Monday, October 12, 2015

Review of Samsung Galaxy Note 5 – ITC.ua

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At the Samsung originally had no plans to sell the Galaxy Note 5 on a large number of markets, so as not to create unnecessary competition Galaxy S6 edge +. For example, in Ukraine Note 5 originally was supposed to be only for the New Year. Fortunately, Samsung plans changed and the continuation of the legendary line of smartphones already in our editorial. Let’s see what the new offer users Galaxy Note 5, compared to its predecessors.

The models in the line: 10

Price Range: 15,034 – 20,900 USD



Design and body materials

Externally, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 only vaguely reminiscent of the previous model. The Samsung abandoned the use of plastic, so in Note 5, as in other flagship Samsung this year, the front and rear casing are covered with glass Gorilla Glass 4, a sidewall made of aluminum.

New materials affected the smartphone design in favor of a new housing trend has become not folding, and Note 5 lost removable battery. But at the same time, it is possible to make the body thinner. Overall Galaxy Note 5, at the same size of the display, has become not only much thinner and has 4 Note:

The width of the body has decreased mainly due to the frames on either side of the display. This is not only a positive impact on the usability of smartphone, but also reflected in its appearance.

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5 Galaxy Note looks much neater predecessor and language not bring myself to call him “PHABLET.” Designers and engineers Samsung has managed to accommodate a 5.7-inch screen in the housing, which is markedly less than the iPhone 6s Plus with the 5.5-inch screen.

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In terms of design and materials Galaxy Note 5 carries the ideas of the Galaxy S6 / S6 edge, but most of the smart phone similar to the S6 edge +. In fact, it is its mirror twin. After all Galaxy + S6 edge laterally bent screen and Note 5 have the same bends to the rear of the housing. This allows you to comfortably keep your smartphone and it is excellent in the jeans pocket.

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The build quality is at 5 Galaxy Note is not satisfactory, all the details fit is very tight, backlash or creaking in the body is not.

Display

5,7-inch touch screen Galaxy Note has a resolution of 5 2560h1440 points and made by technology Super AMOLED. The screen shows a very clear picture, the number of pixels in it up to 518 dpi. The brightness level is normally regulated from 1.8 to 422 cd / m2, and in direct sunlight the display can automatically twist the brightness up to 780 cd / m2, which allows him to remain readable even in bright sunlight.

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In the” main “display shows a very good factory calibration with 100% coverage of the color space sRGB, the temperature at 6500K, and range from the reference value 2.2.

Platform and Performance

At the heart of 5 Galaxy Note is Samsung Exynos 7420 processor, which includes four productive core Cortex-A57 with a frequency of 2.1 GHz and four energy-efficient Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz . Depending on the load processor for calculations can use either productive or energy-saving core, thus saving battery power. For graphics processing in Note 5 corresponds to the chip Mali-T760MP8. But apart from that, high performance smartphone provides 4 GB of RAM, which allow no problem to leave the work in the background even demanding applications, and then through time back to them.

Built in the Galaxy Note 5 memory may be 32 or 64 GB, while the 128GB version is not present, and a slot for microSD memory cards in the housing is not provided. For most tasks will be enough, and 32 GB, but more demanding users own memory capacity increase can not, and it is for the line of Galaxy Note is not typical.



Interface

Works Note 5 under the operating Android 5.1.1 system with a proprietary interface Samsung TouchWiz. Like the Galaxy S6 edge +, the interface Note the company to better manage the area of ​​5.7-inch display. Slightly reduced the interface elements on the screen was able to put more useful information. For example, in a row in the new the new TouchWiz, both on the desktop and on the menu is placed not four, but five icons.

As for the rest, the Samsung tried to minimally alter Android and removed all unnecessary, so that users can easily configure your new smartphone.

Camera

The main camera in the Galaxy Note May 16 megapixel with autofocus, six lenses, optical stabilization and aperture f / 1.9. This is the same unit that we saw in the Galaxy S6 / S6 edge and S6 edge +, and he’s one of the best smartphones. Thanks to him, the camera is in Note 5 shows the excellent image quality, with both day and evening and even at night.

The front camera smartphone 5-megapixel with an aperture f / 1.9.



The stylus S Pen

One of the “chips” Galaxy Note line was always the stylus S Pen, which allowed to take handwritten notes or draw on the screen of your smartphone. In Note 5, as in the previous model, the 1024-level pen understands clicking on the screen monitors the slope and speed of movement. But that Samsung has managed to reduce the delay between pen and display, so write or draw on the Galaxy Note 5 even easier.

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The dimensions of the new S Pen up 111h5,3h3,6 mm, and it is traditionally made of plastic. Hiding the stylus in the case of the smartphone, but this time it introduces a new mechanism of stretching. Instead of to hook a finger tip of the pen, it now should be the other way around as the push button inside, after which he will be out of the housing. This mechanism allows you to completely hide the stylus inside the Galaxy Note 5, it is not zadenesh accident and the whole of it can be forgotten, if not using it.

