The Samsung’s latest hero has been born, the Galaxy Note 5. Compared with the previous generation, the Galaxy Note 4, the youngest comes with the latest features and a fresh design.
Galaxy Note 5 is the new weapon for Samsung to fight a number of competitors who played in phablet market, for example iPhone 6 Plus. Then what is the difference Galaxy note 5 when compared to the Galaxy Note 4? Here’s a little comparison:
Design & Display
In terms of design, clearly Galaxy Note 5 bring a fresh change. This latest phablet comes with a slimmer body than previous generations with dimensions of 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm for the Galaxy Note 4 and 53.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm for the Galaxy Note 5. It is likely 5 Galaxy Note makes a more comfortable grip.
Following the trend that already exists, Galaxy Note 5 now uses aluminum and glass materials, as well as that used by the Galaxy line S6, S6 Galaxy Edge, and Galaxy Edge +. While the Galaxy Note 4 still using plastics materials.
Both front and rear Note 5 made of Corning Gorilla Glass 4 material. It is hoped they can be free of scratches and abrasions for better result of daily use.
Unlike the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 5 has brought the concept of unibody, it means you can not remove the battery casing and the rear of the shell. The concept is similar to that applied in the ranks of the Galaxy S6.
Say goodbye to the microSD. Yes, Samsung has eliminated microSD slot features that exist in the Galaxy Note 4. The users of Note 5 seemed to be quite satisfied with the choice of internal memory is provided, namely 32 GB and 64 GB.
As for the size of the screen, it still carry the same landscape display, the Quad HD 5.7 inch with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The resulting density of pixels capable of reaching 515 ppi. Color and contrast produced is very bright so it seems engrossed used to watch videos and play games.
S Pen
As we discussed earlier, the S Pen is the main attraction or superior features in the ranks of the Galaxy Note. Stylus S Pen on the Galaxy Note 5 offers a better user experience than that possessed by the Galaxy Note 4.
Besides carrying more premium design, the S Pen in Note 5 has new features. Now you can easily remove the S Pen from its place simply by clicking. Writing with brand-new S Pen is also much more sensitive and accurate than ever before.
In addition, Samsung also added new software features that make the S Pen is more useful. For example, the user can remove the S Pen even if the phone is in a state of sleep and started writing notes without turning on the phone.
Not only that, now the S Pen has the ability to detect the level of pressure. This is useful for example for people with stroke to be natural again when writing. The thickness of the paper depending on the pressure applied by each user.
Galaxy Note 5 carrying the latest user interface. Armed with Android 4.1.1 Lollipop operating system combined with brand-new TouchWiz, the display interface brother left behind. However, whether the later Samsung will update the Galaxy Note 4 to the same interface is not yet known.
Camera
The camera may not be a sector that is quite prominent distinguishing between the Galaxy Note 5 to the Galaxy Note 4. This is because Samsung was buried the same 5 megapixels resolution for the front camera, and 16 megapixel rear camera.
Samsung provides a slight increase, especially at the camera aperture. From the list of specifications, it is known that Galaxy Note 5 openings reach f / 1.9 with optical image stabilization and auto HDR real time. While the Galaxy Note 4 has openings f / 2.2.
Processor and Batteries
Moving into the processor, Note 5 using 7420 octa-core Exynos processor (2.1 GHz quad + 1.5 GHz quad) 64 bits are supported by 4 GB of RAM. Galaxy Note 4 armed with octa-core processor Exynos 5433 (1.9 GHz quad + 1.3 GHz quad) with 3 GB RAM.
Galaxy Note 5 chipset is designed using 14 nm fabrication, which improve the efficiency of energy use. On the other hand, the durability of the battery is one of the most important aspects of a smartphone. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has 3000 mAh battery capacity. As in Note 4, there is a quick refill technology in Note 5.
With the latest TouchWiz user interface, there have been numerous significant improvement. Such as the level of responsive screen or themes varied so as to provide a different experience when operating the screen Galaxy Note 5.