I just love it when other geeks come to Reddit to show off what they have and share what they know. We’ve learned a number of new things about a certain topic or issue and we’re happy that the site has become a nice place for discussion. Redditor joelrtaveras just shared that he was able to get a hold of the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus–two of the highly anticipated mobile devices from Samsung.
The upcoming Samsung devices was brought to the redditor’s retail location and he was able to hold them. He said the Galaxy Note 5’s shape felt good in one hand especially because of the tapered back design. The Super AMOLED display screens of the two looked great. The Galaxy S6 Edge +’s curved screen looked also impressive.
We’ve been hoping for a microSD card slot but sadly, there won’t be anything on either of the two so yeah, that means no storage expansion. Even that rumor about the 32GB base model being doubled looks like it won’t happen. As for the Galaxy S6 Edge+, the phablet will also have special apps similar to the Note Edge.
The Galaxy Note 5 is said to be thicker than the iPhone 6 Plus. However, it’s a bit narrower and shorter. The home button can control the camera when you double click on it. And the auto eject S Pen we’ve been talking about, the new Note 5 S-Pen will have a push to pop mechanism.
The two smartphones are huge with great cameras but the redditor who got to hold them said he prefers the Note 5 because of how it felt in one hand. I guess that one is more compact despite the big size compared to the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. No mention about the battery because according to joelrtaveras, the back was non-removable.
It’s less than two weeks before the August 13 launch so be patient. We’ll know the truth by then.
SOURCE: Reddit
So 2 of the key features held by the previous notes are missing. No thanks. I don’t want an iPhone. I’d rather have the practicality of sd card and swappable battery. Samsung are lost. They have no clue but try again to be like apple.
Does the swappable batt a big deal?
There r ppl havinga spare batt and move around? Not powerbank?
The sd card is kinda sad…but then, Sammy does “kills” the sd card at times.
I guess sammy shd hv made S6edge+ with sd card as it promotes media comsumption n gaming experi3nce with hi end processor …thus differenitae frm A8.
On Note 5, as its a productivity phone (as focus is on S pen), perhaps without its ok. Kinda keen to hold it as its narrower n shorter
After already owning the S6 and geting the excellent battery life and on screen times daily has proven to me the excellence of the Exynos 7420 14nm processor only on a 2550mAh battery. I’m ready to add both the Note5 and S6Edge+ to my collection of Galaxy handset on August 21st.
The Note5 will have the new Exynos 7422 14nm processor with 3500mAh or 4000mAh battery while the S6Edge+ will have the Exynos 7420 over clocked with the 3000mAh battery both of these handsets will run rings around any other android product on the market just like the current S6, S6edge, and S6Active.
I will keep my Note4 and NoteEdge as my last sdcard cabable handsets at the end of the day all my handsets will see Android M very soon so they will all be top of the line products for years to come.