Samsung fixes Galaxy Note5, a wrongly inserted S-Pen no longer breaks it

18 January, 2016
The new Galaxy Note5 units allow you to insert the S-Pen backwards and pull it out easily.

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  • 20 Jan 2016

the_seba, 20 Jan 2016This has never been an issue. Samsung has just not taken in... moreSorry to say your analogy is invalid.
Driving backward is a function and won't break the car. Inserting the S Pen the wrong way would break the mechanism and hence Samsung fixed it.

Carelessly driving off a cliff is akin to falling off a cliff due to not paying attention while using a gadget.
This time the manufacturer is in no way at fault.

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    • 20 Jan 2016

    tom, 19 Jan 2016only dumbass can insert spen backwards !!! Apparently Samsung has confirmed that those buying their phone are dumbass and they support them

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      • the_seba
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      • 20 Jan 2016

      This has never been an issue. Samsung has just not taken into account the fact some users will be dumber than goat toddlers, period. If someone gets in a car and drives backwards off a cliff it's not really the fault of the vehicle manufacturer, is it?

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        • 20 Jan 2016

        AnonD-3367, 19 Jan 2016Fail company yet you use a crap Moto X, made by a failed co... morestill the best Phone of 2015/16 as far as 400$ goes, check reviews lol

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          • 19 Jan 2016

          Fail company yet you use a crap Moto X, made by a failed company that got bought by a Chinese company. LMAO!!!

            Mkdc, 19 Jan 2016note 5 doesn't really lag but considering the spec check li... moreIt's not sad, it's just optimization. When the same company manufactures the hardware and software, it's not that hard to make your device lag free. The main problem with Android will forever be that while Google writes the software, there are hundreds of companies making hardware for it. This makes a tremendous difference.

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              • 19 Jan 2016

              only dumbass can insert spen backwards !!!

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                • AnonD-462236
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                • 19 Jan 2016

                lol fail company, fake products. I am all good with my Moto X Pure

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                  • MDV
                  • 19 Jan 2016

                  I've had my Note5 since the day it was released and never had any probs thank god! and what a heck of an awesome device it is! S2-S3-Mega6.3-S5-Note3-Note-4 and now Note5! all awesome devices!

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 19 Jan 2016

                    AnonD-404798, 18 Jan 2016nice :) but seriously only a retard could insert S-pen b... moreOh dear, another MR PERFECT.

                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poka-yoke

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 19 Jan 2016

                      AnonD-455364, 18 Jan 2016only stupid will insert it wrong, what`s really wrong with ... moreThe older note models would have a resisting force to stop you from inserting it the wrong way, much like how usb ports that aren't usb-c won't let you insert the wrong way. Much like how doors knobs/car ignitions would not let you insert a key the wrong way.

                      Mr. Oh-so-perfect, not everyone stays focused 100% of the time. And there is this thing called Poka-Yoke by the Japanese, something that this billion dollar company forgot to implement in their QC.

                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poka-yoke

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                        • 19 Jan 2016

                        [deleted post]I'll go with the random dude that insults users based on what phones they are using.

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                          • 19 Jan 2016

                          Suck-it-up, 18 Jan 2016Obviously not bro,enjoy your stuck S Pen XD :PHeck I don't own one. =/
                          It was supposed to be a thought-provoking question.
                          Who knows a group of customers feels cheated by Samsung and thus files a lawsuit demanding some kind of compensation or replacement for "broken" hardware.
                          (If it ain't broke, why fix it?)

                          ;-)

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                            • 19 Jan 2016

                            Mkdc, 19 Jan 2016note 5 doesn't really lag but considering the spec check li... moreblame java for that. and touchwiz make it more worse.

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                              • 19 Jan 2016

                              Great!!! Two retards in the World are hapy now.
                              And now seriously:
                              I guess Samsung made this "improvement" only because of the apple's propaganda media .

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                                • 19 Jan 2016

                                what can achieve samsung without having problems?
                                a S-pen...:))

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                                  • 19 Jan 2016

                                  Anonymous, 18 Jan 2016yes there is ram management issues with the note 5 but I do... morenote 5 doesn't really lag but considering the spec check list, i think people are disappointed. It is sad that a 2gb 2 cores iphone performs faster than a 4gb 8 cores top android phone

                                    AnonD-404798, 18 Jan 2016mine was so horrible that I sold it for cheap price after t... morethese rams in use means that system uses it. More ram it takes, better/faster/smoother android should work. Touchwizz is heavy. That's why I don't like Samsung even though km still here with my old galaxy ace 2 which had 4.1.2 update latest. I'm now here with stock based rom 5.1.1 will go in 6.0.1 even soon. I have about 60% of ram in use already. I don't feel any special lag in OS but damn, it feels a lot when you do multitasking... Can't even keep YouTube playing in background and use another app. Phone randomly freezes. But its kinda fair as I bought it back in 2012.

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                                      • 18 Jan 2016

                                      Anonymous, 18 Jan 2016yes there is ram management issues with the note 5 but I do... moremine was so horrible that I sold it for cheap price after two months of usage and I endured only for so long since luckily I always have two phones at my disposal(paid around 800$ sold it for 550$) Samsung needs to remove that shit called touchwiz and their shitty apps that anyway nobody use ! it's ridiculous to have phone with 4gigs of ram and 60-70% consumed in idle state with not a single app opened in background. note5 with 4gigs of RAM actually have from 1GB to 1.5GB free RAM only for your apps and that's pathetic because there are android phones that have only 2gigs of ram and 1gb ram free for your apps.....

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                                        • 18 Jan 2016

                                        I have Never Ever attempted to insert the spen backward. Note 2, Note 3, and now Note 5. They made that "fix" in case an iPhone user tries the Note 5 !!