Samsung has really excelled itself with the Note 4. Admittedly, I've never been the biggest fan of the Note range but the Note 4 has really won me over. For starters there's the styling, which is a vast improvement over what came before, save for the Galaxy Alpha.

Summary: Samsung's Note line always sets the bar for Android specifications and after spending a week with the Note 4, Matthew Miller is about ready to visit his carrier store.

Premium metal design; Quad HD screen; Camera great in low-light

Too big for some; TouchWiz still not perfected; Expensive

Say what you want about Samsung's Galaxy Note range, there's no denying that it kick-started the large-screen smartphone (or phablet) market. Apple may have defined the original smartphone market, and then later the tablet craze with its iPad, but the phablet niche was carved out expertly by Samsung...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 lets you know straight away that it is a quality smartphone as the premium metal frame and its fluid curvature touch your skin. Perfectly balanced, the soft-textured rear cover, which imitates natural leather, has the ergonomics that we hoped for and provides superior grip...

We review Samsung's Galaxy Note 4, the latest phablet-sized phone rocking the usual S Pen stylus. I guess it's kind of telling that the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 no longer feels ridiculously huge when you first pick it up.

Beautiful Quad HD screen; Broad appeal; Capable camera; Great battery life

In January 2014, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note 4, delivering an incremental upgrade to its popular, super-sized, stylus-equipped smartphone. It was an all-around great phone, with a vibrant display, high-quality 16-megapixel camera and a robust processor. Since then, the company has brought out two new generations of the Galaxy Note -- the Note 5, a solid, reliable successor to the Note 4 -- and the Note 7, which has been an unmitigated disaster, given its propensity to overheat and, in some cases, catch fire. (Samsung skipped the "Note 6" nomenclature.)

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is a 2014 phone that's past its prime. Opt for the Note 5 or Galaxy S7 instead.

The 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a brilliant high-resolution screen and takes excellent outdoor shots on its 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization; Using the stylus is more convenient, and the battery charges very quickly.

Low light and indoor shots aren't as good as they should be.

The Galaxy Note 4 is a bit of a handful and is rather expensive but lovers of the Galaxy Note range will likely be enamoured with this edition. It is, on the whole, a great device with plenty of power and features. As long as you're aware that you're buying a huge phone and will get the most out of what it offers. Otherwise a smaller and cheaper handset is probably a better choice – the Galaxy S5 or one of its rivals.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 combines excellent image quality across the board with a comprehensive imaging feature set that includes powerful panorama and HDR modes.An efficient optical image stabilization system keeps things steady in low light and when shooting video and the large high resolution screen is a pleasure to view and edit images on. Unfortunately the Samsung does not offer DNG Raw support or manual control over shutter speeds but if you can live with those limitations the Samsung is a top option for any mobile photographer.

Good detail and low noise levels in bright light; Reliable exposure and white balance across the ISO range; Good balance between noise reduction and retention of detail in low light; Very good video quality, excellent detail in 4K video mode; Efficient HDR and panorama modes; Comprehensive imaging feature set; Excellent high-resolution screen; Responsive in operation; Camera app offers some customization and flexible exposure control; Decent front camera; Comprehensive editing options; microSD support; Good battery life and fast charging, removable battery;

No physical two-stage shutter button; Camera app still a little unstructured; Selective Focus feature difficult to use; No IP67 certification (compared to Galaxy S5);