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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 1924 reviews

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Customers are pleased with the Galaxy Note5's camera quality, screen size, and battery life, with many praising its ease of use and the included stylus and S Pen. Positive feedback also highlights the phone's features, design, and performance. However, some users expressed disappointment over the lack of expandable storage and the absence of an SD card slot. The non-removable battery was also a point of concern for some customers.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Greatest phone ever

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've jumped around with different phone manufactures but no one compares to Samsung. Great phone simple to use, amazing display, amazing processor. Once you figure out all the little extras you'll never want to use any other phone. Simply amazing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love it!!! I love the stylus and th camera is awesome!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    A nice phone. Stylus gets an A+

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've waited years to get a Note and the wait was well worth it. Fast phone that moves around quickly. The only issue I've seen so far is that the notifications are intermittent. Sometimes they come through and other times they don't. I'm hoping an update is coming soon to fix this since I've seen others are having the same issue.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love the big screen!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was a Galaxy S user prior to this purchase and I love my Samsung. This phone is large but not too large to carry easily. I absolutely love the large screen now that I'm getting a little older and need to hold my phone a little further away.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this phone.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product. I replaced a Samsung 4 that just quit working out of the blue after close to 2 years but I'm glad I stayed with Samsung. I was somewhat leery about not being able to change batteries or add memory but the good outweigh the bad.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've used LG's and HTC's in the past, but I'm happy with my Samsung. The camera is great and everything works as it should. Verizon is also much, much better than T-Mobile. Just sayin.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had originally bought the IPhone 6S+, Took it back and exchanged it 2 days later for a Note 5 like my wife got. No comparison, other than moving pictures, which I didn't have a use for, this is a much better phone and easier to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Phone for a Senior

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the fact that we get a bell when in driving mode; as soon as the car is in gear, if you have it synced to your vehicle, that way it lets me know I have my phone and have not left it behind somewhere. Like the large fonts. Very fast.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Everything you need and things you didn't know you

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The phone battery lasts super long. It has everything you need and even things you didn't know you needed until you got the phone. Excellent resolution for all your photo needs. Large display for all your YouTube, Facebook and games.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    GALAXY NOTE 5

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had a Galaxy S5 before this phone and wish that I had bought another. Battery Life is Poor, cannot be taken out and Replaced. That's the Bad. Now the good. - Signal Strength is Better, Phone is Faster, Plus the SPen is Nice to use for different options.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Sd card

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Love samsung... never going back to apple!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fell in love with samsung since 2012!!! Traded up to the new note 5 from the note 3! Love it and all the new enhanced features. One down fall is samsung did away with the SD card in the phone and I do not like that! I take lots of pictures and have music on my phone and now I have to watch what I put on my phone. :(

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Style with a Stylus

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Note taking and picture highlighting are just some of the first uses you will find for the stylus of the Note 5, a fine overall choice from Samsung with a great size screen.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Sd card

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I upgraded from an S4 and love this phone. All the hype about no SD slot or removable battery does not outweigh the phone's capabilities.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
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    Cons mentioned:
    Sd card

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice phone but easy to break

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A great phone to have but way to fragile. I owned turbo 2 before never had a issue. But this phone, if you look at wrong the screen breaks. Not really, but I did go through 3 phones within a week and a half due to broken screens. I work and used phone a lot so things happen. But some of the breaks were uncalled for. But besides that great phone. Its fast and lots of space. Did wish it had sd slot. I got very hardcore case and things that got better but still worry about it breaking. I hope note 7 has better screen strength like turbo 2.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My husband watches you tube videos a lot on his phone. He upgraded from the Samsung Galaxy S4 to the Galaxy Note5. He loves it!! The screen is bigger, it gets better reception and downloads quicker. This was a great choice!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for jotting down notes

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I saw a commercial for this phone showing off the note-taking ability. I thought it would be perfect for my job, where I meet clients on a daily basis. Sometimes I won't have a pen or paper on me. Being able to pop the stylus out and start writing on the screen has saved me time and makes me look professional. I was hesitant at first about a large phone, but it's great watching youtube and NFL on it. I'll keep this as long as I can and will likely get the next version when it's available.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great phone. The screen is fantastic, the camera is amazing and even with Samsung's UI overtop of Android everything is speedy. The only downside to this phone is it's reception. Where my Motorola would get 3 bars of 4g LTE, my Galaxy Note5 will only get 1 or 2. Other than that, no complaints.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this phone. I had an LG G3 which is an awesome phone and I thought there was no other phone comparable. Boy was I wrong. The camera is so crisp the software interface is fast. You won't regret it if you purchase it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    best cell phone for anyone to have

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I would recommend the notes 4g Ltd 32gB to anybody purchasing a cell phone has great screen size very light and very smart great phone to have for Christmas holidays.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very nice metallic gold color, nice features

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Coming from an LG G2, there are some features this phone lacks, but others gained. This has a much faster processor. The phone's shines metallic bright gold and looks high class. It's ashamed to cover it up with a Black cover and clip case! (The gold still stones on the faces' top and bottom, lol.

    I would recommend this to a friend