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[TheFurizzlyBear]

So glad I brought my note 4 and didn't wait for note 5.

This is a huge step back. Samsung just doesn't get it. Sure they will be surprised when sales bomb on this just like s6.

Stop trying to make an iPhone.

I have a 9000mah battery on my note 4 with 64GB sd card.

Anybody have a good recommended battery for a note 4? Wanna get one for my GF and I'm not a galaxy user so my knowledge base is limited.

OT: looks iPhone-ish, I do like the note 4 from my time with it. I could see myself with one if I ever got a surface tablet to be my windows device.

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

Damn, hope the Note 4 is compatible with the consumer Gear VR, was looking forward to the 5 for it :/

Are the power differences that big between the two?

 

[Ashhong]

NOPE!

Galaxy S5/Note 4 remain the best Samsung phones to-date.

Samsung has completely dropped the ball. The S5/Note 4 are great phones. REMOVING key standout features, like water resistance, is just mind-boggling.

The S5 is a good phone? I have one from my work and it is straight terrible. So slow, terrible battery. Hate it

 

[DarkFlow]

I have a note 3, but I think I might get a iPhone this year.

 

[Skeyser]

Guess I'll just get a Note 4, wtf samsung

 

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

Note 5 makes me glad I went with Note 4— skip year it is.

It looks hot though, and people who never bought into the note line yet are in for a sexy treat.

I don't think I can ever go back to a non-stylus phone, so I realty hope next year's offering is more compelling.

Yeah. I went from a Note 3 to an iPhone 6 and I've been missing my S Pen ever since.

The lack of expandable storage honestly isn't a huge deal for me but I'd like to have that removable battery. A shame because I enjoyed the feature when I had my Note 3 and wanted to go back to it after having my iPhone. I probably will deal with it and pick up the 64GB Note 5 since I do like the new S Pen features and 4 GBs of RAM will allow me to keep the phone for a while.

 

[Koppai]

NOPE!

Galaxy S5/Note 4 remain the best Samsung phones to-date.

Samsung has completely dropped the ball. The S5/Note 4 are great phones. REMOVING key standout features, like water resistance, is just mind-boggling.

Note 4 was not water proof either.

So I went to Sprint to do the cut your bill in half from AT&T, so 4 lines, four Galaxy Note 5's 64GB, 30GB data, $259 a month. :Z

 

[roflwaffles]

The Note 4 is incredible, but the S5 was a bit disappointing and ugly.

 

[Svartafaran]

This or Iphone 7

 

[Mineshaft_Gap]

No removable battery, no SD card slot. Looks like I made the right decision going LGG4.

Fuck you Samsung.

 

[jwk94]

NOPE!

Galaxy S5/Note 4 remain the best Samsung phones to-date.

Samsung has completely dropped the ball. The S5/Note 4 are great phones. REMOVING key standout features, like water resistance, is just mind-boggling.

exactly why im going with the moto x style

 

[Cronox]

After the S6 we all knew what the Note 5 was going to be like. I wish the Moto X Pure edition coming next month had a removeable battery and was a little smaller, but I'll settle when what's coming from Samsung is such a regression, and expensive too.

 

[Cmerrill]

I have a note 3, but I think I might get a iPhone this year.

That's what I just did. IPhone 6, beautiful phone.

 

[jwk94]

Reducing the size of the battery and making it non removable is a horrible move, especially with quick charge that will reduce battery life quicker.

SD card use just needs to die already, incredibly slow compared to native storage, much more limited use in Android 5 unless you hack it, confusing to casual users about where their photos, etc are located, i.e., Internal vs external sd card partition. That said, the sizes by Samsung are ridiculous in 2015, should start with 64gb and offer 128 and 256gb.

SD cards dont neeeed to die. Google needs to handle them better. Im not about to pay $100 more for more storage.

 

[DarkFlow]

That's what I just did. IPhone 6, beautiful phone.

I'll see how the 6s plays out. If they don't add more ram, at least 2GB then it's a non starter.

 

[colafizz]

Hugely disappointing but expected. Got another year left with my Note 4.. hopefully a comparably sized phone will be around then with OLED + sd slot.

 

[jwk94]

People still use IR blasters? Seems like such an antiquated feature to include.

What else would you use when you can't find your remote?

 

[jwk94]

The fast charging makes up for the smaller battery

No it doesn't. You're still going to be tethered to your charger. You'd prefer to have to find an outlet or rely on some form of charging instead of a larger battery that eliminates that inconvenience?

 

[Zantetsuken]

Nice specs but they should have left the physical aspects of the Note alone.

 

[Mortemis]

I got to play around with it and it really is a nice phone. The note 5 feels really good in the hand even though it's pretty big and slippery, and everything is fast and nice. I've never had a phone with a removable battery or an sd card slot so those are non-issues for me.

Too bad they'll price it really high, I can't say I'll ever pay a lot of money for an android phone ever.

 

[EMT0]

What I need is an Android phone with a battery that last forever. What do you recommend GAF?

