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    go to MY Account link at top of page and then Claim Coupon

    Code to input is 50GBFREE which will upgrade you to 50GB...

    Install Browser addons and software for your OS...

     

     

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    Samsung Galaxy Note 4 hands-on review

     
     
    The Note 4 is official - and we've already had a play with it. Here's what we think of Samsung's new flagship bigphone
     
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    1 September 2014

    The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is a mystery no more. And it's even got a curved-screen brother in the form of the crazy Note Edge.

    From its 2K screen and powerful Snapdragon 805 innards to its S Pen powers, souped-up camera and VR gaming tricks, it's got enough new features to leave gadget fans salivating.

    We were lucky enough to get some hands-on time with it at IFA 2014, so read on for our first impressions. 

    READ MORE: Meet the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge - the 3-sided Note 4

    A screen that's dripping with pixels. And colour
     
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    The obvious headline with the Note 4 is that it has a 2K display. The screen size itself is unchanged from the Note 3 at 5.7 inches, but the resolution is now an LG G3-matching 2560x1440. That gives it a whopping great pixels per inch count of 515 - that's slightly lower than that of the G3's smaller 5.5in screen, but it's still higher than most rivals and we didn't notice any difference in sharpness. We did, however, notice a difference in colour.

    Unlike the G3, which has an LCD panel, the Note 4 uses Samsung's Super AMOLED display, and the results are simply stunning.

    If you've seen the Galaxy Tab S range of tablets then the Note 4's screen will be instantly familiar. Colours are punchy enough to wallop your retinas (in a good way), and its true blacks easily trounce those of the G3, thanks to AMOLED's ability to completely turn off pixels to render black.

    Some users might find the unrealistically vibrant colours a little OTT, but a quick play around with the display settings lets you tone things down a bit, resulting in more realistic colours while retaining the deep blacks.

    The Note 4 uses the same Adaptive Display technology found in the Galaxy Tab S range, which means that it automatically adjusts its colours according to the warmness and brightness of ambient light. We didn't get to test this out in detail, nor were we allowed to take the Note 4 outdoors to test its performance in bright sunshine, but if the Tab S screens are anything to go by, the Note 4 should handle the sun's rays with ease.

    READ MORE: Samsung Galaxy S5 review

    Premium at last
     
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    The body of the Note 4 has also received a welcome upgrade. The faux-leather back returns, but it feels softer, grippier, and less cheap than the rear of the Note 3. Not only that, but there's a Galaxy Alpha-like metal band wrapped around the entire edge of the device. It feels sturdy and more luxurious, which is exactly what we want to see from Samsung's flagship devices.

    Yes, it still lacks the weighty metal feel of the HTC One (M8), but it's a definite improvement over its predecessor. The extra grip will come in handy too, given its size.

    Slipping the Note 4's rear cover off reveals a removable 3220mAh battery and microSD slot, which should keep power users ticking along nicely. The Note 4 also retains the Galaxy S5's rear heart-rate monitor and home button fingerprint scanner.

    READ MORE: The 10 best smartphones in the world right now

    Power in spades
     
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    We expect the UK variant of the Note 4 to land with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 805 processor and 3GB of RAM, making it one of the most powerful smartphones ever.

    Qualcomm's new chip is beefy enough, in fact, to turn the Note 4 into an Oculus Rift-like VR headset, when slotted into the Gear VR.

    READ MORE: Samsung Gear VR hands-on review

    Not only is the 805 more powerful, but because its more efficient, Samsung has told us that the Note 4 actually surpasses the Note 3 when it comes to battery life, despite having to push all those extra pixels. We'll have to reserve our judgement until we spend more time with a review unit, but if true that'll be a seriously impressive bit of jiggery-pokery.

     
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    The Note 3's 13MP camera is gone, replaced by a 16MP effort with built-in optical image stabilisation.

