The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Thread

[Shadow79]

realized that the brightness slider tend to missing at times. anyone with me?

When the phone is low on battery, the slider will be hidden

 

[Momentumm]

imagine would I still admire the phone if the built is plastic?

No you nor I wouldn't. Hahaha. Plus the UI is snappier. It's the first time ever.

 

[jazzman80]

When the phone is low on battery, the slider will be hidden

definitely not because of that...

 

[Samfreak]

imagine would I still admire the phone if the built is plastic?

Haha. I will likely admire it more if the build is plastic for it will likely mean there's replaceable battery and SDcard! And the PC plastic Samsung uses is tougher than metal/glass. The build/material is of no concern to me since it will be in a case anyway. Maybe I''m an outlier.

 

[Lucky177]

Ya. If use casing, plastic or non plastic, doesn't really that matter...

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[kopi22]

Honestly, the battery life is better than iPhone 6plus. (My gf uses that). And now she is in love with my note 5, especially for the camera and s-pen.. this s-pen really does enhance the overall experience a lot, let alone productivity. I'm a heavier user than her and my fone last longer. Plus there is fast charging, both wired and wireless.. Haha. And not to mention, the screen is super nice..

sorry I used to come from Apple some years back.. and I truly never turn back to ios.. and don't miss it.. in my daily life I come into contact with both apple and android, and I just like android more for the freedom and customization.. I use both macbook and PC at work for different assignments.

Anyway, I'm not a fan boy or what, but will go for whatever suits my usage and whichever is better in terms of battery life, customization, camera, and especially productivity... and I never regret one bit switching to android from ios..

Just sharing my 2 cents..

iOS so jialiat ah?? In fact, I'm thinking to get the upcoming iPhone 6s to try since I have been with Android for a very long time and starting to get bored of it. I don't customized at all. Using phones as they are right out of the box. Even with current Note 4, I'm not having any bad experiences with the Touchwiz while lots are commenting that Touchwiz is bad.

Anyway, I will look at the pricing again by the time when I'm eligible to recontract. If the pricing are close between Note 5 and iPhone 6s offered by telcos, most probably I will try an iPhone - since both Note 5 and iPhone are so similar and without removal battery and microSD.

 

[skaade]

My note 5 restarted by itself 3 times ytd when I was setting up zooper widget. Culling some apps today.

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[fabianlau]

iOS so jialiat ah?? In fact, I'm thinking to get the upcoming iPhone 6s to try since I have been with Android for a very long time and starting to get bored of it. I don't customized at all. Using phones as they are right out of the box. Even with current Note 4, I'm not having any bad experiences with the Touchwiz while lots are commenting that Touchwiz is bad.

Anyway, I will look at the pricing again by the time when I'm eligible to recontract. If the pricing are close between Note 5 and iPhone 6s offered by telcos, most probably I will try an iPhone - since both Note 5 and iPhone are so similar and without removal battery and microSD.

i change from note 3 last year to ip6 plus, alot thing i cannot do on ip6+ so i switch back note 4 This jan, now changing to note 5

 

[rockdjlow]

Honestly, the battery life is better than iPhone 6plus. (My gf uses that). And now she is in love with my note 5, especially for the camera and s-pen.. this s-pen really does enhance the overall experience a lot, let alone productivity. I'm a heavier user than her and my fone last longer. Plus there is fast charging, both wired and wireless.. Haha. And not to mention, the screen is super nice..

sorry I used to come from Apple some years back.. and I truly never turn back to ios.. and don't miss it.. in my daily life I come into contact with both apple and android, and I just like android more for the freedom and customization.. I use both macbook and PC at work for different assignments.

Anyway, I'm not a fan boy or what, but will go for whatever suits my usage and whichever is better in terms of battery life, customization, camera, and especially productivity... and I never regret one bit switching to android from ios..

Just sharing my 2 cents..

To add on the feeling of holding the phone feel good on Note 5 than iPhone 6+

 

[rockdjlow]

iOS so jialiat ah?? In fact, I'm thinking to get the upcoming iPhone 6s to try since I have been with Android for a very long time and starting to get bored of it. I don't customized at all. Using phones as they are right out of the box. Even with current Note 4, I'm not having any bad experiences with the Touchwiz while lots are commenting that Touchwiz is bad.

Anyway, I will look at the pricing again by the time when I'm eligible to recontract. If the pricing are close between Note 5 and iPhone 6s offered by telcos, most probably I will try an iPhone - since both Note 5 and iPhone are so similar and without removal battery and microSD.

If you looking on the OS, apple will be the choice for you.

 

[Lucky177]

My note 5 restarted by itself 3 times ytd when I was setting up zooper widget. Culling some apps today.

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Was using zooper widget previously in my z1 days. But it seems to drain my battery quite a bit. So after using awhile, I have uninstalled and didn't use it after switched over to Note4.

Not sure about newer versions...

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[noodless]

Me too.. On android for so long thinking of going back to ios. Do you find that with every update the phone seems to get more bugs? Although this note 5 is very tempting but the thing about Samsung phones is that it tends to get laggier and more bugs after 1 year

 

[Chevalier]

Just some quick impressions on audio quality for music.
In short ,its fantastic. Read on for long story


Moving away from a dedicated audio rig to a minimalist setup, I depend on my phone now for audio playback and hope it's got quality.

Previously I enjoyed the galaxy s2 with its wolfson DAC and it was pretty good.
Then Samsung started using the snapdragon chipset and it just sounded bad, so I switched to a dedicated DAP but still craved the convenience of a minimalist setup.

Using the noble audio BTS Bluetooth adapter hooked to my noble audio K10 and flac played via power amp is my current setup.

Streaming through the 6plus was good ,it used a cirrus logic DAC....but I just didn't like the it's platform and went for the G4 and once again, the snapdragon DAC shows its clear inferiority, hollow mids and bass lost its punch.

No back on the note 5 with its exynos chipsets and wolfson DAC, I'm very very happy. The Wolfson DAC is comparable or I daresay even better than then 6plus and the the G4 is not even comparable at all.

Sounds is much fuller, tones across the board are presented nicely. Next thing I'll try is the native app with the UHQ sample turned on. My best minimalist setup to date

DAP
-cowon j3, z2
-Sony 1060
-Sony zx1

Phones
-s2
-note3
-iPhone 6plus
-g4
-honor 6 (work phone)

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[ecneret_eel]

Wah, traitor ! :0
Funny cause my company issues us iPhone for work but I never liked it for its user unfriendly interface (Need many clicks to get to where iwant)
My backup phone is usually android. Daily drivers very between blackberry and windows 10 mobile.

waaa!

I self exposed ald!

me opposite from you, company gives me a corporate S5, mainly used for data roaming hotspot and calls when I am overseas wahahahaha!

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[ecneret_eel]

My note 5 restarted by itself 3 times ytd when I was setting up zooper widget. Culling some apps today.

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!

what's going on?

wa this zooper widget is simi, let me do some googling lol

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[Vulpix]

i change from note 3 last year to ip6 plus, alot thing i cannot do on ip6+ so i switch back note 4 This jan, now changing to note 5

You know, I really feel it's a shame many Note users don't bother to learn their S-Pen, some never even take out before on their phone. It takes about an hour to practice and get used to it, and it will only increase your productivity at work or other real life stuff.

The S-Pen is seriously one of the best thing so far on a phone, so far no other competitor bother to have a good accurate pen. Tested the Note 5 at the store, it's even more accurate and responsive compared to the Note 3.

I've done so many awesome things with the S-Pen, like circle something on google map screenshot then whatsapp to friend, write some text on it, and it's only the tip of the iceberg.

 

[Chipero]

i installed the latest update and cleared cache from recovery. see if it helps. for now its okay.

How do u clear cache ?

 

[Chipero]

You know, I really feel it's a shame many Note users don't bother to learn their S-Pen, some never even take out before on their phone. It takes about an hour to practice and get used to it, and it will only increase your productivity at work or other real life stuff.

The S-Pen is seriously one of the best thing so far on a phone, so far no other competitor bother to have a good accurate pen. Tested the Note 5 at the store, it's even more accurate and responsive compared to the Note 3.

I've done so many awesome things with the S-Pen, like circle something on google map screenshot then whatsapp to friend, write some text on it, and it's only the tip of the iceberg.

Well said. I also don't use the S-pen. I buy the stylus that I like to use and use it with my note5.

 

[renfred89]

You know, I really feel it's a shame many Note users don't bother to learn their S-Pen, some never even take out before on their phone. It takes about an hour to practice and get used to it, and it will only increase your productivity at work or other real life stuff.

The S-Pen is seriously one of the best thing so far on a phone, so far no other competitor bother to have a good accurate pen. Tested the Note 5 at the store, it's even more accurate and responsive compared to the Note 3.

I've done so many awesome things with the S-Pen, like circle something on google map screenshot then whatsapp to friend, write some text on it, and it's only the tip of the iceberg.

ok i am guilty of what you just said. i shall start learning on my note 4 first...

 

[rockdjlow]

How do u clear cache ?

off your phone
hold power, volume up and home button
there you goes to the recovery mode