Samsung Galaxy Note5 - user opinions and reviews
- absolut-allen
- FGEH
sunny, 14 Sep 2015The most decent phone nowadays is samsung galaxy note 4. It is an excellent phone which beats ... moreWrong. Aside from removable battery and SD Card, and the IR (big whoop); the Note 4 has nothing on 5.
I've run my 5 against my brothers 4 and I beat him in everything.
We've downloading and installed the same apps (large apps) and I stomped him in efficiency. I was up and running while he was still installing.
We've also tested S-Pen efficiency - he lost. I did more in 5 minutes than he did.
Battery wise, pretty close but I could charge much faster, actually way faster.
The screen looks better, my camera has more functions and can be loaded up faster than his.plus my pics are more crisp and vivid.
We ran real world tests against each other in person. I don't give a damn about benchmarks. I blew him away.
Now, if you need the SD Card, IR Blaster, removable battery... you're not going to beat this phone otherwise.
- sunny
- KxbE
The most decent phone nowadays is samsung galaxy note 4. It is an excellent phone which beats all other phones event the phones which sansung is going to release for the next 2 years. So whoever wants the best phone with them for the next 3 years grab note 4. You will be the happiest person. I have used all the phones till date but note 4 is the amazing one. S6 is the phone i could not bear it for 2 days. Note 4 is excellent in all aspects battery, display, speed etc. No complaints at all in fact i would like to thank samsung for making such a good phone and advice them stop making craps and make phone like note 4. Thank you.
- absolut-allen
- FGEH
bmaster, 14 Sep 2015iphone 6s plus vs note 5 preview:
It's iphone 6s plus who is going to beat the note 5 but not... moreIphone is going to outdo the Note 5 in some areas because it's slightly newer, but also because it's operating system is geared towards its hardware, where Samsung has to take an open source system and place a launcher overlay on an OS.
The differences aren't that different and I like the pen. But, if the rumors of Microsoft building a Surface phone built on x86 with Windows 10 and Intel are true; this will be my last Samsung phone.
- bmaster
- gC79
iphone 6s plus vs note 5 preview:
It's iphone 6s plus who is going to beat the note 5 but not too much.
The display goes draw. Both are built in 7000 aluminium and strong glass.
The iphone 6s beats the note 5 in camera because of more natural photos, both from front and rear with flash. Note 5 has superior camera but in this aspect iphone performs a bit better not that much.
The 6s plus has better battery life, it expected to last 30-40% longer than 6 plus but note 5 isn't bad so I thing 6s plus with last 2 hours longer than note 5. Note 5 is a bit sharper than 6s plus. 6s plus has better software and more efficient than note 5 with only 1.3 gigs(ios 9.0) and performs a bit better than note:
Iphone 6s plus- single core
- absolut-allen
- FGEH
Anonymous, 14 Sep 2015Dear users, can you please let me know your experience regarding the performance of the batter... moreBattery life is excellent. But it also depends on what you do with the phone. I don't play games or really listen to music much on mine, but:
When I do listen to music it's mostly Youtube. Mainly to find new stuff.
I do a ton of YouTube videos, Facebook videos, Instagram, Twitter.
I also have a few whole seasons of my favorite programs on the phone that I watch when I'm on the road.
I also use Microsoft Word, Excel, One Note, WordPress (uploads, downloads), Infinate Painter, S-Pen note taking, take pictures, take small video clips, tons of texting, phone calls, hours of Web browsing, downloading apps, emailing, Google Maps, etc. That's a daily routine and I get over 14 hours easily. With the quick charge I can charge up in a bit over an hour and go all over again.
Ive never tested what I get fully from 100% to 1% battery because technically as you see above with a full day, I don't need to worry about it.
- PARAG B
- bJh1
absolut-allen, 14 Sep 2015It's actually very clear. Better than most front cameras I've used. It doesn't have that usual... moreVery true, i have experienced the same thing with the hands on but Why i was saying that it needed OIS cause if u wont keep ur hands steady the photos from front cam may get blury.
But at the moment requesting the OIS is too much i guess cause other OEM'S like Sony etc are not even giving OIS in there rear cam .may b in 2018 or 2019 we cud see OIS in front cam.lets see.till then enjoy the beast NOTE5.
