Smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note 5 received a monolithic body of glass and metal. However, the 5.7-inch PHABLET stylus has lost not only the infrared port, and a removable battery and memory card slots. What else is lost and gained in return for this new product, find out Vesti.Hi-tech.
Having made just a revolution in the segment of smartphones with large screens, the model of the line Note usually asked the bar high throughout the” galactic “family. From similar devices from other manufacturers stylus they usually differ in their set of advanced features that competitors often simply can not be repeated. Now, however, place a mass of technological flagship took the Galaxy S6 Edge + (link read our detailed review) with so attractive to buyers curved screen. At the same time, new devaysu – Galaxy Note 5 – almost with the same filling, but with a flat screen and, of course, an exclusive stylus in addition, seems to have prepared for the role of a niche premium products.
Specifications
- Model: SM-N920S
- Operating System: Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), interface TouchWiz
- Display: 5.7-inch capacitive Super AMOLED, permission Quad HD (2560h1440 points), the density of dots per inch 518 ppi, the glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- CPU: 8-core 64-bit Samsung Exynos Octa 7 7420 (4 core ARM Cortex-A57, 2,1 GHz and 4 core Cortex-A53, 1,5 GHz), big.LITTLE GTS
- Graphics: ARM Mali-T760 MP8 (772 MHz)
- Memory: 4 GB 2-channel LPDDR4 (1552 MHz), 32/64 GB of internal UFS 2.0
- Camera: Basic – Sony IMX240 Exmor RS, 16 megapixel, 1 / 2.6 inch BSI-sensor aperture of f / 1.9, the EGF 27 mm autofocus, optical stabilization (Smart OIS), the video Ultra HD, 4K (3840×2160 @ 30fps ); front – Samsung S5K4E6, 5 MP (ISOCELL), 4-lens optics, the aperture of f / 1.9, 22 mm EGF, viewing angle of 120 degrees, a video Quad HD (2560×1440 @ 30fps)
- Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac (2,4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MIMO (2×2), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2, USB 2.0, OTG USB, NFC, ANT + , DLNA
- Contact: GSM / GPRS / EDGE, 3G UMTS, 4G LTE (Cat. 9, 450 Mbit / s)
- Navigation: GLONASS / GPS / BDS
- Type SIM-card: nanoSIM (4FF)
- Sensors: proximity, lighting, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, magnetic field sensor, compass, heart rate sensors, fingerprint
- Battery: non-removable, lithium-ion, 3000 mAh, fast (Qi / Powermat) and wireless (Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0) Charge
- Dimensions: 153,2×76,1×7,6 mm
- Weight: 171 g
- Colors: black (dark blue), white, silver, gold
Design and Ergonomics
In contrast to the previous model (Galaxy Note 4) in the materials reinforced hull Galaxy Note 5 abandoned plastic while to get rid of a removable rear cover with a stylized ” under the skin. ” Now it goes to the dressing glass and metal of the sixth generation flagship S-line (especially Galaxy S6 Edge +). On both sides of the metal frame shaped extending around the perimeter of the device, used protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4. By the way, the fashion for curves, which sets Soup Edge, avoiding in this case also failed. However, you can not guess the aspirations of buyers bend in the Galaxy Note 5 decided not to screen and back panel Glass is slowly “flows” to the side edges of the aluminum alloy. At constant diagonal screen (5.7-inch) enclosure news managed to make a little more compact (153,2h76,1 mm against 153,5×78,6 mm), thin (7.6 mm vs. 8.5 mm) and lighter (171 g vs 176 g) than the Galaxy Note 4. Note that the recently announced iPhone 6s Plus with a smaller 5.5-inch screen Galaxy Note 5 exceeds not only in terms of dimensions (mm 158,2h77,9 against 153,2h76,1mm) but also the weight (192 g vs. 171 g).
5 Galaxy Note models are available in four colors: black (Sapphire Black), White (White Pearl), silver (Silver) and gold (Gold Platinum). On the test apparatus we got black (or rather, dark blue). As you know, the glass – a material very easily soiled and on a dark background fingerprinting all gathered back panel, visible more clearly. So, if you regularly wipe the cloth do not want a smartphone, and the requirements for its appearance imposed as a foreman at a recruit, you should pay attention to the other colors. It should be borne in mind that the Galaxy Note 5 traditionally this line does not seem concerned about dust and moisture protection devices.
At the top of the front panel, protected by glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4, provided a cutout for the lattice,” colloquial “dynamics around which the facility is located front of the camera (right) and LED charging indicator / events, as well as proximity sensors and ambient light (left). The oval mechanical button “Home” / “Home screen” on the display, as in the Galaxy Note 4, added a fingerprint scanner. Dedicated touch keys “Recent Apps” (left) and “Back” (to the right) are practically invisible without illumination, the work of which is restricted.
A small and rather thin metal Power / Lock key, still can be found on the right edge of the machine.
Instead, volume rocker on the left spine now used two separate button.
