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Audio player in SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5

As for the volume itself - Note 5 "shouts" a little better than the predecessor, but the main difference is not even in decibels, but the painting of sound. Still, the speaker in the plastic and metal case is two big differences.

In the headphones, the sound quality is comparable to specialized musical smartphones and is only a bit inferior in working out models with highlighted audio accounts (the same Meizu MX5, for example). It is not reliable, it is not known whether the merit of iron is in this (possibly built in Exynos 7420 the sound processor itself is so good), but it is obvious that there are many modifications in terms of sound quality were carried out at the program level.

The audio player in Note 5 allows you to calibrate the sound for specific headphones: the smartphone will turn on a few varieties of sound and, as if the doctor, repeat the "hear me now? And if you do this, still hear? ", After which it will correct the amplitude separately for the right and left headset. Trifle, but really works.

The second useful tool in part of the audio is the UHQ Upscaler function. In theory, this option should pull ordinary tracks MP3 to high quality, and high-quality, in turn, raise to the level of Lossless. But Subjectively, the Upscaler just competently regulates the software equalizer and adds only a bit: clarity, bass and volume. The automation works competently - to climb into the settings and turn the sliders manually no longer want.

The rest of the audio functions are an amateur. SoundAlive + overshadows music volume, as if this is a concert record. Apart from the fact that the concert record without noise crowd is already nonsense. A "lamp amplifier" introduces an excess compression into the sound. Simply put, the music "fucking" is so tight, as if all possible sliders of the equalizer Zested to the top. Speecually, but quickly tires.

Iron

The Korean eight-year EXYNOS 7420 is built according to the classic Big.little design: four Cortex-A53 economy kernels are adjacent to four powerful Cortex-A57 kernels. Here, by the way, with a powerful block of processor manufacturers this year, confusion came out - in conditions when the chip is produced on the technical process from 20 NM and higher, an attempt to build a productive processor in 2015 led to a constant overheating (as in Snapdragon 810).

Updated plane support with electronic pen support

The fifth version of the Samsung Galaxy Note Tablet's version was announced in the autumn of this year during the IFA 2015 exhibition in Berlin and now I have already reached the counters of Russian shops. The new model of the family has changed a lot: the design of the predecessors has no trace, also the smartphone has also received a much more advanced hardware stuffing and an improved fingerprint scanner. But the main difference between all models of the Galaxy Note family is the ability to work with an electronic pen, and the work is really comfortable and comfortable. About what has changed and what has been added to the next incarnation of the legendary tablet recorder, read in our review Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

The main characteristics of Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (model SM-N920C)

	SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5	Nexus 6.	Huawei Mate S.	LG G4.	Meizu MX5.
Screen	5.7 ", Super AMOLED	5,96, Amoled	5.5 ", Super AMOLED	5.5 ", IPS	5.5 ", Super AMOLED
Resolution	2560 × 1440, 518 ppi	2560 × 1440, 493 ppi	1920 × 1080, 401 ppi	2560 × 1440, 538 ppi	1920 × 1080, 401 ppi
SOC.	Samsung EXYNOS 7420 (4 cores Cortex-A57 @ 2.1 GHz + 4 cores Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (4 kernels Krait 450 @ 2.7 GHz)	Hisilicon Kirin 935 (8 Arm Cortex-A53 @ 2.2 + 1.5 GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (2 cores Cortex-A57 @ 1.8 GHz + 4 cores Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz)	MediaTek MT6795T Octa-Core (8 cores-a53 @ 2.2 GHz)
GPU.	Mali-T760.	Adreno 420.	Mali-T628.	Adreno 418.	PowerVR G6200.
Oz	4 GB	3 GB	3 GB	3 GB	3 GB
Flash Memory	32/64 GB	32/64 GB	32/64 GB	32 GB	16/32/64 GB
Memory card support	—	—	microSD.	microSD.	—
Operating system	Google Android 5.1.	Google Android 5.0.	Google Android 5.1.	Google Android 5.1.	Google Android 5.0.
Battery	non-removable, 3000 mA · h	non-removable, 3220 mA · h	non-removable, 2700 mA · h	removable, 3000 mA · h	non-removable, 3150 mA · h
Cameras	basic (16 mp; video 4k), frontal (5 MP)	basic (13 mp; video 4K), frontal (2 MP)	basic (13 mp; video 1080r), frontal (8 MP)	basic (16 MP; video 4K), frontal (8 megapixel)	basic (20.7 MP; video 4k), frontal (5 MP)
Dimensions and weight	153 × 76 × 7.6 mm, 168 g	159 × 83 × 10.1 mm, 184 g	150 × 75 × 7.2 mm, 156 g	149 × 76 × 9.8 mm, 155 g	150 × 75 × 7.6 mm, 149 g
The average price of models with 32 GB of memory	T-12788838.	T-11153512.	T-12840967.	T-12466715	T-12686913.
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5 retail offers (32 GB)	L-12788838-5
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5 Retail Offers 5 (64 GB)	L-12790257-5

• SOC SAMSUNG EXYNOS 7420 (64-bit), two clusters of four processor kernels: Arm Cortex-A57 with a frequency of 2.1 GHz and ARM Cortex-A53 with a frequency of 1.5 GHz
• GPU Mali-T760
• Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system
• Touch Super Amoled Display, 5.7 ", 2560 × 1440
• RAM (RAM) 4 GB
• Interior memory 32 or 64 GB
• Nano-SIM support (1 pc.)
• MICROSD card slot
• Communication GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• Communication 3G WCDMA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
• Data transfer LTE (Cat.9 or Cat.6) (FDD LTE Band 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,18,19,20,26)
• Wi-Fi 802.11a / B / G / N / AC (2.4 / 5 GHz) VHT80 MIMO (2 × 2), Wi-Fi Access Point, Wi-Fi Direct
• Bluetooth 4.2 Le, Ant +, NFC
• USB 2.0, OTG
• GPS / A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
• Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, Heart rhythm sensor, approximation sensor, Light sensor
• Camera 16 MP (F1.9), optical stabilization, autofocus, LED flash
• 5 MP chamber (F1.9), frontal
• Battery 3000 mA · h, non-removable
• Wireless charging support
• Dimensions 153 × 76 × 7.6 mm
• Weight of 168 g

Appearance and ease of use

As for the design of the novelty, in this plan of differences from the flagship from the parallel line of the Galaxy S6 minimum amount, there are almost no, with the exception of increased size and the presence of an internal slot for the stylus. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 received a building in the design S6, and it is almost identical to the recently galaxy S6 EDGE + released. Thus, Korean designers led both families of their top smartphones of Galaxy Note and Galaxy S to a single design, a variety in this regard Samsung flagship is not there.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is quite a bit thick than Galaxy S6 EDGE +, and noticeably harder. In general, this is all the same very large tabletphone with a huge screen, the true successor of the traditions started in the first model of Galaxy Note in the distance 2011. Now the plastic in the housing of the Korean flagships is not found, it is used right glass and metal, the design has become much more expressive and more modern.

At the same time, the combination of slippery glass and no less slippery smooth matte metal on the sidewalls makes a smartphone extremely unreliable for hold in hand, especially given the huge dimensions and a very impressive mass of the device.

As for the placement of elements on the case, here all differences of large Galaxy S6 EGE + from smaller models S6 and S6 EDGE are observed: from the top end at Galaxy Note 5 also disappeared by the infrared port, which served to emulate the remote control, but here the connector for the format card Nano-SIM. In the smartphone, only one slot, installing the second SIM card or memory card here is not provided here.

On the opposite, the lower end is more different elements. Here is the Universal Micro-USB 2.0 connector, which supports the connection of external devices in OTG mode, and the audio outputs on the sides of it on the headphones and the dynamics grille, as well as an e-pen hole at the very edge.

The feather itself has undergone some changes: now it has a pressure mechanical button, like a fountain pen. True, it does not provide an emission of the tip, and it serves only to extract the stylus from the slot: when pressed for it, the pen is thrown out of the hole in the spring-loaded mechanism.

The feather can be accidentally inserted into the nest in the opposite end, it now goes there for some reason calmly passes, no protection is provided. The result will be deplorable, because the pen is lacquered there, and remove it back, without spoiling the internals of the device, it is impossible. The craftsmen, however, learned how to cope with the help of a paper strip, but still better not experiment.

The power button and blocking is located on the right side face of the smartphone, and the volume control module made in the form of two separate buttons on the left. The keys are small, have a short one, but a distinct move, there are no complaints to these elements.

On the back of the smartphone, a large chamber module adjacent to the surface is installed, adjacent to the single LED flash and the heart rate sensor. The sensor can be used as photocopplifies when shooting selfie to the frontal chamber.

The front panel remained unchanged: This is all the same flat protective glass Gorilla Glass 4, the same oval mechanical button under the screen with the fingerprint scanner included in it. The scanner works clearly, unmistakably, the finger can be brought to it at any angle. Single touch is recognized - to carry out a finger on a scanner, as it was with Galaxy Note 4, there is no longer necessary. Sensory buttons on the sides from the central key under the screen have a bright white backlight. Upstairs over the display there is an event indicator.

For sale, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 enters two exactly the same as Galaxy S6 EDGE +, design versions that developers have given the name "Black Sapphire" and "Dazzling Platinum".

Screen

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 smartphone is equipped with Super AMOLED touch screen protected by Gorilla Glass glass 4. The physical dimensions of the display are 71 × 126 mm, a diagonal is 5.7 inches. Screen resolution is 2560 × 1440, the density of the points is 518 ppi.

The frame around is very narrow, thanks to this developers managed to enter a non-standard large screen with a diagonal of 5.7 inches to fairly acceptable dimensions. The sidewalls from the edge of the screen to the edge of the housing are only 2 mm, the upper and lower edges have a width of 13 mm.

The brightness of the display can be managed manually or use automatic adjustment based on the lighting sensor. There is also an approximation sensor that blocks the screen when making a smartphone to the ear. Multitouch technology allows you to handle 10 simultaneous touches.

Detailed examination with the use of measuring instruments was conducted by the editor of the "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" sections of Alexey Kudryavtsev. We present his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface resistant to the appearance of scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare screen properties are no worse than the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, we give a photo on which the white surface is reflected in the screens off (on the left - Nexus 7, right - Samsung Galaxy Note 5, then they can be distinguished by size):

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 screen is almost the same dark (medium brightness of photographs 111 versus 110 at Nexus 7). Two of the reflected objects in the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 screen is very weak, it suggests that there is no air interval between the screen layers. Due to the smaller number of boundaries (type of glass / air) with highly different refractive refractive ratios, the screens without air gap looks better in conditions of strong external illumination, but here they are repaired in the event of a cracked exterior glass costs much more expensive, since it has to change the entire screen. On the outer surface of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 screen, there is a special oleophobic (fat-repellent) coating (effective, better than Nexus 7), so traces of fingers are removed significantly easier, and appear at a lower rate than in the case of conventional glass.

