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For a while there, companies like Palm and Microsoft insisted that the mark of a serious smartphone was the ability to write on it with a stylus. The industry seemingly changed its mind with the advent of capacitive touchscreens, and the stylus became something to scoff at, a holdover from antiquated operating systems like Windows Mobile and Palm OS. But then there"s Samsung, which has been trying for years now to keep the idea alive with several versions of the Galaxy Note, a phablet that never quite felt or looked as nice as it should. Well, those days are over. The new is the best big phone Samsung has made yet, and it just might make a believer out of a few naysayers.

(Note: I"ve been testing an unlocked, international version of the Galaxy Note 5 with a "gold platinum" finish that won"t be available in the US. I"ll update this review with impressions of the US models as I receive them.)

Let"s cut to the chase: This is the most attractive, most comfortable-feeling Galaxy Note that Samsung has ever made. Considering what the company"s churned out in the past, this probably isn"t a shock to hear. The Gorilla Glass-and-metal design language carried over from the rest of the Galaxy S6 line means the Galaxy Note finally has the premium feel it always deserved (and without any tacky faux-leather, either). Of course, you"re going to pay for that privilege: The Note 5 is available from all five major US wireless carriers with no-contract prices starting at $720.

The generous curve of the backplate and the trimmed-down bezels surrounding the 5.7-inch, Quad HD, Super AMOLED screen make the Note 5 much easier to hold than any of the previous-gen Notes, a serious feat when you consider how beastly that screen actually is. Of course, not everyone"s a fan of glass-clad phones; a banged-up metal or plastic cover doesn"t look nearly as bad as a pane of shattered glass. After a week and a half of throwing the device in and out of my bag, though, the glass on my unit still looks immaculate. As for the front? Not so much. There are already a few indelible nicks on the screen and on the fingerprint sensor/home button. Thankfully, the button continues to work, even if it does look a little worse for wear.

And of course, there"s the S Pen. I"ll revisit this in a moment, but suffice to say, it"s leaner and lighter this year, and now has a clicky end you"ll use to unlock it from the garage located on the Note"s bottom edge. There"s plenty of fun to be had obnoxiously clicking it like your old ballpoints, but otherwise, it adds a superfluous step when you want to whip the Pen out, which sucks if you need to jot something down in a jiffy.

Under the hood, we once again have one of Samsung"s own octa-core Exynos 7420 chipsets, with four cores clocked at 2.1GHz and another four thrumming away at 1.5GHz. Pair that with 4GB of RAM and you"ve got the makings of a serious powerhouse. If all this sounds familiar (you"ve been paying attention), that"s because it is: These are the exact same components in the Galaxy S6 Edge+, which amounted to a pretty modest upgrade over what we got in the original S6 series. Seriously, the biggest change here is the extra RAM; the Galaxy S6 had three gigs, not four.

For some of you, though, another change might make all the difference. It"s no secret that Samsung has it out for microSD, but things are made more complicated by the Note 5"s lack of more spacious storage options. You can plunk down cash for a 32GB or 64GB version, but the 128GB model Samsung initially hinted at isn"t coming after all. Cloud storage is useful, sure, but I still wouldn"t try to squeeze my entire mobile life into a device with only 32GB of space. Oh, and the Note 5"s design also means you can"t touch the 3,000mAh battery inside, a blow to power users who enjoyed the ability to swap out the cells on the Note 4 and Note Edge.

If there"s one thing Samsung really gets, it"s how to make a seriously good-looking screen. The Note 5"s QHD, Super AMOLED display isn"t a huge leap over the Note 4"s screen (which was the same size and ran at the same resolution), but there"s enough of a boost in saturation and overall brightness to make the sequel a clear winner.

Colors are vivid and vibrant in that typically AMOLED-y way, so while these oversaturated colors aren"t always accurate, per se, they"re still a treat to look at. Whites are appropriately crisp (if a touch on the warm side); blacks are deep; and you can easily view the screen even from off-kilter angles. More importantly, the screen is an absolute champ under the sweltering summer sun. With brightness cranked up all the way, I had no trouble thumbing through some Haruki Murakami short stories and various photo sets on Flickr. Peer closely enough at the screen in direct sunlight and you might notice it sort of... pulsate (especially when you"re looking at apps or websites with a white background), but it"s well worth the ability to actually use the phone outdoors. Some will argue that Quad HD displays aren"t necessary, and indeed, your eyes don"t stand a chance of picking out the 518 pixels packed into any given linear inch. Still, it"s hard to argue with the results here. Well done, Sammy.

Too bad, then, that the screen is paired with a wimpy single speaker on the phone"s bottom edge. Crank it all the way up and your tunes will play forcefully enough, but with a hollow, unsatisfying sound; there"s a distinct lack of oomph here that"s unfortunately pretty common in high-end phones. In any case, you"d do well to save the speaker for the occasional web video. Samsung hasn"t completely neglected the audio, though: It built in support for 24-bit audio and a way to "upscale" your low-res MP3s and restore detail that was lost in the compression process. I"m no acoustician and my ears have been damaged from years of blasting show tunes, but the audio software here doesn"t seem to make any discernible difference. Maybe I just have bad taste? Or perhaps some of my songs just can"t be saved. Either way, keep your expectations in check and you"ll be fine.

If you"ve fiddled with a Galaxy S6, you know exactly what to expect here. The Note 5 comes with a TouchWiz-ified version of Android 5.1.1, and once again, I appreciate the lighter touch Samsung has been taking with its software. It"s not my favorite skin and I still think it pales in comparison to the stock Google Now Launcher, but I"m pleasantly surprised by how much less obnoxious TouchWiz is these days.

