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Try the Galaxy Note 4, starting today at Best Buy
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You can make a payment towards the principal which will be on your statement. That will reduce the monthly installment as the term itself doesn't change. That being said, only reason to do this is if you plan on keeping it or upgrading to another device earlier. It is a pay up option.
Issue with this is that the retail cost is almost always more than the installment overall cost unless you can get a price match which typically no one will do on a launch device. If your account is eligible for an installment plan, that is how they want you to purchase it.
The GC is only with an activation.
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You can call care and they can take payment for you. It is the same as paying up to upgrade. I also saw this on upgrade check tool when they looked up my account. There was a "pay up" option under each line if it was applicable.
Hmm, the price is the price. Either it's $41/month or straight up $799. The monthly plan adds up to the full no contract price if you do the full 20 months, although in my example I added it up at 12 months.
The Note 4 has a higher MSRP which is 825 with installments, which I personally think isn't correct and I think is a glitch as the note line has always been 750 (is now like $660).
Edit: But if you wanted to buy outright it would run you like 800.
Ugh. So when I was Best Buy today they had a Verizon 128 gold 6 plus that was calling my name. Not 100% I'm going to keep it but I am enjoying it over my S4. I may still get the note 4 and sell this one. It's a nice phone for sure. I had to put it in a case right away. Never been so paranoid about dropping or scratching it...
Depends what you look for in a phone. If you're a screenophile like me, the choice is easy. If you want a screen that's good beyond a certain threshold, both the iPhone 6 Plus and Note 4 exceed the "high quality" threshold.
However, the Note 4 has more future proofing than the iPhone 6 Plus no doubt.
The 6 Plus already exceeds what the GPU can push out, resulting in occasional stuttering graphics, and while not always a dealbreaker, certainly won't get any better going into iOS 9. Also the RAM is already a bottleneck; after lite use some users have less than 100MB free. I think the 6S could have 2GB of RAM and Apple brag about it being 'more amazing than ever'... thus leaving iPhone 6 users behind with inferior devices, planned since before the release of the 6.
The Note 4 is way more future proof, is my point. I'd suggest play with the 6 Plus as much as you can and get it out of your system and then return it and get the Note 4.
I think the note 4 is more future proof in the real world. However in the Apple bubble the iPhone 6 probably has a longer shelf life as it will receive ios updates for longer. However I'd personally rather have the 2K display, 3GB of ram, 4K video recording, Access to newer versions of Android than a few extra years of ios updates.
Also it has to be questioned just how useful the ios updates can sometimes be, as in some cases they have a detrimental effect on performance. This is ok course also true of android to some extend, although it seems more recently they've tuned the updates to run better on older devices.
Finally got my hands on a demo unit at best buy this evening. Will have to agree with everyone else. Amazing screen, solid build quality, nice design. For some reason the phone doesn't feel that big.. Played with it for half an hour and I don't mind touchwiz, at least I don't have a hate for it like some people do. Definitely can see this being my next phone..
I agree. The specs are nicer on the Note 4. I do have to hand it to Apple for putting together a nice product that on paper falls behind but in user experience does not feel this way. Not putting another gb of ram in the thing is a bit ridiculous though.
eh...maybe. I have both the 6 (wife) and 6 plus. I put them through a few side by side test. Pretty much identical. I had a 6 of my owe for a week before I got the 6+. I noticed the stuttering on it to. It simply needs a software update. Most likely it has to do with the scaling algorithm.
To put it simply, the 6+can't be stuttering from the load with the new A8. The resolution it is outputting natively, before scaling down, is identical to the iPad air. The iPad air has an A7, and has not stuttering with the weaker processor. This further supports the idea that it is the software, not the hardware.
Samsung owners can relate...killer hardware that still lags, due to poor software.
Exactly!
Lets just remember the A7 was driving the ipad air without any stuttering, def needs software optimization from apple.
