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[Galaxy Note5 General] ryanalan82:
Exactly. Like what's the point in having the phone if you have to always be watching your data. Oh, I'm 6 days into this month and can't stream Netflix anymore. Limiting yourself to when you can listen to the music you own cause you completely depend I internet connection. I don't even need Netflix cause I can simply load a season of a show or 20 movies on my phone if I want to, and not use up nearly as much battery cause I don't need a data connection. IPhone users at my work don't even have their own music own their iPhone. They are always using Pandora. That's horrible. They deal with commercials, and not listening to exactly what they want cause they don't have the phone storage. They can have maybe a couple big games, and pics+ videos. I remember a post on xda over a month ago, how the world is run by little Nazis trying to control even the little aspects of your life......So true. AT&T and Verizon users can't root. Samsung's Exynos is locked down. Apple...... well in their head if you have an iPhone, you should be kissing their ass that they even let you own, oh I mean rent an iPhone. I own my phone like I own my car and mod both how I see fit, performance, choice, freedom of expression.

Also I'm on Sprint with unlimited data, and a 32 gb note 4 + 128 gb sd, everything full except 3.5 gb internal and I'm easily hitting 30 gb monthly. Freedom sure does feel good.

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That's fine as well. I agree android is about being able to choose. But when a company seriously limits a user's usability of a very high end phone that is typically known as the best phone that comes out that yr, that is an epic fail.
[Galaxy Note5 General] boufa:
A few additional points....

Someone posted about his torrent movies that are 7gb each as justification for needing a SD card. Umm, torrents are illegal, don't think Samsung is thinking of accompanying your illegal activities. Also, and more importantly that is a HUGE waste of data and space. You could never, ever see that levek of quality on a 5.7 inch screen. That's like bragging about needing a 12 car garage so you can fit your mini cooper in it. Sure you don't need to sacrifice your video quality to save space, but there are certainly more reasonable levels of quality and file size than that.

I have a WiFi enabled memory stick. I can leave it in my pocket and access it whenever I need to. In reality it is actually an SD card reader, so while you can buy it in any size, just get the smallest and use your own micro SD card in it.

I keep mine charged with a cable right next to my phone. If I have my phone I have my WiFi thumb drive with me.... I had only been using it to print from my phone to my work printer.. But I could easily use it for media storage.
[Galaxy Note5 General] CLARiiON:
So, do you have numebrs to back this up or are you just teling it from your experience?

I will give you a number. XDA is the most popular and well known Android forum, you could assume that most power users will be in XDA.

From 2003, the number of registered members are less than 7 million. Even if all of these members who joined from 2003 would buy the same phone, still the sales would be just 7 million. That's compared to like 73 million of smartphone Samsung sold to 'regular joes' only in 2015 Q2. This 73 million is just for a single quarter.

So now you tell me which is the primary install base of Samsung? These minority power users who probably won't make more than 5% of user base, or the regular joe who couldn't care less about a single technical jargon you mentioned.
[Galaxy Note5 General] godutch:
That's actually really a lot, HTC could only dream of sales like that but the thing not every power user will come here, there plenty that go to other places or just lurk here
[Galaxy Note5 General] boufa:
Well defended. But the post was not directed at you, in any way. I would say that the Note 5 or any phone at level is sort of like a Cadillac, and you are using it like a formula one race car. You maybpush up to some limitations. Congratulations to you for how you have squeezed every possible bit out of your device. Nothing wrong with that. The Note 5 isn't for you then... But then again most phones won't be for you.
[Galaxy Note5 General] godutch:
We want something like an rs6 avant, looking plain enough to go the ikea and do some shopping there, comfortable enough for the wife and kids but if it had to capable enough to keep up with an f1 car
[Galaxy Note5 General] chong67:
I went to T-mobile store today and I saw both of the new phones today.

It look like the same thing. Same size and feel. Now if you put the case on which most will do, then you cant tell the difference at all.