All of Samsung"s mainstay features are here, and they all work as well as you"d expect them to. If anything, the Note 5"s huge screen makes a few of them feel more natural; you can see a lot more of the two apps you have running in Multi Window mode, and the Flipboard Briefing window to the left of the home screen is more spacious and satisfying when stretched out on a larger display. In the past, all that extra real estate meant earlier Notes had gigantic app icons, but here they"re noticeably smaller (and slightly rounder). That will take a bit of getting used to. I"m glad, though, that Samsung finally figured out that people want room to spread out their stuff, instead of just having everything scaled up to fill the bigger screen.

My review unit came with 32GB of built-in storage, about 24GB of which is available to users out of the box. Aside from Samsung"s usual add-ons like S Health and S Voice (which works great, but still went mostly unused), apps like Instagram, Facebook and OneDrive come preloaded, but can be uninstalled. Not so bad, right? Then again, my tester phone is also an unlocked international model that"s completely free of carrier bloat. That almost certainly won"t be the case for US variants, although I haven"t gotten to test any of the American models just yet. Samsung also promises that the Note 5 is in line for an Android 6.0 Marshmallow update whenever Google officially releases it, but we"ll see how long it actually takes before the new software hits your handset.

Right, now we"re getting down to business. Most of the Note 5"s software changes try to make the S Pen more functional, and in general Samsung did a fine job of making it feel less like a gimmick and more like a tool. First things first: that clicky end. I"ve always hated how the S Pen is stuck in the Note"s bottom; removing it feels so unlike a normal pad and paper, and it"s made more complex by the clicking mechanism that keeps the pen completely locked inside its holster. Sure, it"s fun to play with, but it"s an extra step that was added purely for style points. Feh.

What happens after you pull the pen out depends on what the display"s doing. If it"s on, the screen blurs and the Air Command menu floats into view. From there, you can jot down Action Memos (think of them as quick Post-it notes) or write/draw right inside S Note. You also have the option of capturing screenshots or selections with the Pen to annotate, including full-length pics of webpages or lists. You can still access this palette by clicking on the S Pen"s button while its cursor is visible onscreen, but you now have the option to just tap a floating button that can be tossed and positioned where you like.

If the screen is off and the Instant Memo feature is enabled, you can whip out the pen and just start writing. Whatever you jot down automatically gets sucked into S Note when you"re done, making it so much faster to just start writing. Over my week and a half of testing, I found myself using Instant Memo more than just about anything else on the phone. Taking down a startup founder"s email address? Instant Memo. Getting directions from someone? Memo time. It"s great.

There are also some less obvious changes that help make the S Pen feel smoother in practice. S Note automatically saves your progress from time to time, so your latest work of art won"t accidentally disappear. You can mark up PDFs in a jiffy. Samsung also says it reduced the friction between the pen"s nib and the screen itself, and the work seems to have paid off. Swiping and doodling on the display feels a little smoother than it did on the Galaxy Note Edge, though friction was never really a problem in the first place. Speaking of doodling, there"s still no stylus/phone combo that"s as fluid and accurate as the Note 5. It still doesn"t feel quite as immediate as drawing on paper, but the speed at which lines follow the Pen"s nib feels almost natural, and the settings (fountain pen, calligraphy pen, pencil, brush, et cetera) add a level of accessibility that make the Note handy as a sketchbook. You can add "artist" to the long list of things I"ll never be, but I was still strangely, fiercely proud of the rough Guy Fieri drawing above (total drawing time: 20 minutes). That"s what"s great about the Note: It"ll never truly replace a pen and sketchpad, but it mimics the experience better than you"d expect.

The camera in the original S6 was one of the greats, and it"s just as capable now that it"s been transplanted into the Note 5. Samsung"s 16-megapixel sensor, an f/1.9 lens covering it and some sophisticated optical image stabilization work together to produce some of the prettiest photos I"ve ever seen come out of a smartphone. That"s no faint praise, especially considering the Note 4 also raised the bar for Samsung when it first came out. Each shot is inundated with detail, while colors are bright, yet accurate. What"s more, they look lovely on the Note 5"s AMOLED screen (firing up the Auto HDR setting only helps). To no one"s shock, things went a little awry when I started snapping shots in a strangely lit bar, but the sensor still captured a surprising amount of depth despite the kooky red lanterns. There"s the standard Pro mode here too in case you want to muck around with shutter speed and ISO, but most of the time you"ll do just fine leaving everything on Auto.

The lens"s wide aperture also means some of your tighter shots will show off a hint of pleasing bokeh, with blurred backgrounds you can artificially pump up via the Selective Focus feature. Speaking of software, Samsung fleshed out the camera app with a few new tricks if you"re getting tired of shooting panoramas or slow-motion videos. Video Collage lets you craft a, well, video collage, where four six-second clips you shoot appear in a grid and play on a loop (complete with background music, if that"s your thing). You can now livestream your lunch straight to YouTube too, though my experience was mixed. Our own Devindra Hardawar was able to get his streaming working just fine with the S6 Edge+, but I initially could not, for the life of me, make the damn thing work. The feature requires you to sign into YouTube via a pop-up window (fine) and verify your account with a little two-step authorization magic (done). Every time I tried to stream after that, the phone would cheerfully admit I already enabled the feature... and then show me videos to watch in that teensy YouTube viewer. I mean, what? I eventually had to reset the phone entirely to get it working. After that, though, things were peachy.

Some of these features -- as technically nifty as they are -- are ultimately distractions, things Samsung just tossed in for laughs. Since the age of carrying around a separate camera is all but over, you can travel easy knowing you"ll be able to near-instantly start snapping handsome photos. Just a double-tap on the home button and you"re on your way.

