The Galaxy Note 5 recently reached by R $ 3,799 in a clear attempt by Samsung to not lose the space the phablet geared to productivity won in Brazil in recent years. Nearly R $ 1000 more expensive than the previous version – when the reality of the dollar was quite another – the Note 5 comes as another high-end South Korean, yet strategically positioned below its sibling similar settings and curved edges, the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. The decision not only favors Note 5 as evidence that the maturation of a line can be much more interesting for a company than the much sought and little achieved innovation.
Pro
– design and premium finish;
– S Pen improved and more resources;
– battery fast charging;
against
– antiquated TouchWiz interface;
– no microSD card slot;.
– compatible only with a carrier chip
design
To say that a smartphone design is as essential as your hardware settings may sound exaggerated, but it is not. No longer. Therefore, Samsung’s decision to take the glass finish for the fifth version of the Galaxy Note was so right. Since its birth, the Note has always been one of the most powerful devices extensive portfolio of South Korea, but only inside. Design was not his forte. So much so that until the fourth version of the cell contained a plastic back and a patterning that made him a very conservative guy, “working smartphone”. Now the Note 5 is a device that line as other tops can be sported by her beauty, and, more than that displayed by the owner as a fashion accessory.
iG , tested a version called Black Sapphire, which looks more like navy blue than black as the name suggests, and therefore it is even more beautiful, one Since the device changes color according to lighting. In addition to being more robust, glass lends the phone a different brightness, which together with the metallic frame has more style. In terms of dimensions, the Galaxy Note 5 is virtually the same size as its predecessor, the difference is that its footprint is slightly different, for the better. Note the Galaxy 5, Samsung has made use of its technology to bend the glass to give more ergonomic to the back of the product, which fits well in the palm.
A controversial point about the Galaxy Note 5 is the S Pen stylus that comes built into the device. Some users find bad attachment fact not enter the space for it anyway, ie with the tip out. This way, we believe that a more distracted user can even make that mistake and put the inverted pen, however, please note that by leaving the tip of the stylus pen out of the machine the S Pen is quite vulnerable. It is a sensitive accessory that deserves protection, so nothing to borrow for children who will try to put pen instead. Most importantly, Samsung made: let the pen with the same dimensions so that it can be engaged with the button up or down, but not reversed. Besides, the S Pen from the base acts as a button that, when pressed lightly, pushing the stylus out a mechanism of push and pull.
Aside from that, Samsung chose by another array of buttons on the Galaxy Note 5: the on and off at the right side, the volume on the left side, the back on the right side below the screen, while the access button to the windows on the left side of the start button also below the screen. As the position of the buttons changes little from brand to brand – with the exception of LG and some models from Asus, of course, they have the volume buttons on the back – it’s a matter of practice.
Settings
Inside, the Galaxy Note 5 is also robust, and brings up the market average settings. The chipset is the Exynos 7420, Samsung’s own, formed by a Quad core processor at 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 and Quad core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 and a GPU Mali-T760MP8 call. RAM is one of the most attractive market, 4GB, which together with the 32 GB storage – only version that will come to the country for the time being – was more than enough. Unlike previous generations, Note 5 does not have microSD card slot, which may frustrate some users used to store everything on the card. However, that is, the lack of microSD card space is a tendency, especially among high-end devices which concern the design is larger.
In general, we can say that the device does not latch and the experience of changing from one application to another is quite fluid. Benchmark tests conducted by iG show that it is a powerful device: there were 64 436 points in AnTuTu above the Z4, Moto X Style, LG G4, strong competitors, 34.783 points in Quadrant Standard and above competitors, but 1,810 points in Vellamo Metal, number of Moto X 2014 and the LG G4, 4,944 points in Vellamo HTML 5 and 2,968 points in Vellamo Multicore. And perhaps one of the most important aspects, the little machine heats up during games. . We tested with the Epic Citadel and Dungeon Hunter 5 and the experience was quite satisfactory
16-megapixel rear camera of the Galaxy Note 5 surprises
cameras
Being a brother-end device the Galaxy S6 line, Note 5 brings the same and successful series of cameras. At the rear, the 16-megapixel camera can produce images with a resolution of 5312 x 2988 pixels, and has aperture F1.9, flash LED optical image stabilization, HDR in real time and auto focus.
Rear camera has auto focus, HDR in real time optical image stabilizer and LED flash
A set of hardware and software that works very well both in low light and to capture moving images. Apple and other manufacturers have proved that the body of work is it: it is clear that the lenses are important because it is through them that the light enters, allowing the picture, however, before such fine equipment, the help of software to compensate for any absences is more than necessary.
That is, with the rear camera, Android and Samsung’s own app do a great job. Unfortunately, we can not say the same of the front camera. In automatic mode, the program forces the bar on photos taken in low light, making the images blurred to hide the absence of pixels. The solution is to switch to the rear camera or change the front settings. Day, however, there are no complaints. In terms of hardware, the front camera is average: five megapixels and aperture of f 1.9, is satisfactory selfies, but does not shine like the back.
A new feature of this camera application on the Galaxy Note 5 and that it not only allows the user to film in 4K, but also broadcast live on YouTube. The function comes to deal with applications such as Periscope, Twitter, but also to simplify the live streaming videos and to make it more private. The idea of the feature is to allow the user to broadcast to your friends.