When the white field is outputing the entire screen and with manual control, its maximum value was 415 kD / m², minimal - 1.9 kD / m². It is also necessary to take into account the fact that in this case the smaller the white area on the screen, the brighter, that is, the actual maximum brightness of white areas will be almost always higher than the specified value. As a result, readability in the afternoon in the sun should be quite good. The reduced brightness level without problems allows the use of the device even in complete darkness. It works automatic brightness adjustment over the illumination sensor (it is located to the left of the slot of the front loudspeaker). In the work of this function, you can make adjustments by moving the settings slider. Next, for three conditions, we give the screen brightness values \u200b\u200bfor the three values \u200b\u200bof this setting - for 0%, 50% and 100%. In full dark in automatic mode, brightness decreases to 1.8, 9.1 and 17 kD / m², respectively (first and second - too dark, the third is normal), in conditions lit by artificial light of the office (about 400 lux), the brightness is set to 40 -55, 144 and 330 cd / m² (dark - just right - it is blacken, which corresponds to a given correction), in a brightly lit room (corresponds to the lighting of a clear day outside the room, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 LCs or a little more) - rises up to 500 cd / m² regardless of the position of the slider. This value is greater than the maximum with manual adjustment. If you increase the brightness of the external illumination (in the area of \u200b\u200bthe illumination sensor) somewhere up to hundreds of thousands of suites (corresponds to the direct sunlight), the screen brightness rises to 560 kD / m². Such brightness should be accurately enough for the image on the screen well different in any natural conditions. In general, the result of the operation of the automatic brightness adjustment function corresponds to the expected. At any brightness level, there is a significant modulation with a frequency of approximately 60 or 240 Hz. Figure below shows the dependences of the brightness (vertical axis) from time to time (horizontal axis) for several brightness setting values:

It can be seen that at the maximum and brightness of the brightness of the modulation amplitude is not very big, in the end there is no visible flicker (there are reports in our conference that the flicker is still visible, but the authors of the site that test this smartphone did not see the flicker at the maximum brightness no way). However, the brightness decides modulation with a large relative amplitude. Therefore, the presence of such modulation can already be seen in the test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect or simply with the quick eye movement. Depending on individual sensitivity, such flicker may cause increased fatigue.

This screen uses the Super Amoled matrix - an active matrix on organic LEDs. The full color image is created using subpixels of three colors - red (R), green (G) and blue (B), but green subpixels are twice as much as possible as RGBG. This is confirmed by a microfotography fragment:

For comparison, you can familiarize yourself with the micrographic gallery of the screens used in mobile technology.

On the fragment above, you can count 4 green subpixels, 2 red (4 halves) and 2 blue (1 whole and 4 quarters), while repeating these fragments, you can lay out the entire screen without breaking and overlap. For such matrices, Samsung introduced the name Pentile RGBG. Screen resolution The manufacturer believes on green subpixels, in two others it will be two times lower. The location and form of subpixels in this embodiment is close to the case of the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen and some other more new Samsung devices (and not only) with AMOLED screens. This version of Pentile RGBG is better than an old with red squares, rectangles of blue and strips of green subpixels. Nevertheless, some irregularities of contrasting borders and other artifacts are still present. However, due to very high permission, they minimally affect image quality.

The screen is characterized by magnificary viewing angles, however, white color, even on small angles, alternately acquires a light blue and green and pinkish shade, but black color is just black under any corners. So black that the contrast parameter in this case is not applicable. With perpendicular view, the uniformity of the white field is excellent. For comparison, we give the photos on which the same images are displayed on the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 screens and the second comparison member, while the brightness of the screens is initially installed about 200 cd / m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K. White field:

Note the excellent uniformity of the brightness and color tone of the white field. And test picture (profile Main):

The color rendition is good, colorful colors saturated, the color balance of the screens varies slightly (but in any case the photo cannot serve as a reliable source of information about the quality of color reproduction). Photography above received after selecting profile Main In the screen settings, all of them are four:

Profile Adaptive display It is characterized by some automatic adjustment under the type of displayed image and the surrounding conditions (it states that the illumination sensor distinguishes the intensity of the three main colors), which is obtained when the two remaining profiles are selected below.

Movie Amoled.:

Saturation and color contrast are noticeably increased.

Photo AMOLED.:

Saturation is still as high, but the color contrast is closer to the norm. Now at an angle of about 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen (profile Main). White field:

The brightness at an angle in both screens has decreased noticeably (in order to avoid a strong darkening, the shutter speed is increased in comparison with previous photos), but in the case of Samsung, the decline of brightness is much less expressed. As a result, with formally the same brightness, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 screen visually looks much brighter (in comparison with LCD screens), since the mobile device screen often has to be viewed at least at a small angle. And test picture:

It can be seen that the colors did not change much of both screens and the brightness at Samsung at an angle is noticeably higher. Switching the status of the matrix elements is performed almost instantly, but a step of approximately 17 ms width can be present on the switch front (which corresponds to the screen update frequency in 60 Hz). For example, it looks like a brightness dependence on time when moving from black to white and back:

In some conditions, the presence of such a step can lead to loops stretching for moving objects. However, dynamic scenes in films on OLED screens are characterized by high definition and even some "dongy" movements.

For profiles Photo AMOLED. and Main Constructed by 32 points with an equal interval in the numerical value of a shade of a gray gamma curve did not reveal any drool in lights, nor in the shadows, but the indicator of the approximating power function is 2.14, which is slightly lower than the standard value 2.2, while the real gamma -Korivny deviates little from power dependence (in the signatures in brackets shows an indicator of the approximating power function and the determination coefficient):

For profile Movie Amoled. Gamma curve has a pronounced S-shaped character, which increases the visible contrast of the image, but in the shadows, the distinguishability of shades is preserved.

Recall that in the case of OLED screens, the brightness of the image fragments is dynamically changing in accordance with the nature of the displayed image - decreases for bright in general images. As a result, the obtained dependence of brightness from the shade (gamma curve) is most likely not a little corresponds to the gamma curve of the static image, since the measurements were carried out with a consistent output of shades of gray almost full screen.

Color coverage in the case of profile Movie Amoled. Very wide, it almost covers Adobe RGB coverage:

When choosing a profile Photo AMOLED. Coverage is pressed to the Adobe RGB boundaries:

When choosing a profile Main Coverage is shrinking already to the borders of the SRGB:

No correction spectra components are very well divided:

In case of profile Main With the maximum correction, the components of the colors are already noticeably mixed up to each other:

Note that on screens with a wide color coverage without the corresponding color correction of ordinary images optimized for SRGB devices, look unnaturally saturated. Hence the recommendation - in most cases, watch movies, photos and everything is better in choosing a profile Mainand only if the photo is made on installing Adobe RGB, it makes sense to switch the profile on Photo AMOLED.. Profile Movie Amoled.Despite the name, the least suitable for watching movies and in general, anyway.

Balance of shades on a gray scale good. Color temperature in profile Movie Amoled. Above 6500 K, in the two remaining - close to 6500 K, while on the meaning of the gray scale this parameter changes not very strongly, which improves the visual perception of the balance of colors. The deviation from the spectrum of an absolutely black body (ΔE) to the most part of the gray scale remains below 10 units, which is considered a good indicator for a consumer device, and also not very much change:

(The darkest areas of the gray scale in most cases can not be considered, since the balance of colors does not matter, and the measurement error of the color characteristics on the low brightness is large.)

Let's summarize. The screen has a very high maximum brightness and has good anti-glare properties, so the device without any problems can be used outside the room even summer sunny day. In complete dark, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. It is permissible (and in the bright light even needed) use the mode with an automatic adjustment of the brightness that works quite adequately. A good oleophobic coating should be attributed to the advantages of the screen, as well as a color coverage close to SRGB and an acceptable color balance (when choosing the appropriate profiles). At the same time we remind about the general advantages of OLED screens: true black color (if nothing is reflected in the screen), excellent uniformity of the white field, noticeably less than that of the LCD, the drop in the brightness of the image at a look at the corner. The disadvantages include modulating screen brightness. In users who are particularly sensitive to flicker, due to this, increased fatigue may occur. Nevertheless, in general, the screen quality is very high.

Sound

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5 sounds quite worthy. Basi are quite tangible, the sound is bright, rich, thick, except that the volume of the volume could be more. The sound at any volume level remains clean, without distortion and wheezing. There is no complaints to the conversational microphone, the second microphone for noise cancellations with its functions as a whole copes adequately. In the conversational dynamics, the voice of a familiar interlocutor, the timbre and intonation remain recognizable.

To play melodies, the Samsung brand player with a large number of settings is used. Sound effects are combined under the general name SoundAlive. Improvements using UHQ UPSCaler technology, emulation of the effect of the presence of the "lamp amplifier Pro", as well as the addition of SoundAlive + surround sound effects only when headphones are connected. From manual settings, an equalizer is available with preset values, as well as separate knobs for bass and high frequencies. Support for FM radio in the Korean apparatus for their usual was not implemented.

Camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is equipped with two modules of digital cameras with a resolution of 16 and 5 megapixel. The front camera is equipped with a 5 megapixel module CMOS sensor and lens with a diaphragm F / 1.9. You can take the shooting on the front chamber using a touch of a finger to the heart rate sensor located on the back side next to the LED flash. With its tasks, the frontal module copes with adequate, for selfie the quality of the photos of the photos of more than enough. In addition, in the "Self-portrait" mode, you can still align the tone of the face, improve its shape and even increase your eyes.

The main 16 megapixel chamber has a lens with a diaphragm F / 1.9, a quick autofocus with the possibility of tracking an object, optical stabilization (OIS) and a single LED flash. The quick start of the camera is possible by double pressing the central hardware key under the screen, even if the smartphone is blocked.

Camera settings are exactly the same as in previous models of the flagship series. In addition to automatic and manual modes there are additional, such as panoramic, selective focus mode, AUTO HDR real-time (Real-Time HDR), the possibility of virtual shooting of a three-dimensional object, gif animation, as well as modes of a steady and slow video filter. In the new mode, the video collage can be made of spectacular collages, combining into one clip to four video phrases, each of which can be played in slow motion mode. There is also the possibility of direct broadcast video to your YouTube channel in Live mode. In manual camera control mode, there is the ability to control the shutter speed, as well as save uncompressed images in the RAW format, and all this is supported through the Camera2 API in third-party applications to work with the camera.

Video camera can shoot with a resolution of 4K (UHD), as well as Full HD at a speed of 60 frames per second. In addition, there are modes of slow and steady shooting. With any of the options, the camera copes with adequately, no complaints about the quality of the resulting modifications and the recordable sound. The quality of the video can be judged by test rollers.

• Roller №1 (77 MB, 1920 × 1080 @ 60 FPS)
• Roller # 2 (95 MB, 3840 × 2160 @ 30 FPS)
• Roller # 3 (34 MB, 2560 × 1440 @ 30 fps)
• Roller №4 (42 MB, 1920 × 1080 @ 30 fps)

	Good field sharpness and plans despite some image soap.
	Even in manual mode, the camera has a good dynamic range. The numbers of the nearest cars are distinguishable.
	To the edges of the frame sharpness still falls.
	The camera works quite well with shadows. On the wires you can notice a weak identity.
	Sometimes you can still find the remnants of non-ferrous noise in complex shadows.
	Despite his weakness, foliage is excellent.
	The program is completely in vain so much in the middle plans. The leaves on the tree could be worked better, but also the detailing is not bad.
	For documentary shooting, details of snapshots can be considered excellent.

