
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Review Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Review-the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has finally been launched at Samsung's official unveiling in New York. For us here in the UK (and our European readers too) there is good news and there is bad news, and sadly the bad news kinda trumps all the good stuff. The good news is that the Galaxy Note 5 lives up to all the hype and more, and listed below are five of its most interesting features. However, the bad news is that, at time of launch, Samsung currently has no plans to introduce the stylus-equipped Galaxy Note 5 phablet to the UK and European markets, instead, according to statements from Samsung representatives, the firm is focusing the Note 5 on the North American and Asian markets. For whatever reason Samsung will not be retailing the Galaxy Note 5 in the UK. This is extremely odd, considering how popular previous models have been. Nevertheless, you can still pick one up from retailers, just not networks. Granted, this could change. But for now if you want a high-end Samsung you’re basically stuck with the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 EDGE, as well as the Galaxy S6 EDGE+. specifications Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Review Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N920T, N920A, N920I 4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - N920A LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700) - N920I Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Launch Announced 2015, August Status Available. Released 2015, August Body Dimensions 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in) Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) SIM Nano-SIM - S Pen stylus Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 5.7 inches (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~518 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Platform OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Chipset Exynos 7420 CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 GPU Mali-T760MP8 Memory Card slot No Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM Camera Primary 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash, check quality Features 1/2.6' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec., check quality Secondary 5 MP Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou NFC Yes Radio To be confirmed USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host Features Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM Browser HTML5 Java No - Wireless charging (Qi/PMA) - market dependent - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor Battery Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery Stand-by Talk time Misc Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl SAR US 1.53 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body) SAR EU 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body) Price group 9/10 (About 900 EUR) Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 1852 / Basemark X: 26281 Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.090 (sunlight) Camera Photo / Video Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 73dB Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -94.7dB Battery life Endurance rating 85h...