BTW the rear cam with the 5.7" Super Amoled screen is the best combination in the market right now on the NOTE5.
- PARAG B
- bJh1
impulse313, 14 Sep 2015Note 6 Suggestions:
(Now that the Note 5 is out, i'm disappointed. So I'm gonna start my Note... more6.5" is already almost like a Tablet u might want to wait for Xperia Z5 Ultra . But yes i wud have also loved 6" on the Note5 but its ok 5.7" is still not less of a real estate and somewhat managable in my hands.
May ur Remaining wishes comes true :)
- impulse313
- uSWG
Note 6 Suggestions:
(Now that the Note 5 is out, i'm disappointed. So I'm gonna start my Note 6 suggestion.) Note 5 is almost perfect. Great specs, great camera Big display, great CPU, AMOLED display, the S-Pen and greatly improved sofware.
1.) Front Facing SPEAKERS*
- Stop copying iPhone's design. The only thing good about the iPhone is its logo. Samsung should try to beat Apple at the Front Facing Speaker design. They already copied the Xperia's glass back cover, so they should go the extra mile and copy its thin dual front speakers for the Note 6. Just don't copy the Xperia's on-screen navigation buttons.
- I have a Note 3 since april 2014. And immediate i knew i wanted to upgrade to the Note 4. But when i saw that it has a backward facing speaker, i got very annoyed. So i didn't buy one. Now it seems the Note 5 won't have front speakers as well so i may hold on to my Note 3 until the Note 6. For me, Front Facing SPEAKERS should be the standard for all phones and tablets. I can't emphasise enough how stupid backward-facing speakers are. Even the side-firing speaker on my Note 3 is bad. I keep blocking the speaker in landscape mode.
-One Front facing Speaker will be a big improvement. But Dual or Stereo Front Speakers will be great.
2.) Capacitive-Touch Home Botton*
- I hate the pressable physical home button on my Note 3. I don't wanna keep pushing or pressing a button everytime i wanna go to the home screen. I just wanna touch or tap the home button. And i hate the on-screen buttons, by the way. Samsung should never do that on their phones.
- Just copy the One Plus 2's home button.
- The home button can still be physically pressable but put capacitive touch on the button so that i can have the option.
- Put the Finger Print Sensor right at the Power button like the Sony Xperia Z5. This way the home button can be smaller and therefore make the top and bottom bezel of the phone smaller.
3.) 6.5 Inch Display with 16:10 Aspect Ratio.*
- One-handed use is already impossible at 5.5 inch and above. I think the Note phone will be perfect with 6.5 inch 16:10 rario display. I like the galaxy Mega 6.3 screen size. Big screen but still fits in my pocket comfortably. But the rest of the specs are disappointing. With 6.5 inch display, the Note 5 will be a real Phablet (Phone/Tablet).
- The original Note phone has 16:10 aspect ratio display. With very thin side bezels of the Note 5, 16:10 display will look very good.
- I want a Note phone the same size as the Huawei MediaPad X2. My only problem with it is i hate on-screen navigation buttons. And it doesn't have an S-Pen and Super AMOLED display. The 2 things that should be on every phone and tablet.
4.) Full DeskTop Mode Android for when i connect my phone to a TV via HDMI. Just like Windows 10 Continuum on phone and Ubuntu Convergence.*
5.) ip68 Water & Dust Proof*
- Don't make a Note "Active" phone version. they're ugly. Just do what sony does with their Xperia phones.
6.) USB Type C Port*
- Faster Charging and faster wired data transfer.
7.) Dual SIM *
Don't make the micro sd card and second sim swapable. I wan't to use a second sim and micro sc card both at the same time.
8.) Sapphire Protection for the display.*
9.) Faux Leather Back Cover*
- The Note 5's glass Back looks very good and looks very premium. But it's very slippery and fragile. Leather back cover is the Note Phone's unique identity. It makes the phone look more like a notebook and look very classy.
- I like the lether look and rubbery feel of it. It provides better grip and prevents the phone being very slippery. It Shouldn't be real leather because real leather will absorb sweat everyday. It will smell very bad in just after a month. (based on my past experince with wrist watch leather straps)
- It doesn't matter if the back cover is removable or not as long as it has a big battery.
