INTRODUCTION
Samsung Galaxy Note5 review
Display:5.7″1440×2560 pixels
Camera:16MP 2160p
Processor:2.1GHzExynos 7420 Octa
Ram:4GB RAM32/64/128GB memory
All is not great, and productivity features have been scrapped, just like the in the mainstream lineup – the Note no longer offers replaceable battery and microSD expansion. The S-Pen is still here though, and big-screen lovers will appreciate the beautiful AMOLED display, multi-window or otherwise.
DESIGN AND BUILD QUALITY
The Galaxy Note5 may have kept the screen size of the Note 4, but Samsung engineers have managed to fit it in a smaller body. Most impressive is the reduction in width – 2.5mm may not sound like much, but the side bezels are as thin as they come.
Build quality is simply superb. The innards are sandwiched between two Gorilla Glass 4 panels and an aluminum frame runs along the sides, creating a truly premium look and feel, befitting a flagship. Fingerprints are inevitable though, and glass does shatter more easily than plastic, so perhaps you should invest in some sort of protection.
A major downside to the new design is that the battery is now sealed, which may put off those used to swapping batteries. You don’t get microSD storage expansion and the IR emitter is gone as well – all changes familiar from the Galaxy S6.
The S-Pen has gotten a brand new design too – it now requires a click on the top to extract it from its silo. The click serves no other function though, and we feel like it should have.
The fingerprint sensor is the improved type from the S6, meaning it doesn’t require swiping, but works just by tapping. It’s fast and reliable, but isn’t always on, you have to wake the screen up first. It does enable Samsung Pay, if you’re in the regions where the service is supported.
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