The lower end of the housing It seems overloaded because there are (left to right): 3.5 mm connector audiogarnitury connector microUSB, grille “multimedia” speaker hole under the “Elementary” microphone, and a case with an electronic pen S Pen. By the way, a similar arrangement was ringing speaker Galaxy Note 3, while the Galaxy Note 4 of its grille moved to the removable rear cover. So the new model of the status quo is restored.
At the top end, where the missing infrared, left a hole for a second microphone, and there was an indoor slot for a Subscriber Identity Module format nanoSIM.
The back panel is made of glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4 with ergonomic curves to the side faces, decorated with the logo of Samsung. In the upper part of the place to found two holes – under the main camera lens and LED flash unit and the heart rate sensor.
Thanks to the shape of the rear panel, Galaxy Note 5 pretty comfortable in the hand. However, glass, unlike the soft-touch plastic (like Galaxy Note 4), the material still more slippery and less pleasant to the touch. Although the device is packaged in a compact body, and the size seems to be a large screen (5.7 inches), longer amazing, the settings provided special facilities for easy management of the device with one hand.
screen, camera, sound
Displays with a very sharp picture, rich colors and a wide viewing angles become one of the “chips” models in the line of Galaxy Note. Of course, the novelty this year is no exception. On its Super AMOLED-matrix with a diagonal of 5.7 inches, still, provides a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels (Quad HD, 2K). At the same time, the density of pixels per inch is the manufacturer estimates 518 ppi (theoretically 515 ppi). The side frame around the screen, compared to the Galaxy Note 4 has already started, so that the area occupied by the display on the front panel has increased from 74.39% to 76,62%.
For the color correction, which may seem too “acid” in the settings screen is available four profiles: “Basic”, “Photo AMOLED”, “film AMOLED” and “Adaptive Display”. In the latter case, the automatic optimization of the color range, saturation and sharpness. However, in this case, it does not guarantee compatibility with third-party applications. Good anti-glare screen features are complemented by a decent margin of brightness that makes it comfortable to use your smartphone, including, even in direct sunlight. The brightness level is proposed to adjust, either manually or by using its automatic adjustment of light sensor.
The capacitive screen Galaxy Note 5 supports multi-touch, and the program AntTuTu Tester has confirmed that detects up to ten simultaneous keystrokes. On the protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4, which should not only protects the screen from scratches, but also in the fall, provided the oleophobic layer. But the option to work with a screen with gloves in a new devayse missing. Well, it is, however, easy to survive. Not so many fans to touch the phone numbers in the cold.
The main news and the front camera is the same as that of the sixth-generation flagship S-series (Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge +). Thus, the main 16-megapixel sensor Sony IMX240 Exmor RS is located at 1 / 2.6-inch BSI-matrix, and the aperture of the lens with EGF (equivalent focal length) is 27 mm f / 1.9. The mandatory set – the system of “smart” optical image stabilization, autofocus and LED flash. The maximum photo resolution is 5312h2988 pixels (16 MP) at a ratio of 16: 9 and 3984h2988 pixels (12 MP) at the classic proportions of 4: 3 ratio. Examples of the photo can be seen here.
To the delight of fans of the self from the front camera turned out to have a 5-megapixel sensor (recall that the Galaxy Note 4 – a 3.7 megapixel). According to unconfirmed information, it uses a sensor Samsung S5K4E6 with proprietary technology ISOCELL (1/4 inch optical format). The lens photo module 4-lens optics, the aperture of f / 1.9, 22 mm EGF and the viewing angle up to 120 degrees. So it is not only self-portraits, but the group “crossbows” is now obtained with better quality. As before, all captured images, can be corrected, decorate and improve. The maximum resolution for “sebyashek” points 2592×1944 (5 MP, 4: 3), and in widescreen aspect ratio – 2592h1458 points (3.8 MP, 16: 9).
The interface of the application “Camera” has several modes, including “Auto”, “About” “Selective focus”, “Panorama”, “Videokollazh”, “live webcast”, “Slow” (1280×720 @ 120fps), “Express” (720p @ 30fps) and “virtual photography” (one object from several sides). At the same time, for the front camera, in addition to the “Self-portrait” and “Group Self” mode added “Time setting”. For example, in the “Pro” can be stored uncompressed images in a format RAW, and “Live Webcast” involves the transfer of video to your channel YouTube.
Use the control buttons to control the sound proposed scaling, as well as a video or photography. Very user-friendly quick launch application “Camera” by double-pressing the “Home” also migrated to the Galaxy Note 5 c flagship smartphones. Shooting on the front camera is activated without touching the screen, for example, by a gesture of outstretched hand or a voice command. In addition, the options “sebyashek” convenient to fix a simple touch of a finger sensor heart rate, on the back of the case, in the same block with the flash.
The main camera can shoot Full HD-video (1920×1080 pixels) at 60 fps, and Quad HD (2560h1440 points) and 4K-, or Ultra HD, (3840h2160 pixels) at 30 fps. And here at the front camera the best record at the same frame rate is obtained only as Quad HD. All content is retained in the container file MP4 (AVC – Video, AAC – audio).
