Samsung Galaxy Note5 specs - PhoneArena
Still a relevant phone
Edited: May 05, 2017, 5:13 PMPhone owned for more than a year
I bought my Note 5 two days after release, upgrading from a Note 3. I thought the Note 3 was a great phone, but this one was a huge improvement in the way of design and performance. I was hesitant on upgrading due to the fact that I had a 64GB SD card in my Note 3 that I couldn't transfer to the new phone. The non-removable battery wasn't an issue for me as I never had any battery related issues with my old phone. I'm coming up on the two year anniversary of owning this phone, after passing on the Note 7 due to the recall, and it is definitely still a relevant phone. On Verizon, we just got the Nougat update that further shows what this phone is really capable of. In the beginning, the software was buggy, but it primarily due to Verizon's own customization of the firmware. Specs aside, this phone still performs better than competing phones of the fruit variety that I have used and battery life is very comparable, though the octa-core processor can really suck down some juice under demanding conditions. The display is just beautiful with unmatched contrast ratio of most any phone on the market today. The camera takes the best photos I've ever experienced with a smart phone, even the new iPhone 7. The S-Pen durability with the clicking back is lacking. 9 times out of 10, I'll click the s-pen to remove it and it gets stuck requiring me to tap it to remove it. A few weeks ago, I discovered the back of the phone isn't the same Gorilla glass as the display. I dropped the phone, but my shoe broke most of the fall, but it hit the back corner near the S-pen and received a chip in it the size of a ballpoint pen tip and caused it to crack (not noticeable unless you look at it from an angle in the light). The phone has taken some abuse without a case and held up surprisingly well, with the chip and subsequent cracks to be it's only battle scars. Overall, I've not experienced too many issues with the phone in just under the two years owning it.Looking back, I would buy it again without hesitation despite not having expandable storage. I bought the 64GB model and with music, pictures, and HD video captures, still have 24GB of storage remaining. I will definitely be remaining in the Note family. I've had the 2, 3, 5, and will be getting the 8 when released.
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