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Anything similar to the note 4 and 5?

Im planning to upgrade and was wondering if there are any similar phones that are like the note 4 and the 5 . What I'm saying is that I want the latest and greatest device that has great battery life, micro sd slot, removable back, fast charging, a good camera, good software and BEAST specs. LG v10 is a good alternative but only has 3000 mah battery... Also don't like the 2 front cameras, and the secondary screen... It's weirdly useless is someways and, hard to reach.... I mean I would get the note 4 but I don't like the fingerprint scanner it has, the old touchwiz, and it's a year old device. Not sure what to get.. Any suggestions?...

Nothing out there that will match the Note 5 unfortunately.

Nexus 6p?

Nexus 6p has been facing a lot of flak for the quality. In fact I cancelled my pre order for it & it was over a month without confirmed dispatch dates. Also the screen has issues.
I upgraded from Note 4 to Note 5 due to cracked screen. The new Touchwiz is lite. What is important is whether the pen functionality is important for you. I use it as my primary note taking device in meetings.
To make it simple. If you can wait for a bit & dont require pen funtionality the Nexus 6p will be a good choice as they will sort out the build in their coming batches.
Note 5 is the most powerful device right now. I would suggest it over note 4 only because you will get faster update than note 4. Rest device is almost same.

ywnmmsb said:
Nexus 6p has been facing a lot of flak for the quality. In fact I cancelled my pre order for it & it was over a month without confirmed dispatch dates. Also the screen has issues.
I upgraded from Note 4 to Note 5 due to cracked screen. The new Touchwiz is lite. What is important is whether the pen functionality is important for you. I use it as my primary note taking device in meetings.
To make it simple. If you can wait for a bit & dont require pen funtionality the Nexus 6p will be a good choice as they will sort out the build in their coming batches.
Note 5 is the most powerful device right now. I would suggest it over note 4 only because you will get faster update than note 4. Rest device is almost same.
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Thing about 6p is that it uses the snapdragon 810 processor, which is known to have overheating issues.. Speaking of processors; The 820 is almost here. So I'll probably wait and get the s7...

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Thing about 6p is that it uses the snapdragon 810 processor, which is known to have overheating issues.. Speaking of processors; The 820 is almost here. So I'll probably wait and get the s7...
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I tried the 810 in a one plus 2. I never saw any sign of overheating. It looked to me last Le a great platform. I just prefer the Spen and Note Screen so moved up to a note 5. Must sell the OP2 sometime......!
Edit - I should add that the V10 looks interesting to me – I might have gone for it if it weren't for the note 5
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Note 8...

So... The Note 8 is out... Its a great Device! But 1000€ its exaggerated!!
How many Note 4 users will go to the 8? I think not so many...
I'm still happy with my 3 years old Device... (Already with Dr.Ketan's Rom)
Can we hope to a Note 8 porting or witch Rom can you recommend?
Or should i start to save money? [emoji39]

I just ordered a Mate 9 from Newegg today. I seen the price of the Note 8 and my thought was the same ($1200 + tax Canadian here). I'm on my 2nd Note 4 now and this one has the eMMC issue too. So from the reviews the Mate 9 seems like a close contender with the S8 (At this point I don't care about custom roms for it)

Moniclock said:
So... The Note 8 is out... Its a great Device! But 1000€ its exaggerated!!
How many Note 4 users will go to the 8? I think not so many...
I'm still happy with my 3 years old Device... (Already with Dr.Ketan's Rom)
Can we hope to a Note 8 porting or witch Rom can you recommend?
Or should i start to save money? [emoji39]
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I like Samsung note, but I'll don't pay this price to got it...
Too is too!
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i will go N8 if same price with N4 lmao
is too expensive with 128gb or 64gb
or i must wait until my N4 die forever

I was going to buy one but I really think the Note 4 is still doing the business for me and can not see the benefit

Note 4 is doing great job for me for now. Even if my phone dies, wont give so much money for a phone.

i ended up preordering the n8 at 12:01 AM on the 24th. I love my note 4, and now even more so since I picked up the 10000 mha zerolemon extended battery. But I really want a new phone. I will hang on to the note 4 for a long time, it has a special place in my heart.

