GALAXY NOTE 5 : REVIEW
Samsung's Note line of phones has always been about three things: a huge screen, outsized performance, and a stylus. But now, with the Galaxy Note 5, two of those three things aren't so special anymore. Every Android phone is big now, and almost all of those big phones are fast and powerful.But somehow the Note series have a special way of using and different feel about the usage of a bigger screen.And when iPhone 5S released , the competition got a lot more competitive in phablet section , as Apple saw the group of people that really like a large screen in their hand.
Hardware :
This is the most attractive, most comfortable-feeling Galaxy Note that Samsung has ever made.The Gorilla Glass-and-metal design language carried over from the rest of the Galaxy S6 line means the Galaxy Note finally has the premium feel it always deserved.The generous curve of the backplate and the trimmed-down bezels surrounding the 5.7-inch, Quad HD, Super AMOLED screen make the Note 5 much easier to hold than any of the previous-gen Notes, a serious feat when you consider how beastly that screen actually is.
I find the glass too slippery to hold and whenever I hold it I am scared to death that i'll drop it. And with the glass back panel , the back panel is a fingerprint magnet which makes me have a skin or cover at it .And of course, there's the S Pen. I'll revisit this in a moment, but suffice to say, it's leaner and lighter this year, and now has a clicky end you'll use to unlock it from the garage located on the Note's bottom edge.
Performance :
Under the hood, we once again have one of Samsung's own octa-core Exynos
7420 chipsets, with four cores clocked at 2.1GHz and another four
thrumming away at 1.5GHz. Pair that with 4GB of RAM and you've got the
makings of a serious powerhouse.he storage limitation in particular stings since Samsung doesn't offer a version with 128GB; 32GB and 64GB are the only options. Note 5 has a battery size of 3,000mAh, which is actually smaller than its predecessor.
The Note 5 is a power house in itself with the big screen and a full PC like specifications , the Note 5 is definitely a full fledged PC with it's capabilities. The Note 5 does feel like a flagship phone with it's performance like the Stylus, Dual screen and connectivity apps.The phone doesn't lag or lack in multitasking , with the latest update to TouchWiz this is the far best skin till now by Samsung , it's clean and simple and improves performances which works just like Stock Android , with additional capabilities.
Too bad, then, that the screen is paired with a wimpy single speaker on the phone's bottom edge. Crank it all the way up and your tunes will play forcefully enough, but with a hollow,unsatisfying sound; there's a
distinct lack of oomph here that's unfortunately pretty common in high-end phones. However there's a big problem that if you by mistakenly keep a hand at the speaker (which often happens alot) and you loose sound and the whole experience is still a miss.
Speaking of software, Samsung fleshed out the camera app with a few new tricks if you're getting tired of shooting panoramas or slow-motion videos. Video Collage lets you craft a, well, video collage, where four six-second clips you shoot appear in a grid and play on a loop and you can now livestream straight to YouTube too.Since the age of carrying around a separate camera is all but over, you can travel easy knowing you'll be able to near-instantly start snapping handsome photos. Just a double-tap on the home button and you're on your way.
After you pull the pen out depends on what the display's doing. If it's on, the screen blurs and the Air Command menu floats into view. From there, you can jot down Action Memos (think of them as quick Post-it notes) or write/draw right inside S Note. You also have the option of capturing screenshots or selections with the Pen to annotate, including full-length pics of webpages or lists.If the screen is off and the Instant Memo feature is enabled, you can whip out the pen and just start writing. Whatever you jot down automatically gets sucked into S Note when you're done, making it so much faster to just start writing.
Note 5 will come off-contract, the 32 GB Galaxy Note 5 is $720, while the 64 GB version is $816.This is by far the best phone by Samsung till now hands down and will have a great competition to it's competitors .If the glitches like no external storage as well as non removable battery , the Note 5 would be your choice till last.
The Note 5 is a power house in itself with the big screen and a full PC like specifications , the Note 5 is definitely a full fledged PC with it's capabilities. The Note 5 does feel like a flagship phone with it's performance like the Stylus, Dual screen and connectivity apps.The phone doesn't lag or lack in multitasking , with the latest update to TouchWiz this is the far best skin till now by Samsung , it's clean and simple and improves performances which works just like Stock Android , with additional capabilities.
Display & Sound :
If there's one thing Samsung really gets, it's how to make a seriously good-looking screen. The Note 5's QHD, Super AMOLED display isn't a huge leap over the Note 4's screen (which was the same size and ran at the same resolution), but there's enough of a boost in saturation and overall brightness to make the sequel a clear winner.Colors are vivid and vibrant in that typically AMOLED- way, so while these oversaturated colors aren't always accurate, per se, they're still a treat to look at. More importantly, the screen is an absolute champ under the sweltering summer sun.Camera :
The camera in the original S6 was one of the greats, and it's just as capable now that it's been transplanted into the Note 5. Samsung's 16-megapixel sensor, an f/1.9 lens covering it and some sophisticated optical image stabilization work together to produce some of the prettiest photos I've ever seen come out of a smartphone. That's no faint praise, especially considering the Note 4 also raised the bar for Samsung when it first came out. Each shot is inundated with detail, while colors are bright, yet accurate.Speaking of software, Samsung fleshed out the camera app with a few new tricks if you're getting tired of shooting panoramas or slow-motion videos. Video Collage lets you craft a, well, video collage, where four six-second clips you shoot appear in a grid and play on a loop and you can now livestream straight to YouTube too.Since the age of carrying around a separate camera is all but over, you can travel easy knowing you'll be able to near-instantly start snapping handsome photos. Just a double-tap on the home button and you're on your way.
S Pen :
Right, now we're getting down to business. Most of the Note 5's software changes try to make the S Pen more functional. First things first: that clicky end. I've always hated how the S Pen is stuck in the Note's bottom; removing it feels so unlike a normal pad and paper, and it's made more complex by the clicking mechanism. Sure, it's fun to play with, but it's an extra step that was added purely for style points.After you pull the pen out depends on what the display's doing. If it's on, the screen blurs and the Air Command menu floats into view. From there, you can jot down Action Memos (think of them as quick Post-it notes) or write/draw right inside S Note. You also have the option of capturing screenshots or selections with the Pen to annotate, including full-length pics of webpages or lists.If the screen is off and the Instant Memo feature is enabled, you can whip out the pen and just start writing. Whatever you jot down automatically gets sucked into S Note when you're done, making it so much faster to just start writing.
Final Decision :
Samsung has another world-class performer in the Note 5, and unlike its cousin, the S6 Edge+, it has more going for it than just looks. The Note still can't completely mimic the feel of pen and paper, but it's getting closer than you might expect. Throw in some high-powered internals and a tremendous screen and you've got a Note that refines the phablet formula in almost all the right ways.Note 5 will come off-contract, the 32 GB Galaxy Note 5 is $720, while the 64 GB version is $816.This is by far the best phone by Samsung till now hands down and will have a great competition to it's competitors .If the glitches like no external storage as well as non removable battery , the Note 5 would be your choice till last.