 

[stryke]

Very disappointing. I do like the keyboard accessory though.

 

[The Faceless Master]

The IR blaster has been removed from both

i knew these phones were trash.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Garbage reveal. Who wanted this?

 

[royalan]

After the recent output of OnePlus, Motorola, and even LG... I'm really wondering why I would buy one of THESE phones...

 

[fluffydelusions]

I played with both today. I like the note more personally. Feels amazing in the hand IMO. Sucks about the battery/SD card tho

 

[El_Chino]

What the fuck has Samsung done? Also is the only difference between the Note 5 and S6+ the stylus?

 

[Aquavelvaman]

I got hands-on with a Note 5 this morning. It feels good to me. I don't have any experience with previous Notes so I don't really know what to look for. The clicky pen has a nice feel to it

 

[reKon]

After the recent output of OnePlus, Motorola, and even LG... I'm really wondering why I would buy one of THESE phones...

these aren't really "bad" phones, but it is easily the year of skip

 

[fluffydelusions]

What the fuck has Samsung done? Also is the only difference between the Note 5 and S6+ the stylus?

Apart from the Edge screen, basically ya. Same thing spec wise.The stylus obviously has custom software for it.

 

[El_Chino]

Apart from the Edge screen, basically ya. Same thing spec wise.The stylus obviously has custom software for it.

My my, how the mighty have fallen.

I need to find a good android alternative!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

My my, how the mighty have fallen.

I need to find a good android alternative!

It's really Samsung's own fault too, they basically were the entire high end Android market and they threw it in the toilet and flushed. People will study how Samsung suicided their absolute dominance over Android in less than 3 years at Harvard Business School someday.

 

[jstripes]

What else would you use when you can't find your remote?

I'd find my remote.

 

[Smokey]

Struggle lookin mighty real for Samsung wtf

 

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

Struggle lookin mighty real for Samsung wtf

Read that it actually works well though it's a bit too expensive.

Most likely for those who still hold on to Blackberries to type emails. lol

 

[valkillmore]

I fucking love my Note 3, it's the best phone I've ever owned. I'll be sticking with the Note line of phones and this announcement arouses me.

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

Haha, they actually got rid of micro SD and removable battery, and reduced battery size on a phone aimed at power users. This won't be pretty.

Please give us $700 dollars.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Struggle lookin mighty real for Samsung wtf

It actually makes sense. Note is geared more towards business and enterprise. With the inclusion of KNOX, some small businesses may consider these over Blackberries for productivity.

Can't wait for my leather Moto X or Huawei Nexus.

 

[marrec]

Read that it actually works well though it's a bit too expensive.

Most likely for those who still hold on to Blackberries to type emails. lol

I type so many e-mail on my phone... I miss physical keyboards.

 

[Red Hood]

Physical keyboard? We've come full circle.

 

[xJavonta]

These are NICE devices. The Note 5 is a better choice than the Edge Plus imo. The new S Pen feels so so nice to use and having that quick release really does make the device feel that much more premium.

Wouldn't move away from my iPhone unless Android gets iMessage and Apple Music but if iOS didn't have those, I would grab either a Note 5 or S6 Edge (not plus). Samsung has been killing it

 

[dhlt25]

I don't really mind the non-removable battery or the no sd card thing. However, lower battery capacity is a deal breaker for me. I barely get 1 day of use from my note 3. Samsung has lost me with this one.

 

[Sulik2]

Samsung has no idea why their phones were popular do they? You aren't going to out iPhone the iPhone. Battery, SD Slot, water resistance, stock google, stylus and you a product a unique product offering someone can justify over an iPhone. Now? Why bother.

 

[Skittles]

Well, was going to buy the note 5 to upgrade from my s5 but not now. Shit looks like an iphone and you can't remove the battery or put in a sd card

 

[Bluekaveli]

Trash all around. So glad I got a Note 4 and not the S6 and didn't wait for this shit. Maybe the whole world should overlook these so Samsung can go back to being Samsung and not Same Shit As Apple. Ridiculous. I can't even spin what they're doing.

 

[xJavonta]

Note 4 was not water proof either.

So I went to Sprint to do the cut your bill in half from AT&T, so 4 lines, four Galaxy Note 5's 64GB, 30GB data, $259 a month. :Z

Yeah but now you're on Sprint lmao
I say this as a sprint customer that sells sprint service. It sucks. Way behind AT&T and Verizon.

 

[ArtHands]

good time

 

[Jazzy Network]

Rather overpay for AT&T than get a discount at Sprint. They're that bad.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Samsung should of just released a phone that looked like the s6 with all the key features of the s5.

S6 speed and finger print sensor with water proofing, removable battery and micro sd card.

Coming from someone who owned a s5 and currently an s6.

 

[DarkFlow]

Read that it actually works well though it's a bit too expensive.

Most likely for those who still hold on to Blackberries to type emails. lol

Speaking of Blackberry, when does there Android phone come out. I kinda like the leaks so far.