We also tested the camera on the laboratory stand on our technique.

Starting to test the Note 5 camera, we expected that it would be almost identical to the S6 EDGE + chamber, from which we were generally only positive impressions. And the expectations were justified: here the same module and the same optics. Apparently, even the program has changed slightly. From insignificant disadvantages, you can note all the same mice of details designed, apparently smooth out the artifacts of software processing. However, such "Blur" is clearly excessive, and certainly it was possible to do with smaller losses. It is clearly seen that there are no problems with the detail on all planes. But for those who are worried about the details, the manufacturer added the possibility of shooting in RAW, which in this case is quite worker as we have already noted. (Archive with examples of shooting in RAW can be downloaded.)

In general, despite some minor disadvantages, the camera still remains one of the best.

When photography, optical stabilization works explicitly and noticeably, but whether it does not manage to understand from official descriptions of the characteristics. But judging by the iPhone 6S Plus, even digital stabilization does not work when video recording.

When compared with the non-stabilized Note 5, this video looks, of course, is indicative, however, it can be concluded only about it presence stabilization in the iPhone, but not about her quality. In fact, stabilization is still far from the ideal, which, of course, does not justify Samsung.

Telephone part and communication

The smartphone works standard in modern 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, and also has the support of the fourth-generation network LTE Cat.6 in most FDD LTE ranges - including all three of the most common ranges of domestic range (B3, B7 and B20) smartphone are supported. . In practice, the Beeline operator's SIM card in the Moscow region, the smartphone was confidently registered and worked in 4G networks. The quality of the signal reception does not cause any complaints, the device confidently supports the connection in the premises and does not lose the signal in the zones of uncertain reception. The full list of supported frequencies looks like this:

• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (B5.8,3,2)
• WCDMA: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz (B5.8,2,1)
• FDD-LTE: 2100/1900/1800/850/2600/900/700/800 MHz (B1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,18,19,20,26)

The remaining communication capabilities of the smartphone also at the height. Bluetooth has version 4.2, the ANT + standard is also supported, NFC is implemented. The Wi-Fi 802.11n / AC module, HT80 with MIMO technology (2 × 2, up to 620 Mbps) supports operation in both frequency bands (2.4 and 5 GHz), a Wi-Fi Direct is supported. You can organize a wireless access point through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. It is possible to connect external devices to the USB port in OTG mode. Payments in the SAMSUNG PAY system can be performed using NFC or MST (Magnetic Secure TRANSMISSION).

The navigation module works with all three satellite systems: GPS (with A-GPS), GLONASS and Beidou (BDS). There is no complaints to the speed of the navigation module, the first satellites are found at a cold start for the first tens of seconds. The smartphone is equipped with a magnetic field sensor based on which the compass navigation software is functioning.

For the convenience of working with the fingers of one hand with such a huge display, it is possible to reduce in the size of the virtual keyboards or the entire screen work area, for this you need to quickly press the central hardware button on the screen. In the standard keyboard layout there is a highlighted top row with numbers, it is possible to change the height of the row. For SWYPE lovers, a method of uninstalled input with a stroke from the letter to the letter with the Intelligent T9 system is enabled.

OS and Software

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 works on the fifth version of Android OS (5.1.1) with the TouchWiz branded on top of it. The interface is well acquainted on the previously released models of the sixth series Galaxy S. From features there is an opportunity to work with the stylus - actually, this is the main distinguishing feature of all models of the Galaxy Note family. In general, working with the electronic pen is organized here in the same way as in the previous note 4. You can make handwritten notes, draw, highlight and cut an arbitrary area of \u200b\u200bthe screen, save and immediately spread the result in the social network, etc. Lag when recognizing the touch of the stylus is practically absent You can easily write and draw and draw practically as a pen or pencil on paper - to date, supporting the work with the stylus in Samsung devices remains the best on the market. Added the ability to write even on an inactive screen: you can simply remove the pen and write the text on the glass, it will be recognized and saved. The Pen's feather is recognized even without contact with the screen, when you press the button on its side, you can call a menu with a set of contextual commands, this menu can be collailed into the floating icon and set to any location for quick access. Opportunities for working with electronic pen wide, there is an instruction for familiarization with them.

It is also possible to work in multiple windows mode (if the application supports the separated window mode) or in the pop-up mode mode, work with gestures is supported. From the fifth version of the Android OS interface, pop-up interactive information tiles got the interface, scrolling the prospective menu of the latest open programs, the guest mode, you can change themes, downloading new from your own online store SAMSUNG.

A set of preset applications standard includes sidesync, which provides both wired and wireless connection to a computer without additional settings for synchronization and managing the smartphone, SMART Manager system utility set, which is responsible for optimizing the system, cleaning memory and antivirus security. At the site of the Briefing news widget and the program for tracking your own health s Health.

Performance

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 hardware platform is based on a single-grip system (SOC) of the EXYNOS 7420 of its own production of Samsung, produced by the standards of the 14-nanometer technological process. The configuration of this single-chip system includes two clusters of four cores: ARM Cortex-A57 with a frequency of 2.1 GHz and ARM Cortex-A53 with a frequency of 1.5 GHz. The Mali T760 video accelerator is used as a GPU. The RAM volume is 4 GB (LPDDR4 is used), about 24.5 GB is available from 32 GB of integrated memory. No Memory Expansion Opportunities Due to MicroSD Maps, but the OTG USB mode is supported, allowing you to connect to the Micro-USB port external devices, including flash drives.

According to the test results, the flagship SAMSUNG flag expected demonstrated the highest results, all this was already confirmed by S6 / EDGE / + models operating on the same platform itself. The indicators in the 64-bit version of the popular Benchmarca Antutu are offset for 68K points, and in the usual 32-bit amounts to 63k, which is an absolute record among the results of all mobile SOs of any modern smartphones.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is currently one of the most powerful smartphones, and the capabilities laid in it will be enough for a long time to fulfill any tasks, including for the most demanding games.

Testing in the latest versions of Antutu and Geekbench 3 complex tests:

All the results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the most recent versions of popular benchmarks, we are conveniently reduced to the table. The table usually adds several other devices from various segments, also tested on similar recent versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the resulting dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of the same comparison, it is impossible to submit results from different versions of the benchmarks, so "for the scenes" there are many decent and actual models - due to the fact that they at one time passed the "obstacles' band" on previous versions of test programs.

Testing a graphic subsystem in 3DMark game tests, GFXBENCHMARK and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark for the most productive smartphones now it is possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the resolution of the rendering is fixed to 720p and is turned off by VSYNC (due to which the speed can rise above 60 FPS).

	SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5 (Exynos 7420)	Meizu MX5. MEDIATEK MT6795T)	LG G4. (Qualcomm Snapdragon 808)	Huawei Mate S. (Hisilicon kirin 935)	Sony Xperia Z3 + (Qualcomm Snapdragon 810)
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme (more - better)	MAXED OUT!	MAXED OUT!	MAXED OUT!	6292	9817
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited (more - better)	24578	16390	18372	12553	20169
GFXBENCHMARK T-REX HD (C24Z16 ONSCREEN)	38 fps	27 FPS.	25 FPS.	16 fps	44 fps
GFXBENCHMARK T-REX HD (C24Z16 OFFSCREEN)	57 FPS.	27 FPS.	35 FPS.	12 fps	40 FPS.
Bonsai Benchmark.	4230 (60 FPS)	3966 (57 FPS)	3340 (48 FPS)	3396 (48 FPS)	3846 (55 FPS)

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for the benchmarks to estimate the speed of the JavaScript engine, it is necessary to always make a discount on the fact that they are significantly dependent on the browser in them, in which the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and such an opportunity is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

Heatons

Below is the back of the rear surface, obtained after 10 minutes of operation of the battery test in the GFXBENCHMARK program:

Heating is localized at the top closer to the right edge, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SOC chip. According to the heat frame, the maximum heating was 38 degrees (at the ambient temperature of 24 degrees), it is not very much.

Video playback

To test "omnivities" when playing video (including support for various codecs, containers and special capabilities, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats that constitute the bulk of the content available on the content network. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have the support of hardware decoding of videos at the chip level, since to process modern options due to the processor nuclei are most often impossible. Also, it is not necessary to wait from the mobile device of decoding everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are reduced to a single table.

The smartphone is not equipped with all the necessary decoders that are needed for the full play of most of the most common multimedia files. To successfully play their playback, you will have to resort to the help of a third-party player - for example, MX Player. True, it is necessary to change the settings and manually set additional custom codecs, because now this player does not officially support AC3 sound format.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player.	Full video player
DVDRip.	AVI, XVID 720 × 400 2200 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduces normal	reproduces normal
Web-DL SD	AVI, XVID 720 × 400 1400 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduces normal	reproduces normal
Web-DL HD	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 3000 Kbps, AC3		video is reproduced normally, no sound
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 4000 Kbps, AC3	video is reproduced normally, no sound	video is reproduced normally, no sound
BDRip 1080p.	MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080 8000 Kbps, AC3	video is reproduced normally, no sound	video is reproduced normally, no sound

¹ The sound in MX Video Player was played only after installing an alternative user audio codec; the regular player does not have such a setting

Testing the features of the video output spent Alexey Kudryavtsev.

MHL interface (Yes, Samsung's branded adapters can now be bolder), like the Mobility Displayport, we did not find it in this smartphone, so I had to restrict ourselves to testing the image of the video files to the screen itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with one division by the frame with an arrow and a rectangle (see "Methods for testing the playback devices and displaying the video signal. Version 1 (for mobile devices)"). Screenshots with shutter speed in 1 C helped to determine the nature of the output of video files with various parameters: resolution ranged (1280 per 720 (720p), 1920 at 1080 (1080p) and 3840 at 2160 (4K) pixels) and frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frames / s). In tests, we used the MX Player video player in the "hardware" mode. Test results are reduced to the table:

Red marks indicate possible problems associated with playing relevant files.

By the frame output criteria, the quality of video files playback on the device itself is very good, since frames (or frames of frames) can be output with more or less uniform interval intervals and without frames. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 to 1080 (1080p), on the smartphone screen, the image of the video file is output exactly along the screen border. The clarity of the picture is high, but impermanent, because from interpolation to the screen resolution is not anywhere. However, it is possible for the sake of the experiment to switch to one to one to one pixels, the interpolation will not be, but the features of Pentile - the vertical world through the pixel will be in the mesh, and the horizontal is a slightly greenish. This is on the test worlds described by the artifacts on real frames are absent. The brightness range displayed on the screen actually corresponds to the standard range 16-235 - in the shadows of the entire pair of shades merged with black color, but all gradations are displayed in the lights.