Was happy with my Note 4 (running Norma V20) untill my girlfrien got a Samsung S8+.
Then my note suddenly was crap
Bought the Oneplus 5, and daaaaaaamn this phone is fast and smooth! Kinda miss the S-Pen and bigger screen but daaaaaaamn the speed on the Onepluss overweights everything. Much faster than the S8+ to my girlfriend also.

i have the motherboard freezes and reboots and my camera front glas is damaged. i realy need a new phone
i paid for the N8 600$ with provider bonus, i think thats a nice price.

Well my note 4 is still better , infrared is an essential tool for me and note 8 dont have it... I guess I will wait until note 9[emoji14]

Way too overpriced, so I am gonna pass on that. My note 4 is still running like day one, minus the battery which can be replaced easily replaced.

I'm extremely disappointed with Note 8.
Curved edges (without any alternative) mean that the screen will be much more fragile, and will give you glares on the edges. It is both more fragile AND more expensive to replace than flat screens (we've seen that since S7 edge). If that's not enough, the back is now not durable, it's made of glass and you can break it too.
For me personally, one of the biggest NOs of Note 8 is its heavy weight: 200 grams is much more than already too heavy 167 grams of Note 4. About 3 years ago i have changed Galaxy S3 (100 grams) to Note 4 (176 grams) and the change was drastic... It hurts to talk half an hour or more on Note 4, and in general it's too heavy. I sense its weight all the time, every day, and every day wish it were lighter.
The battery is not removable, and it's real PITA. In my Note 4 a battery fully lasts only 1 year, then starts degrade like crazy (overheating during charge; phone turns off at 5, then 10, then 30% etc). I have got my 3rd battery already! With Note 4, maybe would be able to replace it via service center, but it will be more time consuming, more expensive, you will get your device disassembled so it will no longer be like new (lots of glued parts inside), and you will have to trust all your confidential or sensitive data to be given to the service center with your phone.
Why only QuickCHarge 2 is supported (like in Note 4), why not at least QuickCharge 3??
Where are real innovations? Like no bezels screen (Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, or Sharp Aquos Crystal 2), or stereo speakers (last years' ZTE Axon 7)???
This phone costs 500€ or less. 500€ is an absolute maximum one should pay for note 8 at the start of the sales (assuming all the abovementioned minuses), and then the price should drop. I would probably pay no more than 300€, as curved screen and non-removable battery just impose so much programmed obsolesce, that i refuse to invest more.
Realistically, i'm still on Note 4 with a refreshed battery, with an optimized rooted rom and efficient kernel (android 4.4.4), everything flies, and i do not upgrade as i have seen too many negative complaints about 5.x and 6.x ROMS. The device is fast and fits my needs (except being too heavy), however I really want a new, faster device with more modern OS, preferably Android O.
In the short term, if an Android O ROM will become available for N910F, i'll give it a go.
In the long term, i guess i will be migrating to a reasonably price edgeless device (must be QHD Amoled, preferable 6.2-6.3), very likely Xiaomi Mi Mix 2.
Samsung just leaves no other options, it does ignore its customers' needs.

I'm begrudgingly moving to the Note 8 because I have no other penabled smartphone options on the market; this is a niche Samsung has all to itself until someone dares to compete.
Normally, I'd keep the Note 4 still, but I'm in a bit of an unusual predicament: an unofficially SIM-unlocked Sprint N910P variant on T-Mobile since the end of January, largely because we all know what happened to the Note 7 and I didn't want to chance buying another Note 4 with all this talk of eMMC failures. Lately, I can't even get 3G on T-Mo for some reason despite it having worked before (4G never worked because Sprint locked out the bands on their variant), and my call quality's turned to crap.
In short, my hand was forced due to a carrier switch resulting in subpar network performance on my current phone, and had my family heeded my advice two years ago, we would've switched that much sooner.
At least Samsung will take $200 off for trading in an old S5 in working order, and we've got a pair of Sprint S5s not doing much anyway since the switch. That makes the cost of the Note 8 a bit easier to stomach, alongside the pre-order promo... but only a bit. (Ironically, they wouldn't take Note 4s for trade-in, but there's no way in hell I'm giving up mine like that anyway. I like having an IR blaster for those things I didn't get remotes with!)
As a bonus, I won't have to deal with any carrier branding BS this time. If there's an unlocked variant that costs as much as all the major carrier-locked variants anyway, sometimes even a bit less, why the heck would anyone NOT get the SIM-unlocked version? (Bootloader unlocking is probably a pipe dream for North American models now, though. Thanks a lot, Samsung... if not for import models being even more expensive for a litany of reasons, I would've gone that route.)

