Galaxy Note 4 Release Date is October 17: 4 Reasons to Buy 4th Samsung Flagship Phablet

Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 release date is set to start on October 17 and while the upcoming device will have to contend with Apple's jumbo iPhone 6 Plus, the fourth edition of the original phablet remains a compelling buy for Sammy and Android lovers alike.

And at the moment, there are four reasons to take home Samsung's second 2014 flagship and skip the competition:

$200 trade-in offer

Samsung is tempting smartphone fans to ditch their current units and get the Note 4 next month with savings of up to $200. So long as the device to be swapped is in good working condition, the value mention is guaranteed though is clear that the dollar credit can only be used in the purchase of the Note 4.

It appears that the Galaxy maker is willing to take in any smartphone of kind and brand but for the finer details of the promo, better head out to this link.

Note 4 gets Android 5.0 quick

If indeed the Galaxy Note 4 will begin its global rollout on October 17 with the latest KitKat build on board, then roughly a month after the phone will chew in a new Android sweetness, according to a new report by SamMobile.

Pointing to an unnamed insider, the tech blog site claimed that Samsung plans a quick jump from KitKat to the next Android - alternately known as Android L, Lion or Lemon Meringue Pie (LMP) - for the Note 4.

The timetable given by the same report fir the major upgrade is between late November and early December 2014. If true, this would be the fastest platform bump from Samsung so far, which likely is the company's way of enticing phablet buyers to remain in the Sammy/Android fold and ignore the iPhone 6 Plus.

Better privacy thanks to data encryption

And since Android L is coming soon enough to the Note 4, users will surely enjoy one of the software's core features - data encryption. Android L, according to Google, will encrypt information stored on devices running the operating system. The feature is designed to better protect users' privacy.

As mentioned above, the Galaxy Note 4 will absorb the next Android swift enough, perhaps right after the Nexus 6 and Nexus 8 - both to be powered by Android L - would have come out.

Samsung's My KNOX mobile guard

Aside from data protection native on Android L, Note 4 users are readily provided with another mobile security option in the form of My KNOX application. The same app, according to Samsung's blog, is "a fast and easy way to get access to your work email and key business apps without requiring IT admin support. My KNOX separates your work from your personal life on your device."

Samsung offers two subscription packages for the service - the KNOX Express that is free of charge and the KNOX Premium that comes with additional layers of mobile protection for enterprise and business users.

The countdown to the Galaxy Note 4 release date has already commenced, ending on October 17 in select markets worldwide.