Samsung Galaxy Note 5: review, specs, reviews

Samsung Galaxy Note 5, whose review will be the topic of our today's article, appeared at a time when the South Korean developer created the so-called castling plan. What was this concept? In fact, the company Samsung decided to shift the focus within its devices, presenting a model under the name EDGE + in a favorable light. How does this relate to Samsung Note 5, whose review is presented to the reader? We will talk about this today, and also we will understand what the device can offer the potential buyers.

Samsung Note 5, the review of which spread on the Web shortly after the release of the smartphone to the international arena of mobile devices, became a niche product due to the implementation of the castling policy, as described a little earlier. Thus, this device is available for purchase in a limited number of markets. From the very beginning, sales of the device began in the homeland of the smartphone. This, of course, is about South Korea. From there, having overcome hundreds of kilometers, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual SIM, the review of which will be interesting to all potential buyers, gets to the United States of America. On the territory of the Russian Federation, official sales will begin only on the eve of the New Year.

Causes

So, why did the destiny of the apparatus develop in this way? The popularity gained by the EDGE + model had a significant impact. According to some sales data, the demand for the device exceeded the similar figure inherent in "Galaxy S6". As a result, it turned out that the deficit was very, very high. And this, in turn, led to the fact that the company urgently increased the production rates of such components as curved screens. Among the advantages of the device was quite an interesting appearance, obtained during the application of the original solution, and this only mobilized sales. As you know, the smartphone market running the Android operating system is nothing more than a collection of similar (in terms of design) devices, in which the original appearance is an exception to the rules. Unless in such conditions could not the device equipped with individual design, not like the audience?

Actually, therefore, it was decided to create Note 5 Duos, whose review was made not by one specialist in the field of smartphones. Initially, the company's engineers proposed an idea, in which they mentioned the possibility of equipping the EDGE + model with a stylus. However, later, after analyzing and working on this issue in more detail, experts came to the conclusion that such a decision should be abandoned. The problem was that the curved screen crossed out the convenient use of the stylus. Probably, many remember the turmoil that arose because of the decision of the South Korean manufacturer to push two models to the smartphone market simultaneously. Now we are talking about the devices "C6" and "C6 Edge". The company took into account the sad experience of confusion, and that's why once again refused to try to sit on two chairs. That, probably, affected the quality of sales positively.

Advantages of the product line

What does this line of phabettes like for users? The basis of popularity is laid down by innovative (and so far the best) technological solutions. This applies mainly to hardware stuffing. In the account are the modules of cameras, memory, processor. And over the software engineers work, trying to bring it to mind and optimize as much as possible. Thus, we can say that the Note line (or rather, the devices included in this product line) are equipped with the latest prototypes of operating systems (at least at the time of the device's launch on the international mobile arena).

The company's approach to this issue is also interesting. Certainly, competitors of the South Korean manufacturer can offer the potential buyer similar devices. However, there is one very important point: such devices appear on sale two or three years after the introduction of the Samsung device into the international arena. As an example, we can mention Nexus 6. Matrix screens made using AMOLED technology have a gap with the market, which is approximately three years. Along with reduced energy efficiency, not very good brightness and backlighting, as well as some other technical limitations, these parameters automatically make the smartphone unprofitable in terms of acquisition.

Of course, we can break the characteristics of smartphones into exceptional, individual parameters and already compare them with other devices. But this is not practical, is it? Therefore, we can come to one simple conclusion that, according to the aggregate characteristics, the devices defined in the Nout model range outperform their competitors unequivocally. Without giving the latter absolutely no chance. And the thing here, probably, is in the components. If the South Korean manufacturer has the corresponding elements in the arsenal, then they are simply absent from other companies. Well, it's time for us to move from words to deeds, and we'll start, perhaps, with the parameters of the device.

Galaxy Note 5: Overview

The characteristics of the device are as follows On board the smartphone as the operating system installed the latest version at the time of the device version of "Android" - 5.1.1. In this case, to use the phone built in a custom shell called TouchWiz. A couple of words separately should be said about it. "TouchViz" during the optimization work was greatly facilitated, so that the user felt more comfortable and not confused in the navigation fields of the software.