Samsura said:
Was happy with my Note 4 (running Norma V20) untill my girlfrien got a Samsung S8+.
Then my note suddenly was crap [emoji14]
Bought the Oneplus 5, and daaaaaaamn this phone is fast and smooth! Kinda miss the S-Pen and bigger screen but daaaaaaamn the speed on the Onepluss overweights everything. Much faster than the S8+ to my girlfriend also.
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Note 8 will be faster
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ubigred said:
Note 8 will be faster
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And? Price justified? I think no!
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Lektrik-7 said:
And? Price justified? I think no!
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Relax. Calm down
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I have a note 4 910c model, i love this phone. I havnt rooted it as yet. Hopefully there will be a note 8 rom soon.

ubigred said:
Relax. Calm down
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Lol. That the problem with messaging. I'm relax.
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I'm still on the original Note 4 and also have a brand new spare one that I have never had to use. That may be going on eBay!
Think I'm gonna wait until my upgrade is due in December to see how this pans out. Not too sure about the lack of capacitive buttons but the dual 12mp camera is a biggie for me. Hopefully a working root will be in place to disable Bixby and all the other Samsung crap.
Found out today I have a permanent 25% discount with Vodafone UK so £45 a month is acceptable.

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Note 8 will be faster
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No. Note 8 has the same hardware as the Oneplus 5, but has bloatware OS instead of "stock" android.
So it will be slower.

What phone are planning on buying when your Nexus4 eventually stop working ?

Will you go with other (newer) nexus, pixel or maybe some Chinese replacement ?

my two cents:
what i learn about android is that you can own a really piece of sh*t "smarthphone" but with a custom rom it becomes a useful device...
i'm not comparing flagships with entry level (it's ridiculous) but i had own an LG optimus ONE p500 with cyanogenmod and it run great and now nexus 4 with lineage os.
my next device is gonna be a entry level devices with a custom rom... xiaomi redmi 4x seems to be the right one to me.

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Will you go with other (newer) nexus, pixel or maybe some Chinese replacement ?
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I suggest you to buy an android one supported device, 2 major updates and 3 years of security patches... The xiaomi mi a1 is relatively known atm, also the BQ aquaris x2 (pro) will launch on 9th of May and Nokia (6 in example) has a whole set of android one devices in various price ranges...
Android One is definitely the way to go for me, guaranteed software support is important, especially after owning a Oneplus2 and 3t as my last devices with dropped support to nearly zero after just 14 months...
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Actially i changed 4 nexus 4s. I also have nexus 5 which needs repair. I bought from ebay damaged nexus 5 to repair mine. After nexus 4 i'll stick to nexus 5 for couple years. I do not like nexus 6 and 6p. 5x is a disaster with it's bootloop problem. maybe in 2020 i'll buy pixel 2 5"model. I do not like spending more then 100$-110$ on a phone. I bought this exact nexus 4 which i am writing this post feom exactly for 21 $. It's almost free hardware and it runs android 8.1 oreo and sailfiah os thanks to xda. That is why i like this device. Every alternative os runs on it. Firefox os, ubuntu touch, sailfish...

If no Galaxy Note 8 then which one?

