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this episode of Android Q&A is brought to you by harrys.com so now that it's official in the galaxy note5 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 microSD 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 phablet no more microSD card slot for you now you would think because there's no expandable storage option Samsung would offer a hundred and twenty eight gigabyte 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 SPECT 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 gigabyte 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 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 3000 milliamp hour 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 smart phones 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 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 selects screen right and S noted 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 note5 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 touts a qHD that's 2560 by 1440 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 et cetera 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 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