When Samsung introduced the world to the new Galaxy Note 5, fans of the brand who have had some previous line model Note were confused. The new phablet simply had lost some of the features that most interested them:. Removable battery, space for memory cards and infrared
At the same time, however, the Korean got the attention of several other people for your product, which is now much more attractive to the general public
With this change in strategy, the company may have “killed” the tradition of its line Galaxy Note, but may also have achieved something unprecedented:. make an Android big man unit and stylus crayon desired by the average consumer, who usually enjoys more compact and less complex devices.
Of course this is no guarantee of success, especially because we’re talking about an expensive device . But is it worth expend so much real in the new premium high-end manufactured by Samsung?
Design
Não We can deny that the Note 5 design is what most impresses the appliance at first. The device is a phablet very good to hold and really do not look so uncomfortable in his hand as any other similarly sized model. It is much more compact than the iPhone 6S Plus, for example, and has a 0.2 ” larger screen. That is, the occupancy rate of the front face of the screen is much better on the phone from Samsung.
Leaving this more dimensional aspect aside, let’s discuss the look of this phablet. The design language is almost the same inaugurated on Galaxy S6, but the Note 5 looks more like the S6, with a peculiarity. Instead of having the curved screen edges, the rear of the apparatus is that it has this characteristic. This makes it much easier to handle.
Podemos also say that this is the most beautiful Android device ever released by Samsung as a whole. The mirrored aspect of it, especially in gray we received for testing, is very nice. It reflects a little light, but not directly, and you can not “comb hair” looking at the device, since it is not a fact mirror.
At the front, barely We have side edges, which makes it very compact unit and really beautiful. Nevertheless, it is not so easy to make accidental touches the screen side as it might seem. Finally, this whole body covered in glass and matte metal makes the set a flat either, but it is less slippery than devices made all in metal, for example.
Desempenho
O Galaxy Note 5 provides a processor manufactured by Samsung itself named Exynos 7420, which is basically the octa-core chip for better performance today. Other than that, it brings 4GB of RAM and a GPU top of the line. With this you can be sure that everything in the Google Play will run smoothly on that device.
In our daily tests, we noted that these specifications really make a difference. Everything runs very smoothly, and you can switch between heavy apps without having to reload them all the time. This is very interesting for those who need to handle multiple browser windows or social networking apps simultaneously. In short, you get your content always available in the background.
It is worth noting that the Note 5, as well as all Samsung’s top of the line, can open more than one app at a time and split screen. In our tests, all applications support this feature worked perfectly well.
We run also some more demanding games such as Batman Arkham Origins and Real Racing 3, and the device could deliver maximum performance without problems. Now check out the results in the benchmarks.
Benchmarks
For this analysis, we submitted the Note 5 to five benchmark applications. They are:. 3D Mark (Ice Storm Unlimited) AnTuTu Benchmark 5, Basemark X, GFX Bench (T-Rex HD Off Screen and T-Rex HD On Screen) and Vellamo Mobile Benchmark (HTML 5 and Metal)
3D Mark (Ice Storm Unlimited)
The Ice Storm Unlimited test 3D Mark, is used to make direct comparisons between processors and GPUs. Factors such as display resolution can affect the final result. The higher the score, the better the performance.
AnTuTu Benchmark 5
One of the most respected benchmark applications in its class, the AnTuTu benchmark 4 interfaces tests, CPU, GPU and RAM. The results are added together and generate a final score. The higher the score, the better the performance.
Basemark X
The Basemark X focuses primarily on measuring the graphic quality of the devices. Based on the Unity engine 4, the app applies high-density tests, showing which of the devices does better at running games. The higher the score, the better the performance.
GFX Bench (T-Rex HD)
The GFX Bench is designed to measure the graphic quality. This includes items such as performance stability, rendering quality and energy consumption. The results are shown in average of frames per second (fps). The higher the score, the better the performance.
Vellamo Benchmark Mobile
The Vellamo Mobile Benchmark applies two tests to the appliance, HTML5 and Metal. The first one is rated the cell performance in direct internet access via browser. You Metal test, the final number indicates the processor performance. The higher the score, the better the performance.
Tela
O phablet this display is being considered by many “the best screen ever used on a mobile device.” It really has an amazing quality compared to any current device, but it is good to wait until the release of Xperia Z5 Premium Sony, which has a 4K display, to have the final verdict in this regard. The Samsung device is in the 2K, but the Korean screens typically outperform competitors not by resolution but by the color balance and brightness.
For now, however, you will not find any smartphone or tablet in the current market with a better screen than the Note 5. We are talking about a Super AMOLED 5.7 ” with 1440×2560 resolution and 518 pixels per inch density. In our tests, was especially remarkable purity of whites.
The reproduction of other colors also happens to very realistically, especially in the case of black, it really is black and not gray. Brightness levels are also very satisfactory, and you can see quite easily around the screen content even outdoors.
Software
This is always a sore spot in smartphones from Samsung . The company has the notorious tradition of making its interface, TouchWiz, very heavy with unnecessary animations and slow and often embark still very “crapware”. Last year, however, the Korean has improved significantly, and you can see it in Note 5.
The look of the software is more enjoyable because it is much more streamlined and minimalist, but still has a bit of room for improvement. The overall interface is with smooth and fast animations, and you do not find more those icons “cheesy” or poorly developed native apps.
However, the problem is the amount of extra apps. Taking all native items of Android, is in Note 5 other 22 apps installed by the manufacturer, which includes several Microsoft products and Facebook. Almost all of them can be disabled, but few can be uninstalled for good.