And unlike samsung, apple will actually fix the problem, whereas samsung may or may not. (In my experience with the s4, it has not been fixed)
Try the Galaxy Note 4, starting today at Best Buy
Preordered the Note 4 today. It came down to the screen for me. Good googly moogly the screen is one of a kind. I think I'll just hold on to my 5s, nothing about the 6 plus is tempting me to upgrade. Maybe wait till the 6s comes around with more built in phablet features
Other than that I don't really see the Note 4 as a huge upgrade over the Note 3, it was just about as smooth as my when I first got the 3, so I'm hoping an update doesn't kill it like kitkat did to the note 3. BTW, did I mention the screen.
Preordered the Note 4 today. It came down to the screen for me. Good googly moogly the screen is one of a kind. I think I'll just hold on to my 5s, nothing about the 6 plus is tempting me to upgrade. Maybe wait till the 6s comes around with more built in phablet features
Other than that I don't really see the Note 4 as a huge upgrade over the Note 3, it was just about as smooth as my when I first got the 3, so I'm hoping an update doesn't kill it like kitkat did to the note 3. BTW, did I mention the screen.
I think if I do end up keeping the note 4 I'll hold off updating until reports confirm it doesn't mess anything up!
I definitely won't be updating. If anything I'll wait till the devs over at xda get everything sorted out and give the thumbs up.
Just came from Bestbuy and played around with Samsung devices for about a hour.
Was very impressed with the Note 4. Screen is flawless and bright, seen no hiccups with software. Tried all the multitasking features and loved it. The real metal on the sides does make a huge difference for the better, and I'm not anal about plastic vs metal. I also could not find any gaps on both the Note 4s that were on display. So the gapgate thing must be a foreign only issue.
I was surprised that I wasn't too impressed with the Note Edge. The extra thickness is pretty noticeable. The edge part of the screen seemed fake like, hard to explain until you play around with it. Both the main screen and edge screen felt like it was extra coated with some type of smooth substance or maybe the glass on the screen itself was just thicker. The performance was as good as the Note 4, but the edge screen did not seem as convenient as I hoped. Even the edge camera controls didn't feel anymore convenient, just felt different. I would highly recommend anyone to play with the Note Edge in person vs ordering online sight unseen.
They also had the Gear 2 and I was also very impressed with that. It felt and looked like an average watch, didn't have an oversize feel to it at all, which is a big difference from the original Gear. They had a brownish gold Gear 2 with brown bands that I lusted over so badly. At the price range I'm still not sold on it though. The Gear 2 performance was quick and smooth.
Didn't like the Gear Fit at all. Screen too narrow, and doesn't look good or feel right on the wrist.
The Galaxy Alpha is also a nice phone, and seems just as smooth as the Note 4, but the screen was obviously not as good as the Note 4 or the S5.
The Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 was mind blowing especially with the attached keyboard. But at it's price, I would rather throw in a couple hundred dollars more for a Surface Pro 3 which has a desktop OS.
Was very impressed with the Note 4. Screen is flawless and bright, seen no hiccups with software. Tried all the multitasking features and loved it. The real metal on the sides does make a huge difference for the better, and I'm not anal about plastic vs metal. I also could not find any gaps on both the Note 4s that were on display. So the gapgate thing must be a foreign only issue.
I was surprised that I wasn't too impressed with the Note Edge. The extra thickness is pretty noticeable. The edge part of the screen seemed fake like, hard to explain until you play around with it. Both the main screen and edge screen felt like it was extra coated with some type of smooth substance or maybe the glass on the screen itself was just thicker. The performance was as good as the Note 4, but the edge screen did not seem as convenient as I hoped. Even the edge camera controls didn't feel anymore convenient, just felt different. I would highly recommend anyone to play with the Note Edge in person vs ordering online sight unseen.
They also had the Gear 2 and I was also very impressed with that. It felt and looked like an average watch, didn't have an oversize feel to it at all, which is a big difference from the original Gear. They had a brownish gold Gear 2 with brown bands that I lusted over so badly. At the price range I'm still not sold on it though. The Gear 2 performance was quick and smooth.
Didn't like the Gear Fit at all. Screen too narrow, and doesn't look good or feel right on the wrist.
The Galaxy Alpha is also a nice phone, and seems just as smooth as the Note 4, but the screen was obviously not as good as the Note 4 or the S5.
The Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 was mind blowing especially with the attached keyboard. But at it's price, I would rather throw in a couple hundred dollars more for a Surface Pro 3 which has a desktop OS.
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