With near-identical components, it shouldn"t be a surprise that the Note 5 runs almost exactly like the S6 and S6 Edge that came before it. Good thing those handsets were two of the snappiest smartphones I"ve tested this year. Again, the only real difference is the fact that the Note 5 packs an extra gigabyte of RAM, and it"s just enough to give it a distinct edge in multitasking. I used to be able to coax the S6 into sputtering by opening random apps all willy-nilly and quickly switching among them. That teensy bit of slowdown has all but evaporated in the Note 5 thanks to the extra RAM (and presumably a few low-level software tweaks). It"s still a solid performer when it comes to games, and graphically rich titles like Dead Trigger 2 ran smoothly for hours. Samsung"s 14nm Exynos processors are delivering on their promises of greater horsepower, but we"ll see how this package fares over time.

I was far less hopeful about the sealed, 3,000mAh battery. After all, it"s smaller than the Note 4"s battery and there"s no way to swap it out. Thankfully, runtime was never an issue. My weird workdays are well-chronicled in my phone reviews, filled with incoming Slack messages, Spotify playlists, responding to email, tethering and ducking off to the bathroom for a few YouTube videos in between stories. I"d unplug the Note 5 from its charger in the morning, do all of that for about 18 hours and still have about 10 or 15 percent charge left so my Audible books could lull me to sleep. And what about the wringer that is the standard Engadget rundown test (looping video with an active WiFi connection and screen brightness locked at 50 percent)? Well, it hung in there for just under 14 hours, up from 13 hours on the Note 4.

Rivals have tried to unseat the Galaxy Note line, but one thing is clear: If you want a stylus, go with Samsung. Nothing even comes close. That would normally be a tiny segment to pigeonhole yourself into, but the Note 5 is attractive enough that I could see Note naysayers plunking down cash for its comfortable design and great screen. Still, LG has a stylus-friendly phone too, and it"s much easier on the wallet. The G Stylo isn"t as widely available as the Note 5 (it"s only offered by a handful of carriers, including T-Mobile and Boost Mobile), but it too has an enormous 5.7-inch screen, even if it only runs at 720p. Alas, its stylus is a simple capacitive one and the phone only rocks a 1.2GHz quad-core chipset. Good thing it"ll only cost you around $330 without a contract.

If you like most of what the Note 5 has to offer, but can"t see yourself ever using the S Pen, there"s also the Galaxy S6 Edge+. It"s a near-copy of the Note 5 with a striking (if mostly useless) dual-edge display, and should scratch your big-screen Samsung itch -- so long as you"re willing to pay the price. Just like the original Edge, this super-sized version costs more than its standard-screen counterpart: Contract-free prices in the US range from $770 to $815 depending on the carrier, compared to $700 to $740 for the Note 5. Alternatively, you could also spend considerably less on the original S6 or S6 Edge since the internals are so similar.

Samsung has another world-class performer in the Note 5, and unlike its cousin, the S6 Edge+, it has more going for it than just looks. The Note still can"t completely mimic the feel of pen and paper, but it"s getting closer than you might expect. Throw in some high-powered internals and a tremendous screen and you"ve got a Note that refines the phablet formula in almost all the right ways. Your mileage may vary of course; I don"t need a removable battery or a memory card slot (though a 128GB version would really help make up for the lack of expandable storage). If you can live with these shortcomings, have some extra cash to burn and want to see what this stylus business is about, there"s no better place to start than with the Note 5.

Pretty specific conclusion, no? Well, let"s throw away the S Pen for a moment. What Samsung did here was take a bloated phone and pare it down to something elegant, and a little exciting. Even if you never pull the S Pen out of its slot, the Note 5 is still the best big phone Samsung has ever made, and that puts it near the very top of the entire smartphone heap.

Your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is broken or damaged and you are looking to get your Galaxy Note 5 repaired? Compare now and find the best price for the required service for your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and go directly to the store.

Repairing your broken Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is in most cases cheaper than buying a new smartphone. You can expect costs of about USD 50 for repair services of your mobile device. Replacing the display is normally a bit pricier than that. However, in almost all cases it is cheaper to get your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 repaired than buying a new device.

The following diagram (infographic) shows the distribution of the most common repairs / damages of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. The statistics are based on the repair requests (multiple requests possible).

The LCD display repair or replacement of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 can be required for a variety of reasons. E.g. the display of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 does not respond to your touch anymore after it got dropped, the screen stays black, has broken pixels or the display glass is scratched, cracked or completely broken. Most of the time the screen can not be fixed anymore and the screen of your Galaxy Note 5 has to be replaced. The problem is that components like touch sensor, screen and backlight are glued together and come as one unit.

Replacing or repairing the touchscreen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 becomes necessary if the touch functionality doesn""t work properly anymore for example due to damaged display glass (cracked, scratched). Symptoms can be that the touchscreen doesn""t react to touch at all, only delayed or just when applying a lot of pressure. In most cases a damaged Galaxy Note 5 touchscreen can not be repaired and needs to be replaced.

The LCD display repair or replacement of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is necessary, if the glass and display are still in tact (no cracks or broken screen), but the screen has other issues. E.g. the screen stays white, grey or black, has broken pixels (spots, stripes or similar) or the background light does not work anymore. In most cases the display can not be fixed and the LCD display of the Galaxy Note 5 needs to be replaced.

Diagnostics/assessment of the damages is recommend when your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 stopped working (e.g. does not turn on anymore) and you are not able to determine the problem. Once a technician was able to analyze the issue and has estimated a price for the repair of your Galaxy Note 5, you are able to decide what repairs will be performed.

