Samsung's Note Series has always differentiated itself from the Galaxy S lineup in many ways, but this is not the case this time around. Samsung devices have always been characterized by their storage flexibility, allowing you to use micro SD cards while most other manufacturers took those rights away. However, Samsung did away with expandable storage when they released the Galaxy S6 and since the Note 5 is based on the S6, the same applies in the new flagship - no more micro SD card slot for you now. You would think that because there's no expandable storage option, Samsung would offer a 128 GB option, but such is not the case. That just doesn't make sense to me, I don't quite understand it.

The Note Series has always been driven by Geeks who want to really spec out big devices to not only use their phone for a phone, but actively use it for productivity. These are power users and taking away the expandable storage might be okay if you gave us an 128 GB option. I don't know what Samsung was thinking. There's also no removable battery, removable batteries are important to many of us. The ability to carry multiple batteries and swap them out on the go changes the whole experience of your device. Battery life becomes much less of an issue, not to mention once the battery gets old, you don't have to jump through hoops just to install a new one.

Even worse, the 3,000 mAh battery here is actually a bit smaller than found on the Galaxy Note 4, though it is bigger than the Galaxy S6. Some of you may think of this as a gimmick, but let's talk about the lack of an IR blaster. Once you can replace your remote control with your smartphone, you really don't go back. Some smartphones out there sport IR blasters, allowing them to control TVs, sound systems, cable boxes, stereos, and more. Some devices are great and they will discard the need for an infrared technology at some point, but we haven't reached that milestone just yet.

Nevertheless, Samsung did build a beast of a phone. Let's talk about what it packs and we'll start with the S Pen. The pen now uses a spring release mechanism, and some say it's there to help you remove the pen from the device, but actually, it's used as an anxiety soothing tool. You can click it when you're bored. Samsung has refined the Air Command menu making it much sleeker and aesthetically pleasing. Of course, you can still use Action Memo, smart select screen right, and S note, and more. It's still one of the best smartphone stylus pens we've seen to hit the market.

We've got to talk about that this could be the best smartphone camera in the industry. This is one area in which the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 won't disappoint. It sports the same camera as the Samsung Galaxy S6, a 16 megapixel sensor with optical image stabilization. Can produce some of the best images around, hands down, and look at that large gorgeous screen as it goes with new flagships. The Note 5 screen tablets a QHD, that's 2560 x 440 resolution in addition to this, happens to be a Super AMOLED display at technology which is known for its Vivid colors and deep blacks.

It may not offer the most accurate colors but they sure are their funnest and most striking. The Note 5 also has a lot of sensors aside from the usual things Wi-Fi Bluetooth etc. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also sports NFC, fast charging wireless charging in addition to users can take advantage of a fingerprint reader and a heart rate monitor. Finally, the phone is just gorgeous, it's very well-designed device, it's very premium and sleek-looking.

