[Galaxy Note 4 General] iunlock:
Here's a new flash for you. Was the previous Note's not a model after the S line at the time? This is nothing new.

What iPhone and iPad will you be switching to? With your change, you can now get the new 99.5" Apple Liquid Cooled LED and it comes with 3D contacts for free.

The benefits of having a removable SD slot and battery are very subjective:

The ability to add more storage and to swap out the battery is great, however, you can also accomplish this with a battery bank and Cloud storage. Obviously the swap is more convenient, but at the end of the day you obtain the same results. The fact here is that most users don't swap out batteries left and right and the same goes for SD Cards. Solution = Back up your phone, keep it organized, use a Cloud, keep only what you really need and eliminate dead weight files just sitting on your phone, and use a battery bank. There are a lot to choose from.

Any phone that is dropped will take a beating. There's no way around it unless you obviously have a nice case on it that can take an impact to protect the phone. Basing a buying decision on whether a phone will hold up from a drop is a little far fetched. Any phone will incur some damage. Solution = Insurance, which with TM JUMP it's all included. Well and of course use a good case.

If you don't care about a faster phone with more memory, than just stick with the Note 4. What's the problem?

The decision on Samsung's part is based on the majority. Welcome to the real world. That's just how it works. Samsung will always be a key player in the phone market, whether you like it or not. They are a huge multi-billion dollar conglomerate with many different divisions other than mobile phones.

Apple wannabe? Hmmm...Samsung creates the phablet culture and years later Apple comes out with the iPhone 6 Plus and....this makes Samsung a wannabe? I don't think so.... mind you Samsung and LG (both S.Korean giants) provide numerous parts for Apple products. iPhone's IPS Screen is LG, internal motherboard and varies chip-sets are by Samsung, battery cell is Samsung and more.... Some variants were slightly different where some variants had IPS's by Sharp, which Samsung owns a part of Sharp. So before you go blabbering about calling a Tech Giant a wannabe, I'd think twice about it.... but of course you're just speaking out of emotions right? :rolleyes:

Here's some food for thought to help you understand further Samsung's decision:

Most people don't need more than 64GB of storage.

Most people don't swap out batteries twice a day.

Most people have several charging options available to them at any given time. Home, Work, Car, Battery Bank, etc...

So being that these are true for the vast majority, it is very logical for Samsung to have made the decision to change up the design language in going with a uni-body frame, that bring about many benefits.

Lets look at the positive:

The Note 5 has...

Way bigger battery (4100mAh) from the Note 4.

Bigger storage option. 128GB

Faster and better CPU.

More RAM.

Better screen. (tba)

Flat front glass, which is a dream come true for glass-screen protector users. (No more 2.5D madness. Finally an edge to edge coverage.)

Uni Body frame...stronger, sturdier, lighter, and just overall a better platform to be able to pack the punch.

Not everyone has the same needs.

Finally the ultimate solution. For all the whiners. SOLUTION = STAY WITH YOUR NOTE 4!

SIMPLE...Everyone's happy.

---------- Post added at 10:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:51 PM ----------

Well said. It's funny how so many people find it such a surprise that the Note 5 models after the S6, like it's some big surprise.

Kids....SMH