The Note4 is already deemed an old phone ...price drop is inevitable. It is in the market since last Sept!!
By year end expect it in the range of 1.5k with Note5 coming up? Will keep it if Note5 rumored as only a 5.5 incher but some sites pointed to possibility of 5.9 inch??
Anyway this Note4 is one of my top 3 favourite phone besides Mate7 n LG G4. It is best phablet with the SPEN. I really miss using the SPEN . It is now my main phone these days.
Dunno whether is a case of long absence using it I do find it on lollipop performs much better than previous kit kat version.

S6E display too small for me. I still rate it as best Android I had used to date.

This is what I replied to a PM to me
You must installed the right xposed to avoid bootloop. Once you had flash it be PATIENT and wait for the phone to boot as all your apps will be scanned all over again. It could take a few minutes to fully boot back
Google for this xposed mod file for the Note 4 ( on lollipop)
xposed-sdk21-arm-20150430-arter97-V3.zip
You need to installed the xposed installer apk too :XposedInstaller_3.0-alpha2.apk

Sorry I cannot give you the link as these files I copy out from my phone
Is easy to find it on the web

I download Wanam Xposed app from playstore

That is my next 6 incher favourite after Mate7
Best value phone one can buy for rm1.2K now

This post has been edited by benny888: Jun 27 2015, 05:40 PM

HW phones has the worst update . Don't buy HW if updates are important. I had used Mate 6.1, X1 n Mate7 n all similar problem. It's China n Euro sets already 4-5 updates while Msian still zero!!
However HW firmware is very stable n can say has zero bugs n problems. I had tested euro firmwares on Mate7 n seriously don't see any significant difference

Sorry no idea as I don't follow any mid range smartphone models

Tested the reported good Ultimate Kernel v36 but took it down after a day. Simply because after installed I keep having Facebook app Force Closing - cleared its cache/data and it was Ok for a while but FC again . Wondering how a kernel can even affect an app such as Facebook. This kernel is ban in XDA and one need to download from the developer site
Restored back to stock kernel and problem never appear anymore !!

UMobile is only 3g/h+ at my place n is generally poorer vs Maxis. No LTE yet
If you travel a lot around the country n needs data comnection, think twice before subscribing to UMobile

This is to modify the battery logo. See my task bar as example n screenshot of the app

If phone is rooted many ways to improve battery usage
If unrooted : check those app that need to refresh data as some are often at even 15 minutes. Just change the refresh time to your own convenience. Example is it necessary the weather widget info or any tweeter freds need updating every 15 min?
Greenify pro is quite useless in unrooted phone but you can try ..use the pro version n not the free version
App such as DS battery saver, Juice Defender or Internet commander will help conserve battery drain in standby mode. IC is excellent in my unrooted G4. In standby mode over few hours with 3g/lte on drain is mainly zero n at times hit 1% only.
Disable BT, WiFi, Sync n GPS if you don't need these
There are many other ways n too long to list ...just Google for tips.

Doesn't have such problem at all in my previous n current units
I remember some early users last Sept/Oct did report such problem . However it affected only a few users. If still under wrranty go to service center n had it rectified??

Another highly recommended rom is Simpl. I installed the lite version 3c.
Rom is free of a lot of Samsung bloatware. I had saved about 1gb space installing it
However I did miss a few Samsung app n that I installed back manually from the apk ( search in XDA). Tried restoring back from my Titanium Backup doesn't work at all.
Overall a great n stable rom
I tested CM11 ( based on 5.1.1) out of curiosity the latest 25jun build. As reported the rom failed to recognize n detect simcard!!
Anyway the developer said he will rectify this few days back ?? CM firmware is more stable in those Snapdragon sets
Installing CM would mean all Samsung SPen n it's various unique features are gone. SPen only can be used as stylus only. INITIAL impressions is very very fast n smooth vs TW. Well I would tried again once the simcard problem is solved. Camera also not working too well n as usual CM camera is well below Samsung camera in features.

This post has been edited by benny888: Jun 30 2015, 04:56 PM

Is as good as Sweetrom but much less Samsung bloatware.
Samsung app such as S Voice, Galaxy app
Is my current rom
Battery life didn't really monitor it...it could be slightly better as less bloatware
Test yourself to assess which is a better way
My usage definitely different from you.

Yes ...I am using Ultimate v37 with it
As far as I know all custom kernels can work with any custom rom including stock rom



This post has been edited by benny888: Jul 1 2015, 10:00 AM

The new one had been there quite some time already. I got email from developer to test when available
But I don't like it's new material like design
Still using the classic version

No

Telco issues depend on area
At my place best reception n lte downloads is Celcom followed by Maxis ( weak LTE) n Digi ( no LTE at all)
I had converted both my lines to Celcom postpaid n missus line on Maxis ( due expiry Nov)
I had no such telco issues as reported on all the phones I had used to date.
It would be wise to test out other telco using their prepaid cards to determine whether is phone sim module problem

Sweet rom comes with stock kernel
Battery life dependent on your usage
Battery life on this rom is better than stock rom
You can try custom kernel n tweak it for better battery life . Such stuffs I did only for the older gen phones n no longer for current phones as I find unnecessary. The newer OS since kitkat has improved battery life greatly vs older firmwares

This post has been edited by benny888: Jul 3 2015, 10:06 PM

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This post has been edited by benny888: Jul 4 2015, 07:24 AM

I saw all these through synapse.
XDA guide on these gov sketchy only