Still going strong in July 2018
Edited: Jul 17, 2018, 12:47 PMPhone owned for more than a year
This phone is still a solid device in July 2018.
Great pictures. Screen display is awesome for watching videos, internet TV, reading text and documents for work.
Love being able to add and swap SD cards so that I can have movies on the go for my family car rides and not constantly have to use data.
Fast charge if you need it. I can buy and replace the battery myself instead of paying more to have the battery replaced at a phone shop.
S-Pen I don't use that much.
Being able to use this phone as a remote for my tvs, stereo, DVD player, roku.
Games work great on this phone. I have 2 Note 4 phones. My daughter has the other one and plays games and YouTube alot and rarely complains about any lag.
The only time I see a lag is when to many apps are opened. Just like your laptop or PC, the more you have opened, the slower they typically will be.
Really you don't need to buy a brand new phone. They're cool to have but if you buy a new budget/cheap phone, you'll be irritated with the slow speed, no storage space, average or poor camera.
If you buy a new midrange phone, you may get the newest software but might not be able to add an SD card for more storage. Camera is also a hit or miss, some good, some not.
High end new phone? If you can comfortably afford one without having to think or stress over it, then go for it. If you're like the average consumer, $600-$1,000+ for a phone is hard.
Phones are at a point like laptops and PCs. You don't need to replace them every year or 2 anymore. Get a decent Android or iPhone and make it last 4 years or more.
Yes, I know there are those that will say "but what about the software updates?" or "but I'm on software version blah blah". Unless you're watching porn, downloading illegal stuff or clicking everything that pops up on your browser, then you will be fine.
I use both Android phones and iPhones.
IPhone 3g, 3GS, 4s, 5s, 6s. The 6s was a business phone.
Galaxy Note; the original, Note 4.
Motorola Droid, Droid Maxx.
Windows phones.
Blackberry, long ago.
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