Battery life

The capacity of the built-in non-removable battery installed in the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is 3000 mAh. Economical SOC, made by technical process of 14 nm, and Super Amoled type screen has done their own business: the smartphone more than worthy manifested itself in terms of the duration of autonomous work. Samsung flagships in the last generations demonstrated outstanding autonomy in the top segment, among themselves such, did not exceed the last apparatus of the Galaxy Note series.

The settings traditionally contain two corporate energy saving modes: normal and extreme. The maximum energy saving mode significantly reduces the level of energy flow due to the disconnection of the secondary and preservation of the vital functions at the moment, as well as for the visual effect, translating the color image on the screen into simplified shades of gray.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D game mode
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5	3000 mA · h	17 h. 10 m.	10 h. 40 m.	5 h. 00 m.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE +	3000 mA · h	15 h. 30 m.	10 h 50 m.	4 h. 20 m.
Sony Xperia Z3 +	2930 MA · h	13 h. 40 m.	8 h. 30 m.	3 h 40 m.
Huawei P8.	2680 mA · h	13 h. 00 m.	9 h. 00 m.	3 h. 10 m.
LG G4.	3000 mA · h	17 h. 00 m.	9 h. 00 m.	3 h. 00 m.
Nexus 6.	3220 mA · h	18 h. 00 m.	10 h. 30 m.	3 h 40 m.
HTC One M9.	2840 mA · h	11 h. 00 m.	8 h. 20 m.	3 h 50 m.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S6.	2550 mA · h	20 h. 00 m.	12 h. 00 m.	4 h. 00 m.
Meizu MX5.	3150 mA · h	15 h. 00 m.	11 h. 00 m.	4 h. 10 m.

The developers themselves promise up to 22 hours in talk mode, as well as 11 hours of continuous operation on the Internet and up to 64 hours of audio playback. Our own dimensions have shown that uninterrupted reading in the Moon + Reader program (with a bright theme, with autolistan) with a minimum comfortable level of brightness (the brightness was set to 100 cd / m²) lasted until the battery is completely discharge for more than 17 hours. Without autocrolling function, these indicators will increase even more. With continuous viewing of high quality video (720p) with the same brightness level through the Wi-Fi home network, the device lasted 10.5 hours. In the mode of 3D games, the device worked for almost 5 hours.

At the same time, the smartphone is charging quickly. Samsung's branded charger with an output current 2 A smartphone bulk battery is fully charged in just 1.5 hours. Charging time from a wireless device will be about 2 hours.

Outcome

The next model of the Korean Planet Family Family, turned out to be quite worthy of its legendary predecessors. The design was drastically changed and is aligned with modern fashion standards, the pseudochege was replaced by glass, the novelty housing has become more stylish, but also less practical. The smartphone was more powerful, the most modern and most productive hardware platform, decent sound support, an impressive set of communication interfaces, one of the best cameras on the mobile market, and a much more convenient fingerprint scanner, which is important. In general, Koreans once again released an extremely high-quality product, the main disadvantage of which is only its high cost: at the time of selling on sale on the Russian market, the official recommended price of the SAMSUNG GALAXY Note 5 certified smartphone with 64 GB of memory is without small 60 thousand rubles. For users who are actively using all the possibilities of working with an electronic pen, there are alternatives among smartphones, but those who are not so important to support the stylus, may well find a smartphone with top characteristics and cheaper in the mobile device market.

The Galaxy Note line from Samsung has always been a technological, because the combination of its software and hardware equipped was the most advanced. Today we have an overview of one of the products of this line, namely Samsung Galaxy Note 5, published in 2015. He first clings not only his filling, but also design. What changes are the gadget? Let's extremely look at him.

The smartphone comes in a minimalist cardboard box of light gray, on the front side of which the model name is located. On the back of the rest of the technical information, we will talk about a little later.

Opening the box, we meet:

• device;
• manuals;
• clip for the hole of the SIM tray;
• headphones in a capsule, which are very convenient and confidently sitting in the ears, have a pleasant melody and can boast good noise insulation;
• replaceable pair of ampusur;
• good high-quality USB USB USB cable;
• charger block with 2 amp output;
• tweezers;
• feather s Pen black and gray.

Equipment Samsung Galaxy laptop 5 is very good.

Design

Color range of a diverse Floor:

• black sapphire;
• pearl white;
• platinum gold;
• silver titanium;
• pink gold.

Anyone can find an option to taste.

Immediately it is clear that in front of you the costly apparatus, which is pleasant to keep in hand.

Glass front and rear panels are protected by Gorilla Glass 4 with high-quality oleophobic coating. In this case, the rear window is slightly rounded. In general, a pleasant designer solution that adds some comfort when you hold in your hand so big gadget. Plus, aluminum contour frame adds to this.

The assembly of a note 5 does not cause any complaints: nothing will not be labeled and does not creak, even when you try to bend or subjoin somewhere. Everything is adjusted exactly as it should be the collected flagship apparatus. Even the power button, volume control and home are collected and fitted perfectly.

Because of its rather large dimensions (153 * 76 * 7.6 mm), use the smartphone is not very convenient, especially on the go.

Now consider the phamblet in more detail. On the left there is a rudder of volume adjustment. The power button is located on the right side. In the upper end - a noise-repeating microphone and a tray under the SIM card.

In the lower end:

• standard jack 3.5 mm for headset;
• micro USB port;
• speaker;
• conversational microphone;
• feather s Pen.

The multimedia speaker is not very pleased, since on the one hand, there is a volume of volume, but on the other - the melody is not very. There is a voice effect from the bank. In addition, the maximum volume sometimes slip wheels.

On the front side below the display there is a mechanical button "Home", which is familiar to the fingerprint scanner, which perfectly reads prints. False responses almost never occur. Plus there is 2 touch buttons: on the left key of the call of recent applications and the right "Back" key.

Over the screen there is a grill of a conversational speaker, 5 megapixel module of the frontal production chamber with an equivalent focal length of 22 mm and a viewing angle of 120 °, light approximation sensors and an LED indicator that is familiar to Android devices.

If you flip the phone, then on the back, we see the main chamber's eyes on 16 MP with aperture F / 1.9 and an equivalent focal length of 28 mm, that is, a standard wide angle. Regarding this chamber there is one remark. Despite the fact that its resolution is 16 MP is still in mode 4: 3 (classical photograph mode) its permission will be only 12 megapixel.

And also from behind there is a flash combined into one block with a biometric sensor, which can measure the pulse, stress, and so on.

Cons housing

There is also the reverse side of the medal in the question of this seductive corps:

1. Glass is not the most impacting material.
2. All the dark options are extremely marked if you are going to wear a bag without a cover. For example, on the white version of such problems unnoticed.
3. The smartphone greatly slides in his hands, so it is unexpectedly torturing him will not be difficult.
4. In fact, it is a monoblock, so to replace the battery, you will have to go to the workshop.

Display

Samsung Note 5 has a 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 2560 * 1440 points and pixel density 518 PPI. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 4 glass with oleophobic coating. At the moment, this is, of course, not topical characteristics, but still at the level.

The viewing angles are obtained maximum, the truth can be small distortion at extreme tilt angles. The picture does not float and does not change the tone under any slope. From the disadvantages of greening white with deviation, but after a few days you get used to it and stop noticing.

The screen displays a very smooth picture to which it is almost impossible to find face.

The color rendition traditionally for such matrices is somewhat aggressive, as the contrast and saturation of the color is overestimated. Partially this problem allows you to overcome the color corrector built into the shell, but to a calm range of classic IPS panels to this device far.

Gadget has a wide range of brightness range up to 420 kD / m2. With this display, it is comfortable to work both in the dark and in the bright sun. The picture remains readable.

For the screen, refused to control in gloves. Now it is not, since the possibility was not used by most users. The developers counted that energy savings are more important.

Specifications

The company decided to abandon Snapdragon processors from Qualcomm because of their overheating and unstable work as a whole, so they fully revealed to their own development.

NOTOT 5 is responsible for the 8-core 64-bit processor from Samsung Exynos 7420 with a maximum operating frequency to 2.1 GHz. Built on the Big.Little architecture (combination of powerful 4 cortex A57 kernels and energy-efficient 4 Cortex A53 cores), MALI T760 MP8 graphics processor and LPDDR4 memory management module. The processor is made according to the process in 14 nm.

In correct operation, the gland helps 4 GB of RAM, of which, after inclusion, there are about 1.5 GB, which is quite a bit. There are two variants of models distinguished in the number of built-in memory - 32 GB or 64 GB. The system itself eats about 7 GB of memory. Unfortunately, it is additionally impossible to expand it here.

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5 software basis is the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system, which was later updated. On top of it, the manufacturer rolled his own shell Touchwiz. And this means that there are few android here.

The potential in the performance of the gadget is huge, but it is not 100% implemented. The fact is that the shell and simple games the device turns perfectly, but with severe on the maximum schedule sometimes there are problems. For example, tanks with the most maximum level of graphics do not always go well. In dynamic scenes, the FPS value may not sit up to 12 units. At the exit, we get a smooth picture, but something more resembling a slideshow.

As for heating, it is possible to say only one, the device is heated under strong loads, but not becoming hot. Hold in your hands a warm smartphone will still be comfortable.

Autonomy

A smartphone feeds from a non-removable battery for 3000 m / h, which is 200 units less than in the previous Galaxy Music model 4. Battery Fablet is enough for an average of 2-2.5 days, if you use it only for calls and send SMS. If you are gathering to load the phone, the following indicators will be released:

• The number of active screenshots - 5-5.5.
• Video playback is possible for 13 hours. If you change the backlight settings, it will be achievable 14-15 hours.
• Time in games - 4.5 hours

Thanks to quick adaptive charge, the laptop 5 is able to charge per hour by 90%. It is impossible to leave the program of extreme energy savings, which really extends the autonomy of the device.

S Pen.

A distinctive feature of the note is always a stylus. This digital pen adds additional functionality to the device, which allows you to discover new facets in the art of calligraphy and drawing. With each generation, he became all smarter, I started to understand more and more. In this generation, as, however, in the past, he understands 2048 degrees of pressing. Hold in the housing using a spring-loaded mechanism. It is worth pressing a slightly discoverished tip, as the stylus is a bit visible, after which it can be reached.

On the post is a small button that calls the AIR Command menu, in which there is the following:

1. Active note that allows you to create notes with active elements (like a phone number, e-mail or site address).
2. Smart choice. In essence, this is a clipping log, the user is entitled to specify the screenshot screenshot area.
3. Screenshot - Creating a screenshot with the ability to leave right here is the comment from hand. In addition, you can create long screenshots, for example, in the browser.
4. S Note.
5. Add application.

From innovations it is worth noting the automatic activation of a quick note when the stylus is extracted from the block. Thus, the phone is ready to go to work. Very practical thing.

Feather S Pen is not for everyone is a thing of essentially, however, it was S-PEN who became the main chip, because of which they take a note line. After all, it is so comfortable to draw, do noticeable and, in general, the use of the Furniture goes to a new level.

Another pleasant feature of Galaxy Note 5 was the fact that on the locked screen, if we pull out the stylus, you can immediately make some kind of fast note. After that, if we need a note, we can easily save it and it will be available to us in a special application.