If you have dropped your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 into water, you should act fast. Consequences of a water damage don""t always appear right away. Immediately drying the device thoroughly, turning off the phone and if possible removing the battery can help increasing the chance of a successful repair. A professional assessment of possible damages of your Galaxy Note 5 are recommended in any case. This way serious water damage can be avoided or affected parts replaced. A technician can perform diagnostics, find all affected parts and recommend fixes. Then you can decide for yourself what repairs are actually performed.

The battery of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 does not hold charge or doesn’t charge anymore at all? In this case you should consider getting the smartphone battery replaced.

If thespeaker of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is too silent, you can hear cracks, the tone is cutting out or there is no sound at all, despite the correct settings, it is recommended to get a repair or replacement of your speaker or earpiece.

If your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 won""t turn on or off anymore, it is often caused by a Hardware damage of your Power button (On/Off Switch). A broken Power button of a Galaxy Note 5 is mostly fixed by replacing the element.

Replacing / Fixing the broken back cover or battery cover of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is not just important for optical reasons. A small crack can easily increase over time or it can lead to water and dust getting into your Galaxy Note 5. Which can lead to more severe problems for your phone.

If the front or back camera of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 only takes blurry photos or the camera only shows a black screen, a camera repair is able to fix the problem.

Repair or replacement of the headphone jack of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 can be necessary, if your working earphones stopped playing sound on your smartphone or stopped providing the expected sound quality. The cause for damages of the headphone jack or commonly wear and tear, dirt or a dropped phone.

If you have dropped your phone, it can happen that the volume control of your Galaxy Note 5 breaks or does not work properly anymore. In this case you can""t change the volume physically via the buttons. The only option left is to use the user interface and control the volume through the software. A repair or replacement of the volume control buttons of your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will fix the problem.

Unfortunately we are not offering a comparison of repair shops that would be able to fix this particular issue with your Galaxy Note 5 at the moment. We are working hard to keep adding additional repair services to our comparison. You might still want to check in with our partners whether they offer the required repair for your Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

Summary: Dropped Galaxy Note 5 on the floor and got screen broken? What worse, you could lose important photos, contacts, WhatsApp messages, videos, documents or other data stored within the device because the touch screen stops working. Never mind, in this post I have shared few ways through which you can recover data from screen broken Galaxy Note 5effectively.

No matter how much you take care of your Samsung Note 5, accidents happen without prior notifications. Dropping your Galaxy Note 5 on the floor is the most common cause in this point. All that happened, all you can do is just staring at Note 5 with a broken screen and blaming yourself for the carelessness.

I have a broken screen (Blank) on my Note 5, however, it is still functioning, just that I can’t see what I am doing. Is there a way to backup the data from the phone? I read that MHL does not work with this phone. Appreciate if you have any ideas on how to do this. Thanks

Whenever such an accident happens, then we all worry about our personal data saved within the device. If you want to recover files from Samsung device with broken screen, please continue to read.

When your Samsung phone screen gets cracked or smashed, then normally the glass gets damaged and the screen becomes unresponsive to any touch or tap, in some cases, the screen goes completely black and you cannot see anything. This will not allow you to unlock a device and makes you unable to access the data stored on the phone.

When you power ON your device, the screen might show you distorted or blacked out the view, which shows the sign that your device is working and your data is still present within the device. The only issue is how to get back data from the phone when touch screen gets broken or completely stop responding.

You can try to make use of AutoPlay feature on Windows PC to get data off your Note to the computer. When you connect your Samsung phone to PC, then there is an AutoPlay option popping up on your Windows PC, asking you how you want Windows to handle the device.

But do note that this will only work if USB Debugging Mode is already enabled on your Note 5. If USB Debugging is disabled, then the AutoPlay feature will not show up on your PC.

Note:If you don’t see AutoPlay windows, then it could be that you have not enabled the feature. On Windows 10 go to Settings> Devices> AutoPlay to enable it.

Another drawback of this solution is that you can only recover a limited amount of files from the phone memory and data like text messages, contacts, call history, WhatsApp messages are hard to recover. And hence, you must recover data from screen broken Samsung Galaxy Note 5 with the help of Android Data Extraction tool.

The best part about this Broken Android Data Extraction tool is that it also restores data from virus infected, black screen of death issue, broken, damaged, locked Samsung phones and tablets.

This program support data recovery from Samsung Galaxy Note 8/Note 3/Note 4/Note 4 Edge/Note 5/Note 5 DUOS, Samsung Galaxy S3, S4, S4 Active, S4 LTE-A, S4 Mini, S5, S5 Duos, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7, Tab Pro 10.1, Tab Pro 8.4, Tab S 8.4, Tab2 10.1, etc. So, download the trial version of Broken Android Recovery and follow the steps to have a try.

From the available types of fault choose one that matches to your situation, which are Touch does not work or cannot access the phone, and Black/broken screen. Click on the one which you have, it will then lead you to the next window.

At the new window, select the accurate "Device Name" and "Device Model" for your phone. Currently this function only works for some Samsung devices in Galaxy S, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab series. And click on the "Next".

For the touch screen not working problems or screen becomes unresponsive to touch or tap, then you really feel frustrated and want to fix it as soon as possible. So, here you can find several ways that may help you to fix touch screen not working problems on Android.

It doesn’t matter how advanced your Samsung phone or tablet is, once it is broken or damaged then it becomes useless until you get it repaired. So, in order to avoid data loss, you must frequently backup and restore data of your Samsung device. But, if you have not backed up your data, then you must immediately use Android data extraction software to get back inaccessible data from Samsung devices.