Of course many are useful, and you end up installing much on your device in any way, but it is never nice to have the manufacturer making that choice user. In the end, not enough to be a problem, but is rather something unnecessary.
The version of Android is the Lollipop 5.1.1, but an upgrade to 6.0 Marshmallow is on the way.
S Pen
The S Pen is the hallmark of the Galaxy Note line, and Samsung can improve this feature every year. However, only now in 2015 the S Pen became really great. If you use it in Samsung’s own apps, there is lag some at the time of writing.
It’s as if you were writing on a white board with marker, because of the tip sliding on the smooth screen form. It is not like pen and paper because the paper offer a rugged resistance, but gives pro spent. On the other hand, in third-party apps such as OneNote, the pen has a considerable delay
Acreditamos the only stylus cinnamon better than either the S Pen Pen Microsoft Surface, which accompanies the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, but we can not say that for sure because we’ve never done a test with these models.
As for the software that comes with the S Pen, Samsung did a great job. All are very practical and responsive, but we can highlight the S Note, which allows the user to make quick notes just taking a pen and writing on the phablet blocked black screen. Ie you do not need to unlock the device to start writing.
The Smart Capture, which is part of the “Hanging Commands” S Pen, is another very interesting novelty. You can capture your screen and write it to share with friends, but you can do better than that.
Drawings (anadores) made with the S Pen
If you are in an app that allows you to scroll the page vertically, you can capture the full extent with the “Roll” function. Make common capture and quickly, move the pointer S Pen to the lower left corner to have the option to show.
Cameras
There is also talk that the Galaxy cameras Note 5 are among the best in the market today, trailing only the Xperia Sony Z5. In our tests, we noticed that the quality is truly impressive and the color reproduction is surprisingly natural, without much saturation, but also not too “watery”.
In automatic mode, the only one we take into account in our analysis, it is very easy to make a picture of great quality. First because the camera app open very quickly, you give two quick taps the Home button and the device already allows the photos. With a tap on the capture button, the images are ready with a higher than normal speed. If you do not pay attention, you can even notice that the photo has already been taken.
The result of the images is great overall. Machine does well balance exposure in virtually any situation, even at night, whose photos are as beautiful as in prosumer cameras. In this situation, there is almost no noise, and the colors are not distorted. During the day, as might be expected, the results could not be better. Check out the gallery.
What can be the weak point in the field of photography for Note 5 is the front camera. In automatic mode, it tries to “beautify” artificially people’s faces in the picture, and this is usually very strange, especially if you do a selfie very closely. Of course you can change this in the settings, but the automatic mode is the default camera.
On the other hand, the device is excellent for video recording. It has optical image stabilization, and therefore nothing is blurring as more basic appliances. As with photos, the overall quality of the images in terms of color reproduction and exposure is usually very good, and the automatic adjustment of focus happens very quickly. You can make videos in 1080p at 60 fps, but 4K (2160p), only 30 fps.
Battery
Note 5 no longer has a massive battery and great autonomy as his predecessors had. This leaves the cute and compact phone, but it’s not practical for heavy users . If you want extra autonomy, you need to carry a power bank with you instead of an extra battery.
This does not mean, however, that Note 5 has a bad battery life. Quite the opposite. He manages to stay a whole day running smoothly under moderate or heavy use and if you do not mess too much with it, you can get a day and a half or even two, in extreme cases.
our tests, taking pictures often giving social networking, browsing at 4G and playing casually, he reached the end of the day with more than 30% of charge left. On a more methodical evaluation, we can end all the battery in 8 hours and 20 minutes running a video on YouTube with WiFi on and the screen brightness set to maximum.
This tag is average for phablet the which is quite beyond the usual top notch.
Sound and extras
Note 5 has only one speaker at the bottom, and the output is not up to much. It is very easy to cover it with your fingers while playing games, but, on the other hand, the sound is better than expected. He is loud, clear and has few distortions. The surprise in this department is the headset, which should please both the quality of construction when the sonic performance.
Another highlight is the bed of fingerprints. He is very precise and very practical to use on a daily basis to avoid getting drawing patterns or entering passwords on the smartphone. It can configure multiple fingers, but this may be somewhat time consuming. At the time of use to unlock, however, reading is always fast, but sometimes fails
In the box, you get a charger” Fast Charging “that actually charges your battery shortly. With about an hour into the outlet, you already have a nearly full charge. The smartphone also features wireless charging, but you need to buy an extra accessory for it.
There are six additional tips for the S Pen and a tool to make the switch.
It is worth?
We can not answer this question categorically. We must take a few points into account and assess the class in which this phablet is inserted. If we consider only the price of it compared to the other common line of tops, would be unfair to the Note 5.
The official value is R $ 3,799 (but can be found in promotions of up to R $ 2,771 ), and their performance in benchmarks is very similar to the Galaxy S6, for example, which can now be purchased for R $ 2,200 or less.
However, one must understand that the Note 5 is a big screen phablet has an S Pen of great quality and a really impressive camera, and an interesting autonomy and many other useful and unique features.
What weighs against him is the fact to be only the option of 32 GB of storage without the possibility to expand it with memory cards. However, the look of the handset is really beautiful, and its significantly compact body.
In addition, he is one of the most expensive category of today’s mobile devices, comprising iPhone 6s Xperia X5 Plus and Premium. These two competitors are not yet available in Brazil, but lower expectations comment that both will surpass the mark of R $ 4000 handily at lower settings.
Another competitor example would be the Moto X Force, arriving to Brazil soon with hardware resources and lower by R $ 3,149. . Viewed in this light, it becomes clear that the Galaxy Note 5 is worth very much worth
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