Camera

The main chamber of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is represented by a 16 megapixel sensor with a dual flash, a shock autofocus, as well as an optical stabilization system. Here is the Sony Exmor RS IMX240 module. Focal state fixed. When recalculating 35 mm, it is 28. The aperture F / 1.9.

The quality of the photos received does not cause any complaints. Here and white balance is very close to the truthful, and the sharpness of the picture does not cause questions. There is a very pleasant fast start function for double clicking on the "Home" button.

Front camera in this device for 5 megapions. Makes good frames and even knows how to write a video in a resolution of 2560 * 1440 points, that is, QHD, which is undoubtedly good.

A large selection of shooting modes is available:

• Auto. In this mode, HDR is turned off.
• Pro with a deep selection of shooting parameters.
• Panorama.
• Video collage.
• Macro shot.
• Portrait, etc.

As for the video, here is a full package:

• Full HD;
• 4k, but the optical stabilizer is turned off;
• Slow Motion 120 frames per second at 720p;
• Fast Motion (Time Lapse).

Total on the quality of the rollers is also no special complaints - everything is at level.

RESULTS

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 turned out at least a good product, which has both its strengths and weaknesses.

1. Presentable view.
2. High-quality assembly.
3. Wonderful screen.
4. Stable work in everyday tasks.
5. The presence of a stylus.
6. Using the cable you can connect the phone to the TV, MicroUSB also supports the MHL standard.

1. Dimensions. Wearing such a phable in your pocket is not particularly convenient.
2. Missing micro SD slot.
3. Glass case collects fingerprints and scratches.
4. There is no third microphone, so we will not be able to use the meeting in the recorder, which records a large number of interlocutors around.
5. There is no FM radio.

Video

Specifications

• Android 5.1.1 with the TouchWiz sheath (facilitated as much as possible compared to the previous generation)
• 5.7 inches screen, Quad HD Resolution, 1440x2560 Points, 518 Points per inch, Superamoled, Backlight Brightness up to 861 NIT - Best screen in color in mobile devices
• Exynos 7420 processor (4 A57 kernels per 2.1 GHz, 4 A53 per 1.5 GHz), 14 nm Finfet
• 4 GB of RAM, 32, 64, 128 GB built-in, no memory cards
• Bluetooth 4.2, LTE Cat.6 (Cat.9 for row of markets), Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC, USB 2.0, Ant +
• Front camera 5 megapixels
• The main camera 16 megapixels, optical stabilization, recording 4K video, RAW files
• Battery Li-Ion 3000 mAh, built-in wireless charging of two standards, fast adaptive charging (90 minutes to 100 percent, 60 minutes to 90 percent), day of work in mixed mode, playing video about 13 hours
• Dimensions - 153.2x76.1x7.6 mm, weight - 171 grams

Contents of delivery

• Telephone
• Adaptive Fast Charging Charger C USB Cable
• Wired stereo header
• Brief instructions
• Clip for extracting a SIM card tray

Positioning

Unlike past years, Samsung decided to make a castle - now the flagship in the phabox segment becomes the EDGE + model, and the Note 5 turns into a niche product that is only available in several markets. Initially, sales of this phone began in South Korea, then in the United States. In Russia, the model will appear before the New Year, in the SAMSUNG branded retail, but this is an exception, since in the same Europe it is almost anywhere else and in such a status will remain.

A similar decision was affected by the popularity of the usual EDGE, the demand for it exceeded it on Galaxy S6, the deficit was too high, and Samsung was even forced to increase the production of curved screens in a rush order. The model liked his unusual appearance, it became a push to her sales. In the market, where most of the devices look like twin brothers, fresh design is accepted with a bang. Therefore, Samsung decided to repeat the same trick and give the flagship market in the phabox segment with the same design. The idea of \u200b\u200bcompleting the edge + stylus immediately was noted, on the curved screen, the use of S-Pen is uncomfortable, so it refused it. To promote at the same time, two models in the company did not want, looking at their experience S6 / S6 Edge, as a result, it turned out a confusing story for anyone who was sitting on the Note line.

Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy Edge +

For what people choose and continue to choose the Note line? Samsung has always been given in this line the best technological solutions - processor, memory, camera, as well as the latest Android versions from the box. The superiority of Samsung in components over any manufacturer is such that something similar to the Note line appears from competitors only after two or three years or does not appear at all. For example, Motorola receives amoled screens for Nexus 6, which lags behind the market for three years, do not have energy saving modes, as a result, more voracious, have a very moderate backlight brightness and many other minor restrictions. Of course, we can assume that Nexus 6 is a good product, it is also, but it is extremely difficult to call it better. The owners of the Note line are people who were looking for the best solution that has a reserve for strength in a few years and / or just the most productive, interesting solution in the market. According to the cumulative or even for individual characteristics, no phable from other manufacturers cannot be compared with this ruler. You can take each parameter and try to search for a competitor. Screen quality? There are no direct competitors, and from year to year the Note line is called the winners in this unlawful competition. Processor performance? During the year, the same Note 4 holds the first lines in synthetic tests. Camera quality? One of the best cameras on the market, which gave way only Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge. Continue the list can be infinity. The Note line is the flagship, which runs the solutions of tomorrow.

Unfortunately, not always the solution of tomorrow means the preservation of functions that were experimental and did not go into the masses. I can call the rejection of the FM radio in the flagships - a poker function, which suddenly did not become. It's a shame? Of course. Moreover, it exceeded Samsung from the same iPhone. In 2015, a larger number of functions hit the reduction, the brightest of which is the memory cards and the ability to independently replace the battery. But in fact, such changes are much more, they will be scored with a dozen, and we will discuss them in detail in comparison of Note 4 with the current generation that will be lower. For those who used Note 4, it will be offensive and sad, in many ways it seems that there is a rollback back, deterioration. However, the entire market goes to a two-year development cycle, the devices change it all less often, and the same Note 4 will make sense to replace Note 6 in 2016. On the other hand, if you have a desire and the opportunity, Note 5 will have to the yard. For those who are the owner of previous models of the Note line, it's time to consider exactly 5 as a possible replacement for your phones. The device turned out to be surprisingly balanced, but not devoid of flaws that we will talk about.

According to the total characteristics of Note 5, this is a device that simply does not have a single direct competitor. As the experience of the Note line shows, such competitors and nowhere to appear, no manufacturer has the relevant components.

Unlike the usual people that choose the best solution for themselves, there is a whole layer of people living in the network and discussing phones, for them Note line as a bone in the throat, as it is impossible to compare it with something, she alone and lives Separately from the market. Thanks to their efforts, many ideas arose about how the Note phones are terribly and poorly work. It turns out that screens and a lot of marriage will be buried on them, they are very fragile and constantly fight, since they cannot be kept with one hand, not to launch a single toy, since the processor is weak, and if you start, you can't play. I also like the stories about the fact that the Touchwiz interface is so slow that coffee can be cooked while the menu is open. To reality, this is all not related, and high attention is associated only with two things - this is a flagship, attracting attention, as well as characteristics that cover any closest competitor. Many people are offensive that the teams of manufacturers for which they are sick are not able to release anything even remotely resembling such a product. Therefore, it is worth approaching these exemptions with the well-known fraction of skepticism. One and the last advice - if you suddenly know exactly what Touchwiz brakes for you, never buy Samsung products. Why torment yourself? Buy what, in your opinion, does not slow down and works quickly.

Before moving to the main part of the review, I want to remind you that I use all the phones of the Note line as the main, that is, with Note 4 lived for a whole year and in the description of Note 5 I will rely on this experience. Go.

Design, dimensions, control elements

The fashion is now curved, as if it is a certain design element that makes the devices in demand. If the screen bent in EDGE +, then in Note 5 - the back. It turns out that the phone is bent along the edges, and it can be seen if you put it down the screen.

In practice, the rounding makes the phone in the hand much more convenient than the same Note 4. However, this combination of two factors is the width of the apparatus that has become a little less, plus the roundness of the back back.

In comparison with Galaxy Note 4

Phone sizes - 153.2x76.1x7.6 mm, weight - 171 grams. For comparison, Note 4 had a size of 153.5x78.6x8.5 mm, weighed 176 grams. The fact that Note 5 "lost" has become noticeable in everyday life, the phone best lies in the hand when you get it out of your pocket.

According to the case materials, everything is not bad - a metal frame around the stuffing of the device, and on the back it is ejected, the odd edge is the opposite. The screen and rear surface covers the Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The metal chassis is massive, as well as in S6, there only plays the role of a larger body size. Metal changed, now it is an aluminum alloy of 7000 series, it is distinguished by ease and high strength, hence the winnings of the phone. The iPhone 6S will use the same material, nothing more durable for this kind of devices has not yet been invented.

Choosing between the two colors of the phone for yourself, I looked at the white (it just looks like, refused it) and black. Golden did not consider, as I have S6 edge of this color and confuse the devices from afar, and there is also such a number of "gold" - this is a bust. As a result, I took the color of the Black Sapphire, it is black, a little ink color.

Color solutions Exactly four (possibly new colors will appear, but hardly quickly), it is white, black, silver and gold (Silver, Sapphire Black, White Pearl, Gold Platinum).

In practice, the posterior wall, and the front surface is quickly covered with traces of hand, this is a lack of glass. If it is not visible in the sun or indoors with a light light, then under the lamps, luminous on the housing, you will see divorces in all its glory. On the same S6 / S6 edge, they are not as striking, the size of the devices is different.

On the left side surface there are two volume keys, in Note 4 this is a paired key, here are separate buttons. A good move, it is impossible to push them by chance, while pulling blindly will not be difficult. Turning / off button - on the right side.

Unlike Note 4, where the system of three microphones is used, there are only two of them in this apparatus, they are placed on the ends. The noise reduction system works on a perfectly when conversation, the missing third microphone removed from the voice recorder the ability to recover a round table when there are several interlocutors, but the "Interview" mode remains, it works decently.

At the bottom of the end there is a 3.5 mm connector, as well as a microUSB connector. Please note that in contrast to Note 4, each connector has a plastic insert, it protects the cables from breakdown, it does not come into contact with the metal. For the year with Note 4, no chargers or headphones have come out, but here you have added another security element. The speaker in the apparatus is one, it was taken to the lower end, it is louder than in Note 4. It is possible that high volume is associated with its location, it is well audible in all situations.

Immediately, in the lower end, there is a stylus, it is completely recessed into the housing, its design has changed. Press the tip and it comes out of the housing. On S-Pen now there is no rice, it is smooth, but there is no problem in it, it is convenient to keep it.

In comparison with Galaxy Note 4

Someone from the unhappy journalists discovered a gigantic problem: you can break the mechanism for determining the removal of the stylus if you insert it upside down.

Cancel on yourself and break the lever inside the case, you will be unavailable on the screen off and a number of other pleasant trifles. Nakhodka dyed Pengate quickly, wrote hundreds of notes, and the near people began to distribute information about the critical disadvantage, which displays Note 5. My friend-coolness, when I went to wash my hands before eating, independently checked the stylus and broke it. To the question why he did it, answered like this: It was interesting to shove the wrong and see how it breaks. What is there to say here? Consciously broke the stylus, a little later I soak him, I do not see a big problem for myself.

