Galaxy Note 5
Note 5 Specs
Changes from Note 4:
- Android Authority Note 5 vs. Note 4 Quick Look
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Galaxy S6+ Edge
Changes:
- PhoneArena Changes to the S6+ Edge
Accessories
- Phone Arena Hands on Keyboard Cover
Websites
Videos
Launches:
Note 5 Specs
- 5.7-inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display (518 ppi)
- Super AMOLED
- Android 5.1 (at launch) , TouchWiz
- Exynos 7420 octa-core (2.1GHz quad + 1.5GHz quad) 64bit, 14nm
- Graphics processor: ARM Mali-T760 MP8
- RAM: 4GB (LPDDR4)
- Camera Rear: 16MP, f/1.9, OIS, phase detection auto focus4K video, slow motion video
- Camera Front: 5MP Front, f/1.9
- Dimensions metric: 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6mm (HxWxD)
- Dimensions imperial: 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches (HxWxD)
- Screen-to-body ratio: 76.62
- Weight: 171 g (6.03 oz)
- Battery: 3000mAH non removable
- Colours (varies by market) :Black Sapphire, White Pearl, Gold Platinum
Changes from Note 4:
- The Galaxy Note 5 measures 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6mm compared to the very slightly larger Note 4 that measures 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5mm. The Note 5 is also lighter than the 176g Note 4, hitting the scales at 171g.
- Aside from the slightly smaller and lighter build, along with the switch to aluminium, the Note 5 looks very similar to the Note 4 though, with a near edge-to-edge screen, S Pen and flat home button. The Note 4 is available in white, black and bronze colour options, while the Note 5 comes in white, black and gold.
- The Galaxy Note 5 features a 16-megapixel rear snapper with an aperture of f/1.9, along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, that also has an aperture of f/1.9. The Galaxy Note 4 has the same megapixels on the rear, but an aperture of f/2.4
- Front camera: Note 4 features a 3.7-megapixel sensor with an f/1.9 aperture vs. Note 5 ups the megapixels in this instance, but aperture remains the same.
- Note 5 has a octa-core Exynos chipset made up of four 2.1GHz cores and four 1.5GHz cores, and supported by 4GB of RAM. The Galaxy Note 4 features a 2.7GHz quad-core chip and 3GB of RAM.
- The Note 5 will come in 32GB, 64GB and 128Gb storage capacities but there is no microSD support for storage expansion. The Note 4 is available in 32GB only but it was expandable via microSD up to 128GB.
- Write when screen is off
- Clicking mechanism for stylus
- Improved Air Command (icon hovers to all S-Pen tools from any screen when S-Pen out
- Keyboard cover a la Blackberry layout available
- No SD Card slot
- No removable battery
- Battery reduced from 3220 to 3000mAH
- Both Qi and Powermat wireless charging available out of the box
- New fast charging tech
- Closer material Design icons
- YouTube livestreaming in camera app ( Stream are up to 1080p resolution at 60fps)
- New screenshot mode of entire screen including what's not shown on screen (i.e. requiring scrolling)
- Android Authority Note 5 vs. Note 4 Quick Look
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Galaxy S6+ Edge
S6+ Edge Specs
- 5.7-inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display (515 ppi)
- Super AMOLED
- Android 5.1 (at launch), TouchWiz
- Exynos 7420 octa-core (2.1GHz quad + 1.5GHz quad) 64bit, 14nm
- Graphics processor: ARM Mali-T760 MP8
- RAM: 4GB (LPDDR4)
- Camera Rear: 16MP, f/1.9, OIS, phase detection auto focus4K video, slow motion video
- Camera Front: 5MP Front, f/1.9
- Dimensions: 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches (154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm)
[*[Weight: 153 grams - Screen-to-body ratio:76.62 %
- Battery; 3000 mAH non removable
- PMA/Qi wireless charging
- No stylus included
- Fingerprint scanner
Changes:
- 5.7 inch screen increased from 5.1 inches
- The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge measures 142.1 x 70.1 x 7mm, vs. Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Plus measures 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9mm.
- The S6 edge weighs 132g vs. the S6 edge Plus that hits the scales at 153g.
- Battery increased from 2600mAH to 3000 maH
- Increase from 3GB to 4GB RAM
- Smaller dimensions of phone
- New fast charging tech
- Closer material Design icons
- YouTube livestreaming in camera app ( Stream are up to 1080p resolution at 60fps)
- New screenshot mode of entire screen including what's not shown on screen (i.e. requiring scrolling)
- PhoneArena Changes to the S6+ Edge
Accessories
- Phone Arena Hands on Keyboard Cover
The two new phones also introduce a couple of new features:
- A button in their camera apps activates a "live broadcast" mode, which streams 1080p high definition video to YouTube and sends invitations to selected acquaintances.
- They support the ultra-high quality audio (UHQA) format. A new hardware component means there should be "less sound distortion" when files saved in the codec are played. Users can also use bundled software to "upscale" existing MP3s.
Websites
- Samsung Galaxy S5 announced with S6 Edge +
- CNET
- Android Central hands on
- Techno Buffalo Specs
- Techno Buffalo Note 5
- Techno Buffalo S6+ Edge Hands on
- Pocketlint Differences between Note 4 and Note 5
- Phone Arena Note 5 Hands on
- Phone Arena S6+ Edge Hands on
Videos
- Techno Buffalo S6+Edge hands on
- PhoneArena s6+ Edge Hands on
- Note 5 vs LG G4 Android Authority
- Galaxy Note 5 Hands on Android Pit.com
- Android Authority Note 5 vs. Note 4 Quick Look
- Engadget Note 5 Hands on
- The Verge Note 5 hands on
- Phone Arena Note 5 hands on
- Note 5 Promo 1
- S6+ Edge Promo 1
- Samsung Livestream YouTube Archive
Launches:
- NO Note 5 launch planned for UK
- NO Note 5 Launch for Europe
- S6+ Edge launches September 4th UK
- The Galaxy Note 5 launches US all carriers on August 21.
- The Galaxy S6 Edge+ launches globally on August 21.