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[Galaxy Note5 General] lisbon2004:
Very disappointed too.

but not only because the lack of the SD card.

i'm tired of using a heavy device. Almost 180g is just too heavy.

I want something up to 130g.

and, looking back, i'm ready to sacrifice s-pen for a lighter device with no problem at all.

but it has to have sd-card, that's for sure.

you think you got us hooked, Samsung?

wrong! we will switch easily and happily.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
No IR blaster. Last year they touted it and this year not on the device.

Not sure if the Moto X Pure has one or not, but does have:

64GB storage option WITH sd slot (128gb more storage than the Note 5)

Front stereo speakers that apparently sound good (preview event feedback)

Zero carrier bloat

Zero of the infamous Samsung bloat

Case design options

No crack magnet glass case design

The 64GB model is over $300 less than the Note 5 64GB. Moto X Pure 16GB = $400, 32GB = $450 and 64GB = $500

Seems from an overall standpoint the Note 5 is comically on the weak side in comparison.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Jammol:
Umm, sir you used incorrect terminology there: Offerings? Lol. jk

I am definitely not getting the Note 5. It's a giant step backwards to pre 2013.
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
LG G4 Pro in october.
[Galaxy Note5 General] sharingan5791:
WTF SAMSUNG!!! You cut two of the most essential Note features and you don't make a 128GB model!!!! Insanity ? I think I'll wait for the Nexus 6 or the Moto X pure I'll miss the S pen and multitasking feature but it's not worth it at all. Smh ?
[Galaxy Note5 General] CB620:
Getting it regardless.
[Galaxy Note5 General] sirobelec:
Wait for the Nexus 5 (2015).

Seems this year your battery life will suck. Let it suck with a Snapdragon 820 inside and pure Android.

Or, as someone mentioned above, G Pro 4 (or whatever the hell it will be named). Will contain probably SD820, massive 27 MP camera and probably bigger battery than Note 5.
[Galaxy Note5 General] lightiv:
Talk about killing the excitement with all these negative reviews. Anyone with positive comments? I will be going from a S4 to the Note 5.
[Galaxy Note5 General] color_hunta:
Europe: No Note 5 for the time being

To me the Note 5 is also not a step but actually a giant leap backwards, since Samsung happily decided to abandon a lot of powerful features that made the preceding Notes shine.

Of course I am not surprised that the Note series has now fallen victim to the same strategies the S series has, which come straight out of the playbook from Cupertino.

But what makes me shake my head even more in anger is that - at least for the time being - Samsung are not even planning on bringing the Note 5 to Europe but are trying to force feed us the S6 edge+ over here.

Allegedly because Europeans got their Notes mainly because of the screen size!

Although they cannot speak for the whole continent, my Note 1, Note 10.1 and Note 3 beg to differ.
[Galaxy Note5 General] calinormy:
Note 5 is the best smartphone on the market. Looks very good, top hardware. I'm waiting for full reviews and to see it in stores but it is a beautiful phone. Especially the new metallic color. Everything else is just talk. What I was expected was the 128 gb option. The rest are not so important ( I owned every Galaxy S and Note from the beginning, I use 128 GB sd card atm but has never been occupied more than 50%. Now I own S6 with 128 gb and It's enough. Maybe 64 Gb will be the low limit, but the 32 gb variant it's out of discussion.

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BTW.

1.No IR blaster - a good universal remote from Philips or Logitech cost 30 USD. Can do so much more and so much confortable with that than a phone with limited data base ( samsung has never implemented the learning feature of a true universal remote). So not much of a problem the lack of IR.- there is not.

2. No sd card - 64/128 Gb of fast internal memory will do more than 128 of external with limited capabilities. Do not forget the limitation we had with external sd. BTW -an micro sd OTG adapter is the size of the coin an can be attached to the phone whenever we want.

3. No removable battery -this could be a problem but in my opinion a power user who charge a phone every day will update in 90% of cases before 2 years. Even so the battery could be exchanged with a new one in service without too much trouble.