This is an upgrade that goes sideways and down. LOL
[Galaxy Note5 General] bonebeatz1234:
Imight try apple next iphone plus if it's something worthy of leaving android. Note 5 just messed up my upgrading plans i don't like anything they did so I'm leaving them for a year and try something new iphone is the only thing i haven't tried. Htc m8 was not good for me horrible camera, bought lg g flex 2 bad experience 3 replacements. Nexus 6 was soso camera was bad at night and kinda plain for me and no ir blaster or notification light. G4 was ok just to much like the g3. Huwai nexus look good but stock android is not my cup of tea. I will probably try the s6 edge plus and take a break from android if i don't like it
[Galaxy Note5 General] Tungsten c:
Guys we talk about ISheep a lot. Have we become SSheep? I am and android user the phone it is just a means to an end. Android gives me plenty choices if note 5 does not fit my needs so be it. I am not an SSHEEP are you?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
Nowhere in the note do I imply being dumb enough to assert this forum is the install base.
[Galaxy Note5 General] CLARiiON:
Well, you weren't smart enough to provide any indication of the extent of install base, did you?

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That might be actually lot for HTC, but irrelevant for Samsung.

BTW, it's just an example, not meant to be a conclusive evidence of 'power users'.

Has there been a survey of so-called power users? I doubt that, but my guesstimate won't be more than 5%, or could be as low as 1%. My guess is as good as your's but it's a fact that power users are in minority by a huge proportion.

Even if all power users boycott Samsung, they won't make any appreciable dent. Apple is the living proof that you can just play the dumb market and rule the industry. Why did Linux never succeeded in desktop market? It never lacked any tool required by power users, but the fact it failed is a proof that power users are irrelevant for commercial success in consumer market.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
We will see who is correct regardless of anecdotal, empirical, demographic, statistical, mystical, rhetorical, theoretical, hysterical or any other method of extrapolation or prognostication.

I am probably as brilliant as you, in my own mind as well :)
[Galaxy Note5 General] Jaytronics:
Wrong. The Samsung company is the only company that has an active pen in or with a phone. So no, it is not an SSheep thing. It is a an NSheep thing. Now, if another manufacturer decides to make an active pen in a phone, then there will be other options of phones. For now, we have but one place to turn for that. Now, before anyone tries to mention the NVidia Shield tablet. That device is a tablet. Not a phone. So, it counts only aginst other tablets. Also, to tell you the truth in regards to "iSheep" and "Android sheep". We have to stop using these damn terms. The fact of the matter is that both echospheres have good things to offer. But, if any of you are like me, you have spent a considerable amount of money on apps that currently work only with Android. And the same goes for Apple and Windows phone people. Who in their right mind would want to have to spend more money just to move to another OS? Oo, oo, oo, I know. Not this guy. So, let's stop with this "sheep" thing. There are a bunch of shepards out there. But few of us actually are loyal to to them. Hence all of us here *****ing and complaining about Samsung. "Sheep" have have a shepard, they know their shepherd's voice and follow it. We here know the voice of only that which we want.
[Galaxy Note5 General] silverbladef:
Dropped in to give my two cents. I had a Note 3, Note 4, and now I am actually quite conflicted. Believe it or not, I am actually considering getting an android blackberry if it is spec'd right. Thanks to T-Mobile Jump, I will get a Note 5 on release day (quite gutted about the lack of 128gb and silver titanium, even though I am 200% sure they will come later this year if I decide to wait). That will basically use up 1/2 of my Jumps per year this year. In few months, if the silver Note 5 with 128gb came out alongside with the Android BB then I will worry about wanting to switch to either of them. The only reason I'm pulling the trigger on this is solely Jump. It would be a waste not to use my upgrades while I'm paying $10 a month.

Edit: this is the first Note I will be getting and putting it into a case and I hate that. I can't stand how much of a freaking smudge magnet this thing is.
[Galaxy Note5 General] samep:
I hear you on the case, though I'd use one anyway. There should be skins for that too. How about one that looks like broken back glass?
[Galaxy Note5 General] Jaytronics:
?Don't do it bro! Hold firm for the masses. Vote with thou wallet of death. Peirce the S DRAGON in the face and heart. Slaughter it in the street. Cut it down to size so that us ordinary citizens may curb stomp it to death.

