Samsung officially launched the Galaxy Note 4 in India today, at an event in the country's capital of New Delhi. The phablet has been priced at a whopping Rs. 58,300 (approx. $950), though the device should actually be available for less since that's the maximum retail price. Breaking its usual tradition, Samsung has launched the Snapdragon-powered variant of the Galaxy Note 4 in India instead of the Exynos model. This will likely make prospective consumers in the country happy, as Samsung's use of Exynos CPUs for its flagships in India has been a point of contention for many, especially since the company often demos the Snapdragon variant of the device in stores while selling the Exynos variant.
Samsung has also tied up with carrier Vodafone to offer 2GB of free 3G data for two months to users that aren't already using its data plans, though those that are will still get 1GB of data. As revealed earlier, the Galaxy Note 4 will go up for sale in local stores and at online retailers from October 17th. Samsung is already taking pre-orders, though as we've often pointed out, the company doesn't offer a refund of the pre-order amount if you cancel your order, so be sure you really want the phone before putting down your money for one.
The Galaxy Note 4 features a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440) Super AMOLED display, 2.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor and Adreno 420 GPU, 3GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization, a 3.7-megapixel front-facing camera, 32/64GB of expandable internal storage, a 3,220 mAh battery, and Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It also comes with the traditional S Pen stylus, and is the first Galaxy Note smartphone to feature a metallic body.
Don't forget to check out our hands-on of the Galaxy Note 4, and let us know if you intend to pick one up this week.
