Samesung Note 4 (Frost White)

I few weeks back I bought the Note 4 at my local Verizon store because it was time to upgrade from my Motorola Moto X. After spending a few weeks to a month with the device here is my review. 
        

The Good

        The Note 4 takes the trophy with it's sense of overall style and flare. While not being to overly flashy it still manages to give off the look of being nice. Coming in with a  screen size of 5.7 inches this phone will be a monster in the hand and with it's included "S Pen" it makes handwriting text messages and e-mails that much better. On the topic of the included S Pen, I should mention that the S Pen comes with 5 replaceable tips. The Note 4 comes with Android 5.0.1. ( Lollipop) The Note 4 is one generation behind with the newest phone being the Note 5. 

The Bad

        On the downside to the Note 4 being a good phone in my opinion is that it's price point. I know that a lot of flagship smartphones are rather expensive these days because of all the technology that's inside them. On the note of it being so big it faces the problem of it not being user friendly and more to a better point "pocket friendly." 


(UPDATE 01-03-16)

It has been almost 2 months since I purchased the Note 4 and my time with it has been to say the least, amazing. I love having a 5.7 inch display to use. The included S Pen makes handwriting a breeze not to mention I've been drawing with it! 

All in all I can say that I haven't had any bad moments with the Note 4. The battery lasts me a few days with light to normal usage and the fast charger makes charging my phone a walk in the park. 

My conclusion

Winding down my review of the Note 4, I have to say that the combination of the crisp 5.7 inch display, long lasting battery and included S Pen makes this phone a great deal. Pricing may vary depending on the store, conditions may apply. All in all a solid, all round great phone. 

Should I get the iPhone 6 or the Nexus 6?

The glorious time has come where I get to pick out what kind of phone I want to purchase and i've decided between the iPhone 6 and the Nexus 6. The age old question of IOS or Android. Apples and bananas. I have spent a good deal of time on the internet looking at reviews and reading articles on the two devices and I still despite that can't make up my mind. So to help me solve my problem I took out some scrap paper and wrote down the pro's and con's of each and came up with this. (UPDATE) I think i'm gonna go with he Nexus 6!

Pro's and Con's of the iPhone 6

Pro's

• the use of iTunes for free
• integration with mac
• sleek design 
• good battery
• fast processer
• good screen size

Con's

• no customizations
• not unique
• EXPENSIVE

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Pro's and Con's of the Nexus 6

Pro's

• newest version of Android 
• not very expensive 
• you can customize to your specific taste
• long lasting battery
• advanced specs and display

Con's

• hard to obtain at first release
• not compatible with macs
• the use of Micro USB to charge

Apple Pencil

Let's get one thing clear alright I like Apple I really do but this whole Apple Pencil thing is making it hard for me to take the company seriously. I like the concept but they are a while behind, Having a devices that has to be changed after 8 hours of use  for something like that is a bit odd, It's a pencil! why should it need to be charged?! Another thing is did you see the way it get's charged, you plug it into the bottom of the iPad Pro! It freaking sticks out and could get snapped off accidentally. I think that right there is a bad design.

On top of all the bad design aspects of the Apple Pencil it comes in at $100 (USD) I'd personally recumbent getting the Apple care warranty just in case you snap the end off while charging it.

With this all being said will I be buying one? Not anytime soon. Not because I don't see a use for this in peoples lives because I can see this being a great tool for a student taking notes or for an art student but as far as i'm concerned I don't see myself finding any good uses for this device not to mention I don;t have an iPad Pro so it wouldn't really help me in that case anyway.

I hope you all enjoyed and are going to put some thought into this before purchasing the Apple Pencil.

[UPDATE ALERT] 10/31/15

Hello everyone, Marc here with an update on how things are going and the direction for this Blog and the newly formed YouTube channel. As those of you who follow me on the Facebook group probably know I have made a YouTube channel for Marc's Tech Talk and I have been trying to figure out what to put of it. I don't want to just be like every other tech reviewer and record me talking about the product then upload it to the channel because well you can watch a lot of other people do the same thing, I want to change the game. I want to use the channel to bring me Rants and Raves of the products that I write the articles about on my website. You don't see many people giving their HONEST opinions on what they think of the product so I would like to change that. 

As far as the website goes I will be trying my hardest to keep it updated with new articles every few days but it will be hard because I'm working 5 days a week right now and only have weekends off. I plan on making the Rants and Raves on the weekends so the channel isn't empty all the time. I have seen a lot of growth on the blog over the past few weeks viewership wise. More and more people are enjoying my articles and that pleases me. 

With all this being said Marc's Tech Talk is doing very well and I hope you all are enjoying the articles! Until the next update, Peace!