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Last updated: August 13th, 2015 at 16:04 UTC+02:00
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The Galaxy Note 5 features a 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED display that's similar to the one used in the Galaxy Note 4, but has a higher resolution than the Galaxy Note 3. The new octa-core Exynos 7420 processor is faster, and runs in 64-bit mode to take the full advantage of Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. As opposed to the previous Note series phablets, RAM has been increased to 4GB. Samsung has decided to remove a microSD card slot in favour of faster UFS 2.0 internal storage that come in two variants; 32GB and 64GB.
If you are coming from the Galaxy Note 3, you'll find a huge upgrade in the camera department. The Galaxy Note 5 features an excellent combo of a 16-megapixel primary camera and a 5-megapixel secondary camera that was used in the Galaxy S6. Even though the primary camera uses the same sensor that was used in the Galaxy Note 4, there's a quite improvement in final image and video quality, thanks to better software and F/1.9 aperture. Samsung has thrown in a heart-rate monitor and an IR blaster as well. It runs a newer version of TouchWiz UI ( running on top of Android 5.1.1 Lollipop) that is improved a lot when compared to older TouchWiz that is running in the Note 3 and the Note 4. There are some neat S Pen related software enhancements.
It also features a combination of a touch-based fingerprint scanner and an NFC chip that could be used for transactions through Samsung Pay. Improved connectivity features include Cat. 6 LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi ac/b/g/n, and Bluetooth v4.2. The battery that's used in the Galaxy Note 5 is non-removable, and its capacity has been reduced to 3,000 mAh battery. This seems like a downgrade coming from a 3,220 mAh battery that was used in the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Note 4. To compensate for the lack of a removable battery, Samsung has equipped the Galaxy Note 5 with Fast Charge as well as wireless charging.
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Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.
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