Ok. A Samsung phablet which looks different but is awkward to hold. You will accidently press that edge all the time and a $200 Motorola G will still open apps quicker and feels like a speedier device overall than this TouchWiz pile of cr@p. Well, they are tying, you have to give them that. Nevertheless the peak time for Samsung is over. It is how it is. There are better Android devices out there. And much cheaper as well.
Stylus? I used mine 3 times on my Note. In the almost 3 years the Note series has been available here in Hong Kong I have seen *TWICE* people using a stylus. And mind you, in HK everybody and his dog is having a phablet.
TWICE...
If the stylus was a main factor for people getting a phablet, other manufacturers would have added one as well in their top tier devices surely. But they don't. Because most give a frack about using a pen because it is still impractical.
Ok, the Note 4 is as boring as expected. Looking forward to the Motorola Shamu.
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If you think the Gear wasn't a failure then you must have your head buried so deep in the sand, that you can see Australia from below.
I own an note 2, share some of your thoughts about Phablets and Crapsung, eh sorry I meant to said Samsung.
About the Note 4, as I wrote earlier, it's boring, same **** as the note 3 just added useless resolution and fingerprint scanner, Touchwiz still the biggest error from Samsung, bloat the system on a hardware that whatsoever it's excellent.
I disagree with you on the S-Pen, as active digitizer provides unique possibilities for drawing, also navigating legacy websites that requires to mouse hover a menu to interact, the spen it's all what you need, also drawing sketches, capturing screen it's fantastic, not to said it's outstanding utility on graphics or drawing apps.
I agree you on samsung's time it's over, I don't want to update the note 2 for a note 4, while I consider very very attractive the Note 4 + Gear VR combination.
About android Smartwatches, one and every proposed watches it's an drawer queen, who thinks a craap you need to charge every night and then strap every morning is something you need? I back the Smartwatch concept but a reasonable Smartwatch needs at least 86h battery life on typical usage, not just stdby time just normal usage.
Another strike for Samsung it's their lack of updates just 2 year after the device launch (or no updates since last sold expires it's warranty), This it's shameful, my *old* Note 2 will not receive android L while it's hardware actually meets or exceed android L requirements, the same could be said on other android manufacturers.
I would love (and purchased) an 8.4 note with current Tab S internals and screen plus the usefulness of the S-Pen but Samsung executives seem ditched the smaller note tablet.
Whatever I'm keeping my M8 as main phone as long I buy an iPhone 6 4.7.
If I need to replace my M8 due accident or robbery, I'll get an Blackberry Q20 or Passport.
No Android device appeals me right now.