Is there a problem for ordinary people? The answer is obvious - no. And I have reinforced concrete proof: in Note 4, the stylus can also be inserted by another side. If there is a desire to do it. During the year all over the world, no one has had such desire, and no one complained about this "critical lack". Apparently, there was no grief-journalists, which attracted the attention of the public to this dullness. It reminds me of an old story about the fact that, stuck the incandescent bulb in the mouth, it can not be removed. Always there are alternatively gifted personality, which is trying on themselves, and then they go to the ambulance so that the light bulb is taken out. However, in recent years, many idiotic stories are invented in media, for example, the bending iPhone from the same series. A contrived problem with which almost no one can face real life. But unwind the same story so that it turned into a media hysteria.

About the capabilities of S-Pen in comparison with Note 4 we have a video, look at it.

The front side of the approximation sensor, lighting, as well as a 5-megapixel camera for selfie, is all over the screen. The frame of the screen has become already, although its size has not changed.

The central key began slightly higher and shorter, but it is more convenient, since the fingerprint sensor is inscribed into it.

Of the advantages compared to Note 4, the sensor works on touch, it is not necessary to carry out a finger on it, everything works as in Galaxy S6. There is another moment, which will seem like a pleasant addition, the sensor version is changed (from S6 / S6 EDGE), it has become more in area, it works well in any positions - no difference with the same iPhone 6/6 Plus no, reads the imprint instantly. Including in the event you have sweatiest / wet hands. iPhone will receive such a sensor in the new version in September. In the video there is a moment where I show how the unlocking is different on these devices, due to the larger speed on Note 5 instantly opens the menu.

On the back, you can see the camera bezel, it appears on the body, which has already become familiar and does not cause problems - although someone's sense of the wonderful may suffer from this, they say, the camera should be on the same level with the case. I do not see in this disadvantage, I think it is very far-fetched.

Near the LED flash there is a pulse sensor, you can use the program S Health and measure the pulse, the blood oxygen saturation, the stress level and a number of other parameters. Toy for most, but sometimes this sensor is needed. Extremely rare, but still.

Now there is still one contrived problem. Quite often, I have to deal with the statement that the phones from Samsung are fragile, easily break, and other nonsense. In everyday life, it happens so that the phone is inadvertently. With confidence I can say that Note is extremely harmless. My screen has fallen after the camera fell on it (and then the device itself worked). After falling no damage, but everything depends on your luckyness. In principle, you can look at how difficult it is to damage the S6 Edge to understand that it is capable of incuring Note 5. The same iPhone cracks from much smaller drops and blows, the mineral glass is very fragile there, what will be told in any Apple service, where Main works are the replacement of screens (more precisely, the phones themselves, if this is the official service).

And another advice. If you order the operator Note 5, then keep in mind that in the US operators ordered incomplete inscriptions on the back of the device, they look awful.

Display

Samsung is the market leader in the production of screens for mobile devices, and technologically, the company has left for several years ahead of all competitors, there is simply no similar on the market. Every year we get screens that differ from the previous generation of better color reproduction, greater contrast, less power consumption. It has already become a kind of tradition, and I look forward to when progress in this area will stop. But so far it has not happened, and in the same Note 5, a new height is taken - however, about everything in order.

Let's look at the technical characteristics of the screen in Note 5. Diagonal remained unchanged - 5.7 inches, as well as permission, it QHD - 1440x2560 pixels, 518 dpi, Superamoled. In my opinion, any screen having permission more than 400 dpi can already be considered excellent, the difference is extremely hard. Other parameters go to move - quality pictures, color reproduction, convenience of work.

The DisplayMate has already tested the screen in Note 5 / EDGE + and concluded that this is the best display on the market of all available, it shifted from this place Galaxy S6. The best screen in brightness, color and other parameters. In the study, there are many charts, measurements and the like, but the conclusion is unambiguous - there is simply no choice on the market. The energy efficiency of the screen increased by 21 percent compared to Note 4 (the increase in work time is obvious). The maximum brightness comes to 861 threads with automatic adjustment. You can read these striking numbers and finds on the screen relative to the screen, nothing like the market simply does not exist and competitors cannot appear in the coming years.

Now my impressions. Traditionally, there are settings for your preferences, you can choose work, like on other phones (faded colors, RGB), you can choose Adobe RGB, as well as an adaptive screen.

I try not to use the automatic screen illumination, it is often mistaken, and it is uncomfortable to consider pictures. In Note 5, they changed the algorithm, and now the backlight works very well, guess my preferences. Moreover, this mode makes the screen readable under any solar rays, brightness rises to a maximum.

If earlier the minimum screen illumination in automatic mode was not comfortable, was dim, now it is not. Another point that is associated with the screen device, despite the fact that the resolution and the number of PPIs did not change, due to the other color reproduction it looks much more likely and better.

For this screen, refused to control the control mode, before it could be found in the menu. Now it is not, this is done due to the fact that most people did not use this opportunity. Also considered that energy savings are more important than the presence of this regime.

From the screen in Note 5 I am in full delight. Despite the fact that I have S6 edge, where the screen is close in quality, but is inferior to the color reproduction and brightness of the backlight, and the size. It was suddenly that Note 4, which I liked this screen a year ago, gave way to Note 5. Note 5. Once again, Samsung surpassed himself and could create the best screen for mobile devices. I will repeat that nothing even close in the characteristics on the market is not foreseen.

Battery

People live in captivity of illusions, where a big figure always means something better. If you follow this paradigm, then cameras with a resolution of 13 megapixels are always better than 8 megapixel, and a 4000 mAh battery will always work in the phone longer than a 3000 mAh. To my joy, such an approach does not work, and in electronics, the operating time depends on the set of components, and not only on the battery capacity.

In Note 4, as well as in Note 3, the battery had a capacity of 3220 mAh, while in Note 5 is a battery for 3000 mAh. The fact that this is a clear deterioration, many consumers expressed and made it in absentia. The game in simple arithmetic, 3220 is more than 3000, and it means better.

In practice, everything is somewhat different. The phone will calmly live from morning to night (in principle, he lives a day, but we will not be fined) at the hardest load. Playing a video non-stop with a maximum brightness (HD video, unconverted, MX Player) can last about 13 hours with a small one. Previously, it was about 10.5 hours. If you change the backlight settings, 14-15 hours of video will be achievable. No machine with a battery of 3000-4000 mAh (and comparable screen size) does not reach these indicators. If you look at Chinese smartphones, then their limit is about 8-9 hours of operation at a battery of 4000 mAh.

I do not know people who enjoy smartphones so that the day will watch movies, usually the load is distributed between different applications - calls, SMS, social networks, video view, listening to music. With automatic adjustment of the backlight on half or a little less, you calmly get up to 5-6 hours of screen operation, subject to a small number of calls (up to hours). In games, it will be less time, but everything depends on the game, in three-dimensional toys you can get about 5-6 hours of operation, the backlight is above average.

It is important to understand that compared this data with your use profile will not work, a lot depends on the quality of your operator's coverage, the use of mobile data. For example, the above shows the screenshots for megaphone in Moscow, it turns out that the high-quality network gives an increase in time of operation, there is no vain waste of energy to transmit data at low speeds. But it looks like the time of work when changing the operator on Beeline (my use profile did not change, but the radio module began to work on full, as the base stations cost less often, work worse).

According to users who do not have such a load, like me, Note 5 lives on average for about two days. For those who constantly stick to the phone, it will be about the day. And this is an excellent result, taking into account all the possibilities, which gives this device.

Now I want to stay on a quick adaptive phone charging. In 15 minutes you will receive 25 percent of the charge, half an hour - half, and in an hour to charge the device for 90 percent. For 1.5 hours the phone is charged to the end. This is the fastest charging, which is only possible, and it is very good, as it gives you freedom.

Wireless charging supports two standards - WPC / PMA, that is, you can use any wireless charge. Samsung also supports fast charging - 120 minutes.

According to energy saving technologies, this device is one of the best on the market and provides the longest possible work. But it all depends on your approach and the desire to get these opportunities. If you want the maximum screen backlight, other possibilities without parsing, then it will not work for a long time - you can plant any machine. But in thoughtful ratio, Note 5 will become a long-playing device, however, as all its predecessors.

A few words about the modes of energy saving, they are very recycled. So, in normal mode, it is impossible to choose from now, from what you refuse, it can be turned on only (the backlight of the touch buttons is turned off, less than the screen update frequency, the background data transmission is not constantly, but at intervals). This regime does not give a giant growth in time of work, from the strength of 10-15 percent, but someone can come. Extreme power saving mode changes the gamma on the screen on black and white, turns off most of the applications and leaves only the most necessary. You can add to the list and your applications you use. In this mode, the winning time is noticeably more.

Memory, memory card, chipset, performance

The amount of RAM - 4 GB (the system operates at 64bits (LPDDR4)) instead of 3 GB earlier. It is clear that the interface runs noticeably faster than on Note 4 or Galaxy S6, although this increase is coming annually, and it seems that the speed is already sufficient not to build it even more. Nevertheless, there is a development space, and the interface is very responsive.

While the model enters the market with a memory capacity of 32 and 64 GB, a variant of 128 GB (Limited Edition or something similar) appears a little later.

The model is still available on the EXYNOS 7420 chipset (4 A57 kernels per 2.1 GHz, 4 A53 to 1.9 GHz), this is a new generation of Samsung chipset, in which all components are integrated into one chip, including the LTE modem from Samsung and others. The chipset architecture is not fundamentally different from the same exynos 5433, which was used in Note 4. The difference lies in the fact that if a year ago in Note 4 was widely applied to 20 NMH process, then in Note 5, the processor was made according to the process in 14 nm. Nothing more modern simply exists, this is the only smartphone with such a processor.

What can it give besides the feeling of what you have the most modern solution? First, at 14 nm, the question of overheating during the load, it simply is not. Even in the most difficult tasks of heating the housing there is no either it is not felt. A little warm case, and that's it. Secondly, energy consumption decreased, which also pleases, however, we have already talked about this above.

For lovers of synthetic tests, I will give their results in different programs. I note that, as before, this device shows the best results, they are among the highest. But due to the fact that the graphics accelerator remained old and quite average, do not expect in tests of three-dimensional graphics of breathtaking digits. But at the same time, all the games that exist on Android, work on this device, all other smartphones have the worst opportunities in this area, an exception is an iPhone, which in the graph bypass any Android device.

USB, Bluetooth, Communication Features

Let's start with the fact that Note 5 became the first apparatus with support for Bluetooth 4.2. This version was created for the Internet of things and works perfectly with various sensors. In the rest of the special changes, there are new profiles, energy consumption has improved. Let me remind you that in the new standard there is an interesting one.

First, it is an extended range that can reach several tens of meters depends on the settings of the devices and how the manufacturer has configured this option. Secondly, the IP protocol is used to address, that is, devices now have their own unique addresses, and communication with a plurality of such devices is supported.

