[milford30]

Wolfson DAC right?

only the Exynos version! 
 
http://www.techinsights.com/teardown.com/samsung-note-4-galaxy-alpha/
 
Wolfson Microelectronics WM5110E Audio Hub CODEC w/ Voice Processor DSP

If you are in the US you will probably get the snapdragon version.... I suggest getting it shipped from hong kong (910U model)

 

[warrior1975]

Of course... I prefer the snapdragon, and since coming here I have acquired DAPS, so audio not an issue for me with the phone.

 

[milford30]

Of course... I prefer the snapdragon, and since coming here I have acquired DAPS, so audio not an issue for me with the phone.

 
WM5110E has a low power voice function, so your always on voice activated "OK Goolge" will shorten the battery life 12 min in a 24 hour period.

 

[warrior1975]

I'm sure one of the many great devs will figure that out... if not, I always buy spare batteries. I'm not overly concerned with battery life. With a spare, I'm good to go.

Any other differences you are aware of?

 

[milford30]

I'm sure one of the many great devs will figure that out... if not, I always buy spare batteries. I'm not overly concerned with battery life. With a spare, I'm good to go.

Any other differences you are aware of?

 
Exynos has a higher benchmarking 'score' probably due to the many cores (64 bit not enabled yet), and  claims better power efficiency.
 
wolfson claims cleaner call quality, from what I understand better noise cancellation.
 
For roms like cyanogenmod the Exynos version will take longer.

 

[warrior1975]

Thanks, appreciate the info.

 

[live1]

these 2 reviews suck nothing to do with sq

 

[jamor]

64 bit won't ever be unlocked by samsung on the exynos galaxy note 4 and in the real world usage, the benchmark scores aren't noticeable between the two 805 variants.  
 
 
Does anyone know if the Samsung Note 4 would pair well with the FiiO E18 as a dac/amp?  Or are you better off getting an X3 instead?

 

[warrior1975]

I had the E18 with my Note 3, I definitely prefer the X3 over that combination, not sure if that really helps answer your question though.

 

[jodgey4]

I get my Note 4 tomorrow afternoon... I'll be sure to post thoughts asap, but I'll be out of town all weekend.

 

[live1]

I get my Note 4 tomorrow afternoon... I'll be sure to post thoughts asap, but I'll be out of town all weekend.

same i get mine tomorrow from cfw can't wait to test sq

 

[zachchen1996]

Y'all are lucky, I don't get my white note 4 from Verizon until the 31st.

 

[jamor]

Coo, look forward to you thoughts. 

 

[milford30]

  64 bit won't ever be unlocked by samsung on the exynos galaxy note 4 and in the real world usage, the benchmark scores aren't noticeable between the two 805 variants.  
 
 
Does anyone know if the Samsung Note 4 would pair well with the FiiO E18 as a dac/amp?  Or are you better off getting an X3 instead?

 
http://s-smartphone.com/compare/ranking-mobile-processor-exynos-5433-galaxy-note-4-scored-higher-snapdragon-805/
 
Just from the numbers, the difference between exynos and 805 is about the difference between 800 and 805, and you see about a 10% difference when the phones are benchmarked.

 

[jamor]

   
http://s-smartphone.com/compare/ranking-mobile-processor-exynos-5433-galaxy-note-4-scored-higher-snapdragon-805/
 
Just from the numbers, the difference between exynos and 805 is about the difference between 800 and 805, and you see about a 10% difference when the phones are benchmarked.

 
But how can you tell in normal day to day use?