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  • AnonD-11368
  • 6P9
  • 01 Mar 2016

Hi all,
I want to buy a phone with the following criteria.
1) screen size at least 5.7 inches.
2) dual sim
3) dedicated sd card slot
4) good battery life. At least a day upon using Facebook, Internet on cellular data. I don't play games.
Which one is better Samsung Galaxy Note 4 OR Samsung Galaxy Note 5 for me fulfilling the above criteria?
Thanks in advance.

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    • AnonD-367917
    • wg6
    • 01 Mar 2016

    AnonD-489412, 27 Feb 2016Why is some users on this forum so angry? respect goes a lo... moreBlondi1; Yes, some users here come across as very angry, or arrogant, and unfortunately these same people have a very loud voice, if only for the frequency of their posts.

    They are not the norm, though they do devalue the website substantially and likely cause normal, more mildly mannered, and capable of "holding a conversation at a dinner party" types to move along.

    And apologies for what appears to be bullying directed at you.
    I noticed a few comments by the same person under different logins, and even went so far to track down your thread comments to check if justified.

    From what I see, you are a standard user with questions, who is happy to deny mistruths when presented.

    The fact that your gender is even brought up as conversation may indicate sexism.
    Heaven (do not) forbid "a woman with a voice."

    And for anyone else reading this comment; instead of just getting your post counts up when you find someone you agree with, perhaps instead of saying 'right on!', try pressing the "+1" and VOTE for the information as being important.

    Ideally, new users to a thread with several thousand posts, can 'sort by relevancy' and technical and useful posts will fill their page.

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      • jack
      • ij2
      • 01 Mar 2016

      performance is good but the quality of screen is not good after sail company will find a reason to avoid the warranty

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        • AnonD-100398
        • tUq
        • 01 Mar 2016

        AnonD-367917, 01 Mar 2016Far out- replies like this, to casuals who come to GSM aren... moreTrue Man! There are lots of unwanted things going on this page..these type of ppl always try to pick up fight with real note5 users.

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          • AnonD-367917
          • wgf
          • 01 Mar 2016

          AnonD-489412, 27 Feb 2016No it dosent make mine lag. The new sd cards are far quicke... moreSD card doesn't make phone 'lag' more,.. necessarily.

          And Blondi1, what you have experienced in phones before the Note 5s ddr4 ram is note true of the present Samsung setup..

          The DDR4 internal ram and super fast storage chips of the newer note/S series blows away the speed of add on memory.

          I use a Note Edge, and the SD controller chip will not make use of my fastest available SD memory card. Nor will usb2 transfer speeds.
          I can record 4K videos without hiccup.

          Android as an operating system is happy to default to an external storage card for videos and photos, and even installing apps.
          An ideal situation would be if it split apps over both memory types and loaded from both simultaneously, but a situation that could make full use of the phone bandwidth this way would seldom be called for, and rarely implemented (this type of system usage is often only in the realms of gaming consoles, where designers try to squeeze out every last iota of juice available)
          So in the real world....
          The included memory is faster than anything purchasable. It should load apps quicker (kinda what tcool was suggesting) and keep the camera happily recording.

          Generally large SD cards are not the fastest (customers opt for size>speed), and fake/glitchy SD cards and slow SD cards can introduce all sorts of problems, and at the very least, add on memory will consume power from the phone.
          So, that is the argument in this thread, page after page after page, (and TCool also likes to boast how nice the phone is to touch, and that plastic is sooo yesteryear).

          Majority can live without removable battery, many can live without IR blisters, and most, it would seem, want expandable storage option (some argue as long as internal memory comes in a range of sizes, or a minimum of 64Gb)

          Blondi1, if you have been using a micro SD card from note 3 vintage, it might no serve duty to well in a modern phone. Eg I doubt it would be fast enough for 4K video recording.
          Food for thought

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            • AnonD-367917
            • wgf
            • 01 Mar 2016

            AnonD-100398, 29 Feb 2016gsma already placed a very nice review of note5 .Go read Th... moreFar out- replies like this, to casuals who come to GSM arena for information, is embarrassing to be a part of this community.

            Believe it or not, a lot of threads on GSM are not filled with the level of bickering we get from just a handful of fanatics, ahem, 'fans'.

            What the person did was explain, fairly succinctly, that this thread is filled with so much trash that glimmering the useful information scattered in between is made painstakingly hard.

