Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Overview

Another Attractive High-End Phablet With Impressive Features

Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a flagship phablet which carries the 'Galaxy S6' design language. It is announced in August, 2015 with latest storage standard UFS 2.0. The base model houses 32GB internal memory, but the user can upgrade to 6GB to match your needs. It means it is being offered in two memory variants i.e. 32GB and 64GB. It is the best Android phablet where the hardware is exquisite, the software is improved in every way in comparison last year's model. The newly enhanced S Pen Stylus makes it remarkable easy to be productive. It is a sleek smartphone which comes with detachable QWERTY keyboard which is quite interesting. It offers S Pen stylus allowing users to quickly take onscreen notes, draw pictures, and much more. For more details you can check our detailed review discussed below.

Display and Dimensions

It is an elegant phablet which features a beautiful design that screams 'premium' from top to bottom. Just like the S6, it has an all glass and aluminium design that feels great in the hand. It has slight curve on the edges not like Galaxy Edge S6+ which has fully curved edges. It has a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED capacitive multi-touch screen producing a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Its pixel density is 518 ppi and comes with a color support of 16 million having amazing viewing angles. The screen has been coated with 'Corning Gorilla Glass 4' protection which acts as a safeguard against fingerprints and scratches. The device is 153.2 mm in length, 76.1 mm in width and 7.6 mm in thickness. It holds a weight of 171 grams which makes it bulky. Due to heavy weight the handset is quite uncomfortable to carry around. It packs gyro sensor, compass sensor, accelerometer sensor, proximity sensor and barometer sensor. It also has 'Fingerprint' sensor which you can use to authenticate your financial transactions.

Processor and Operating System

There are two processors offered in this device which includes 1.5 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53 and 2.1 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A57 processor joined with Mali-T760MP8 GPU. Like Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, this smartphone is also paired with 4 GB RAM which is the major highlight of this device. Through this capacity, you can easily run number of applications easily. It runs on Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) operating system for the efficient functioning of the device.

Camera and Storage

Moving on to the camera section, it has a 16 MP f/1.9 aperture sensor, optical image stabilization and brings auto real-time HDR option. It provides a resolution of 5312 x 2988 pixels. Other camera features include geo-tagging, face/smile detection, touch focus and panorama. It has dual video recording with 2160p@30fps and 1080p@60fps resolutions. On the other hand, it comes equipped with 5 MP front shooter for selfies and video calls. In terms of internal storage, it comes loaded with two memory variants i.e. 32/64 GB without microSD card.

Connectivity and Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is being incorporated with many connectivity options such as Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, USB, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. It supports 2G (GSM), 3G (HSPA) and 4G (LTE) networks. It is fueled by a non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery which is more than enough for the whole day.

Shades and Price

The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is dipped in 4 different color options i.e. Gold Platinum, White Pearl, Silver Titan and Black Sapphire. As far as pricing is concerned, its 32 GB variant costs $740 (Rs. 48,200) and 64 GB version is priced at $840 (Rs. 54,800).