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).