            If a handful of fanatics could stop arguing about COMPLETELY POINTLESS facts and specs, it would be easy to read actual real world account of using the phone model in question. Like most other threads on GSMArena.

            (And sure the specs on a phone are not pointless, but arguing about why a person might want one spec over another, or value form over function, is personal opinion, and trying to tell someone they made a poor purchasing decision based on OUR OWN needs should be moderated out of existence.... So, you know, readers can read a useful web thread..)

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              • AnonD-367917
              • wgf
              • 01 Mar 2016

              Anonymous, 26 Feb 2016No doubt Samsung is a Top Brand, any product it launches. W... moreSadly, if camera megapixels are dramatically increased it will be the company responding to consumer purchasing...
              And it would be a sad thing to see happen.
              These Sony IMX sensors, implemented the way Samsung have, and including fast optics, make for a great (phone) camera.


              Anyhow, misinformed consumers who THINK more megapixels equals better camera,and don't evaluate a camera based on lense+software+sensor are who influence hardware manufacturers decisions to implement a given camera setup.

              Good on HTC for braving the market first with ultra pixels.
              Now we just need consumers to realise the reasons why (and use and compare shots from) their ultra pixel type cameras.

              12mp s7 kills my last generation galaxy note (which is a 16mp affair), and even if I had to keep my slower lens, I'd 'downgrade' to the (better) 12mp part.

              Capturing more light means all shots can be better. Fast moving shots all the way to low light shots. More quality,printable photos free from blur and noise.

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                • Milas
                • 39F
                • 29 Feb 2016

                Are we going back ?? Whats the point to put card slot ? Internal memmory up 2 128 GB it's all'right, but all we known so 256 GB is more up too date :/ Grrrrrr

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                  • AnonD-293329
                  • 6Qw
                  • 29 Feb 2016

                  AnonD-507738, 29 Feb 2016U r in indiaNo Dubai

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                    • AnonD-507738
                    • Hkt
                    • 29 Feb 2016

                    AnonD-293329, 29 Feb 2016Update possible(6.0.1) for note 5 duel sim models?any body ... moreU r in india

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                      • AnonD-293329
                      • 6Qw
                      • 29 Feb 2016

                      Update possible(6.0.1) for note 5 duel sim models?any body update 6.0.1?

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                        • AnonD-507738
                        • Hkt
                        • 29 Feb 2016

                        AnonD-465782, 29 Feb 2016Why u dont take golden or silver note 5?I like black one

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                          • AnonD-100398
                          • sxn
                          • 29 Feb 2016

                          Somali, 29 Feb 2016Came on here to get a review and all I found in the comment... moregsma already placed a very nice review of note5 .Go read That if u have not LOL. internet is also filled with lots of reviews on Note5 so Ask what exactly u wanna know abt Note5 like most People ask here instead of acting smart.LOL.

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                            • AnonD-183089
                            • rss
                            • 29 Feb 2016

                            What about the performance after updating to marshmallow and the battery life?!

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                              • AnonD-465782
                              • HsG
                              • 29 Feb 2016

                              AnonD-507738, 29 Feb 2016Today i bought note5 black shapire its amazing. . .Why u dont take golden or silver note 5?

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                                • AnonD-507738
                                • Hkt
                                • 29 Feb 2016

                                AnonD-100398, 29 Feb 2016If u dont want the spen and you can manage with 4:1 aspect ... moreToday i bought note5 black shapire its amazing. . .

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                                  • AnonD-100398
                                  • sxn
                                  • 29 Feb 2016

                                  AnonD-507738, 29 Feb 2016Which one is best iphone 6s or note5If u dont want the spen and you can manage with 4:1 aspect ratio ( in camera pics) and a 5.5" screen then S7 Edge is the best option for now otherwise NOTE5 (5.7") > IPHONE 6S PLUS (5.5")

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                                    • AnonD-507738
                                    • Hkt
                                    • 29 Feb 2016

                                    Which one is best iphone 6s or note5

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                                      • Somali
                                      • vuF
                                      • 29 Feb 2016

                                      Came on here to get a review and all I found in the comments is arguing haha.

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                                        • AnonD-100398
                                        • sxn
                                        • 29 Feb 2016

                                        AnonD-424566, 29 Feb 2016Egnore her pal she does the sane in note 3 forum flooding 2... moreohh! I C So she was trying to b another Note5 hater for No reason.LOL.