It's been 6 months I am using Galaxy Note 8 now I wanna switch can anyone give some options no Galaxy S9 though please.
I was reading about LG G7 ThinQ looks nice.
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Why do you want to change your note 8? What do you dislike about it? I would consider anything else except a note 9, as a downgrade

I dislike the battery.I absolutely hate the speaker.It's shameful for a device of this price.I also dislike the slow updates but that is a Samsung issue overall.Touchwiz launcher is horrible but that's an easy fix.All that being said nobody makes as good of a screen as samsung,I adore the camera and the s-pen is an absolute delight.I don't know about upgrading to the note 9 simply because that'd be a net loss of 500$ for only 6 months of usage on my note 8 but I'm positive I'll be getting the S10/Note 10

I think, there are more then enough people who needs every 6 month a new device.
I don't know why.
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winol said:
Why do you want to change your note 8? What do you dislike about it? I would consider anything else except a note 9, as a downgrade
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Nothing as such I just wanna change I am hating its curve screen which has no use at all and not a single screen protector fix on it (tried 4 so far)
I like OP6 but then its camera is not as good as Note 8 camera is, secondly it has no HDR for Netflix and Amazon and its vibrations are so so weird!!
I like LG G7 ThinQ though havent tried it yet!
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You will probably have a difficult time with that question in this forum since we're here because we like/love the Note series of phones. With that being said I don't disagree with the speaker part, I'm hoping the Note 9 will have stereo speakers, preferably more robust speakers to boot.

You need to get a full screen adhersion screen protector. They can be found pretty easily you just need to look for them. But I would stick with the Note 8 as it is a very good device and will probably last you for a good few years.

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You need to get a full screen adhersion screen protector. They can be found pretty easily you just need to look for them. But I would stick with the Note 8 as it is a very good device and will probably last you for a good few years.
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Yeah still its so irritating and annoying at times saw HTC U12+ really impressed with the over all feel of the phone and the camera has outstanding results, might go for it I guess!
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I would only consider the Pixel 2 or 3 (if you can wait for it to come out).
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I would only consider the Pixel 2 or 3 (if you can wait for it to come out).
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Google will never release a Dual Sim variant and that sucks [emoji43]
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The LG G7 and HTC U12 won't have any better battery life compared to Note 8. PIxel 2 XL would be an option. Huawei Mate 10 Pro or P20 Pro is another option. Note 9 is around the corner with 4000 mah battery which should help

Bought OnePlus 6 Mirror Black 128gb (Black Mirror is so sexy its dope, OnePlus did an amazing job), its amazing freaking fast, smooth, the gestures are nice as well. I love the full screen display with notch though so many people don't like it, you can't compare the camera with Note 8 one's but its not that bad seriously and with Gcam the pictures comes really nice.
Over all experience is so satisfying, I don't miss Note 8 at all :good:
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If I were you, I would go probably for the Huawei P20 Pro.

I get puzzled by such threads? The Note series is unique as a mobile phone experience.
The S-pen is whats makes the Note, the Note. If one doesn't need or use the S-pen I cant imagine why one would purchase a Note series mobile? To that end there are no options or other choices to the SG Note 8 until the Note 9 is released shortly.
If the S-pen is not of primary use then there are numerous other mobile phones to explore.
One thing is a certainty in the mobile world, no phone will please all users. That is why there is a plethora of choices. Every mobile made has its positives also negatives, its all a question of needs and usage prioritise.
I need and use the S-pen, it makes my mobile a pocket PC.
If I didn't need the S-pen I would look at mobiles with my second priority and that is good DAC and sound quality. Some prioritise the camera or screen size, the list is endless.
Ryland

so true, Ryland; plus, why do people thing anyone cares about why they hate a particular phone?
If you hate the note 8, get rid of it and get something else; no one here cares to hear your sob story about why its so awful..
BTW, even though I have had several Note phones, start with the first one, I rarely use the Spen at this point in my life; I like them for their size, their screen, and the "extras" that samsung includes in their phones...Sure, the sound sucks, but there are endless BT/Wired/Wireless speakers and head sets that make that point moot. Battery life is no issue, with wireless charging, and most of the other complaints are just silly ..
anyways, lets hope that people who dont like this phone just get rid of it, and move on, without giving us endless posts about why they hate/hated/got rid of it..no one cares!!!

itsmohsink said:
It's been 6 months I am using Galaxy Note 8 now I wanna switch can anyone give some options no Galaxy S9 though please.
I was reading about LG G7 ThinQ looks nice.
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I had an LG G7 ThinQ for 2-3 days, couldn't stand the UI and is on the small side for me compared to the Note 8. G7 is not slow just different when you use all these phones. Ended up giving it to my Granddaughter after 3 days.