In plain English dont give into this temptation that has been set before you.
[Galaxy Note5 General] silverbladef:
I considered dbrand leather skin for like a minute, but I don't want the Note 5 logo to be covered on the back. So that's a no. I'd rather get a Rust UAG case because I like the industrial look of it.

My bill would be pretty much the same so yeah. It would be a waste not to get it. Thanks though.
[Galaxy Note5 General] CLARiiON:
Big corporations don't do anything random, ever. However controversial, bizzare it may look, such decision are never random and based on whim. So, if people are worried about lack of microSD, removeable battery, blame the consumer surveys done by Samsung. Those focus groups, market ressearch play the ultimate role tracing the design of a product. I am sure they did some background work before S6, and this is the result we see. I doubt microSD, removeable battery is coming back anytime soon.
[Galaxy Note5 General] samep:
I agree with most of what you're saying. I don't feel compelled to try to sway anyone away from the Note 5 or S6.

But with Android reversing its previous dislike and support of sdcard, I feel Samsung jumped at removing them too soon; almost as if they were embarrassed by the talking points and Android M developer release. Model to model, decisions are made to sell the current model and the next one. Bringing back the extsdcard may be thing they've already planned or are considering to sell the S7 and Note 6.

IIRC, the pre launch rumors about the Note 4 were sealed case and 4GB RAM. I was disappointed by the same 3GB RAM but was relieved that back cover was still removable, thus replaceable battery and sdcard slot were left intact. With all the rumors that the sdcard was coming back, may have been a leak about the next generation rather than current.
[Galaxy Note5 General] folusmile:
In life u can't be a champion for ever but u can maintain your champion if all eyes are open. In a case of Samsung no more champion and I don't see them maintain this cos all eyes are closed..Samsumg don't listen to the voice of there customers they always pleased themselves not customers. Note 5 is no longer note cos few feature abt note hv been removed and now they will stop producing note 4 In other to make way for note 5. The fall of Samsung jst begin, we all see what happened to Nokia and what is happening to blackberry. I know majority that switched from blackberry to Samsung but now samsumg screwed up big time. They should also not forget competitors are out their waiting for Samsung failure and weakness which will be their own strengths to nail them. RIP samsumg.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Tungsten c:
Anyone knows the logic behind removing the IR?
[Galaxy Note5 General] @home:
Maybe it wasn't used much. I know i never used it ever. No big deal it's gone
[Galaxy Note5 General] Tungsten c:
My note 3 it's my remote control at home... o well
[Galaxy Note5 General] Mavman42:
ugh...if they would at least made an 128GB i might have pulled the trigger. might just go ahead and get the OnePlus Two... man this sucks lol
[Galaxy Note5 General] hashcheck:
Missing Microsd, IrBlaster,smaller battery, Gear vr support?no 4k lcd... Enough of missing features for me. I have been day one on note 1,note 2,note 3,note 4. Extremely disappointed samsung
[Galaxy Note5 General] Super Chimp:
So what's the logic of not selling the Note 5 in Europe?
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
I cant live without it. I use it as universal remote anywhere its great. Tried smart remote?
[Galaxy Note5 General] samep:
I'd use it more if I wasn't in a situation where my far sight is excellent but the near site requires reading only glasses. The tactile remotes work much better for that.

I prefer Wi-Fi remote and haven't found a good universal remote that uses both IR and Wi-Fi effectively. The smart remote app was often running without a need so I got rid of that bloat long ago. Haven't tried it lately to see, what's it about since updates?
[Galaxy Note5 General] pierrekid:
I'll repost what I did in the note 4 forum:

Excludes IR blaster, drops battery capacity, removes ability to switch battery, removes ability to add personal storage ( I personally have 87 gigs of high quality video and documents for work. I don't want to stream my own content or risk low network coverage during a business meeting where I need my content now, not later), excludes gear VR support, limits capacity to only 32 and 64 of internal, drops Europe as a note 5 carrier, adds ancient BlackBerry Esq attachment.... Are you joking?

