Samsung has added another interesting option to its lineup with the all-new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos, and on paper it looks like a device that wants to be your daily driver. Announced in 2014, October. Released 2014, October, it arrives at a time when the competition is as tight as ever.
Design & Display
On the front you get a 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm 2 (~74.2% screen-to-body ratio) panel, pushing a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~515 ppi density). Colours look punchy and text stays clean, so you will not have much to complain about here. It is not trying to reinvent the wheel with its design, but it does look the part. You can pick it up in a few finishes, including Frosted white.
Performance & Software
Powering the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos is the Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm), paired with 3GB of RAM. That combination should handle day-to-day multitasking and most games without breaking a sweat. It runs Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) out of the box, so the software experience feels current.
Camera
The camera setup is one of the talking points here, with a 16 MP sensor doing the heavy lifting. Point-and-shoot results are reliable, and that is exactly what most buyers want.
Battery
Keeping the lights on is a Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable cell, and that is a healthy number that keeps range anxiety at bay.
Our Opinion
Coming to the important bit, our opinion on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos. What you are getting is a device that quietly covers the fundamentals rather than shouting about them. It gets the basics right, offering a dependable main camera, a crisp display, which is exactly what most buyers are really after. In day-to-day use it feels like the kind of device you can rely on, whether you are replying to messages, scrolling through social media, watching videos or taking the odd photo. You could nitpick a few things, as you can with any phone in this bracket. But taken as a whole, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos is a sensible, well-judged choice that should keep most users happy for a good while. If you have used this device or are planning to pick one up, do let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