Of course, it wouldn"t be a Note if it didn"t have Samsung"s S Pen writing utensil, and sure enough, there"s one located in a slot on the lower right of the phone. The new S Pen is longer and nicer than prior ones, and Samsung says it has improved the pressure sensitivity and writing performance over older models. There are a handful of new features too, such as the ability to pull the pen out of its cave and instantly start writing on the display without turning it on for quick notes.

The rest of the Note"s software should be familiar to anyone who"s used a recent Samsung: it"s Android 5.1 Lollipop with Samsung"s TouchWiz interface and customizations on top of it. A couple of new features include the ability to live stream video from the camera app to YouTube and an improved app for connecting and managing the phone with a PC. Part of Samsung"s strategy this year is getting out ahead of the next iPhone

Part of Samsung"s move this year is to release the Note 5 ahead of Apple"s fall iPhone launch, and you can actually preorder the phone from all four major US carriers starting today. It will be available in stores starting on August 21st, quite a bit earlier in the year than prior Note devices. Samsung says that each carrier will set pricing for the phone, but it will likely be priced around the same as prior Note devices, so you can expect to pay more for it than you would a Galaxy S6.

Update August 14th, 9:27AM ET: A Samsung representative has informed The Verge that 128GB versions of the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ are not being offered. This post has been updated to reflect that.

The Samsung Galaxy Note series is a discontinuedAndroid phablets and smartphones developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The line is primarily oriented towards pen computing; all Galaxy Note models ship with a stylus pen and incorporate a pressure-sensitive Wacom digitizer. All Galaxy Note models also include software features that are oriented towards the stylus and the devices" large screens, such as note-taking, digital scrapbooking apps, tooltips, and split-screen multitasking. The line served as Samsung"s flagship smartphone model, positioned above the Galaxy S series.

The Galaxy Note smartphones have been considered the first commercially successful examples of "phablets"—a class of smartphone with large screens that are intended to straddle the functionality of a traditional tablet with that of a phone. Samsung sold over 50 million Galaxy Note devices between September 2011 and October 2013. 10 million units of the Galaxy Note 3 have been sold within its first 2 months, 30 million were of the Note II, while the original Galaxy Note sold around 10 million units worldwide.

In August 2021, TM Roh, Samsung"s President and Head of Mobile Communications, announced that no new Galaxy Note device would be unveiled at their 2021 launch event, which would instead focus on new foldable phones. "Instead of unveiling a new Galaxy Note this time around, we will further broaden beloved Note features to more Samsung Galaxy devices," he added.

Samsung announced the original Galaxy Note at IFA Berlin in 2011. While some media outlets questioned the viability of the device due to its 5.3-inch screen (which, at the time, was considered extremely large for a phone), the Note received positive reception for its stylus functionality, the speed of its 1.4 GHz dual-core processor, and the advantages of such a large screen size. Like the Galaxy S2 from earlier that year, the camera has eight megapixels and can film in Full HD, 1080p, and the device features Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL to HDMI).

The Galaxy Note was a commercial success: released October 2011, Samsung announced in December 2011, that the Galaxy Note had sold 1 million units in two months. In February 2012, Samsung debuted a Note version with LTE support, and by August 2012, the Note had sold 10 million units worldwide.

On 29 August 2012, at IFA Berlin, Samsung unveiled a successor to the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note II. The new model, released September 2012, featured improvements to the original Note"s hardware (with a quad-core processor and a larger 5.5 inches (140 mm) display, a revised stylus that can reveal Galaxy S III), along with new features such as pen gestures, split-screen multitasking, Air View (which allows previews of content to be displayed by hovering the pen above the screen), and other new features also introduced by the S III.

On 4 September 2013, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 3, which introduced a more "premium" design with a plastic leather backing, and a 5.7 inch (145 mm) 1080p display, 3 GB of RAM, new 4K video recording capabilities at 30 frames per second (up to 5 minutes per video; availability varies per region), 1080p at twice the framerate (60fps “smooth motion” option), a USB 3.0 connector, an infrared transmitter for use as remote control, a third microphone for noise cancellation, multi-windowing, and expanded stylus pen functionality.FM radio. The speaker is placed at the bottom,

The Note 3 is the only Galaxy Note device to be equipped with thermometer and hygrometer sensors and Air View support for both stylus and fingers, of which the latter is achieved with an additional self-capacitivetouch screen layer. It also had additional voice commands, including "Dismiss" and "Snooze" for the alarm, and "Answer" and "Decline" for calls.

In January 2014, Samsung for the first time released a "downgraded" version of the Note 3, the Galaxy Note 3 Neo. It features the S-Pen stylus, 8 MP camera, 5.5" Super AMOLED HD 720p display, 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM as well as some of the Note 3"s software features (e.g. screen zoom).

For the first time, it has a Samsung Exynos Hexa 5260 (6 core) processor with a quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex A7 CPU and a dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex A15 CPU with support for HMP and a Mali-T624 GPU.

On 3 September 2014, at IFA Berlin, Samsung unveiled a successor to the Galaxy Note 3, the Galaxy Note 4. The new model, released in 3 September 2014, introduced a new design with a plastic leather backing and metal frame, a 5.7-inch (145 mm) QHD display, a 16 MP camera with then new Optical Image Stabilization, 15 Watts of fast charging using Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, revised multi-windowing,S-Pen stylus, an upgraded digitizer with 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity and expanded functionality, fingerprint scanner, and other features taken from the Galaxy S5. However, Samsung Air View is only usable with the S-Pen, while it was usable with both fingers and stylus on the Galaxy Note 3.

