quick update: I will have to say the GPS on my is horrible. Maps is fine as usual, however, if I go under any bridge in the city it completely loses track. On my S5 it happened maybe one time in a bad rain storm under the big bridges by Bangkok Hospital. Every time I have used the GPS on the Note 4 it will fall off at least 4 or 5 times on every use. I will have to get a real GPS for my car now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorriedNoodle Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 however, if I go under any bridge in the city it completely loses track. That's how GPS is supposed to work, it requires a line of sight to the satellites in space, so a bridge would block that and device would turn to some interpolated method depending on software configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedic Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 however, if I go under any bridge in the city it completely loses track. That's how GPS is supposed to work, it requires a line of sight to the satellites in space, so a bridge would block that and device would turn to some interpolated method depending on software configuration. Yes I understand thats how it works. I found it strange that my S5 very rarely had the problem. For example, the trip to my house in Pak Kret to Bangkok Hospital. My S5 never lost signal at any part of the trip, the Note4 starts to lose it on the ramp to the Express way from Cheang Wattana....it also seems to dump the signal if I'm in one spot for too long from traffic. From my house to Siriraj, I lost the signal at least a dozen times. The other weird thing is that the Note4 will offer the faster route option way more often than my S5. I have tried the faster route a few times and during my change, it asks if I want to go the faster route having me turn around and go back to my original route......makes me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) however, if I go under any bridge in the city it completely loses track. That's how GPS is supposed to work, it requires a line of sight to the satellites in space, so a bridge would block that and device would turn to some interpolated method depending on software configuration. Yes I understand thats how it works. I found it strange that my S5 very rarely had the problem. For example, the trip to my house in Pak Kret to Bangkok Hospital. My S5 never lost signal at any part of the trip, the Note4 starts to lose it on the ramp to the Express way from Cheang Wattana....it also seems to dump the signal if I'm in one spot for too long from traffic. From my house to Siriraj, I lost the signal at least a dozen times. The other weird thing is that the Note4 will offer the faster route option way more often than my S5. I have tried the faster route a few times and during my change, it asks if I want to go the faster route having me turn around and go back to my original route......makes me nuts. It can be a bit hit or miss with a mobile phone GPS in a car as the GPS signal is extremely weak leaving the receiver more vulnerable to noise. I recall with my Note 2 it just would rarely get a fix in a certain car I used for work due to some local radio interference near the front of the car, but it worked great away from the car. I had to tether a blue tooth GPS antenna to the phone with the antenna located at a less noisy location on the vehicle. As for the faster routes, depends on what software you are standardizing on I would guess? Perhaps you are talking about Google Maps? I have come to prefer Sygic on a Note 2 in Bangkok but YMMV. Edited November 8, 2014 by Digitalbanana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canarysun Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Apart from all the ponsy stuff about the phone what about the call quality surely this is the most important thing about owning a phone? ( the best vocal audio system ever was on the older blackberry phones! ) F.J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlcwaterfall Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Apart from all the ponsy stuff about the phone what about the call quality surely this is the most important thing about owning a phone? ( the best vocal audio system ever was on the older blackberry phones! ) F.J I have had my Note 4 for 2 weeks now. Call quality is excellent compared to other phones I have had. I absolutely love my new Note 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Got both... The Note 4 trumps the 6+ on many aspects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorriedNoodle Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Apart from all the ponsy stuff about the phone what about the call quality surely this is the most important thing about owning a phone? ( the best vocal audio system ever was on the older blackberry phones! ) F.J Things have moved on a bit since the Nokia Symbian phones. Most people now don't talk but message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canarysun Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Apart from all the ponsy stuff about the phone what about the call quality surely this is the most important thing about owning a phone? ( the best vocal audio system ever was on the older blackberry phones! ) F.J Things have moved on a bit since the Nokia Symbian phones. Most people now don't talk but message. Yes it's a strange world we live in now.I live in Thai accomodation (2000 baht a month but fully loaded with