The Galaxy Note 5 features a 5.7-inch QuadHD display and is powered by the company’s own octa-core Exynos 7420 SoC coupled to 4GB of RAM. “Each new version has been more popular than the last”, said Justin Denison, vice president of product strategy and marketing for Samsung Electronics America. It’s a great-looking phone too and you won’t have to wait long for it – pre-orders start on the 18th of August and the phone will be available in early September. That’s not to say the devices aren’t awesome. It came as a little surprise when Sammy chose to have the same 16MP one for the Samsung Galaxy S6, but we were hoping that it will bump up the camera MPs in the new Note. Samsung is calling the Galaxy Note 5 the ultimate productivity device.
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In any case, the Galaxy Note 5’s S Pen experience has been significantly improved over last year’s, with lower latency for faster, improved handwriting.
Users will be able to pin apps and contacts, accessing them by swiping in from the curved edge, and there’s a new live broadcasting feature that works with YouTube.
Samsung said its mobile service can be used with magnetic stripe terminals as well as those using updated NFC or “near field communication” contactless payments employed by Apple Pay.
Indeed, the entire starting price of admission for one of the new Galaxy phones can be higher than that of Apple’s.
Either Samsung has made a mistake on its online store, or there was a bewildering omission at yesterday’s announcement.
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The S6 Edge+ also comes with a free six month subscription with Google Play Music, and so do the S6 and the S6 Edge. The phablets are available for preorder from all four major US carriers now. The Korean company has revealed two upgraded handsets that are meant to reverse Samsung’s slide in smartphone market.