But the most important innovation when it comes to camera is the shortcut that Samsung created the Galaxy S6 and is also present in the Galaxy Note 5: just give-click the Start button to the camera app open . It sounds silly, and even simple, but it is a small change that makes all the difference on the user’s day. Who has already tested the Motorola devices that activate the camera with a simple gesture know that all shortcut to the most used functionality of a smartphone is valid.
screen
As with many other devices from Samsung, the Galaxy Note 5 also draws attention for its screen. And not just by size, 5.7-inch, but especially the quality of the display Super AMOLED with 16 million colors, resolution 2.560×1.440 pixels and 518 ppi density. Thanks to Super AMOLED technology, the Note 5 screen is thinner, has a faster response and a clarity that is noticeable, especially on a sunny day.
Of course, the screen Note 5 is one of the main attractions for those seeking a better experience videos and games, as its response is fast, eliminating the possible traces the moving images, and quite sharp. When compared to an iPhone 6, however, I realized that the white Note 5 is a bit gray, but obviously the difference is only noticeable when we put the devices next to each. Day by day, little one realizes this more sober tone, in my opinion, is more pleasing to the eye than that more bluish than other cell white.
Connectivity
The Galaxy Note 5 in leaves nothing to be desired in terms of connection, besides, of course, if you do not give up a smartphone with room for two chip carriers, the dual chip famous or dual sim. If for you is important, sure: for now, there is no provision for a version with this feature. Aside from that, the Note 5 has every kind of connection that a high-end device should have: compatibility with 4G network, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, fingerprint reader next to the button initial, GPS and NFC, which is still little used, but has become standard in the industry
On the issue of sensors the Note 5 also delivers what is expected:. the phone has Accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass barometer, heart rate, which helps a lot when taking a selfie – just put on and take the box finger sensor the camera shoots – and also SpO2, also called pulse oximetry, which measures the heartbeat and help the user activity logs.
Battery
With 3,000 mAh, the Galaxy’s battery Note 5 surprised the tests, especially the crash. Running video in full screen brightness set to maximum and turned on Wi-Fi, the device’s battery lasted about ten hours. In normal days it varied greatly, from 8 to 14 hours, which can be a challenge to the user. In this sense, it is to say that I am a heavy user of social networks and therefore the battery had such uneven performance. But there were days it exceeded 14 hours, something just now seen.
In the days of short-lived, the way is to appeal to the modes of economy, which in the case of Note 5 proved quite satisfactory. The Power Save Mode limits the CPU performance, reduces glare from the screen and the frame rate also turning off the lighting of the touch buttons, vibration and reducing the time the screen takes to turn off after receiving a notification . This mode has saved the user. The second mode, low-power, applies a gray-scale screen and limits the number of applications in use. I recommend for extreme cases. These two modes are really helpful, but would be even better if the user could configure so that one of them began to run when the battery arrived at some level, that is, could program. With me it’s like this: when I see sometimes is too late
Another way to circumvent the battery issue is with fast charging, which is really effective.. In the case of the Galaxy Note 5, the wall charger that comes in the box is able to charge the device completely in just 90 minutes. The battery is also compatible with the fast charging technology and wireless, but this type is only sold with accessory.
system
The Galaxy Note 5 runs one of the latest versions of Android, the v5.1.1, alias Lollipop, and will soon be upgraded to the sixth OS version of Google, Marshmallow. The layout of the platform is still quite modified by the TouchWiz interface that Samsung seems to be modifying the few not to scare users. More than once the South Korean company spokesmen defended the interface itself saying that brand fans like. I personally have never been a fan.
Since the S6, released in March, some applications themselves are more beautiful, such as phone, contacts and message. Also new in terms of system is that there are few pre-embedded applications, other developments in the case of Samsung. Much own apps are really interesting as the Intelligent Manager – it takes care of battery, storage, RAM and also the device protection – the S Health, which records user activity, the S Voice, which works in conjunction with the Voice Command feature of Android itself, SideSync, which mirrors the smartphone screen on other devices, whether they are running Windows or Mac OS, among some others.
S Pen allows user to draw and write on the Galaxy screen Note 5
S Pen
Main differential Galaxy Note 5, the S Pen is the accessory which makes it almost unique device on the market. Not only for its existence, but the functions it offers, the result of a maturing product. One of the novelties of the S Pen is she now possesses a mechanism of push and pull that brings the stylus out, without the user having to use your fingernails to get it out of its compartment. Moreover, when removed from its space S Pen is automatically triggered. You can now write to the locked screen, ideal function for quick note. This surely is one of the little innovations that make all the difference for those who choose the Note.
In addition, Samsung finally understood that the pen is not used by the user only when he wants to draw or write on the screen. Therefore improved the suspended statement that appears when the user raises the stylus from their place of origin or press its button. In addition to the tasks related to the S Pen, as action Reminder, intelligent selection, writing on the screen, you can add three more applications shortcuts that are widely used. It may seem little, but already improves the experience of those who, like me, get to use the S Pen to a note and when you see, is surfing the internet with the help of accessory.
Conclusion
It took five generations of Note for Samsung understand that even a cell aimed at productivity should be beautiful and that design is as important as functionality. Glass finish, the Galaxy Note 5 is the most complete phablet this category not only because it has a great screen quality, but because it comes equipped with a stylus pen that offers several exciting features and has proved an important accessory for those who You want to do everything in one device only. More delicate and beautiful that versions prior, the Galaxy Note 5 requires high investment and any user attention, but delivers exactly what it promises.
Settings
Price: R $ 3,799
Setting: octa-core processor consists of a quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & amp; Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, 4 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal memory, nano-SIM chip, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, 5.7-inch screen with a resolution quad HD Super AMOLED 2560 x 1440 (518ppi) Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC. 16 MP rear camera, auto-focus, HDR in real time and LED flash and front camera of 5 MP. Non-removable 3000 mAh battery. Socket charger for fast charging and headset in the
Dimensions (cm.): 15.3 x 7.6 x 0.7
Weight (g): 171
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