Samsung Electronics has unveiled a new version of Samsung Galaxy Note supporting LTE Advanced (LTE-A) Tri-Band Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology, which the leading smartphone maker says is the world’s first commercially available LTE-A smartphone. According to Samsung, the new smartphone, Galaxy Note 4 LTE-A, will provide a download peak speed of 300Mbps, four times faster than the speed of today’s 4G LTE service.
The LTE-A Tri-Band CA enabled Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will receive three different frequency bands and aggregates them into a single connection, supporting Category 6 network service with speeds of up to 300 Mbps that will allow users to download a 700MB video in about 19 seconds or 10 songs with 40MB in about one second, theoretically.
Samsung also added that the LTE-A Tri-Band CA Galaxy Note 4 will be LTE-A Category 9 service ready, with speeds of up to 450 Mbps download expected to be commercialized durung the later of 2015.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 LTE-A Product Specifications
| Network | 3xCA (LTE): 20 / 20 / 20 MHz or 40MHz |
| Display | 5.7” Quad HD Super AMOLED (2560 x 1440) |
| OS | Android 4.4 (KitKat) |
| Camera | Rear Facing: 16 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Smart OISFront Facing: 3.7 Mega pixel camera with f1.9 |
| Rear Facing Camera : HDR (Rich tone), Selective Focus, Rear-cam Selfie, Beauty face, Virtual Tour Shot, Shot & More, Dual Camera,Front Facing Camera : Selfie, Wide Selfie | |
| Video | Codec: H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VC-1, WMV7, WMV8, Sorenson Spark, MP43, VP8Recording & Playback: up to UHD |
| Audio | Codec: MP3, AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA, AMR-NB/WB, Vorbis, FLAC(＊)(＊) Ultra High Quality Audio (~192KHz, 24 bit) support |
| S Pen Optimized Features | Air Command (Action Memo, Smart Select, Image Clip, Screen Write)S Note, Snap Note, Direct Pen Input |
| Additional Features | Multi Window |
| Ultra Power Saving Mode | |
| Voice Recorder (Normal Mode, Interview Mode, Meeting Mode, Voice Memo) | |
| Download Booster | |
| S Health 3.5 | |
| Dynamic Lock Screen | |
| Briefing | |
| Google Mobile Services | Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, Google, Google+, Google Settings, Hangouts, Maps, Play Books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Play Movie & TV, Play Music, Play Store, Voice Search, YouTube |
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80) MIMO PCIeGPS / GLONASS / BaiduNFC, Bluetooth® v 4.1 (BLE,ANT+)IR LED (Remote Control), USB2.0, MHL 3.0 |
| Sensor | Gesture, Accelerometer, Geo-magnetic, Gyroscope, RGB,IR-LEDProximity, Barometer, Hall Sensor, Finger Scanner, UV, Heart Rate Monitoring, SpO2 (Dependent on market) |
| Memory | 32 GB Internal memory ＋ micro SD slot (up to 64GB)3GB RAM |
| Dimension | 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5mm, 176g |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-ion 3,220mAh, Fast Charging (Adaptive Fast Charging & QC2.0) |
JK Shin, CEO and President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics
The LTE-A Tri-Band CA smartphone is a meaningful advancement in mobile and telecommunications technologies, and demonstrates Samsung’s long-term commitment to providing innovation within the telecommunications industry. We continue to set new challenges for the industry and push boundaries to take mobile technology to the next level and deliver the best possible customer experience.
