The Official Note 5 thread

Vakas · 9 Dec 2015 at 20:29

Wish I could have got the Note 5. Do you think the next Note will be coming to the UK. I'm on the S6 Edge plus right now

AndyCr15 · 9 Dec 2015 at 20:31

When they authorise it, there will be my N920W8 on the MM if you want to give it a try

(posted the ad yesterday, no word yet...)

Columbo · 9 Dec 2015 at 21:30

I'll have that Andy once it's posted...will save me having to import one! Was going to buy the other one that's got put up but you bought it!

kitkat2015 · 9 Dec 2015 at 21:34

AndyCr15 said:
Hooray! I'm now on a N920C with a more recent ROM than my N920W8

So which do you use most, Andy, the Note 5 or the Nexus 6P?

Ta

AndyCr15 · 9 Dec 2015 at 21:49

Without doubt the Note 5, that's why I've spent some £££ to simply move to a N920C and 64GB. I do like the 6P (I love it's yellow skin now too

) but there are still a few faults for me.

Top end devices these days are all generally amazing devices, so often I chose by process of elimination. If they have little niggles that aren't right for me, for example the 6P is just that little bit too tall, the Bluetooth seems weak and the lack of OIS is quite a big one.

The Note 4's problem was it's speaker. I listen to a lot of podcasts and it just wasn't quite good enough. On the Note 5 I don't have that problem. The only thing that comes close, that I can think of right now, as a flaw that almost made me move on, was the finger print sensor. The Note 5's just isn't as good as the 6P's, but it's good enough.

I guess the other thing that was close to making me move (or go back to the 6P) was the lack of Marshmallow. I think I can live without it for now and it looks to be coming fairly soon.

Columbo said:
I'll have that Andy once it's posted...will save me having to import one! Was going to buy the other one that's got put up but you bought it!

Cool, I'll wait for/look forward to a message from you

kitkat2015 · 9 Dec 2015 at 22:16

AndyCr15 said:
Without doubt the Note 5, that's why I've spent some £££ to simply move to a N920C and 64GB. I do like the 6P (I love it's yellow skin now too ) but there are still a few faults for me.

Top end devices these days are all generally amazing devices, so often I chose by process of elimination. If they have little niggles that aren't right for me, for example the 6P is just that little bit too tall, the Bluetooth seems weak and the lack of OIS is quite a big one.

The Note 4's problem was it's speaker. I listen to a lot of podcasts and it just wasn't quite good enough. On the Note 5 I don't have that problem. The only thing that comes close, that I can think of right now, as a flaw that almost made me move on, was the finger print sensor. The Note 5's just isn't as good as the 6P's, but it's good enough.

I guess the other thing that was close to making me move (or go back to the 6P) was the lack of Marshmallow. I think I can live without it for now and it looks to be coming fairly soon.

Cool, I'll wait for/look forward to a message from you

Thanks for that.

My feelings on the Nexus 6p.....

I'm starting to fall out with my N6P.

I cannot quite put my finger on what it is.....

All the things that are so readly at hand on my Note 4 & Note 5, seam to be a hidden or more steps than I desire to take to get to.

I know the idea with a Nexus Device is to tinker but when things become a toil that's it becomes boring to use.

I'm not saying the Nexus 6P is rubbish or the Note's are better.

It's just how I am starting to feel when I use it.

Probably just me.....

AndyCr15 · 12 Dec 2015 at 10:18

By the way, it doesn't look to me like we lose any performance by encrypting -

Although I'm not sure about battery life...

Oh, and I got a rather nice Orzly bumper case yesterday too (free, for rating their cables 5 stars on Amazon, which I would have done anyway!)

Columbo · 12 Dec 2015 at 10:45

Cheers Andy, will have a look at the case.
Phone arrived safe and sound btw and the horrid red skin was off before I'd even put my sim in

. All setup and well happy.

AndyCr15 · 12 Dec 2015 at 10:59

Columbo said:
Cheers Andy, will have a look at the case.
Phone arrived safe and sound btw and the horrid red skin was off before I'd even put my sim in . All setup and well happy.

I wont lie, I was wishing I'd asked for a different skin before it even arrived. Love my 6P in yellow...

Glad all is well

Cosimo · 12 Dec 2015 at 11:20

AndyCr15 said:
By the way, it doesn't look to me like we lose any performance by encrypting -

AndyCr15 · 12 Dec 2015 at 11:47

I think the only way to turn off encryption might be to factory reset, but I could be wrong. I've never tried to be honest.

AndyCr15 · 13 Dec 2015 at 15:39

I've been testing out the Official Samsung Galaxy Wireless Fast Charger. Nice bit of kit.

Jabbs · 13 Dec 2015 at 16:28

Want one of these, which is the best model to pick up as there is so many different ones available.

AndyCr15 · 13 Dec 2015 at 16:51

Couldn't tell you, I only tested the one. I have asked Choetech to send me theirs.

Jabbs · 13 Dec 2015 at 17:06

oh was on about the phone also lol, been looking and seems to be a few different models.

AndyCr15 · 13 Dec 2015 at 17:09

Oh sorry. I think the N920C is the version of choice.

**EDIT** Btw, has anyone else noticed how much battery drain you can get from a 5Ghz WiFi?! Seems to make a pretty huge difference for me at home. Using 5Ghz is maybe 6-8% an hour, 2.4Ghz is 2-4%. I know it doesn't go through walls so well, but I'm only in a small flat, so it's not got far to go.

Cosimo · 14 Dec 2015 at 15:28

Fixes we will see in the December update:

http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-DEC-2015

this_is_gav · 14 Dec 2015 at 20:15

Hey Andy, as someone that's used both the Note 5 and the Nexus 6P, which do you find yourself using most and why?

AndyCr15 · 14 Dec 2015 at 20:51

The Note 5 is my chosen device, end of really.

Some thoughts about it here -

Having just watched it again, the only thing I've been having some battery issues recently, so maybe that's not the Note 5, maybe a tie.

For me, the big one was no OIS in the 6P. I do like using my phone to make day to day or outing/social event video's and the wobbly 6P really was a bit of a deal breaker.

kitkat2015 · 14 Dec 2015 at 22:06

AndyCr15 said:
The Note 5 is my chosen device, end of really.

Some thoughts about it here -

Having just watched it again, the only thing I've been having some battery issues recently, so maybe that's not the Note 5, maybe a tie.

For me, the big one was no OIS in the 6P. I do like using my phone to make day to day or outing/social event video's and the wobbly 6P really was a bit of a deal breaker.

That video is a bit old now, How about an update now you have had them both longer?

I have both as well but just don't think the N6P is as good, all it has going for it is timely updates.

Everything else the Note 5 kicks a$$.

What do you think?

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