How this is an upgrade blows my mind. I don't really care much about the battery but no SD card? Seriously?

You know its bad when the first 5 threads in the note 5 forum complain about limited features and reasons for going with a note 4 instead.

Put these two phones next to each other, hide the release date/ model and list the features of each phone. I guarantee 9/10 people on the street would assume that the note 4 was the upgrade to the note 5 :/. ( would be a really cool social experiment to show Samsung what people really think)

You are delirious if you can look at this list and not ask at least one " why would you do that?"
[Galaxy Note5 General] Tungsten c:
IR is great go to a bar or restaurant and change channel lots if fun :)
[Galaxy Note5 General] samep:
And show them both launch presentations and ask the same question. Only disappointment with the Note 4 launch was the wait in the US. The excited crowd went flat on that tidbit of info.

Same screen in 2015 I hear but the 2014 presentation had plenty of backing as best display of 2014. I think it was a good idea not to go for 4k screen resolution on a 5.7 display but the annual leaps that Samsung had achieved in Amoled displays since launch of S4 were not realized this year. No claims of improved brightness, less power consumption, thinner, lighter or durability or color being truer.

2015 launch was flat and seemed to built on look what we did with the S6 but that started good and went flat. Hence the launch had no foundation as presented. Fail. Missed opportunity to say anything about component advantages vs competition. Obviously, they weren't even talking to this small crowd as in past launches.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Tungsten c:
Guys besides the s - pen what's the big deal a moto X Special edition with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core @ 1.8GHz

Adreno 418 GPU

Natural Language Processor, Contextual Computing Processor is 300 dollars cheaper and basically same phone . With SD card. My note 3 has the same CPU and cost me almost twice as much.
[Galaxy Note5 General] vinnyjr:
Note 3, Note 4 owner, Best devices. Don't mind no sd-card but the Note is built for work and I use it accordingly. How do you not offer the 128gb option on the Note 5 but have it on the smaller device without s-pen. I'm in disbelief, I guess that will keep me from buying the Note 5. The Note 5 needs 128gb internal storage.
[Galaxy Note5 General] silverbladef:
a 128gb model does exist but probably won't come until later on.
[Galaxy Note5 General] CLARiiON:
Ask JK Shin and his group of marketing executives. I am sure they have their reasons. They are answereable to BOM and shareholders. Their desire to succeed and make money is much much more than even the strongest fanboys in XDA.
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] SketchyStunts:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] clownFace:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] thahim:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] quincho54:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mr_S:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zungh:
Phablet Support

Will it work on Galaxy Note? or any Phablet?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MatthewPresley:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Kal-El7:
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I'm going to apply for the Nexus 6. It should be eligible, in my humble opinion.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MatthewPresley:
Kal El7

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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Kal-El7:
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lol.....Nexus 6 genuinely was listed. Hahaha....

I applied.

In any case, though, great job on this app and sharing the love on Android. Keep up the great work, guys.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MatthewPresley:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] spinelli06:
Filled form for my phablet, can't modify it to fill my tab :(
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ViRb3:
I applied with a Nexus 4 on the list as that's my main device and just after I saw that it supports tablets only. I do have a Nexus 7 lying around as well but I cannot re-fill the form. Am I still eligible for the offer? Thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mr_S:
Application filled in for nexus 6 aswell
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Jaytronics:
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Sent from my SM-N910V
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MatthewPresley:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] x7eye1x:
I missed it :(
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Jaytronics:
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Sent from my SM-N910V
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MatthewPresley:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] quincho54:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ditto_B:
Seeing that the Nexus 6 is eligible, how would you feel about the Oneplus One? It's 5.5 inches and generally considered a phablet.

Also, I signed up and then realized that my tablet doesn't have 4.4 on it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] richardyiu:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MatthewPresley:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] quincho54:
Just instale the application on the note 4. At the first look everything works well. But I'm a little bit nervous and confused by all these options. So, I prefer to check it out for a while. But everything is good visible and accessible. Great job done so far. Thank you all Dev team.