Of the technical moments, Bluetooth and LTE interaction is improved, now within one device there is synchronization of these technologies, no mutual interference is created (for our frequencies LTE is irrelevant). Plus Bluetooth devices can now handle the cloud and transmit their results directly, bypassing the companion device, as needed before.

USB connection. Here uses USB 2.0, that is, the data transfer rate is about 20 MB / c. These are not theoretical, but real results on devices. They may differ depending on the operating system and the computer to which you connect your phone. Both in the big and smaller way.

The MicroUSB connector also supports the MHL standard, which means using a special cable (you can purchase it in electronics stores), you can connect the phone to the TV (to HDMI-output). In fact, the standard and describes the ability to connect via microUSB to HDMI. Such a solution looks preferable than a separate minihdmi connector on the housing.

The maximum data transfer rate in LTE is 150 Mbps. But it is possible to obtain and high speeds (category 9, depends on the operator and software). Please note that in Moscow I easily get the speed close to the limit on the network megaphone.

Wi-Fi. The 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC standard is supported, the workshop is similar to Bluetooth. You can remember the selected networks, automatically connect to them. It is possible to configure the connection to the router to one touch, for this you need to press the key on the router, as well as activate the same button in the WPA SecureEasySetup menu. From additional options, it is worth noting the setup wizard, it appears with a weak or disappearing signal. You can also configure Wi-Fi to schedule.

For the 802.11 n standard, the HT40 operation is maintained, which allows you to double Wi-Fi bandwidth (support from another device is required).

Wi-Fi Direct. The protocol that is intended to replace Bluetooth or start competing with its third version (it also uses Wi-Fi versions n to transfer large files). In the Wi-Fi menu, select the Wi-Fi Direct section, the phone begins to search for devices around. Select the desired device, activate the connection on it, and voila. Now in the file manager you can view files on another device, as well as transmit them. Another option is to simply find devices connected to your router, and send the necessary files to them, it can be made from the gallery or other partitions of the phone. The main thing is that the device supports Wi-Fi Direct.

NFC.. The device contains NFC technology, it can be used with various additional applications.

S beam. Technology that allows you to send a few gigabyte size to another phone in a few minutes. In fact, we see in S Beam a combination of two technologies - NFC and Wi-Fi Direct. The first technology is used to bring and authorize the phones, but the second is already to transfer the files themselves. A creative recycled way to use Wi-Fi Direct is much easier than using connections on two devices, file selection and so on.

Camera

At first glance, the camera has not changed compared to the Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge, before us the same module with a resolution of 16 megapixels, call the camera from any screen double pressing the house button, it takes 0.6 seconds. That is, you can quickly remove something on the go, I like this option in the phones from Samsung.

On the main screen, you retain the minimum settings, on the left you see the vertical strip in which you can set a snapshot delay (2, 5, 10 seconds), HDR mode (HDR Auto, HDR on, HDR Off), select the effects. There is also a setup key by clicking on it, you will be taken to a normal menu, where you can select installations for shooting photos and video (resolution, stabilization, and so on).

On the right side of the screen - the shooting button, the selection of the camera (main or frontal), video recordings. Immediately the button modes are located by clicking on it, you will see a number of additional settings, the most interesting is called about (these are the most "useless" functions). For me in this mode there are several things that make the camera in S6 extremely convenient in everyday use, as I photograph a lot.

In Pro mode, the line of additional icons appears on the right, where you can select the ISO value (AUTO, 100, 200, 400, 800 - automatically from 50 to 1600). White balance. Exposure correction from -2 to +2. Exposure.

There is a color profile with presets, but you can also choose two of your settings. On the screen, you immediately see the result of the shooting, the picture is "live" and shows exactly what you get in the end, in many ways it is the merit of the screen, which is much brighter and better transfers photos than the same Note 4.

For Pro mode, it is possible to save, in addition to the JPG file, also the RAW file (DNG format). Here you have a few such pictures. For those who know what Raw is, and can work with them, the camera on Note 5 / Edge + will give interesting features.

But the most important thing is that in the mode of the program you can save all settings in three presets, they will not need to put it again, as it was in all previous models (for each frame, it was necessary to build everything from scratch, irritated because it went on it time).

Another point - now you can manually specify the distance to the shooting object, shifting the slider. Previously, it was Macro mode (everything is more flexible, since adjustment occurs with a slider), but starting with S4 / S5 / Note 4 there was no such choice at all, it is again available, and this is good.

In the Modes section, you will also find "selective focus", the ability to change the focus on the picture is already after shooting, slow motion for video, as well as fast movement.

Panorama can be 360 \u200b\u200bdegrees. It removes it automatically, the phone can be rotated quite quickly, the main thing is to stick to the horizontal.

Photo editor

Comparing the quality of the pictures on three devices, Note 4, Note 5, S6 EDGE, I can not say that they are fundamentally different. Very close, especially in a clear, sunny day. In Note 4, the shooting in the evening was not bad, but in S6 edge it was much better. In Note 5, this parameter was once again improved, I think that I will write separately about it and, perhaps, I will add a review. In the meantime, look at the comparison of the pictures.

Note 4.	Note 5.	S6 EDGE.

I tried to compare with the iPhone 6 Plus, the quality of the pictures on the iPhone is knowingly worse, so we will wait for a new model with a new camera module for 12 megapixels and carry out such a comparison with it.

And here you have a couple of video examples - one in FullHD (60 frames), the second in 4K resolution.

As an output on the camera, I will say that this is one of the best chambers in the market, and the totality of characteristics is the best. It is suitable for those who take pictures in the style "brought and removed" and those who want to squeeze the maximum possible and get high-quality photos even in adverse conditions. However, I am sure that in the blind tests, this chamber will make all competitors as its predecessors in the same Note 4.

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5 smartphone received a monolithic glass and metal housing. However, at the same time, a 5.7-inch stylus filing lost not only an IR port, but also a removable battery, as well as a slot for memory cards. What else lost and acquired this novelty in return, they found out to lead. Hi-Tech.

Having literally revolutionized in the smartphone segment with large screens, the Note line model was usually asked a high bar and in the entire "galactic" family. From similar devices with styluses of other manufacturers, they usually differ in the combination of their advanced characteristics that competitors often simply cannot repeat. However, now the place of the mass technological flagship has occupied (read our detailed overview link) with a curved screen as attractive for customers. At the same time, a new device - Galaxy Note 5 - practically with the same stuffing, but with a flat display and, of course, the exclusive stylus in addition seemed to have prepared the role of one of the niche premium products.

Specifications

• Model: SM-N920C
• Operating system: Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz interface
• Display: 5.7 inch, Capacitive Super AMOLED, Quad HD Resolution (2560x1440 Points), Density Points per inch 518 PPI, Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
• Processor: 8-nuclear 64-bit Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (4 Arm Cortex-A57 kernels, 2.1 GHz and 4 cores Cortex-A53, 1.5 GHz), Big.little GTS
• Graphics: ARM MALI-T760 MP8 (772 MHz)
• Memory: 4 GB of operational 2-channel LPDDR4 (1552 MHz), 32/64 GB built-in UFS 2.0
• Camera: Main - Sony IMX240 Exmor RS, 16 MP, 1 / 2.6 Inch BSI-sensor, Aperture F / 1.9, EFR 27 mm, Autofocus, Optical Stabilization (Smart Ois), Ultra HD, 4K Video [Email Protected]); Frontal - Samsung S5K4E6, 5 MP (IsoCell), 4-Linz Optics, Aperture F / 1.9, EFR 22 mm, 120 degree viewing angle, Quad HD video recording ( [Email Protected])
• Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MIMO (2x2), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2, USB 2.0, OTG USB, NFC, ANT +, DLNA
• Communication: GSM / GPRS / EDGE, 3G UMTS, 4G LTE (Cat. 9, 450 Mbps)
• NAVIGATION: GLONASS / GPS / BDS
• SIM Card Type: Nanosim (4FF)
• Sensors: approximations, illumination, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, magnetic field sensor, compass, cardiac rhythm sensors, fingerprint
• Battery: non-removable, lithium-ion, 3,000 mA * h, fast (Qi / Powermat) and Wireless (Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0) Charging
• Dimensions: 153,2x76.1x7.6 mm
• Weight: 171 grams
• Colors: Black (Dark Blue), White, Silver, Golden

Design, Ergonomics

Unlike the previous model () in the materials of the monolithic case, the Galaxy Note 5 abandoned plastic, at the same time getting rid of the removable back cover with stylization under the skin. Now the equation goes on the glass and metal flagships of the sixth generation of the S-series (especially). On both sides of the figure metal frame passing around the perimeter of the apparatus, the protective glass of Corning Gorilla Glass 4 is used, by the way, the fashion for the bends that the EDGE devices were set, to avoid in this case it was also failed. True, not guessing the aspiration of buyers, bend in Galaxy Note 5, they decided not the screen, but the rear panel, which flows smoothly "flows" to the side ribs made of aluminum alloy. With the unchanged screen diagonal (5.7 inches), the novelty housing was made a slightly compact (153.2x76.1 mm against 153.5x78.6 mm), thinner (7.6 mm versus 8.5 mm) and easier (171 g 176 g) than y. Note that the newly announced iPhone 6S Plus with a less spacious 5.5-inch screen exceeds Galaxy Note 5 not only with dimensions (158.2x77.9 mm versus 153.2x76.1mm), but also weighing (192 g against 171 g ).

The Galaxy Note 5 models are offered in four colors: Black (Sapphire Black), White Pearl, Silver (Silver) and Golden (Gold Platinum). For a test, we got a black apparatus (or rather dark blue). As you know, the glass is a very brand material, and on a dark background, all the daisy-colored rear panel is visible even more clearly. So, if you don't want to wipe the smartphone with a cloth, I do not want at all, and the requirements for its appearance are presented as an elderly to the recruit, it is worth paying attention to other colors. It should be borne in mind that in Galaxy Note 5, traditionally, the dust and moisture protection device did not take care of this line.

In the top of the front panel, protected by glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4, there was a cutout for the "conversational" dynamics grid, around which the front camera lens is located (right) and the charging / events LED indicator, as well as the sensors of approximation and illumination (left). In the oval mechanical button "Home" / "Main screen" under the display, like in, added the fingerprint scanner. The selected touch buttons "recent applications" (left) and "back" (right) are practically not visible without backlighting, the time of operation is limited.

A small and pretty thin metal key / lock key, as before, can be found on the right edge of the device.

Instead of the volume of volume adjustment on the left edge, two separate keys are now used.

The lower end of the case seems overloaded, since here are located here (from left to right): 3.5 mm Connector Audio Armor, MicroUSB Connector, Multimedia Laptop Dynamics, Hole Under the "Conversational" microphone, and a pen with an electronic pen. S PEN. By the way, this location of the call dynamics was in Galaxy Note 3, and his lattice moved to the removable back cover. So in the new model the status quo is restored.

In the upper end, where the IR port was missing, a hole for the second microphone remained, and an indoor slot appeared for the Nanosim subscriber identification module.