extras..) Everybody who lives here is Thai and myself! But nobody speaks to each other -not even " hello " they just seem to pass by each other like " ships in the night " but they all seem to be rather busy on there smart phones..... Hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2unique Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Gave in on waiting for the Edge and bought a Note 4. It's pretty awesome. Picked up a flip cover delivered for 585 baht They have quite a few designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canarysun Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Gave in on waiting for the Edge and bought a Note 4. It's pretty awesome. Picked up a flip cover delivered for 585 baht They have quite a few designs 585 baht sounds like an " awesome " price for just a case! I am sure that you can find the same cases in most of the Thai markets for under 100 baht! F.J ( feeling awesome .... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2unique Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Gave in on waiting for the Edge and bought a Note 4. It's pretty awesome. Picked up a flip cover delivered for 585 baht They have quite a few designs 585 baht sounds like an " awesome " price for just a case! I am sure that you can find the same cases in most of the Thai markets for under 100 baht! F.J ( feeling awesome .... ) Nope China Town and have to buy 12 at 500 baht. No singles under 800 but early days for accessories yet. Official flip case around 1,800 from Samsung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2unique Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 In other news Note Edge at Mobile Expo Feb 2015 and (not sure where else) circa 28,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKSnowBird Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 How much is note 4 in Thailand? Is 32 mb the only model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 B24,900 and the only option ice found is the 32gb model Just put in a 128gb SD card and you're set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2004 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Gave in on waiting for the Edge and bought a Note 4. It's pretty awesome. Picked up a flip cover delivered for 585 baht They have quite a few designs 585 baht sounds like an " awesome " price for just a case! I am sure that you can find the same cases in most of the Thai markets for under 100 baht! F.J ( feeling awesome .... ) If you have just bought a 25,000 baht phone i think it's worth buying a case for more than 100 baht. If you look at the Lazada deals you can get one for just over 20,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKSnowBird Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 B24,900 and the only option ice found is the 32gb model Just put in a 128gb SD card and you're set Thanks! My note 2 is still doing its job so no need to upgrade yet. I feel I should make it last atleast 3 years. I think I paid 21,900 for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 re Box, cables, and receipt!!!! Where's the phone!!! here ya go .... note 3 left ... 4 right they put a free mat screensaver film over it which seems to have dulled down the brightness ... so ill probably change that and they copied all my staff to the 4 but im not sure i want to move my sim or sd card over yet ... as im in no hurry ! dave2 If you are using a SanDisk SD card, read my thread on the subject before you even think of inserting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 If you want a rugged case and a huge battery, it's available this month. Makes the phone much fatter and heavier but I don't have the phone as a fashion accessory and battery life is the most important factor for me - it also does a bang up job of protecting the phone should you drop it. http://www.amazon.com/Warranty-Zerolemon-10000mah-Extended-Protection/dp/B00Q7C6FTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Just a word of warning about those who are using the fast charger that comes with the Note 4.Mine broke...I used it to power up a tiny pair of USB-powered speakers. After a few days, the phone started beeping like crazy while it was charging. I didn't bother to look thinking it was just an email or an app notification.Checked it a few minutes later to find out that that phone wasn't charging at all. The charger just stopped working. I took it back to Samsung and they gave me a new one after a 2-week wait. Good thing it was still under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 If you look at the Lazada deals you can get one for just over 20,000. 23,390 THB when I look today. Same as other Thai sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Is it better then the Nokia 3210? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheungWan Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) Is it better then the Nokia 3210? Not for the expat holdouts who get hysterical at the thought of letting go of their dumb phones, though a few have been recently tempted to get the 'free' AIS exchange for a a cheap crappy smartphone which unfortunately leaves them more miserable than ever. Actually buying a Note 4 is not a bad idea and gets one an older flagship model at a much cheaper price. Once the Note 6 is out, the Note 4 should be on sale for about 15000 baht? ' Edited March 9, 2016 by SheungWan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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