[Galaxy Note5 General] iceskatingshark:
Galaxy Note 5 release date

United States- August 21

*T-Mobile tweeted

We’re opening up Note 5 starting Tuesday 08//18/2015 6am PT – no pre-order needed. AND we’re going to start shipping ASAP!

The United Kingdom has no official release date for the Note 5; Samsung has said due to “marketing reasons”. They will have to make do with the Galaxy S6 Edge+ instead, which features similar specs as the Note 5.

Here’s a rundown of the specs:

Display: 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen with 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution.

Cameras: 16-megapixel camera on the back

5-megapixel front-facing camera.

Operating System: Android 5.1 Lollipop runs on the Note 5.

Processor: Exynos 7420 64-bit processor, with 4GB of RAM

Storage: Samsung offers both 32GB and 64GB variants of the Note 5. (128 GB rumored )

Charging: The Note 5 packs a 3,000mAh battery that works with fast wireless charging technology. unfortunately like the galaxy S6 battery can not simply be removed.

Note 5 Bench marks compared to note 4

Sunspider 0.9.1

- Note 4 - 1302.2

- Note 5 - 671.0

Sunspider 1.0.2

- Note 4 - 1321.0

- Note 5 - 719.0

SunSpider, a JavaScript benchmark. This benchmark tests the core JavaScript language only. It is designed to compare different versions of the same browser, and different browsers to each other

Browsermark 2.1

- Note 4 - 1460

- Note 5 - 1895

Browsermark 2.1 world-famous browser benchmark that test the following

How well browser will re-size screen

How fast browser loads pages and send requests

Does browser support modern web site development techniques

Google Octane 2.0

- Note 4 - 5375

- Note 5 - 7902

JavaScript benchmark that evolves with the Web. Octane 2.0 is a modern benchmark that measures a JavaScript engine's performance by running a suite of tests representative of today's complex and demanding web applications

Geekbench 3 (SC / MC)

- Note 4 - 1090 / 3398

- Note 5 - 1486 / 4660

Geekbench 3 is Primate Labs' cross-platform processor benchmark, with a new scoring system that separates single-core and multi-core performance, and new workloads that simulate real-world scenarios. Geekbench 3 makes it easier than ever to find out if your computer is up to speed.

GFX Bench 3.0 - (C24Z16 T-Rex Off / On)

- Note 4 - 2197f 39fps / 1502f 27fps

- Note 5 - 3007f 54fps / 2025f 36fps

is the first comprehensive cross-platform OpenGL ES 3 benchmark designed for measuring graphics performance, render quality and power consumption in a single, easy-to-use application.

AnTuTu HTML 5

- Note 4 - 18,910

- Note 5 - 25,112

AnTuTu Video Test

- Note 4 - 1012

- Note 5 - 1001

is one of the most popular benchmark apps for Android devices. It tests many parts of your device and assigns an overall score.

Super Pi 4M digits

- Note 4 - 78.063 secs

- Note 5 - 49.264 secs

Super PI is a single threaded benchmark that calculates pi to a specific number of digits.

Cost

Verizon

$29 per month for 24 months 32 GB = $696

$33 per month for 24 months 64GB = $792

T-Mobile

$32.50 per month for 24 months = $780

One free year of Netflix: If you preregister for the phone on T-Mobile’s site before 11:59 p.m. PST on August 20, you’ll get an entire year of Netflix for free. Those who already have Netflix will get a $107.88 credit ($8.99 x 12 months) on their existing account.

Sprint

Will sell the phone four different ways;

With its Lease program

$25 per month for the 32GB model

$30 per month for the 64GB option

Easy Pay Option

$0 down and either $30 or $34 monthly for the 32GB & 64GB

With a new two-year service agreement, the 32GB model is $249.99 and the 64GB is $349.99.

Without contract

$720 (32GB)

$816 (64GB)

AT&T

32 GB Galaxy Note 5

$24.67 per month for 30 months = $740.10

$30.84 for 24 months = $740.16

$37 for 20 months = $740

64-GB option

$28 per month for 30 months =$840

$35 per month for 24 months =$840

$42 per month for 20 months =$840

( I don't understand why they have so many different options that are virtually the same)