Now that the next big thing is here, consumers are ready to get their hands on it in retail stores and in the mail. One customer in particular has already received his Galaxy Note 5 and has started taking pictures with the latest from Samsung. But, along with the new smartphone, Galaxy Note 4 customers are asking the question, \u201cIs the Galaxy Note 5 a worthy upgrade? Should I upgrade from last year\u2019s phablet to this year\u2019s phablet?\u201d<\/p>\n
The answer that anyone can give is subjective. What appeals to one customer may not appeal to all. Should someone offer a single reason as to why the Galaxy Note 5 is a worthy upgrade over the Galaxy Note 4, someone may not agree with that same answer. While everyone may not agree with the answers below, I believe there are at least three reasons why the Galaxy Note 5 is a worthy upgrade over the Galaxy Note 4.<\/p>\n
The Galaxy Note 5 is the first in the Note series to feature wireless charging. Samsung debuted its wireless charging implementation on the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge earlier this year, but the S line and the Note line are not the same \u2013 and the Galaxy Note 5 is the Korean manufacturer\u2019s 2015 Note device. The Galaxy S line receives the latest tech updates before the Note line, so it\u2019s not odd to see the Galaxy Note 5 finally get the wireless charging Samsung debuted in the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.<\/p>\n
The Note 4, however, has no in-built wireless charging at all, which means that Note 4 users will still need to wall charge their device(s) when the battery juice runs out. The Galaxy Note 5 user, however, has fast wireless charging. Samsung crafted the phrase \u201cfast wireless charging\u201d and created the concept by taking traditional wireless charging (the device being powered by a charging mat) and adding fast charging capabilities to it.<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s true that the traditional wall charging for the Note 4 will take 80-100 minutes, the new fast wireless charging in the Galaxy Note 5 will take no more than 120 minutes max (2 hours). In other words, you\u2019ll likely charge 80% of your battery with the new fast wireless charging in the same amount of time as you wall charged your Galaxy Note 4. With Samsung\u2019s new battery optimizations, you should get more out of the Galaxy Note 5\u2019s 80% than you did out of the Note 4\u2019s 100%.<\/p>\n
The Galaxy Note 5 does come with an improved S Pen over its predecessor, and with some interesting new changes at that.<\/p>\n
First, the S Pen feels and looks like a traditional ballpoint pen, which changes how the S Pen has been viewed and used in the Note 4. Samsung\u2019s S Pen is marvelous, with its pressure points and improved performance, but the one major problem with the S Pen (at least in my view) has been that it is too reminiscent of a kid\u2019s coloring crayon. The height of the S Pen makes me think of it more as something a kid would write with than a business professional, college student, or adult.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s S Pen in the Note 5 looks is more refined. It still isn\u2019t tall enough for what I would expect of a ballpoint pen, and it still doesn\u2019t have the size of a normal pen (the S Pen needs to gain a little weight), but it does have a \u201cclicking\u201d push-to-eject mechanism in-built into the top of the stylus that you can push out when grabbing the stylus. You can continue to click the top of the stylus when you have it in hand, reminiscent of the old ballpoint pens with \u201cclicking\u201d tops. Early tech reviewers say that the new Galaxy Note 5 stylus is addictive because of the new \u201cclicking\u201d eject mechanism.<\/p>\n
The Note series is not designed to be a second \u201cS\u201d line. No, Samsung designed it to be something different, something extra, something a little more innovative. With that being said, the Korean manufacturer is known for its feature-packed experience in the Galaxy Note line, and the Note 5 continues this trend.<\/p>\n
The Note 4 was announced with new features last year, two of them being the Photo Note and Smart Select. Photo Note allows you to take a picture of writing on a classroom chalkboard or presentation display \u2013 which is then converts into printed text. Smart Select allows you to copy and paste images and text simultaneously. This year\u2019s Galaxy Note 5 has three new features that will enhance the Note experience even more: 1) Off Screen Write, 2) Scroll Capture, and 3) Write on PDF.<\/p>\n
Off Screen Write takes the familiar Screen Write found in the Galaxy Note 3, for example, and applies it to your display when the screen is off and your phone is locked: you can now write on your display even when the screen is black. Scroll Capture lets you capture long webpages and send them to your gallery, social media, or email without needing to take multiple screenshots of the same page. Write on PDF is designed to let you fill out and sign PDF forms when you download them.<\/p>\n
These features enhance the Note line, making the Galaxy Note 5 the most productive smartphone on the market. As a result, you should know that yes, the Galaxy Note 5 is a worthy upgrade over the Note 4. The camera is also a fourth, legitimate reason, but we didn\u2019t want to state the obvious.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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