So what do you guys think is it worth the trade-off? When you talk about the pros and cons. Let me know in the comments below I want to know how many of you are excited or maybe a little disappointed. The reality is I'm a hairy dude seriously check this out, I'm like this everywhere oh I can grow hair here too my wife just got hot pants for the whole Dr Evil thing that's why I'm a big fan of our beloved sponsor Harry's.com.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis episode of Android Q&A is brought to you by harry's.com so now that it's official and the Galaxy Note 5 is out let's talk about what it packs and what it lacks first what it lacks now this may sound a bit harsh but the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is just a larger copy of the Galaxy S6 with curves on the back Samsung's note Series has always differentiated itself from the Galaxy S lineup in many ways but this is not the case this time around Samsung devices have always been characterized by their storage flexibility allowing you to use micro SD cards while most other manufacturers took those rights away Samsung did away with expandable storage when they released the Galaxy S6 and since the Note 5 is based on the S6 the same applies in the new fablet no more micro SD card slot for you now you would think because there's no expandable storage option Samsung would offer a 128 GB option but such is not the case that just doesn't make sense to me I don't quite understand it the note Series has always been driven by Geeks people who want to really spec out big device to not only use their phone for a phone but actively use it for productivity these are power users and taking away the expandable storage I might be able to understand if you gave us 128 GB option I don't know what Samsung was thinking and not to beat a dead horse but there's also no removable battery removable batteries are important to many of us the ability to carry multiple batteries and and swap them out on the go changes the whole experience of your device battery life becomes much less of an issue not to mention once the battery gets old you don't have to jump through hurdles just to install a new one even worse the 3,000 mAh battery here is actually a bit smaller than found on the Galaxy Note 4 though it is bigger than the Galaxy S6 now some of you may think of this as a gimmick but let's talk about the lack of an IR blaster once you can replace your remote control with your smartphone you really don't go back some smartphones out their sport IR blasters allowing them to control TVs sound systems cable boxes stereos and more some devices are great and they will discard the need for an infrared technology at some point but we haven't reached that Milestone just yet nonetheless Samsung did build a beast of a phone let's talk about what it packs and we'll start with the S Pen the pen now uses a spring release mechanism and some say it's there to help you remove the pen from the device but actually it's used as an anxiety soothing tool you can click it when you're bored Samsung has refined the Air Command menu making it much sleeker and aesthetically pleasing of course you can still use Action Memo smart select screen right and S note and more it's still one of the best smartphone stylus pens we have seen to hit the market and we've got to talk about that this could be the best smartphone camera in the industry this is one area in which the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 won't disappoint It Sports the same camera as the Samsung Galaxy S6 this 16 megapixel sensor with iOS Optical image stabilization can produce some of the best images around hands down and look at that large gorgeous screen as it goes with new flagships the Note 5 screen toutes a QHD that's 2560 x440 resolution in addition this happens to be a Super AMOLED display at technology which is known for its Vivid colors and deep blacks it may not offer the most accurate colors but they sure are their funnest and most striking the Note 5 also has a lot of sensors aside from the usual things Wi-Fi Bluetooth Etc the the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also Sports NFC fast charging wireless charging in addition users can take advantage of a fingerprint reader and a heart rate monitor and finally the phone is just gorgeous it's a very well-designed device it's very premium Sleek looking so what do you guys think is it worth the trade-off when you talk about the pros and cons let me know in the comments below I want to know how many of you are excited or maybe a little disappointed let me know the reality is I'm a hairy dude seriously check this out I'm like this everywhere oh I can grow hair here too my wife just got hot pants for the whole Dr Evil thing that's why I'm a big fan of our beloved sponsor harry's.com not only is shipping always free shipped right to your door so you never have to go shopping for razors but it has that premium feel it feels like something my grandfather would have used go to harry's.com now and Harry's will give you $5 off if you type my coupon code Android with your first purchase that's harry's.com and enter coupon code Android for $5 off thanks for watching andw Army my name is Jace love to connect with you right here on Google+ and Twitter I read all the comments too every one of them and I'll respond to as many as I can you don't want to forget about my brothers and sister in Android who are working super hard to be your source for all things Androidthis episode of Android Q&A is brought to you by harry's.com so now that it's official and the Galaxy Note 5 is out let's talk about what it packs and what it lacks first what it lacks now this may sound a bit harsh but the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is just a larger copy of the Galaxy S6 with curves on the back Samsung's note Series has always differentiated itself from the Galaxy S lineup in many ways but this is not the case this time around Samsung devices have always been characterized by their storage flexibility allowing you to use micro SD cards while most other manufacturers took those rights away Samsung did away with expandable storage when they released the Galaxy S6 and since the Note 5 is based on the S6 the same applies in the new fablet no more micro SD card slot for you now you would think because there's no expandable storage option Samsung would offer a 128 GB option but such is not the case that just doesn't make sense to me I don't quite understand it the note Series has always been driven by Geeks people who want to really spec out big device to not only use their phone for a phone but actively use it for productivity these are power users and taking away the expandable storage I might be able to understand if you gave us 128 GB option I don't know what Samsung was thinking and not to beat a dead horse but there's also no removable battery removable batteries are important to many of us the ability to carry multiple batteries and and swap them out on the go changes the whole experience of your device battery life becomes much less of an issue not to mention once the battery gets old you don't have to jump through hurdles just to install a new one even worse the 3,000 mAh battery here is actually a bit smaller than found on the Galaxy Note 4 though it is bigger than the Galaxy S6 now some of you may think of this as a gimmick but let's talk about the lack of an IR blaster once you can replace your remote control with your smartphone you really don't go back some smartphones out their sport IR blasters allowing them to control TVs sound systems cable boxes stereos and more some devices are great and they will discard the need for an infrared technology at some point but we haven't reached that Milestone just yet nonetheless Samsung did build a beast of a phone let's talk about what it packs and we'll start with the S Pen the pen now uses a spring release mechanism and some say it's there to help you remove the pen from the device but actually it's used as an anxiety soothing tool you can click it when you're bored Samsung has refined the Air Command menu making it much sleeker and aesthetically pleasing of course you can still use Action Memo smart select screen right and S note and more it's still one of the best smartphone stylus pens we have seen to hit the market and we've got to talk about that this could be the best smartphone camera in the industry this is one area in which the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 won't disappoint It Sports the same camera as the Samsung Galaxy S6 this 16 megapixel sensor with iOS Optical image stabilization can produce some of the best images around hands down and look at that large gorgeous screen as it goes with new flagships the Note 5 screen toutes a QHD that's 2560 x440 resolution in addition this happens to be a Super AMOLED display at technology which is known for its Vivid colors and deep blacks it may not offer the most accurate colors but they sure are their funnest and most striking the Note 5 also has a lot of sensors aside from the usual things Wi-Fi Bluetooth Etc the the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also Sports NFC fast charging wireless charging in addition users can take advantage of a fingerprint reader and a heart rate monitor and finally the phone is just gorgeous it's a very well-designed device it's very premium Sleek looking so what do you guys think is it worth the trade-off when you talk about the pros and cons let me know in the comments below I want to know how many of you are excited or maybe a little disappointed let me know the reality is I'm a hairy dude seriously check this out I'm like this everywhere oh I can grow hair here too my wife just got hot pants for the whole Dr Evil thing that's why I'm a big fan of our beloved sponsor harry's.com not only is shipping always free shipped right to your door so you never have to go shopping for razors but it has that premium feel it feels like something my grandfather would have used go to harry's.com now and Harry's will give you $5 off if you type my coupon code Android with your first purchase that's harry's.com and enter coupon code Android for $5 off thanks for watching andw Army my name is Jace love to connect with you right here on Google+ and Twitter I read all the comments too every one of them and I'll respond to as many as I can you don't want to forget about my brothers and sister in Android who are working super hard to be your source for all things Android\n"