    We didn't have enough time to take photos with multiple devices in a controlled environment, so you'll have to wait for our full review to see how we rate it against its peers. But what we can say now is that it focuses on subjects quickly, and pictures taken with it (and viewed on its screen) appear to be sharp and detailed. We didn't get a chance to put the optical image stabilisation through its paces either, but if the LG G3's performance is anything to go by, we expect the Note 4's low-light shots to improve as a result.

    The front-facing camera also has a new wide-angle selfie mode, which sweeps across like a panorama to capture you and your entire host of pouting comrades without cutting anyone off. Useful if you like that kind of thing.

    READ MORE: What the Apple iPhone 6 needs to do to become our favourite again

    S Pen - better than ever
     
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    The S Pen of course returns, and this time it packs in twice the sensitivity, along with new fountain pen and calligraphy pen options.

    Again, we were only able to spend a brief time doodling with it at the launch event, but our first impressions were very positive. Writing feels natural, and the pressure, speed and even tilt of the device itself all affect the thickness and opacity of the virtual on-screen ink in a totally natural way.

    The S Pen can also be used to highlight text and select multiple photos, by holding down its function button and dragging across, similarly to the way you would on a PC mouse. In practice it worked well: selecting chunks of text was much quicker using this method than holding down text and selecting it with our fingers.

    READ MORE: Group test - the best cheap smartphone you can buy

    Software
     
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    The Note 4 wouldn't be a Samsung device without a slew of software extras. There were far too many to test out in the short time we had with the device, but from what we saw there are a few useful features for Note fans to look forward to.

    Multi Window returns, allowing you to multitask with two selected apps running side by side and thus making the most of the screen's real estate. A new voice recording app also makes use of improved noise cancelling technology, thanks to the Note 4's three microphones. Samsung showed us a demo in which up to eight different directional voice recordings could be isolated even in a noisy, crowded environment, and the level of detail was impressive.

    Ultra Power Saving mode also returns, converting the Note 4 to a basic call-and-messaging device in order to squeeze the most out of its battery.

    READ MORE: The 30 best free apps for Android

    Initial verdict
     
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    The Note 3 was a superb phone, spending many a week in our Smartphones Top 10, but the Note 4 has all the ingredients to surpass it. Its screen is bright, vibrant and sharp and its insides are some of the most powerful we've seen to date.

    Throw in an even better S Pen, a specced-up camera and an improved design, and there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Samsung's new gigantaphone. 

    Of course we'll have to reserve our final judgement until our full review, but on first impressions it looks as if Samsung has ticked all of the right boxes - and even created a few new ones for good measure.

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    NEW YORK — Samsung has been a little quiet as of late but not for much longer.

    The Korean electronics giant unveiled on Wednesday at an event in New York's West Village its latest two smartphones and a wearable.

    Say hello to the Galaxy Note 4, the Note Edge, and the Gear S.

    Samsung executive Gregory Lee said the company wants to "change what consumers expect in a smartphone, all over again."

    Galaxy Note 4

    The Galaxy Note 4 is a marked improvement from last year's Note 3. The design of the device is much stronger and lighter. The metal frame around the edge makes the device sturdier, but it still comes with a plastic backing.

    The Note 4 comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chip, and a 5.7-inch high resolution AMOLED display, which sports a 30 percent bump in pixels-per-inch on the Note 3. 

    The battery life is far better, with Samsung executives claiming it charges up to its half-way point in just 30 minutes.

    The rear camera sports a 16-megapixel camera with a sharper zoom, and the "selfie" front-facing camera lands in at 3.7-megapixels. As with other Samsung smartphones, it comes with expandable SD card storage. 

    The Note 4 will land on AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and US Cellular later this year.

    Galaxy Note Edge

    Samsung also paraded the Galaxy Note Edge, a breakthrough device for the company, with a curved touchscreen with an independent edge.

    It is, in every way, the same as the Note 4, but lands with a sharp display running along the edge of the device. It's also slightly smaller at 5.6-inches, versus the larger Note 4 display.

