Our Rating
The overall rating is based on review by our experts.
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Design
3 / 10
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Display
4 / 10
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Camera
2 / 10
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Performance
5 / 10
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Software
6 / 10
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Battery
1 / 10
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is Samsung’s 2015 Best Flagship smartphone. The device has aluminum and glass unibody build along with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Front and Back. The smartphone also has Qi/PMA wireless charging support. As its a Note lineup device, it gets the Samsung’s signature S-pen stylus with Air command support.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 smartphone has LTE Advanced antennas, with Dual SIM capability support for Nano-SIMs. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 display features 5.7 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (1440 x 2960 pixels resolution). The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 specifications come pre-installed with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop (now upgradable to Android 8.0 Oreo). As for the processor, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has Exynos 7420 Octa-Core chipset combined with Mali-T760MP8 GPU. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 RAM is 4GB, while the available storage space memory comes in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacity with the ability to expand storage through SD card.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Camera features a single 16-megapixel f/1.9 resolution sensor, with 1080p/4K recording capability at both 30 FPS and 60 FPS. The sensor has OIS and six lens protection. It also has HDR and panoramic mode for the rear camera. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Camera also has Burst mode, 720p@120fps slow-motion recording. As for the front camera, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features a 5MP f/1.9 front snapper. For night shots it has dual-tone flash on the rear.
In the area of connectivity, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features Bluetooth (4.2), WiFi (Dual-band and 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), NFC with 3.5 mm audio jack support. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 sensors include Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2, and the device has dimensions of 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm and gets a Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery with 15W fast-charging support. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 colors are available in Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl.