Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ have officially begun here in Nepal, and you can place your order from IMS (Integrated Mobile Solutions), who are the authorised distributors of Samsung smartphones in Nepal. While there is no word on the pricing, it is expected that Galaxy Note5 will be priced above Rs 80,000.
Note series from Samsung have always been a huge (that’s what she said!) with some serious specs underneath, and the new Note 5 follows the same trend: It offers a huge 5.7 inch QuadHD SuperAMOLED display, a 14nm octa core Exynos 7420 system on a chip, and 4GB of RAM which is indeed Samsung ‘s first phone to have so. It also sports a new revamped 16-megapixel rear camera with Optical image stabilization, a 5-megapixel front snapper, and a storage option of 32 or 64GB.
In terms of design, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is inspired from the Galaxy S6. The phablet features a metal frame sandwiched between two pieces of toughened gorilla glass. It comes with a slight curve on the back that makes it a bit more comfortable to hold and use the device with one hand.
However, gone are the 2 aspects because of the revamped design: No MicroSD card slot and No Removable Battery. Moreover, the device is thinner than last year’s Note 4 making it relentless to pack a smaller battery inside(3000mAh). However, Samsung claims that the battery life will be better than that of Note 4 thanks to the advancement in AMOLED technology and more power efficient Exynos chipset that’s powering the phone.
Here are the few highlights of the Galaxy Note 5:
- Screen: 5.7-inch Quad HD SUPERAMOLED(518ppi)
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- OS: Android 5.1
- Chipset: Exynos 7420
- Processor: 4 Cortex A57 cores @ 2.1GHz, and 4 Cortex A53 cores @ 1.5GHz
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
- Storage: 32GB/64GB (No MicroSD card Slot)
- Rear Camera: 16MP with f/1.9 and optical image stabilization
- Front Camera: 5MP
- Battery: 3000mAh Non-removable); Quick Charge 2.0; Wireless Charging
- 4G LTE
- S-pen Stylus
Things we liked:
- Thinner, lighter, and more premium
- Powerful Processing underneath
- Best display on a smartphone period
- One of the finest Camera Smartphone
- New S-pen Stylus
Things we didn’t Like:
- UI looks more cartoonish
- No microSD card option
- No Removable battery
However, the biggest letdown of the Huawei G8 is its processor. It features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset which we all know is not the fastest processor you can have in a smartphone. We can expect the phone to struggle while playing high-end games, but you should expect the phone to perform well while doing other normal tasks.
