Note 5 & Galaxy S6 Edge+ Discussion: What Do You Think of Samsung’s New Flagships?

So now that the Samsung Unpacked Event has come and gone and that we all discussed the devices back and forth, we want hear what you think about them and share with you some of our impressions on the Galaxy Note 5, the S6 Edge+ and the event itself.

Join the discussion by commenting below to let us know what you think about these new phones!

 

Aamir Siddiqui

• The S6 Edge+ is a very uninspired product, more like a me-too.
• The Note 5 is interesting, particularly the S Pen (which is what makes it a Note and truly distinguishes it from the S6 Edge+).
• Screen off writing is really cool. As someone who uses tap/swipe to wake on all devices, actually writing with the screen off sounds very good. Actually makes it akin to using pen and paper.
• Keyboard is a novel idea. Adds on to the multi-tasking factor of Note. May have been better if they went with a mini keyboard on the cover or something, rather than that abomination from hell of a case on an otherwise pretty phone
• Samsung Pay: would love to see it being extended on to other non-Samsung devices through licensing or collabs… A man can dream, right?
• Y u no show us more of the watch??

Eric Hulse

• Samsung is really playing up the creative angle and bragging about starting a category multiple times.
• They still can’t get past the iPhone comparisons. The iPhone 6+ is almost a year old now, guys…
• Writing with the screen off is a super cool idea, but I worry that you’ll be forever beholden to S-note or some other S branded software.
• Samsung mentioning software lagging or apps not staying loaded in memory is pretty hilarious.
• Samsung Pay seems fairly clever, but sort of hard to get excited over.
• The keyboard accessory is hilarious, and hideous.
• The continued focus on charging methods and speeds is terrific.
• The designs are the same ones we’ve seen “leaked” but both look nice enough. New color of titanium silver is attractive.
• Clicky pen is apparently pretty important.

Mario Serrafero 

• The new designs look great, specifically the Silver one. The narrow bezels are great.
• They spoke too much about faster charging, but not about longer battery life. I fear that this phone might be outlasted by its predecessors.
• Wireless Fast Charging is very cool. It’ll make passive smartphone charging while sitting around much more convenient and impactful.
• They didn’t focus their talk on specifications other than the RAM. Samsung focused too much on the design and software features, the hardware itself seemed more of a convenience here. Now that the specs are out, we know precisely why.
• The screen-off writing feature is perhaps the best thing there is about the new software. I frequently grab my phone just to take notes, and this makes the process faster and sleeker.
• They showed no real samples or comparisons worth noting, and no useful numbers to go by in any metric. We will probably have to wait until we review it to get a good feel for its overall performance.[item icon="fa-arrow-down" ]The keyboard add-on makes a lot of sense for a productivity-focused device… but it is just way too clunky and ugly.
• Clicky pen is pretty important.
• More of my opinions on the Note 5 can be found in this article.

Mathew Brack

• They look nice, but I really don’t feel like we learned anything new about the devices that was not previously seen in leaks.
• The keyboard, whilst being a nice idea (I love physical keyboards), looks vile and you lose half of you screen if you want to use it… and as such my abhorrence knows no bounds. Contrary to Samsung’s claims, I certainly don’t think my boss would get jealous.
• Samsung pay is a brilliant move, pay anywhere that accepts card? Pure genius, although I do worry about what impact this will have on other units featuring NFC in the future if it is not needed for payments.
• The “writing on the turned-off screen” feature is brilliant and coupled with the ejecting pen really sets this model apart from other large phones.

   Chris Gilliam

Earlier this year, editors from around the net made a big deal about the similarity between the HTC One M8 and this year’s M9. After the hype died down about the Samsung Galaxy S6, LG G4, and OnePlus Two, we even wrote a feature about flagship stagnation. Now you’re asking me about my thoughts on a phone (the Note 5) with roughly the same dimensions as its predecessor and only incremental updates to specs? I love what Samsung has done with the LoopPay Samsung Pay when it comes to magnetic card reader support, as well as the “take notes while the screen is off” gimmick and improved wireless charging times. However, I’m leery of passing judgement one way or another until we get this phone into the lab and test the novelty of the new against the cheaper prices of the old.

 

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