THE LACK OF 128 GB IS THE ONLY REAL PROBLEM WITH NOTE 5/S6 EDGE +AND THE LACK OF HDMI OUT LIKE THE S6 ( THIS WAS A REALLY STUPID STUPID MOVE FROM SAMSUNG IN MY OPINION)
[Galaxy Note5 General] oneandroidnut:
I agree it is simple and while being simple it gets great smoothness and battery life aka like pure android on nexus that have buttery smooth and snappy speed.

I am not saying iphone is better but an iphone loyal isnt going to leave apple for the note 5 or s6+ is my point. wireless charging isnt a need and if you have great battery life that lasts a day or more you dont care about wireless charging, fast charging i can see to a dergee but once again if it lasts all day who cares. i plug my note 4 in while i sleep and that is it. do i care if it fully charges in 45 mins or 5 hours nope. camera that is a fine line some tests show the iphone 6 being on par with the s6 (same as note 5 camera) display/screen is also not that far ahead so why is an apple faithful going to leave? just the stylus? nah
[Galaxy Note5 General] ekerbuddyeker:
Anyone else heard this rumor about the Note 5 Prime? 4100mah and 128gb??

Alright, there is no such thing. I just wish that's what they had released. That would have been a step up from the note 4. That's what I'm looking for.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Pappy35:
I started on a Treo. Got an iPhone 3GS, then a 4, then Galaxy S3 followed by an S4. When Apple jumped to the a larger screen I got tempted and got an iPhone 6. Picked up my Note 5 today...

...not calling you out. Just saying....

...and I'm not tech illiterate. Aerospace engineer, rooted and CM'd two of the Samsungs I had thanks to what I learned on this site. I really don't think this characterization that all Apple users are somehow idiots is fair. Makes Androiders seem very snobbish (which is kinda ironic).
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
Why do people keep saying cards are going away, yet hundreds of millions are invested in putting more on them and making them as fast as flash? It's multi billions in business and growing. Until data is unlimited and wifi more secure and exponentially more prolific than today, the cloud is nowhere near being the storage default/standard. The economics to sustain it are not there.
[Galaxy Note5 General] hahajoker:
So you think as much effort and resources are being put into improving microsd storage as is being done to advance cloud storage and computing? If so, you're sadly mistaken.
[Galaxy Note5 General] xeeshan:
Alternatives

Well I guess everyone's heard of the Note 5 Active. If not http://www.phonearena.com/news/That...-in-a-Note5-Active-coming-in-November_id72890

I rather liked the S6 active's looks and a similar Note 5 with 4100 mAh battery would be very welcome. Any additional bulk is fine as well. However, there might not be enough support at xda. There is still no root for the S6 Active I think. Then I don't know if carrier unlock is possible since there is (thankfully) no AT&T in Pakistan. Also, Samsung only came out with a 32GB version for the S6 active :(

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s6_active-review-1268.php

BTW, releasing the Active version later is idiotic in my opinion. All variants of an expensive phone should launch together. Last year they announced the Edge at the same time but availability (at least here) was too late and again support sketchy so I bought the Note 4 rather than wait. This time around, we have rumors of a 128 GB version as well as the Active which is even worse. Just don't understand what Samsung is thinking :(

I am now 'almost' convinced that I need to wait for and decide between

a) Note 5 Active (64GB?? Root?? Unlock from AT&T??)

b) The Surface 4 pro (and move note taking to a different form factor device altogether!)

c) The surface mobile (if it ever launches and does have a stylus in the housing instead of a separate pen!)

d) The LG pro (well not really but it would be nice to have a look at what they come up with if they really add the stylus)

e) Blackberry device running android (yes, apparently that is happening as well - might work as a device paired with the surface pro 4 for notes and synced to one drive)
[Galaxy Note5 General] pierrekid:
Lmao @ this keyboard warrior. Are you trying to slay everyone with your words? Lol your pathetic... Enjoy your phone and get over yourself
[Galaxy Note5 General] joshuah22a:
I don't understand why people are saying cloud isnok? I uploaded 3 photos to drive and the quality takes a huge hit and if it takes a huge hit why am I going to invest in a phone with a better camera?

I'm going to wait it out until October to see the Moto X and to see if the LG g4 Pro is an actual device
[Galaxy Note5 General] oneandroidnut:
Exactly and what if you have no service? You don't have access at all!! Sure my gallery folders will load slow when I open a 6,000 photo album and try to search 3,000 photos deep but hey at least they are all there without using data or battery trying to find signal and get the cloud.