Since the lattice” multimedia “speaker located on the bottom side of the case, it is not covered in almost any position smartphone. Of course, it can be specially close fingers and then the volume decreases significantly. In the setting of several options available, allowing, in particular, to choose the optimal level of sound to emulate the tone of a tube amp or recreate the surround sound effect. Are invited to experiment and playback speed. A selection of music lovers as 7-band equalizer with presets and manual adjustment. Regular means a smartphone, you can listen to audio files created with codecs for compressing audio data without losing quality (lossless-codecs), with the expansion of FLAC.
It should be noted that, unlike the Galaxy Note 4, which built three microphones, the new device are only two, and they are spaced apart at opposite ends. So in the “Recorder”, in addition to the standard, there were only modes “Interview” and “Voice Notes” (convert the recorded voice directly into the text).
filling performance
Under the hood Galaxy Note 5, as well as at the flagship of the sixth generation S-series (Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge +) lies SoC (SoC) Exynos 7 Octa 7420 production of Samsung Electronics, created with taking into account the design rules of 14 nm.
The configuration big.LITTLE GTS includes two clusters of four cores: ARM Cortex-A57 with a frequency of 2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz. For graphics processing chip is a special accelerator ARM Mali T760 MP8 (772 MHz) with eight execution units. Recall that the previous generation of the smartphone Galaxy Note 4 crystal content Exynos Octa 7 5433, created with the less stringent design standards (20 nm), which affects its performance and power consumption. The base configuration of the device complements the 4 GB of RAM (2-channel LPDDR4, 1552 MHz), which is higher than the last year’s model Galaxy Note 4 (3 GB), and normal flagship Galaxy S6 (3 GB).
In the synthetic tests AnTuTu Benchmark 5.7.1 new look pretty confident and gained 64,738 “virtual parrots.” Note that the Galaxy Note 4 could expect in this test of about 50 thousand “virtual birds”.
The Vellamo benchmark in the multi-core test (MultiCore) Galaxy Note 5 in the lead with a score of 3169 points, but missed a forward flagship Galaxy S6 when assessing the” horsepower “on the CPU test ( Metal).
On visual Epic Citadel test at variable settings, High Performance and High Quality (performance at the expense of quality and vice versa), the average frame rate to permit 2560h1440 points differ only in the values after the decimal point. Changing the settings on Ultra High Quality predictably reduced the value of this parameter.
It is confidently made smartphone universal gaming benchmarks 3DMark, where the result obtained at the recommended tests Sling Shot (ES 3.1), amounted to 1 211 points.
But the total number of points earned Galaxy Note 5 to the cross-platform benchmark Base Mark OS II, was 1725.
There are two version of Galaxy Note 5 – c 32 GB and 64 GB of internal memory with ultra-fast technology UFS 2.0 (runs 2.7 times faster than flash memory type eMMC 5.0). In particular, this ensures smooth playback Ultra HD-video. On the test we got a model with 32 GB, which is available only about 25 GB, and free, of course, even less. Unfortunately, the expansion slots of warehouse, for example, in the Galaxy Note 4, is not provided. However, thanks to the support of technology USB-OTG to the machine can be connected to ordinary USB flash drive.
A set of communication includes, inter alia, 2-band Wi-Fi-module 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac (2 4 and 5 GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2, ANT +, DLNA, NFC. Alas, behind it appeared IR port that is not clear what prevented. Recall that, along with other important changes in the Bluetooth version 4.2 increased the speed of information exchange between devices while reducing power consumption.
In place microSIM-card came Subscriber Identity Module format nanoSIM (4FF). At the same time, the smartphone Galaxy Note 5 provides for work in the Russian networks fourth generation. So, with the support of LTE-A (Cat. 6), data reception rate can reach 300 Mbit / s.
The positioning and navigation helps multi-system receiver. Even indoors rather quickly searched satellites faction GPS, GLONASS and BDS (Beidou). Also provided support for technology A-GPS (coordination of Wi-Fi and cellular networks).
For fast charging Galaxy Note 5 requires a special 2-mode device that meets the specifications Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0. Unfortunately, the test was smart to us without this adapter. Recall that wireless charging, starting with the flagship Galaxy S6, supported in two specifications – Qi and Powermat. Compared to last year’s model, the capacity of lithium-ion battery in the Galaxy Note 5 actually declined – from 3220 mAh to 3000 mAh, but it did not affect the autonomy of the device.
In the battery test AnTuTu Tester new smartphone has earned 7701 points, ahead on points ( 6872) Galaxy Note 4 with the same 5.7-inch screen with a resolution of Quad HD-. But with continuous video playback test (format MP4, Full HD-quality, full brightness), the battery level every hour decreased by only 6-7%, making it easy to overcome the 10-hour line.
As for energy efficiency, are available in two special modes including extreme. At the same time, it is the latter turns the device into a simple “dialer”.
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