Samsung - Galaxy Note5 4G LTE with 64GB Memory Cell Phone (Verizon)

This has to be the fastest phone I have ever had. It's the best phone camera I have ever had. I thought the S6 plus looked pretty cool, but I thought I would break my trend and jump to the NOTE, since it's the same specs. I really appreciate the stylus. Samsung Pay is insane. I LOVE to go into places and pay with my phone, after the cashier tells me they are not set up for mobile payments. They look at me like I am some sort of Wizard. Beautiful screen, excellent battery life, comfortable.... How do I give this 6 stars???

I am kind of a gear head when it comes to phones. I have never had a phone this snappy. Coming from the S2, S3, S4, and S5, I am genuinely impressed. Every click is instant. The camera comes up with two taps of the home button. I can walk down the street, take a picture, and it's not blurry!!! Low light photos are pretty decent. Same megapixel rating as my S4 and S5, but much more detail in the photos! Pros: Incredibly fast. Can run emulators for more advanced systems without crackle. Battery life is amazing -- 100% at 8:30a; 90% at 2:09p. (Varies on some days, but the fast charge is quick.) I didn't have my phone sitting right on the inductive charger last night. It was at 40% this morning. Charged it in the car for 20 minutes and here at work for 30 minutes. It was at 100%. My co-worker has a plain S6, and his battery does not last like mine. (Could be that he gets a weaker signal where he sits.) Internal memory truly is way faster than my super-fast micro-SD. Photo gallery pictures populate almost instantly. Fingerprint sensor is way slicker than the S5's. Cons: They got rid of the IR blaster. No more remote control :-(. Memory card and battery are not removable, but WOW! I don't worry much about battery anymore, but really preferred my Mophie (for my S5) over previous bulkier batteries. Would be nice to have a place to store music on an external card. Hoping for an Incipio battery/memory case for this phone. Meanwhile 64GB of screaming fast memory is plenty. I hate to be this hooked on this phone, but 4GB of RAM and 8-cores are killer. I am even getting into the whole s-pen craze. I am going to attach an image. I will only crop the photo, show zoom section of tree, and save at PhotoShop 72% jpeg format.

Love this phone! I've been a Samsung fan for sometime now. My last phone was a Galaxy S5, I feel like theveryone Note 5 is 10 times faster. Would definitely recommend this to others! It also takes amazing photos!

It very very nice and excellent phone. I love it........so much.

Notice phone overall but I'm disappointed that they sealed the battery in and made it with no card slot for a micro SD card ...is should have came with a battery double the size than what's in it or should have had the option like the memory of the size battery

My first experience with the Note line was a Note 2 that I foolishly gave up when the Samsung S5 came out. For over 2 years I longed to have a Note again, one that was solid, fast, had a usable stylus. I was on the fence about the Note 5 due to no SD card and the glass back; wondering if it was too fragile. I've had the phone for about 3 weeks and I haven't missed the SD card yet (I have the 64 GB model) and I have the phone in a Tech21 case. Dropped 1 time so far and no problems. The camera is amazing, even taking great low light photos. I haven't noticed any lag and the stylus is a great bonus. It really seems to have a purpose now, and comes in handy to be able to write a quick note down even with the phone turned off. I use this phone all day to read/reply to my corporate mail, Lync meetings over WiFi and LTE, note taking, general browsing and Facebook. Even after 10+ hours, I'm only down to around 40%. One the weekend, using the phone for navigation, taking pictures and videos of my kids, texting and browsing, still great battery life. And, using the cloud to store my pictures, no worries about storage.

Coming from a Droid Maxx, this is a big phone. No doubt that the phone itself is great, great screen, stylus, blazing fast. Without a bunch of numbers I can assuredly say Web pages load faster, apps are faster, it's just crazy fast in comparison. Battery life is great, I use my phone for work and I haven't had to worry about the battery. I can talk 2-3 hrs and use 2-3 hrs of acreen on time without a problem and make it thru the day. My battery on the Maxx was dying so getting thru the day without charging was impossible, and that used to be my favorite feature of the phone. A week into the phone and I'm missing some of the moto software features, the biggest is the active notifications. On the note 5 I see the notifications and can select them, but then I need to unlock the phone and sometimes I go directly to the notifications other times I end up at the home screen. I'm sure I'll figure it out sooner or later but like anything new it takes some getting used to. Write on pdfs. That is something I purchased the note 5 for and I must say it works great. Now you are able to import a Pdf into snote and write away, or you can use markups within the Adobe app itself. This is well worth it for those of us that deal with contracts or blueprints on a regular basis.

First things first, this is my first new phone in years, moving up from a Samsung Galaxy S3. I have been hemming and hawing about buying a new phone and looking at phones every time I get into the store….much to my wife’s chagrin, it’s probably been e year since my “research” started. The phone obviously much larger than my previous, but that is nice for someone who is getting up in years and has issues with seeing small print. The screen is very bright and extremely clear. The phone is very fast, and has not experienced lag with any of the applications that I have loaded. I expect this from a phone with an Octo-Core. I am still getting used to the s-pen and have not used it much, but the screen off memo feature is really useful. Basically, you can jot down a quick note when you remove the s-pen and the phone is locked, without having to unlock the phone first. This has proven useful for me for business and the quick grocery list type of memo item. The reception is much better than my previous phone and I have yet to lose a call, even in spots where my old phone did so. No issues with battery life, which lasts for a day and half with moderate usage. Heavy use, i.e.: streaming music, leaving apps open, wireless + Wi-Fi active, screen always one etc…battery lasts for a solid day. Much better than I would have expected from a multi core phone with a super AMOLED large display. Now for the down sides, which are very few from what I have been able to determine. Samsung has gone the way of integrated memory with no options for expansion. This was one of the major reasons why I shied away from Apple in the beginning. Additionally, this phone is pricey, especially when you opt for the “64G more memory” version, which I did. I am still suffering from sticker shock. The battery is non-replaceable without sending it to the “factory”. Hopefully, it won’t be a problem, but if it is, it means being without a phone for a bit unless you have a protection plan (added $$$, like we need that after spending all this money a on a phone). Its last downside is the Samsung wireless charging puck that came as a special when I purchased this phone. It has all sorts of issues and only works intermittently. Agrgevating to say teh least. Will be bringin it back for another, which will hopefully work better. Granted, this isn’t a phone issue per say, but it did detract from my initial experience. So, if you’re looking for the latest and greatest in phones, like the s-pen and are willing to pay a premium price, this phone is for you. I would suggest spending the $$ if you can afford them to get as much memory as you can. If the s-pen isn't your thing, then look at the S6 Edge+, which is basically a Note5 without the s-pen and with the "edgey stuff"....which by the way is pretty neat too. But beware with any of the Edge phones as they have yet to make an edge to edge (sorry for the pun) screen protector or a "bullet proof" case like the otter box defender for them.