Probably a Note 9 or an iPhone X plus
The note 8's battery is as trash as the Note 5's.

Would you recommend a Galaxy Note 8 in 2020 vs current mid-range phones?

Hey all, It's been a while since I was active on XDA, but I'd like some advice from Note 8 owners.
I used to buy Samsung Notes back in the day when they dropped in price a bit, but I haven't had one since the Note 4. I currently have an Umidigi F1 and I'm not super happy with it, but it was all I could afford at the time. I've been looking at mid-range phones because of my budget. So far I was looking at the Redmi Note 8 Pro and the Galaxy A50. Both have a price range around $250 on Ebay. But Amazon is selling the Note 8 renewed for the same price, and I do miss the Note (I still use my Note 3 as my bedside device). The only issue I've heard about the Note 8 is that the battery life could be better.
So what do you guys think about getting the Note 8 at this time? And how bad (or not) is the battery life? Thanks in advance.

Definitely. SD835 beats any current mid range processor. I just got one SGN8 for myself by looking for a good quality/performance in mid range phones.

Note 8 still a great device. I had the A20. For the price it was ok at $160, but trust me you will notice a difference. I would go with Note8 maybe even S9 if price is what your concerned about.
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Definitely. SD835 beats any current mid range processor. I just got one SGN8 for myself by looking for a good quality/performance in mid range phones.
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How's the battery life on yours so far?
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Note 8 still a great device. I had the A20. For the price it was ok at $160, but trust me you will notice a difference. I would go with Note8 maybe even S9 if price is what your concerned about.
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The renewed S9 is about $275 and up. I think I'll go with the Note 8 and then next year move up to the 9.
Thanks for the responses guys.

Techngro said:
How's the battery life on yours so far?
The renewed S9 is about $275 and up. I think I'll go with the Note 8 and then next year move up to the 9.
Thanks for the responses guys.
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Battery will depend on your usage, I am a pretty power user, i get about 10 hrs, the good point though, is that the fast charging capability on this phone is amazing, so you can have a fast charger with you for any long travel and in less than 1 hour, you are at 100% again, with 10 more hours of battery juice.
I believe this could be a Com, If we talk about pro/con, but the Pros would overpass this Con.

No one mid-range phone can`t match Note8 build quality, screen, camera setup and pen. I have euro Exynos version and battery is worst compared to SD version but i am happy with it. Another plus is fantastic One UI.

I ordered a manufacturer refurbished Note 8 on EBay yesterday. It's already been shipped. Should have it in the next couple of days. I ordered a Spigen Tough Armor case and an Anker wireless charger. But I like to add one of those stick-on elastic wallets to my phone and have about 5 cards in there, so I'm not sure wireless charging will work. I'll try it and return it (the wireless charger) if it doesn't work.
Thanks for the advice guys.

I would honestly recommend note 4 over note 8, personally.

That depends on the device itself. If you purchase a Honor device then it maybe better than the Note 8. As the Honor View 10 is a very powerfull device.

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I would honestly recommend note 4 over note 8, personally.
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Dear god no. I came from a note 4, still have it and tried using it for games as my note 8 has a defective CPU, even with thermal issues I'm having I would never go back to the note 4 unless absolutely desperate

drosenberg85 said:
Dear god no. I came from a note 4, still have it and tried using it for games as my note 8 has a defective CPU, even with thermal issues I'm having I would never go back to the note 4 unless absolutely desperate
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well yeah. if you're 14 and want to play fortnite 24/7, of course you're gonna need that extra cpu

Blob Blobbed said:
well yeah. if you're 14 and want to play fortnite 24/7, of course you're gonna need that extra cpu
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Well, sure if your 80 and only want something for text or email, by all means the 4 is just fine.