I honestly don't see the g4 pro ever becoming a reality but I'm buying moto x asap
[Galaxy Note5 General] twe90kid:
I'm skipping the note 5,

Yes the camera is better, more options, and records 4k. But what's the used of all that if your limited on storage?

Of course, people can argue to use a otg dongle, but that's a major inconvenience.
[Galaxy Note5 General] chakra:
All of you people who say you need an SD card are wrong.

Streaming is much better....

Especially when you are out of range of the network, like everywhere with T-Mobile.

Also when you don't have unlimited data then streaming is especially great.

Also if the power goes out and the network is down then streaming really beats an SD card.

you see because of all of this SD cards are dead and streaming is the new thing.

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No your wrong, it's very fun to only be able to record 10 minutes and then have to wait for another 10 minutes for the stream to upload your 4k file then delete the file then you can record again especially when your out of network or out of data.

It's especially great if you have kids or pets you want to record, because they love to stand absolutely still for ten minutes so you can be ready.
[Galaxy Note5 General] force70:
Dude this is an epic post. awesome :thumbup:

sent from my Nexus 6 or Note 4
[Galaxy Note5 General] SC36DC:
Huawei Mate 8 is not a possible contender? It's the phone I'm most looking forward to hearing about on September 2, I believe it is.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
Not the same comparison. Cloud investment is for FAR more than phones or tablets and being mainly financed with enterprise business initiatives. Micro sd investment and growth of larger faster storage is essentially due to consumer phones and in some smaller part tablets.

Seems perhaps I'm not the one mistaken.
[Galaxy Note5 General] force70:
The mate 7 was awesome and the mate 8 should be even more so.

Only problem and for some it is a deal breaker is development. ..or major lack of it.

Too bad as the potential for either is huge.

sent from my Nexus 6 or Note 4
[Galaxy Note5 General] md1008:
I disagree, the note was known for being big, the cap at 5.7 is perfect. I think 6 inches is perfect. Besides many people like phablets because it can and does replace mini tablets. I have a tablet but it's 10.1 inches. And on a phone with a stylus extra screen goes a long way. Hoping for a 6.5 flagship phablet sometime soon
[Galaxy Note5 General] drbveb88:
I have had a note phone since the note 3, had the edge and now the 5.

There is no comparison in my mind. I'm not one to store massive amounts of stuff on my SD so losing a SD card isn't a big deal. I know it is for others, but if you don't give this phone a try because of that you will be missing an amazing phone!!

The screen is amazing, I don't know how they did it but seeing the screen in the daylight (very bright sunny day) is remarkably easier. Great job Samsung, I was getting tired of answering my edge phone not knowing who it was. Lol.

All the little refinements make it a great step forward.!
[Galaxy Note5 General] PurpleMelbourne:
Samsung is not Apple. They will never be Apple. They can fail to try and be Apple or succeed in being something else.

Someone at Samsung needs to be demoted or fired for removing the SD card from the Note5. Its too stupid to believe it as a rumour. Only an official announcement could make me believe they did something so dumb.

I hope. They make a Note5+ with a new feature called micro SD... Or bring out a 256GB - 512GB model.
[Galaxy Note5 General] tee00max:
People just want Samsung to be stuck in the times, those times are just over and people have to realize that SD cards on smartphones is about to be a wrap with the way technology is advancing. People just have to learn to live with it and the same people that are complaining about it will learn to live with it down the road. It is what it is. Either get on the ride or keep an old device.
[Galaxy Note5 General] @rbiter:
It's not that ALL apple users are idiots. Some of them don't know to turn a wrench, change a flat tire or know the difference between a flat blade or a Phillips but will wax poetic their phone is better because it's an apple product with an apple logo on it or it just is yet some can't even tell you one spec about their phone. It's analogous to people with more money than sense. In this case it's about perception and throw everything else out the window because it's apple we're talking here and I can't have a nice conversation about Android vs iOS because the user always lumps apple onto the ios vs argument and then it becomes an apples vs oranges conversation and you may as well argue with a wall and get a better response from the sheetrock and paint.
[Galaxy Note5 General] oneandroidnut:
Well I took the plunge and bought one this morning. Not expecting to keep it long unless it blows me out of the water. Just got a 32 gb to try. If it's amazing I'll get 64 or 128 if they ever come out with one
[Galaxy Note5 General] hello00:
thats basically saying that all usb flashdrives should be over because the way technology is advancing..hey man if thats the case then they should also get rid of cd's 'cause you know..the technology is advancing
[Galaxy Note5 General] TechBSwift:
I feel like you and I have been commenting in the same threads for years now lol... My next phone will be huwaei nexus