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Mechanical button Side S Pen, which is responsible for calling the teams to work with a stylus, the new version has been somewhat simplified. It is slightly more recessed into the body of the pen, and completely flat, with no cross-sections as in previous versions.

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This change is due to the fact that the very own button no longer plays such an important role, as in the previous Galaxy Note. Call “command guidance” is now possible using a transparent virtual buttons, which can always be selected by the user of the screen.

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In fact, the menu to access these functions faster S Pen has also changed, and now it can contain four, five icons. However, three appointed by the user program.

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In Otherwise, the main features of the pen have not changed. With it, users can still make a quick handwritten notes, highlight and make a screenshot of a specific area of ​​the display, or the entire screen, and run the application notes S Note. Because really new features S Note is the ability to do a full screenshot, for example, an entire Web page, as well as a quick note, when writing on the screen, you can immediately after the stylus was extracted from the body.

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In addition, the S Note appeared import PDF, and is now on the documents, you can write and draw, as usual figures.

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With regard to the application S Note, some of it is just seen Samsung desire to simplify some of the functions to go to meet the average user. Thus “out of the box” in S Note is not the majority of features that were available in previous versions of the program.

The user simply offer to take handwritten notes or the text and add images to them. Probably the vast majority of more and is not necessary, but for more demanding users the ability to extend the functionality provided S Note the installation of free modules.

This result allows to compile a program for taking notes or drawing it to fit your needs. For example, if you need a tool for creating diagrams, it can be downloaded. All past advanced features S Note, such as the recognition of images and text, you can also install a separate package.



Fingerprint Reader

As with the Galaxy S6 edge +, built-in mechanical button under the display Note 5 fingerprint scanner works very quickly and accurately. Samsung has managed to significantly improve its performance, and at the moment it is one of the fastest scanners available in smartphones.

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Fingerprint sensor in the Galaxy Note 5 is used to unlock the display, as well as the login to certain websites through the browser Samsung and shopping in the store Samsung Apps.

Endurance

Built in the Galaxy Note 5 battery has a capacity of 3000 mAh, which is less than that of Note 4, but thanks to a new platform while working at it about the same. Even with very active use with permanent connection to the Internet via 3G and Wi-Fi, and a background synchronization, up to 15% Note 5 discharged for 16-18 hours, about 4.5 hours of screen.

This is good for a smartphone, because when less active use of it can be recharged 1.5-2 times of the day. Additionally, Galaxy Note 5 supports fast wired and wireless charging. A full charge Note 5 via a wired charger takes approximately 90 minutes, with 10 minutes the battery is charged up to 20%, and 30 minutes to almost 50%.



As a result,

With 5 release Galaxy Note Samsung has been criticized for the care of the basics of line Note. Indeed, in the new model and the back cover is not removed, and the microSD card slot no. But if the latter can still be classified as objective disadvantages, the inability to change the battery yourself noticed is not all. In general, Galaxy Note 5 longer looks like a reinterpretation of the series than its continuation. But whether he was the worse? Not at all. Fans will find the line Note Galaxy Note 5 are the same strengths: a large screen, high performance, excellent camera, stylus and good functional autonomy. And all this is complemented by a stylish design, new materials, housing, smaller size, faster, and wireless charging. As a result, Samsung’s got another great device in the line Note, that you can criticize except for the lack of microSD card slot and a flagship price. The rest of the Galaxy Note 5 may be an example for other manufacturers like to make big, smart but comfortable.

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likes:

+ Design
+ Materials
+ Build quality
+ Display
+ Speed Work
+ Camera
+ Stylus
+ Autonomy
+ Fast Charge

Do not like:

– There is no card slot microSD
– Flagship price

Type Smartphone
Type SIM-card Nano-SIM
High-Speed ​​Data GPRS / EDGE, HSPA +, LTE Cat.6 / 9
The number of SIM-cards 1
operating system Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
RAM, GB 4
Built-in Memory, GB 32
Expansion
Dimensions in mm 153,2 × 76,1 × 7,6
Weight g 171
Protection against dust and moisture
battery Li-Ion 3000 mAh (non-removable)
Time (manufacturer’s data) no data
Diagonal inches 5,7
Resolution 2560 × 1440
Matrix type Super AMOLED
PPI 518
Sensor dimming +
Touch Screen (type) Capacitive
CPU Samsung Exynos 7420 + GPU Mali T760
Type the kernel Cortex-A53 + Cortex-A57 (64-bit)
The number of cores 4 +4
Frequency, GHz 1,5 / 2,1
The main camera, MP 16 (f1.9)
AF +
Movie 2160p @ 30fps, 1080p @ 60fps
Flash +
The front camera, MP 4 (f1.9)
Other OIS
Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, MIMO (2 × 2)
Bluetooth 4.2 LE, ANT +
GPS +
IrDA
NFC +
Interface Connector microUSB 2.0
In Audio 3,5 mm
MP3 player +
FM-radio
Body type candy bar (molded)
Housing material metal / glass
Keyboard Type input screen
More Fast and wireless charging, fingerprint scanner, heart rate monitor, a stylus
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