Samsung Galaxy Note4

This Phone was amazing. I have the chance to draw on lectures, to take notes faster. The big screen and vivid colors was also the good part of the phone where I can see everything better. It was a pleasure to have it.

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.

This is my second note 4. My first one fell in the toilet ( literally!!) so being under warranty I was given an Galaxy S-6. I sold it within a week as it was too small in my hands.The money I got from that sale went towards purchasing my currently used note 4. That user was still using his note 3 and sold me his hardly used Note 4. I love the stylus (with a small pointy tip) and it makes it very easy navigating webpages. I also find that I can take down lecture notes using yahoo email, the stylus and autospell. I am able to basically keep up with the speakers train of thought as I write it down. A great focusing/recording tool instead of using your finger to write. If Google ever comes out with a THIN TIPPED stylus on a large phone with a good camera I might buy theirs next time. Because operating system updates seem to be slow in coming from them with the note 4 in the past. I have no issues with the phone that way at the time of this writing ( October 2017)
Replacement battery option is one I love. I have two spare batteries and a battery clip on recharging pack. Great for long overnight hikes in woods or travel. Not a fan of the single battery system. Thereby forcing you to buy a new phone when the internal battery dies. The internal only battery system is the main reason I am not buying the note 5 or 8. Even though I bought the note 1 (my first smart phone) and note 3. I have generally been really pleased with the note system up to the note 4. But I will see if I come back to it in the future. Maybe if there is water /dust resistance and a replaceable battery in the next release Note 9, I might buy it.
The phone fits easily in my hands or breast pocket of shirt or jacket. It size is actually good because I can feel it there on me. Where as a smaller phone Samsung S-6 I was alway having to double check what pocket I put it in to make sure it was on me.
Phone build quality was great and sound quality and operating features are sound, the apps I use work well on it. So definitely a 9.78 from me.