The Galaxy Note 4 is uniquely equipped with an ultraviolet ray sensor, and the last Samsung flagship phone to be equipped with a user-replaceable battery.

Alongside the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung also unveiled the Galaxy Note Edge, which features a display with a curved portion that wraps around the right bezel of the device. The curved area can be used as a sidebar to display news and information tickers, application shortcuts, and other tools.

The Galaxy Note 5 was announced on 13 August 2015. It is based upon the specifications, hardware and exterior design of the Galaxy S6, including its metal frame and glass backing, but with a larger 5.7-inch 1440p display, Exynos 7 Octa 7420 system-on-chip, as well as a new spring-loaded stylus slot. As with the S6 and unlike previous Note models, the Note 5 does not offer a user-replaceable battery or expandable storage. Other removed features include support for Mobile High-Definition Link, a third microphone, and an infrared transmitter.livestreaming directly to YouTube.

The Galaxy Note 7 was announced during a press event in New York City on 2 August 2016. It is largely based on the hardware of the Galaxy S7, inheriting its processor, camera, and the restoration of IP68 water resistance and expandable storage, but with a larger 5.7-inch 1440p display. It is also Samsung"s first device to feature a USB-C connector and the first water-protected device of the Galaxy Note series, having a water-protected stylus too.

The Galaxy Note 7"s display is curved across the sides of the device, and its stylus features higher degrees of pressure sensitivity (4096) and a finer tip.Samsung Galaxy S7 series.

Upon release, the Galaxy Note series earned criticism by a technology journalist of Android Police, criticizing that since 2015"s Galaxy Note 5, not much except a stylus sets the Galaxy Note series flagship apart from the Galaxy S series flagship released earlier in the same year, like it did with the first four generations of Galaxy Note devices.

The Galaxy Note 7 was afflicted by repeated manufacturing problems with their internal batteries, which led to incidents in which they overheated and combusted.

After the recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Samsung released the Note Fan Edition (FE) as a refurbished Note 7 in selected countries on 7 July 2017. Although having an identical form factor, the Fan Edition comes with a smaller battery of only 3200 mAh rather than the original Note 7 which is 3500 mAh due to safety reasons.

Improved changes of the Galaxy Note Fan Edition include Android Nougat with Samsung Experience 8.1 UI, Bixby virtual assistant (excluding Voice), a "Fan Edition" marking on the back and a Clear View Cover case.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was announced on 23 August 2017. It features a 6.3" 1440p Super AMOLED Infinity Display, a 3300 mAh battery, Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support, Snapdragon 835/Exynos 8895 processor (depending on location), an iris scanner, IP68 dust and water resistance, a new dual-lens camera setup with a telephoto lens and support for Samsung DeX.

On 27 June 2018, Samsung sent out invitations for the next "Unpacked" event, showing a yellow S Pen image. The Galaxy Note 9 was subsequently announced on 9 August 2018 and became available starting on 24 August 2018.

The Note 9 is a largely refined version of the Note 8. The biggest change from the Note 8 was the addition of Bluetooth functionality to the S-Pen, allowing a user to control the camera, YouTube videos and slideshows remotely.

Internally, the Note 9 uses the Snapdragon 845 or Exynos 9810 processor, with either 6GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage, or 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage, and a 4000 mAh battery.

The Note 9 uses the same camera hardware seen on Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus, with a dual camera setup, a 12MP wide-angle sensor with f/1.5 and f/2.4 dual aperture and a 12MP telephoto sensor with the f/2.4 aperture for Bokeh effects at the back, along with an 8MP selfie camera.

On 1 July 2019, Samsung announced that it would hold its second Unpacked event of the year on 7 August at 16:00 Eastern in Brooklyn"s Barclays Center. The Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ were unveiled at the show.

The Note 10 marked the first time Samsung offered a Plus model of its Note, with the Note 10 offering a 6.3-inch 1080p display Infinity-O Display and 3400 mAh battery, and the Note 10+ offering a 6.8-inch 1440p display with a 4300 mAh battery. The Note 10 has non-expandable 256GB storage, while the Note 10+ has expandable 256/512GB storage via microSD. Both phones added several new features from the Samsung Galaxy S10, including in-display fingerprint scanners, Wireless Powershare (enabling the phone to be used to wirelessly charge other Qi-compatible devices), and triple camera arrays consisting of a 16MP ultra-wide angle lens and 12MP wide angle and telephoto lenses. Both variants also saw the power button consolidated with the Bixby button on the left side of the phone, with the button now being reprogrammable to be used as a power button or to activate Bixby, and eliminated the headphone jack.

Also introduced with the Note 10 variants were 25 watts Super Fast Charging (with the Note 10+ also being capable of 45 watt Super Fast Charging 2.0), marking the first charging rate increase since the 2014 Galaxy Note 4.

Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra at a virtual Unpacked Event on 5 August 2020. Both came in variants with and without 5G connectivity.

Like the Note 10 line, Note 20 has lesser specifications to justify a relatively lower price point, while the Note 20 Ultra is positioned as a high-end premium device. In this case, the Note 20 Ultra has a 6.9-inch display, 120  Hz refresh rate, 4,500 mAh battery, and expandable storage. The Note 20 lacks several key features of the Note 20 Ultra, including the high refresh rate, microSD storage expansion and "periscope" zoom lens. Both phones have triple camera setups similar to the S20 line, with the Note 20 using two 12 MP wide and ultrawide sensors and a 64 MP telephoto sensor, and the Note 20 Ultra using a 108 MP wide sensor and two 12 MP telephoto and ultrawide sensors.

