Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are selling like hot cakes. Advance orders surpassed four million units in the first 24 hours. In fact, demand for the new iPhones is so strong that Apple was forced to push back delivery dates to November. Despite all the craze, iPhone 6 may not be the best smartphone. Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy Note 4 which will hit the shelves next month is arguably the best smart phone at the moment.
See 6 compelling compelling reasons why the Galaxy Note 4 is better than the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus after the cut:
1- Bigger and better display
The Galaxy Note 4 sports a beautiful Quad HD 5.7-inch Super AMOLED screen with 2560×1440 resolution. It packs 515 pixels per inch.
DisplayMate for being hands-down the most comprehensive smartphone and tablet display analysis firm in the business says the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 boasts the ‘best display they have ever tested in a smartphone’. From the Note 4′s analysis:
Based on our extensive Lab tests and measurements, the Galaxy Note 4 is the Best performing Smartphone display that we have ever tested. It matches or breaks new records in Smartphone display performance for: Highest Absolute Color Accuracy, Highest Screen Resolution, Infinite Contrast Ratio, Highest Peak Brightness, Highest Contrast Rating in Ambient Light, and the smallest Brightness Variation with Viewing Angle. Its Color Management capability provides multiple Color Gamuts – a major advantage that is not currently provided by any of the other leading Smartphones. The Galaxy Note 4 delivers uniformly consistent all around Top Tier display performance: it is the first Smartphone display to ever get all Green (Very Good to Excellent) Ratings in all test and measurement categories (except one Yellow for a Brightness Variation with Average Picture Level) since we started the Display Technology Shoot-Out article Series in 2006, an impressive achievement for a display. The Galaxy Note 4 has again raised the bar for top display performance up by another notch.
The Samsung Galaxy Note4 the first smartphone to get a green rating (excellent) in almost every test category.
In contrast, the iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch display with 334 x 750 resolution. Its big brother comes with 5.5-inch screen with 1920 x 1080 resolution. Apple’s both new phones pale in comparison to the Galaxy Note 4’s bigger display and more pixels.
2- S Pen Stylus
The Galaxy Note 4’s predecessors also had an S Pen stylus. But the Note 4’s stylus has some great improvements. It has a responsive tip that feels like a pen on paper. It lets you write quick and small post-it notes, highlight text, and then copy and paste, just like a mouse. Tom’s Guide says that the Galaxy Note 4 sports the best pen-enabled software in the market. On the flip side, Apple may bring a stylus in 2015 or 2016, perhaps.
3- Multiple panes
Fortunately, Apple has added multiwindow mode to the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus. The 4.7-inch iPhone lacks this feature. But Apple’s phablet still doesn’t allow users to put two different apps next to each other on the display. Samsung has offered this feature on the Galaxy Note for years. On the Galaxy Note 4, you can split screen between two apps and, if needed, you can drag and drop content between them.
4- Galaxy Note 4 has better storage
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus come with 16GB base storage, and go up to 64GB and 128GB. There is no 32GB variant and no microSD card slot. If you have data little more than 16GB, you have to shell out over $100 extra for the 64GB version. The Galaxy Note 4 comes with 32GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB with microSD slot.
5- Remote control capability
Just in case you lose your remote control, you can use your Galaxy Note 4 to remote control your cable box, TV, Roku box, stereo and Blu-Ray player. It has a built-in infrared transmitter that gives the Note 4 remote control capability. The WatchOn app helps you decide what channel to watch. The iPhone users will have to wait a few years before Apple considers adding this feature.
6- High-performance, removable battery
Apple has promised that the new iPhones have a much better battery life. But its predecessors suffered an incredibly short battery life. Big screen of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus means they will sap more battery. The Note 4 comes with a 3,250mAh battery and it has an ultra-power saving mode. Even if that battery isn’t enough, you can remove it and replace with a spare battery or an extended capacity unit. You can’t remove the iPhone 6’s batteries.
