Samsung Galaxy Note 4 launched in India at Rs 58,300

NEW DELHI: Just a month after its global unveiling, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has been launched in the India at Rs 58,300. The phablet has hit the market just ahead of Diwali and will face fierce competition from Apple's first-ever phablet, iPhone 6 Plus.
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Commenting at the launch, Asim Warsi, VP, mobile and IT, Samsung India, said, “The new device exhibits people inspired innovation with its unique combination of an enhanced S Pen, large and vivid display and superior productivity features to provide the most refined Galaxy experience to our customers.”
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Galaxy Note 4, which is now the top-end phablet in Samsung's portfolio, has a 5.7-inch display. Samsung has upped the display resolution in Galaxy Note series, from Full HD (1080x1920p) in Note 3 to QHD (1440x2560p) in Note 4. Other smartphones in India with QHD screen resolution are Oppo Find 7 and LG G3.
Despite a higher-resolution display, Samsung says that Galaxy Note 4 will deliver 7.5% more battery life than its predecessor due to an optimized interface. The phablet has a 3,220mAh battery (just 20mAh more than that of Galaxy Note 3), and features fast-charging technology, so the battery can go from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes.
Under the hood, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 packs the 2.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor, the most powerful mobile chip in the world. The phablet comes with 3GB RAM and the only storage option now is 32GB, with support for 64GB microSD cards for more storage.

The rear camera has 16MP resolution and comes with Optical Image Stabilization, a feature that has become common among smartphones nowadays. Samsung has become a part of the selfie brigade with a 3.7MP front camera that allows users to take wide-angle selfies (120-degree).
Galaxy S5 features like fingerprint sensor embedded in the Home key and heart rate monitor on the back also find a place in Galaxy Note 4. Samsung has also included a barometer and hall sensor in its new phablet.

On the software side, Samsung has used an interface that is largely the same as that of Galaxy S5. The Galaxy Note 4 phablet will come pre-loaded with support for 14 regional Indian languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya and Assamese.
It also comes with additional software optimized to make use of the S Pen stylus. Compared to Note 3, users can multitask better in multi-window mode of Galaxy Note 4, which supports minimizing apps as floating widgets. It also has better text selection and crops selected areas on the screen for later viewing. The S Note app gets its own widget on the Galaxy Note 4, so that users can access the core functions of the stylus as soon as they unlock it.
Along with the phablet, Samsung has launched its latest smartwatch, named Gear S, in the country. Priced at Rs 28,900, it is the most expensive smartwatch in the country and is the only one in the market to have 3G and Wi-Fi capability, which enables it to work independent of a smartphone.

Gear S comes with multiple sensors, including heart rate monitor, gyroscope, barometer and UV sensor. It conforms to IP-67 standards, meaning that it can withstand being dropped in up to 1 metre of water for a period of 30 minutes and is also resistant to dust. It accepts voice commands as well as text input via the on-screen keyboard.
Apart from the standard strap, Samsung is offering buying diamond-studded Swarovski edition straps for Gear S.
About Gear S, Warsi said, "Samsung has significantly contributed to the wearable industry by taking the lead in offering unique smart wearables and the launch of Gear S will further set a new standard in the mobile communication space."
Samsung has not said when it will launch the Galaxy Note Edge, its first mass-market smartphone with a curved display, in India. The company has also not launched the Swaroski and Mont Blanc edition of covers for Galaxy Note 4 in the country as of now.