The rear panel made of Corning Gorilla Glass 4 glass with ergonomic bends to side faces was decorated with the Samsung logo. In the upper part of it, there was a place for two holes - under the lens of the main chamber, as well as the LED flash unit and the cardiac rhythm sensor.

Thanks to the form of the rear panel, Galaxy Note 5 is quite comfortable in hand. However, the glass, in contrast to the same soft-touch of plastic (like B), the material is still more slippery and less pleasant to the touch. Although the device was packed in a compact case, and the size seems to be a large screen (5.7 inches) no longer affects the imagination, there are special tools in the settings for convenient control of the device with one hand.

Screen, camera, sound

Displays with a very clear picture, rich in flowers and with large viewing angles have become one of the "chips" of models in the Galaxy Note line. Of course, the novelty of this year did not exception. On her super amoled matrix with a diagonal of 5.7 inches, still provides a resolution of 2560x1440 points (Quad HD, 2K). At the same time, the density of pixels per inch by the calculations of the manufacturer is 518 ppi (theoretically 515 PPI). The side frames around the screen, compared to steel, already, so, the area occupied on the front panel increased from 74.39% to 76.62%.

To correct color reproduction, which may seem too "acid", four profiles are available in the screen settings: "Main", "AMOLED", "AMOLED film" and "Adaptive display". In the latter case, automatic color range optimization, saturation, and image sharpness are performed. True, at the same time, compatibility with third-party programs is not guaranteed. Good anti-glare properties of the screen are complemented by a decent margin in brightness, which allows you to comfortably use the smartphone, including even with sunlight. The brightness level is proposed to adjust either manually, or use it automatically tuning over the light sensor.

The Galaxy Note 5 capacitive screen supports multitouch, while the Anttutu Tester program confirmed that up to ten simultaneous presses are recognized. On the protective glass of Corning Gorilla Glass 4, which should prevent the screen not only from scratches, but also for falling, provided for a oleophobous layer. But the option to work with the screen in gloves in the new device is missing. Well, this, however, is easy to survive. Not so many lovers to sort out the phone numbers in the cold.

The main and frontal cameras of the novels are the same as the flagship of the sixth generation S-series (/). Thus, the main 16-megapixel Sony IMX240 Exmor RS sensor is located on a 1 / 2.6-inch BSI-matrix, while the lens aperture with EFR (equivalent focal length) 27 mm is F / 1.9. In the mandatory set - the system of "smart" optical stabilization, autofocus and LED flash. The maximum possible resolution of the pictures is 5312x2988 points (16 MP) at a ratio of the parties 16: 9 and 3984x2988 points (12 MP) with the classical proportions of the frame 4: 3. Examples of photos can be viewed.

A 5 megapixel sensor was already on the joy of lovers of Selfie at the front camera (we recall that it is 3.7 megapixel). According to unconfirmed information, here is a SAMSUNG S5K4E6 sensor with ISoCell's branded technology (1/4 inches optical format). At the lens of the photo module 4-lens optics, aperture F / 1.9, EFR 22 mm and an angle of view up to 120 degrees. So not only self-portraits, but also group "self-tracks" are now with the best quality. As before, all the pictures taken can be adjusted, decorating and improving. The maximum resolution for "myself" 2592x1944 points (5 MP, 4: 3), and with a widescreen ratio of the parties - 2592x1458 points (3.8 meters, 16: 9).

In the interface of the application "Camera" there are several modes, including "Auto", "Pro", "selective focus", "Panorama", "Video collage", "live broadcast", "slow" (1280x [Email Protected]), "Accelerated" ( [Email Protected]) And "Virtual Shooting" (one object from several sides). At the same time, for the front camera, in addition to the "autoportist" and "group selfie", added the "Snapshot Interval" mode. For example, in "Pro" mode, you can save uncompressed pictures in the RAW format, and the "live broadcast" involves the transmission of the video to your channel in YouTube.

Using the audio adjustment keys, it is proposed to control scaling, as well as video or photography. A very convenient quick start of the "Camera" application for dual pressing the "Home" key also moved to Galaxy Note 5 with flagship smartphones. The shooting on the front camera is activated and without a touch of the screen, for example, using the gesture of the prostrate palm or voice command. In addition, the options for "self" are conveniently fixed with a simple touch of the finger to the cardiac rhythm sensor located on the back of the case, in one block with a flash.

The main chamber is able to shoot Full HD video (1920x1080 points) at 60 FPS, as well as Quad HD (2560x1440 pixels) and 4K-, or Ultra HD, (3840x2160 pixels) at 30 FPS. But the front camera has the best recording at the same frequency of frames is obtained only as Quad HD. All content is saved in MP4 container files (AVC - video, AAC - audio).

Since the grill of "multimedia" speaker is located on the lower end of the case, it does not overlap in almost any position of the smartphone. Of course, it can be specifically close to fingers, and then the volume drops very significantly. In the settings there are several options that allow, in particular, select the optimal sound level, emulate the timbre of the lamp amplifier or recreate the effect of surround sound. Experiment is offered at the speed of playback. Melomanians also have a 7-band equalizer with presets and manual adjustment. By standard tools of the smartphone, you can listen to audio files created by codecs to compress audio data without loss of quality (lossless codecs), with the extension of FLAC.

On Antutu Benchmark 5.7.1 synthetic tests, a novelty looked pretty confidently and scored 64,738 "Virtual Parrots". Note that it could count on about 50 thousand "virtual feathers".

In Vellamo benchmarks, with multi-core tests (Multicore), Galaxy Note 5 was leading with a result of 3,169 points, but missed the flagship forward when evaluating the "horsepower" on the processor test (Metal).

On the Visual Epic Citadel test with the High Performance and High Quality settings variable (performance to the detriment of quality and vice versa), the average frame rate on the resolution of 2560x1440 points differed in the values \u200b\u200bonly after the comma. Changing the setting on Ultra High Quality predictably reduced the value of this parameter.

A smartphone was very confident on the universal gaming benchmark 3DMark, where the result obtained at the recommended Sling Shot tests (ES 3.1) was 1,211 points.

But the total number of points earned by Galaxy Note 5 on the Base Mark OS II cross-platform benchmark was 1,725.

There are two versions of Galaxy Note 5 - C 32 GB and 64 GB of ultrafast built-in memory with UFS 2.0 technology (operates 2.7 times faster than Flash memory type EMMC 5.0). In particular, this provides smooth playback of Ultra HD video. We got a model with 32 GB, where only about 25 GB is available, and freely, of course, even less. Unfortunately, the slot for expanding this storage, such as, for example, is not provided here. True, thanks to the support of USB-OTG technology to the device, you can connect a conventional flash drive.

The set of communications includes, including a 2-band Wi-Fi-Fi-module 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC (2.4 and 5 GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2, Ant +, DLNA, NFC. Alas, an IR-Port was overboard, which was incomprehensible than prevented. Recall that, along with other important changes, in Bluetooth version 4.2, the rate of exchange of information between devices has increased while reducing power consumption.

A module of the Nanosim (4FF) subscriber (4FF) was replaced by a microSIM card. At the same time, the smartphone Galaxy Note 5 provides for the work in Russian cellular networks of the fourth generation. So, with the support of LTE-A (Cat. 6), the data reception speed can reach 300 Mbps.

A multisystem receiver will help in location and navigation. Even in a closed room, satellites from GPS, GLONASS and BDS groups (Beidou) are pretty quickly. Support for A-GPS technology (Wi-Fi coordination and cellular networks) is also provided.

For quick charging Battery Galaxy Note 5 requires a special 2-mode device that meets the Qualcomm Quick CHARGE 2.0 specification. Unfortunately, the smartphone came to us without such an adapter. Recall that wireless charging starting from the flagship is supported in two specifications - Qi and Powermat. Compared to last year's model, the capacity of the lithium-ion battery in Galaxy Note 5 even decreased - from 3,220 mA * h to 3,000 mAh, but this did not affect the autonomy of the device.

On Antutu Tester battery tests, a new smartphone has earned 7,701 points, ahead of points (6,872) with the same 5.7-inch screen with Quad HD-resolution. But with continuous reproduction of the test video (MP4, Full HD-quality format, on full brightness), the battery level decreased by only 6-7%, which made it possible to overcome the 10-hour item.

As for energy saving, there are two special modes available, including extreme. At the same time, it is the latter that turns the unit into a simple "dialer". Among typical measures of ordinary savings is a decrease in the maximum performance of the processor, a decrease in the brightness and frame rate of the screen, reduce its timeout, disconnecting the vibration and the like.

Software features

The smartphone Galaxy Note 5 is running the Android 5.1.1 operating system (Lollipop) with a well-known Touchwiz branded on top of it.

The interface of this Loncher, in fact, is no different from the technological flagship.

Given the presence of a large screen (5.7 inches), the settings provided special means for convenient control of the device with one hand.

In addition, you can communicate with the device and gestures.

Provide secure access to the smartphone and some websites are offered using the fingerprint scanner embedded in the "Home" key. It is worth noting that his work did not cause any complaints.

But the updated Appendix S Health will help to control your well-being.

Work with theS.Pen.

Undoubtedly, the key "highlight" of the devices included in the Galaxy Note line is an electronic pen s Pen. His work, we considered in a detail in the review. In the new model, this tool, in addition to a number of constructive changes (including the spring removal mechanism), received additional functionality.

So, making notes on the screen. Now you can even unlock the smartphone, and your notes to the text are easy to leave, for example, in PDF files. In addition, switching to the functions s PEN in many cases is convenient immediately after the pen is removed, without additional manipulations with the control button when the context menu is started.

Purchase, conclusions

Smartphone Galaxy Note 5 received the same with the technological flagship filling. Thus, in the ergonomic case made of glass and metal there was a place for one of the most powerful 8-nuclear processors, 4 GB of RAM, QUAD HD-display, advanced cameras, support for fast and wireless charging, dactyloscopic scanner, etc. Visually distinguishes this device from the absence of a curved screen. So those who are not interested in the functionality of a smartphone with a stylus will most likely stop their choice on a spectacular technological flagship.

If you take into account the capabilities of the e-pen s Pen, then compete with Galaxy Note 5 can, perhaps, only his predecessor, which is now looks more attractive now (34,990 rubles per 32 GB version). For Galaxy Note 5 C 64 GB of integrated memory (in black and silver case), a recommended price of 59,990 rubles was assigned. For an option with 32 GB, according to Yandex.Market, about 44 thousand rubles are asked on the Internet.

The fact that Galaxy Note 5 with a brand rear panel remained without a third microphone and working in gloves (for the screen), it is unlikely to greatly upset many. Even the absence of an IR port can be easily survived. Where are the more serious cons associated with the presence of a fixed battery and the built-in memory, which cannot be expanded. Otherwise, the novelty will certainly be superior to last year's model.

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5 smartphone review:

Pros:

• Ergonomic design
• High performance
• Excellent display
• Advanced cameras
• Functional stylus
• Fast and Wireless Charging
• Dactyloscopic scanner

Minuses:

• Marking back housing panel
• Failure battery
• No memory card slot
• Lack of IR port