The most striking thing about the Galaxy Note used to be its size. Carrying a Note meant you’d be stopped on the street, on the train, at the urinal over coffee at the cafe, curious onlookers asking with mild bemusement, “sorry, but … is that a phone?”

But it’s 2015 –three years after Samsung unveiled the first Galaxy Note– and in 2015, big is the new normal. For better or worse, consumers have drawn a parallel between display size and device capability: from outliers like Huawei’s Ascend Mate 7 to more mainstream offerings like Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus and Google’s new Nexus 6, today’s smartphones are huge and getting huger. That’s a trend that shows no sign of reversing.

To stand out in such a swollen smartphone space takes more than size. It takes powerful specs, useful features, and a devotion to putting all that added screen area to use in an intelligent way. Fortunately, Samsung’s Note line has always been a leader in these respects, and the fourth iteration of the world’s consummate “phablet” is the best one the company’s ever made. Does that make it a good enough smartphone to earn a slice of your pocket (and your salary)?

Click on the following link for full video review of the Samsung Note 4:
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