{"id":14212,"date":"2017-03-03T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=14212"},"modified":"2017-05-16T08:15:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T06:15:45","slug":"review-samsung-galaxy-note5-32gb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/review-samsung-galaxy-note5-32gb\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Samsung Galaxy Note5 32GB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Galaxy Note series set the tone for the \u201cbig screen\u201d devices, which is great, especially if watching YouTube videos is your thing. But is this all that the Note 5 brings to the table? Absolutely not! It\u2019s more than a phone, it\u2019s a phablet!<\/p>\n<p>The S Pen on the fifth-generation phablet is a significant improvement on its predecessor \u2013 the new click-release mechanism is far more functional, giving you more time to jot down that final thought on your memo pad as you rush to a meeting; smudges and fingerprints are a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14307\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14307\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14307\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Note-5-insert-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Note-5-insert-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Note-5-insert-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Note-5-insert.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note 5<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When it comes to connectivity, you\u2019ve got it all \u2013 the Cat. 9 LTE option can support up to 450Mb\/s and the HSPA network will give you a download speed of up to 42Mb\/s.<\/p>\n<p>We can describe the Note5 in one word: versatile. It\u2019s a winning feature, functionality and performance trio, complemented by an awesome design.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Key specs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5.7\u201d WQHD (2560 X 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED touchscreen<\/li>\n<li>Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop) with TouchWiz UX<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: 1440 X 2560<\/li>\n<li>Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4<\/li>\n<li>64-bit Exynos 7420 chipset<\/li>\n<li>CPU: Octa-core (quad 2.1GHz &amp; quad 1.5GHz),<\/li>\n<li>GPU: Mali-T760MP8<\/li>\n<li>4GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>32 GB internal storage<\/li>\n<li>16 MP camera with IOS, autofocus, LED flash<\/li>\n<li>5 MP front-facing camera<\/li>\n<li>4K Video capture<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth: v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE<\/li>\n<li>microUSB v2.0, USB Host<\/li>\n<li>Cat. 9. LTE network support<\/li>\n<li>Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery<\/li>\n<li>Up to 22 h (3G) of talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Metal chassis; Corning Gorilla Glass 4 front and back; redesigned, clickable S Pen; wired and wireless Quick Charging; the battery is smaller than the Note 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>No microSD card slot<strong>; <\/strong>no 128 GB built-in memory option<strong>; <\/strong>no stereo speakers<strong>; <\/strong>no Infra-red (IR) port<strong>; <\/strong>no protection against liquids and dust<\/p>\n<p><strong>The verdict: Score: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/76787101\/Samsung+Galaxy+Note5+32GB+Black+Sapphire?sst=5+galaxy+note+samsung%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=1&amp;sso=1&amp;rc=rgroup2\">Samsung Galaxy Note5 available for R8,999<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Galaxy Note series set the tone for the \u201cbig screen\u201d devices, which is great, especially if watching YouTube videos is your thing. But is this all that the Note 5 brings to the table? Absolutely not! It\u2019s more than a phone, it\u2019s a phablet! The S Pen on the fifth-generation phablet is a significant<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/review-samsung-galaxy-note5-32gb\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1731,1733,1732],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/note-5-top-feat-00_01_10_16-still1561.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14212"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14212"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16125,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14212\/revisions\/16125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}