This is the last phone launched under the Note series, before Samsung decided to add support for S-Pen in the Galaxy S series, beginning with the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The Galaxy S22 Ultra, launched in February 2022, features a built-in S-Pen.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is an 8-inch Android-based tablet computer produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It belongs to the second generation of the Samsung Galaxy Note series tablets, which also includes a 10.1-inch model, the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition.

At the Mobile World Congress 2012, Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 10.1, as an alternative to the Galaxy Tab 10.1. It has a 10.1-inch display and uses a quad-core 1.4 GHz processor and supports the Samsung S-Pen stylus input as seen on the original Galaxy Note phone.

At the 2013 Samsung Unpacked Episode 2 event in Berlin and New York, Samsung announced the successor to the original Galaxy Note 10.1-inch tablet dubbed as the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. Like its predecessor, it has a 10.1 inch display and now supports the improved Samsung S-Pen stylus input also seen in the Note III and it copies the design cue of its lower-end sibling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 which sports the unified Samsung design first used on the Samsung Galaxy S4.

At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung announced the first Pro line of tablets which included a bigger Samsung Galaxy Note Pro tablet with a 12.2 inch display and also comes with the same S-Pen stylus the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition is sporting which is the standard on the Note Series. Its design is similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition which has the Samsung standard simulated stitched-leather back.

Subsequently, released together with the first regular Tab A 8.0 and 9.7 models in 2015, Samsung released a model of the Tab A 9.7 equipped with an S-Pen stylus making it the first Samsung Galaxy device to be equipped with the Samsung stylus outside the Note series. In 2017 Samsung released another S-Pen device, the Tab S3. On 1 August 2018, Samsung launched the new tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 with a new S-Pen. Subsequently, in 2019, Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S6 with the S-Pen.

The Galaxy S21 Ultra was announced at the Galaxy Unpacked event on 14 January 2021, alongside the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21+. The Galaxy S21 Ultra is the first phone in the Galaxy S Series to support the S Pen accessory, albeit sold separately and with limited functionality. It features a 6.8" 1440p "Dynamic AMOLED" curved display with HDR10+ support, "dynamic tone mapping" technology, and a variable 120 Hz refresh rate.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra was announced at the Galaxy Unpacked event on 9 February 2022, alongside the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+. Unlike the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Galaxy Z Fold 3, the Galaxy S22 features an embedded S Pen, with similar functionalities to the Galaxy Note series and with a faster pen latency of 2.8ms.

This table is primarily intended to show the differences between the model families of the Galaxy Note series. The list only covers unlocked and international devices.

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The Galaxy Note 5 is a big-screen dream machine for those looking to do more with their phones. It packs a powerful octa-core Exynos processor and a long-lasting battery, but what sets this phablet apart is its enhanced S Pen, which lets you take notes even when the display is off. Starting at a somewhat steep $700 for the 32GB version (or $29.99 a month), the Note 5 also sports the same elegant, glass-and-metal styling as the even more premium S6 Edge Plus, but without the dual curved screen. Yes, the Note 5 loses the microSD card slot and replaceable battery found on the Note 4, but overall this phone is the king of productivity.

The Note 5 looks more elegant than its predecessor. Samsung retired the notepad aesthetic, ditching the Note 4"s faux-leather removable back in favor of a sealed glass enclosure. The rounded glass edges provided a surprisingly sturdy grip, while the aluminum sides felt cool in my palm. It"s a decidedly more polished look both literally and figuratively. Similar to on the Samsung Galaxy S6, the 16-megapixel rear camera protrudes slightly near the top of the phone next to the flash and heart-rate monitor.

Samsung shaved down the bezel to barely there proportions, creating a near edge-to-edge display that is absolutely gorgeous. The new front 5-MP camera sits to the right of the Samsung logo at the top of the phone. As usual, you"ll find a chrome-rimmed Home button in the middle of the backlit capacitive Menu and Back buttons.

Samsung did a bit of feng shui on the ports and buttons. The headphone jack and speaker have been moved to the bottom of the device, with the microUSB port. In lieu of a removable rear panel, the SIM card slot has been repositioned at the top of the smartphone, while Samsung removed the IR blaster completely (so you can"t use the phone as a remote control). The power and volume buttons still sit on the right and left sides of the device, respectively, but are notably smaller than on the Note 4.

Unlike previous versions of the phablet, the Note 5 doesn"t seem like a monstrous handful. Samsung reduced the device"s footprint to 6 x 2.9 x 0.29 inches, which compares favorably to the Note 4"s 6 x 3.09 x 0.33-inch frame. Despite its Gorilla Glass 4 and aluminum chassis, the 6-ounce Note 5 is also slightly lighter than its 6.2-ounce predecessor. However, the Note 5 is a heavyweight compared to its curvy cousin, the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus (5.39 ounces, 6.1 x 3 x 0.27 inches).

The status quo has never looked so good. Samsung has retained the 5.7-inch, 2560 x 1440 display on the Note 4 and placed it on both the Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. The Super AMOLED screen has lost none of its luster, delivering rich, vivid images that seem to leap off the panel.

In a test for color reproduction, the Note 5 delivered 193 percent of the sRGB gamut, nearly double the amount of required colors, which explains the incredibly rich hues. The panel averaged a brightness of 510 nits, which outshone the 423-nit smartphone average, but not the iPhone 6 Plus" dazzling 537 nits.

To optimize the headphone-listening experience, Samsung preloaded a small suite of software to help you embrace your inner audiophile. The UHQ Upscaler is promoted as a way to improve audio resolution, which should result in a cleaner, clearer listening experience. When I listened to Tyrese"s "Shame," the effect was subtle at best, removing some of the harshness from the higher keys on the piano.