Screen

At the South Korean manufacturer this time it turned out quite a bulky device. That there is only one screen, the diagonal of which is 5.7 inches. A kind of "shovel", as I would like to say. But still, it is impossible to unequivocally offend the model in this way, as engineers and designers have thoroughly scooped up other relevant indicators. Otherwise, note that the picture is displayed as a Quad HD. This means that the resolution will be 1440 by 2560 pixels. Their density is 518 pieces per inch. The screen matrix is made using SuperAMOLED technology. The brightness level is simply excellent, the smartphone occupies one of the first places in its segment, if not the first, in terms of the color rendering quality.

Chipset

As the hardware stuffing in the device the processor of family Exynos is built in. Specifically, this is nothing more than model 7420. Yes, it's almost impossible to understand anything by the product name, so let's give detailed information about the chipset. It consists of four cores of type A57, and four - type A53. The clock frequency, respectively, is 2.1 and 1.5 GHz.

Memory

In Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Duos, the review of the technical characteristics of which should be studied before buying, built-in 4 gigabytes of RAM. To store personal data, the user of the smartphone is allocated a different volume (depending on the specification of the model being purchased). It can be 32, 64 and 128 GB. Logically, the more internal memory in the device, the more expensive it will cost a potential buyer. At the same time, we note that there is no support for external microSD storage devices. This means that fans to store huge files on their device will have to fork out for a version with 64 or 128 GB of long-term memory. Perhaps the lack of support for flash cards can be called one of the main shortcomings of the hero of our review today.

Connections

The set of communications Samsung Galaxy Note 5 EDGE, whose review we conclude with consideration of the main advantages and disadvantages of the phone, quite good. There is a bluetooth version 4.2, Wi-Fi, operating in the bands a, b, g, n, ac, and also the LTE module is built into the device. It gives the opportunity to work with cellular networks of the fourth generation. In fact, this means that the user will be able to more comfortably handle the Internet, faster loading pages, pictures, music and movies.

MicroUSB 2.0 connector is provided for synchronization with a personal computer or laptop. It is also useful for recharging the phone from an electrical network or an external power source. In the role of the latter can act as an external battery for a number of amperes. A good solution is to buy, for example, 10 000, if you spend the whole day where there is no possibility of charging from the network. Such a battery will allow charging from 0 to 100 percent more than two times.

Cameras

The resolution of the front camera is 5 megapixels. The main one is much more powerful. It gives really cool, quality pictures. Resolution of the main camera module is 16 megapixels. For night shooting, an LED flash is provided. Needless to say, that the camera is equipped with the function of automatic focusing? Probably not. There is optical stabilization, and video is recorded in 4K resolution.

Autonomous work

The battery of the device is quite capacious - 3 000 milliamps per hour. You can charge your phone wirelessly using one of two standards. Fast charge up to 90 percent takes place within one hour. Up to 100 percent - within 90 minutes. In the mixed mode, the device will be able to work up to one day. Continuous playback of video clips or movies will completely discharge the phone in 13 hours.

Dimensions

The dimensions of the smartphone in all three planes are the ratio of 153.2 (in height) to 76.1 (in width) to 7.6 (in thickness) in millimeters. In this case, the mass of the device does not exceed 171 grams. Let's remind that the full review of Samsung Note 5 was released by the official manufacturer. And now it's time to go on to the results of the article.

Positive reviews

What conclusions can be drawn based on feedback from users who purchased this phone model? Among the advantages (you can say, by default) were the quality and volume of the spoken and audio dynamics. The interlocutor is perfectly audible, there is always a good volume margin. At the same time, the sound is clean. Microphones also pleased: at the other end of the invisible wire you will hear no worse. In general, the good work of the company's engineers, which will make it possible to communicate comfortably with a person even in a rather noisy environment.

A good quality of communication can also be recorded as an unambiguous plus. Needless to say, if communication is not lost, does not disappear, everything works stably. And this applies to both the Wi-Fi module and the work in cellular networks. There are no complaints about LTE. In terms of communication, the work of engineers on the software and the operating system helped in some ways.

Negative feedback

Among the significant shortcomings, reviews highlight the lack of memory cards. We will either have to be content with the version of 32 gigabytes, or overpay for a larger amount. Another option is to use cloud storage. However, this is also not always convenient. For some people, the lack of support for an external microSD storage device can play a decisive role.