    Samsung executives said the device's edge, a single piece of glass, is a separate entity but looks and feels like a continuous curved screen. The beauty of the separate "edge" is that Note Edge owners can continue to work on what they're doing without being interrupted when a notification comes through, such as a tweet or a sports alert. If a phone call comes in as you're writing an email, you can reject it and carry on writing, without the call taking over your screen.

    Developers will have access to the software development kit (SDK) to build apps for the edge display.

    The Note Edge will land on the same carriers as the Note 4, excluding US Cellular.

    Samsung Gear S

    Meet the wearable that ties the Note 4 and the Note Edge to your own personal health and fitness.

    The curved 2-inch display wearable is marketed as a smartphone on your wrist. It lands with 3G connectivity, GPS location tracking for running and working out, and can store up to 4GB of data, like music.

    The Gear S runs the latest version of Tizen OS, the company's own mobile and wearable operating system. The rubber-type band lands with a heartrate sensor, and a range of more than 1,000 apps available to use.

    The wearable's battery life will last about two days.

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    Instructions:

    METHOD 1

    1. Dial *#0011#
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    2. press Menu then tap BACK
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    3. press the Menu again the tap KEY INPUT then enter 1, press OK button

    4. press Menu then tap BACK

    Your are now in the SERVICE MODE MAIN MENU
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    Tap [1]UMTS
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    then [1]DEBUG SCREEN
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    then [6]PHONE CONTROL
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    then [6]NETWORK LOCK
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    then tap [3]PERSO SHA256 OFF
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    Go back to the UMTS MAIN MENU by pressing Menu then Back then tap [6]COMMON
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    then [6]NV REBUILD
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    then tap [4]RESTORE BACK UP
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    the device will freeze, black screen, Blue LED Light, Menu and Back key ON. Wait for it to reboot (about a minute).

    Your Samsung Galaxy I9505 is now Sim-Unlocked.

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    METHOD 2 - artnada

    This is what I did. Slightly different to OP.

    I did this with my AUTHORISED Sim in first.


    1. Dial *#0011#
    2. press Menu then tap BACK
    3. press the Menu again the tap KEY INPUT then enter 1, (wait a few seconds) it auto jumped into service menu.

    4. press Menu then tap BACK (not needed for me)

    Your are now in the SERVICE MODE MAIN MENU

    Tap [1]UMTS (may auto go into next menu (mine did)

    then [1]DEBUG SCREEN
    then [6]PHONE CONTROL
    then [6]NETWORK LOCK
    then tap [3]PERSO SHA256 OFF

    Go back to the UMTS MAIN MENU by pressing Menu then Back (several times)

    then tap [6]COMMON

    then [6]NV REBUILD (if this does not work next time)

    do [4]RESTORE BACK UP

    the device will freeze, black screen, Blue LED Light, Menu and Back key ON. Wait for it to reboot (about a minute).

    Your Samsung Galaxy I9505 is now Sim-Unlocked.

    Edit:

    When I booted back in with AUTHORISED sim, I had to turn off Mobile Data, then turn it on.
    I then turned off the phone, put my UNAUTHORSIED Sim in, booted back up and NO NETWORK PIN request!

    Again, I had to turn off Mobile data, then turn it back on. The UNAUTHORSIED Sim worked!!! 

    My previously locked to Three UK GT-I9505 is now unlocked to all networks  Thanks again to XDA (Y)


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    It has been reported that this is indeed a "permanent" unlock:

    artnada's tests:

    I had sim unlocked my phone when I was on the "djemby" pre-rooted I9505XXUAME2-DEODEXED-KNOX-FREE-HD-VOICE

    I have just re-flashed my original factory Three ROM. I9505XXUAMDC_I9505H3GAMD6_I9505XXUAMDC_HOME and the Sim unlock was still UNLOCKED!

    I then re-flashed back to I9505XXUAME2-DEODEXED-KNOX-FREE-HD-VOICE.tar.md5 and the sim unlock was still UNLOCKED!

    So, I think we can safely say this sim unlock method is a permanent unlock!

     

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