10.) Bigger or Higher Capacity Battery.*
- Why put a smaller battery on the Note 5 compared to the Note 4? The Note 6 Should have at least 4300 mAh battery.
11.) Pen-Gate*
- Don't design the S-Pen silo like the Note 5 where if you put the S-Pen backwards it will ruin the pen detection.
12.) RAM Management.*
... - Samsung's software aggresively kills apps in the background to save battery. But it makes the phone perform alot slower than other phone.
- absolut-allen
- FGEH
PARAG B, 14 Sep 2015Ya man even i noticed the pastel front camera while taking the hands on however i think it wil... moreIt's actually very clear. Better than most front cameras I've used. It doesn't have that usual grainy look to the pics, it's more like using the beauty face filter when you're not.
It could be better, for selfie fans (which I'm not), but it's slightly above average. I prefer the rear-cam selfie feature anyways, if it's not going to be a super quick snapshot.
- Anonymous
- tue9
Samsung already start to mass produce their 6gb ram/12Gb LPDDR4. This mean the Galaxy S7 will have it.
- Anonymous
- P$IT
Dear users, can you please let me know your experience regarding the performance of the battery? please.
- PARAG B
- KStT
absolut-allen, 14 Sep 2015Pros: -Very fast -Great looking -Beautiful screen -Speaker is loud -Light & compac... moreYa man even i noticed the pastel front camera while taking the hands on however i think it will b fixed in future updates.but the front camera is as clear as it can be, i wish it also had a OIS ..
- absolut-allen
- FGEH
Anonymous, 13 Sep 2015I have been reading last file pages of comment, nobody has really bought and told some real-ti... morePros:
-Very fast
-Great looking
-Beautiful screen
-Speaker is loud
-Light & compact for its screen size
-Fingerprint unlock is always dead-on
-S-Pen very accurate
-New S-Pen features make multitasking simple
-Camera takes stunning photos even with low light and has tons of free plug-ins to enhance picture taking
-Battery last all day with heavy use
-Quick charging works as stated. Fast!
-Phone stays cool even when pushed
Cons:
-Is kind of slippery without case
-Front camera makes pictures look pastel
-No SD Card or removable battery (for those that absolutely need that)
-There have been quite a few times where I had sound on full and didn't hear my text ringtone (sometimes having to restart the phone, clear app cache or turn the volume down then back up)
-Sometimes I can't view HD pictures in horizontal mode until I clear app cache
-Several times the texting multitasking mode gets stuck horizontal even when the phone is vertical, have to yet again clear app cache or phone restart
-I use Chrome for Web browser. There are times when scrolling long pages that I do get slight delay at first if I start scrolling slowly then fast.
That's pretty much where I'm at with it so far. Will update if I discover any more issues.
- CrizMakePeace
- 9LbY
yeah no card slot but hey samsung has new features 130Gb cloud storage free for 2 years! =)
- Anonymous
- tueY
PARAG B, 13 Sep 2015Hahahahaha Lol man U just made me LOL a lot.the best part was the ULTRA boring classes.lolLol. That keep the old man quiet. I guess you guys win.
- Anonymous
- 7XpK
It has no memory card expansion and only available in 32GB and 64GB?! Is this for real?
- Slovakia
- rjVa
In some countries it's only 32GB why Samsung why. No more Samsung. I'll wait for the new htc or iPhone 6s.
- PARAG B
- KStT
ajiththv, 13 Sep 2015i heard the pre order started in in india.i am planning to buy my first phone in note series.i... moreSee it depends ,lots of buy may not even need the 1 time scren replacement cause the quality of screen and very good and durable and lots of buyers wud take care of there new shiny device a lot..if u dont want a wireless charger and u can wait and u really really want the silver color then u have to wait. The only option ritnow is gold 64gb even that has been delayed for shipment now , if u buy now it will b shipped on the 20th.
I bought it on 09/10 i.e my device will b shipped on the 16th. But i guess the slot for 16th shipping got full that is why they have now delayed it to the 20th .The more u delay the more u will have to wait for the device and u may loose the preoder offer as well.
Anyways All the very Best for whatever u do. Enjoy.
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