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[Galaxy Note5 General] oneandroidnut:
I think we basically have lol and when is nexus coming out? Just bought note 5 & probably buying moto x next week or two lol
[Galaxy Note5 General] TechBSwift:
Rumors say both nexus devices will drop in October. I passed on the note 5 because I have a rooted Verizon s6 edge. After my note 4 & note edge obtaining permanent root I promised myself i would never buy another phone without an unlock bootloader or at least root. I loved my nexus 6 but was disappointed with the camera and the lack of fingerprint scanner. The new nexus should resolve those issues

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[Galaxy Note5 General] oneandroidnut:
Sweet I hopefully will get one of those too haha and oh boy I couldn't stand s6 edge lol I am going into me 5 expecting no root or anything. Just gotta try the "best" note that they say! Oh I agree I loved the old nexus but oh that camera was awful!!! Fingerprint reader didn't bother me but camera and no sd did
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
I would suggest the growth in micro sd and hundreds of millions in investment to fit more and make it faster means the industry might be thinking otherwise.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Warrior1975:
Just wondering how many people that are saying the Note 5 is garbage have actually tried it? Seems like a lot of people are being dismissive of this device without even using it.

Don't get me wrong, I wanted an SD card and I definitely wanted the option of a spare battery. Unfortunately times change, and although not what I want, I can certainly understand why Sammy has gone this route.

I'm trying to keep an open mind, especially since every Sammy device I've owned has been better than its predecessor. I expect this case to be no different.

I will know tomorrow for sure. Lastly, perhaps we could be a little more civil and treat each other and other's opinions with just a little respect? It's ridiculous what's going on in these threads.

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[Galaxy Note5 General] oneandroidnut:
i bought one so i can test for myself against my note 4 in day to day real use and find out for myself. but it still fails behind my 32 gb note 4 + 128 gb sdcard already.....
[Galaxy Note5 General] Warrior1975:
I agree on that...right now my 32gb internal ram is basically full and so is my 32gb SD card.. [MENTION=2258467]mosca[/MENTION]b was telling me that we would be able to use OTG to store backups, which would work in TWRP. Not ideal but without having custom roms and TWRP backups, I'd save significant space on the device.

If I do choose to get the new note, I will definitely order the 64gb.

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[Galaxy Note5 General] drbveb88:
I for one have gone on record to say that this is the nicest Smart phone I have ever had.

HTC iris, droid charge, moto x, moto x2, s3, s4, note 3, note 4 edge, HTC m8 and tons of experience with the wife's s5.

They all are lacking in areas compared to this phone.

The look and feel far surpass the other phones.

Speed and performance are off the charts.

Note edge ram usage, no matter how I tried I could never get more than. 8gb of free ram. I constantly have 1.5+ ram now. The phone flies through multi tasking.

The screen is remarkable in sunlight, absolutely kills the note edge screen. Plus the tighter pixels makes a much crisper cleaner look.

The battery life is about the same as my edge on KitKat. Compared to Lollipop, it doubles my note edge.

The radio has given me on average +10 dbm on my signal strength. This has resulted in incredible 4g speeds.

Audio and speaker is way better.

Camera is better in the dark than any camera I have used.

So many things...

The only thing missing is the SD card and removable battery. Oh and the IR blaster - eh, I have to many components, never used it anyways.

This is unfortunate and I feel for those who feel the need to have these.

But I will move forward with the evolution of technology and appreciate this device for the incredible smartphone it is!!

Ps... Also 1 year on the edge, Still no inverted dialers or great themes.

One hour into setting it up and I have multiple themes to play with.

