Samsung Galaxy Note 4
A visitor holds a new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone at the Unpacked 2014 Episode 2 event ahead of the IFA Electronics show in Berlin, September 3, 2014. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is in news for all the right reasons with critics, tech analysts and reviewers giving the incredible phablet a thumbs-up at a stretch. Even though the wide range of specifications and features are praised, the unique selling point is the improved S Pen stylus. Over the past few weeks, Samsung has been focusing on the stylus by releasing video-after-video explaining the functionalities of the Pen. However, now we have a brand new video showcasing S Pen's stand-out features that other phablets cannot flaunt. On the other hand, Samsung's Q3 profits have hit a new low.

A fresh video of the Galaxy Note 4 showcases the Smart Select and Photo Note features, among others. The Smart Select feature allows users to copy multiple images and attach them in an email. The Photo Note feature, on the other hand, can be utilised to capture the image of a note or blackboard and edit the same. Furthermore, the S Pen can be used to capture information from one app/website to another utility with ease, according to Phone Arena. [Scroll down to watch the video.]

Moving on to Samsung's not-so-impressive Q3, Samsung has warned earlier that the Q3 operating profits could be sinking to roughly 45 percent YOY (year-over-year). However, now Samsung acknowledged that the results are quite bad than expected. Apparently, the Q3 operating profits have come down to more than 50 percent when compared to Q3 2013.

In specific, Samsung says the operating profits dropped 57.8 percent to 61.8 percent. Meaning, the fall dangles between billion and billion. However, according to analysts, a profit of billion for Q3 2014 was predicted. During Q3 2013, Samsung's operating profits stood at a whopping billion.

It is worth noting that Samsung derives its overall profits predominantly from smartphone sales and the stats stand at more than 60 percent. Even though the smartphone sales saw an upward momentum in Q3, the problem arose from different sectors pulling the overall profits down. The problem area includes lower average selling prices and very high marketing expenditures, which turned out to be a disaster for the company. Furthering the existing problems, Samsung has also warned that the current quarter i.e. Q4 will also see a decline owing to the unimpressive sales of the 2014 flagship Samsung Galaxy S5.

The silver lining, however, is that the well-received Samsung Galaxy Note 4 phablet went on sale in September and the results are unknown at this point. Going by the predictions of market analysts, the sales of Samsung's chips to various OEMs could provide better profits than the mobile unit in Q4.

Interested readers should check out this explanatory video from Samsung. [Source: YouTube channel of Samsung Mobile]

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