Samsung Galaxy Note 4 up close (hands-on pictures)

Four years after it improbably launched an enormous smartphone with a stylus, Samsung is at it again with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

Running Android 4.4 KitKat, the Note 4 has Samsung's latest interface on top.

This stylus acts even more like a computer mouse with newfound skills like minimizing app windows and searching for words in a dictionary.

This version gains the Galaxy S5's heart-rate monitor, but has a textured design all its own.

As usual, the S Pen hides away in a channel cut into the phone's interior.

The S Pen disappears almost completely into the Note 4's bottom edge.

The power/lock button on the Note 4's chrome-like spine.

A shorter-than-usual volume rocker lives on the left.

Here's a closer look at the phone's chamfered edges.

The Note 4's IR blaster is right there at the top.

As with the S5, the Note 4 tucks some useful settings into the notifications menu.

The Note 4's softly pebbled backing feels nicer than the Galaxy S5's dimpled plastic.