Makes waiting for root a little more tolerable.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Warrior1975:
Thanks for sharing. I have a feeling that a lot of people will like the new Note if they gave it a fair opportunity to show what it can do. Of course there will be those that will just hate it because, but I'm sure this phone will perform extremely well.

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[Galaxy Note5 General] oneandroidnut:
Yeah I got a white 32gb coming for now. Just to try. If I like I'll get 64 gb but I don't even think the white 64 gb is available yet. No worries about twrp backups on note 5 unfortunately
[Galaxy Note5 General] xeeshan:
I am primarily looking for a note taking device for work. The only device in the list without a stylus was the rumored BB Venice because the idea of a blackberry device running android with the usual BB bells and whistles such as the hardware keyboard and hub etc. is pretty intriguing.

Guess I am tired of Android now. Need something new :)
[Galaxy Note5 General] shawnten:
if anyone cares I got the note 5 and it is a great phone. I have no issues and it is beautiful. the black safire is in credible in the sunlight. and the finger print scanner is so much better then the note 4 its not even funny. the themes are great to. my phone looks just like a nexus now but it just works.
[Galaxy Note5 General] TacticalMissions:
I've had the Note 5 for a week as of today and I'd like to add to that list.

*Correction: jthrasher47 pointed out that some of the features I thought were missing were actually moved into an extension that needed to be downloaded separately. The list has been updated accordingly. Thanks jthrasher47* They removed the convert a photo to an editable vector image and some interactive templates from S Note. Photo note still exists in that you can remove the background and split the photo into separate parts. You just can't convert it to a vector image to modify lines, erase or modify text, etc.

No more touch sensitivity option so you can't use the Note 5 with gloves on (at least not nearly as easily).

No more side key panel.

No more dynamic lock screen wallpapers

No more multi-window side panel which means you can't arrange your multi-window apps by order of most frequently used, nor can you have custom multi-window pairs which would open both apps in multi-window at the same time.

I make "top 100 feature" review videos and Samsung is making this one a lot harder on me. I'm basically going through my Note 4 list and crossing things off that no longer exist on the Note 5. There are still enough good/new features there to hit the 100 for the video, but I'm amazed at the features Samsung decided to cut. If you watch the Note 4 unboxed event they literally cut many of the highlighted features from that event. Very dissapointing Samsung...

One more note just to be fair. Many of the cut features are things that most peope didn't know about or didn't use and some of them were cut to extend battery life (touch sensitivity). It's more so just to principle of highlighting features, then removing them on the next version of the phone.

*Lament over*
[Galaxy Note5 General] jthrasher47:
The note features you talked about we're missing are not missing... You just go to Settings click more features and download the extension pack they made it where people who don't need all the extra features don't have to have them
[Galaxy Note5 General] TacticalMissions:
Thanks for pointing that out. I'm glad to see that most of the S Note features are still there. Even saw some improvements. I still can't find a way to convert a photo note to a vector image to edit it though. Which is unfortunate because I used that feature more than the rest. They at least improved the auto sectioning feature so that helps aleviate some of the reasons I would convert to a vector image.

Thanks again for pointing me to the other features. :good:
[Galaxy Note5 General] RichieA:
I'm coming from a Note 4 Edge.

The Note Edge was frustrating at times. Massive slowdowns, overheating and random crashes. I reset the device multiple times only to come back to the same problems.

I just got the note 5, because the note edge has a weird green line going vertically and I thought I might as well put the 100 or so dollars into an upgrade rather than a claim.

Anyway, I'm still transferring my stuff but I'm already crying over the lack of a micro sd (128gb in my note edge)

I have 3 external batteries ready to go. (I had 3 internals for my note edge)

I'm really trying to give this phone a shot because of my frustration with my Note Edge.
[Galaxy Note5 General] oneandroidnut:
You sound like me lol I have 128 gb sdcard and 3 batteries too! Although haven't had any issues with my note 4 but gotta at least try the note 5 & give it a shot! Hope they make a 128 gb and the battery better be amazing
[Galaxy Note5 General] shook187:
This thread title is funny to me now that own a Note 5.

The Note 5 is head over heels the best Android experience ever....period.

my opinion of course
[Galaxy Note5 General] niftyguy239:
What the in the world do you have 128GB of? I'm curious, because I have never needed more then a 32gb phone. And I use my phone for everything.