The Note 5 ships with Android 5.1 (Lollipop), with Samsung"s TouchWiz skin on top, which offers some clever enhancements. Fans of the Multi-Window feature, for example, can launch two windows from the Recent Apps carousel to run side by side, dragging and dropping content between apps such as Email and Gallery.

Samsung also provides up to 10 quick settings in the notifications shade, with the option to switch among 17 functions, including Wi-Fi, Mobile Data, Mobile Hotspot, Smart Stay and Private Mode. S Finder is a handy feature that allows you to search for files and apps residing on your local storage, a service Google currently doesn"t provide.The S Pen kept pace with all my fevered scribbling, with the words appearing instantaneously.

In its Lollipop install, Samsung has significantly streamlined TouchWiz, removing motion-focused "air gestures" that let you browse photos and emails with a quick hand wave. Some gestures like Direct call and Smart Alert are still present on the device. Swiping the edge of your hand will trigger the phone to take a screenshot.

While Apple"s Continuity feature does an excellent job of integrating iPhones and Macs, Samsung"s SideSync 4.0 sprinkles some of that same magic on PCs. The software lets you share content between your phone and PC when both devices are on a local network, or via USB. Once connected, you can view phone notifications, such as emails or social media updates, on your computer"s desktop. The app also lets you make and receive calls using your computer and share files by dragging and dropping.

In addition to its smoother writing experience, the S Pen has some new tricks up its sleeve. Thanks to the Screen-Off memo feature, you can start writing down memos before you unlock the display. Once you unsheathe the pen, you can start taking notes that can be saved to S Note. The pen strokes show up white against the black display for a cool-looking photo negative effect.

Once the pen is deployed, Samsung"s usual cast of pen-based apps (S Note, Screen Write, Smart Select and Action Memo) are displayed on a half-circle along the right side of the screen. You can add additional apps, such as Gallery or Scrapbook, to the lineup via the Shortcut menu.

The Note 5 kept up its reign of terror on the synthetic Geekbench 3 test, with a score 5,053. It thoroughly trounced the LG G4 (3,546), OnePlus 2 (3,894) and the iPhone 6 Plus (2,866). In fact, the only smartphone that managed to best the Note 5 was its curvier cousin, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus.

Despite its swift performance in other areas, the Note 5 took 4 minutes and 40 seconds to transcode a 204MB 1080p movie to 480p. That was enough to top the OnePlus 2 (5:38), but both the G4 and the S6 Edge Plus delivered faster times of 4:19 and 4:17, respectively.

When capturing low-light images, the Note 5 did an impressive job of preserving color and a good amount of detail. My colleague"s pale yellow shirt popped in dim lighting compared to the Note 4, where the top looked faded. The Note 5 also did a better job of preserving her skin tone instead of leaving her as white as a sheet.

The other new camera feature is called Video Collage, which cobbles together four 6-second videos on the display and plays them at the same time. It"s sort of like the Multi-Window feature, but without an obvious functional purpose. Unlike most of the video captured on the Note 5, footage in Video Collage plays at 720p. There"s an option to add background music if you"re so inclined.

Nine hours and 35 minutes: That"s how long the Note 5 lasted on the Tom"s Guide Battery Test, in which we let the phone surf the Web over T-Mobile"s 4G LTE network at 150 nits of brightness. That"s pretty impressive, considering the S6 Edge Plus (which has the same 3,000mAH battery) tapped out at 8:43. The OnePlus 2 and G4 lasted only 8:07 and 7:38, respectively. But ultimately, the iPhone 6 Plus was the last smartphone standing, at 10 hours. The Galaxy Note 4 lasted over an hour less (8:42) but had a removable battery, a feature conspicuously absent from the Note 5.

When we ran the test on Verizon, however, the Note 5 clocked 7:58 – an hour and a half shorter than it did on T-Mobile. That’s also a few minutes shy of the 8:09 the S6 Edge Plus notched on Verizon.

Similar to the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and S6 Edge Plus, the Note 5 has a fast-charge feature that enables the phone to reach 30 percent in about 15 minutes. The device is also capable of wireless fast-charging, whether you want to splurge for your own charging pad ($50(opens in new tab)) or use one at businesses like Starbucks.

What if I told you that you could use your credit, debit or gift cards without ever opening your wallet? That"s what the new mobile-payments platform Samsung Pay is promising consumers when it launches on Sept. 28. The technology will work with AMEX, MasterCard and Visa, and use both NFC-compatible pay terminals and old-school magnetic-strip readers. That means it will work with far more stores than Apple Pay currently does, including your neighborhood boutique.

Looking at the demo, I noticed the process wasn"t as straightforward as it could be. To access the service, you swipe up from the screen, select a credit or debit card, and touch the fingerprint sensor when you bring it close to the payment device. In case you"re worried about security, the service will work with Samsung Knox, the company"s mobile-security solution.

When I heard the initial specs for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, I derisively dubbed it the Note 4.5. I thought Samsung hadn"t gone far enough with upgrades and new features. However, I quickly became a convert as I lovingly caressed the smooth glass, and live-streamed video of my dog. And it took much less time for me to create a slew of to-dos, reminders and save-for-laters with the S Pen"s new Screen-Off memo feature.

Although the Note 5 is no longer the premier Samsung flagship phone — that title now belongs to the curved S6 Edge Plus — this device still commands a budget-breaking $700 price tag. You could get the OnePlus 2 for considerably less, at $389, but the Note 5 boasts a much better display and longer battery life. Mobile professionals searching for a smartphone that works just as hard as they do have found their match in the Galaxy Note 5.Today"s best Samsung Galaxy Note 5 deals