Galaxy Note 5, S6 Edge Plus coming August 12, launch August 14/21 – Report
We’re approaching the traditional launch cycle for Samsung’s next phablet and both, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, are leaking more frequently; two separate reports today have revealed the supposed launch date for the smartphones but it’s earlier than past years.
First, DigiTimes reported that the Galaxy Note 5 would be announced on August 12th with a launch in major markets just two days later on August 14th and now, SamMobile is reporting that its sources have confirmed the August 12 launch but point towards a release nine days later on August 21. Both reports corroborate yesterday’s Wall Street Journal report that stated a mid-August launch for Samsung’s next smartphones and we’re inclined to believe the latter report’s release date of August 21 which is more likely.
The latter goes on to confirm that the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will be announced at the event with a release scheduled for the same day as the Galaxy Note 5. If both smartphones do launch together, the biggest concern for Samsung will be accurately forecasting demand; with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, the Korean manufacturer expected four times more demand for the non-curved flagship but found demand was equal leading to a mismatch in supply and ‘poor’ sales.
The Galaxy Note 5 will resemble Samsung’s early 2015 flagships and feature metal construction and glass backs and as such, it will definitely not feature a microSD card slot. The phablet is also expected to feature a really thin bezel like the Galaxy A8 and this could be to make the handset as small as possible given the bigger 5.7-inch display. Like previous Galaxy Note devices, we’re also expecting a redesigned S-Pen to be onboard with the latest version expected to look and feel more like a traditional pen and be available in the same colour as your device: silver, gold, white or black.
Information on the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus seems to be a tad more scarce but the key thing is that it will be modelled around the Galaxy S6 Edge so expect the 5.67-inch Super AMOLED Quad HD display (the same as the Note 5) to have a dual-curved Edge. One of the biggest issues with the Galaxy S6 Edge is that the Edge panels “apps” aren’t all too useful and hopefully the larger screen on the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will mean they’re as useful as the Note Edge’s panels.
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The Galaxy S6 Edge Plus is expected to launch in the same colours as the Galaxy Note 5 but will use a different processor, with Samsung opting for an Exynos 7420 instead of the Snapdragon 808 on the Note 5, possibly due to compatibility with the curved display.
The other key difference is that while the Galaxy Note 5 will become the first Samsung smartphone to employ 4GB RAM, the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will pair the Exynos processor with 3GB RAM. Storage options for both handsets are likely to be the same 32GB, 64GB and 128GB available with both the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge, although some handset storage options may be limited in supply.
Samsung’s next two phablets are certainly highly anticipated like the Korean manufacturer’s first flagships this year were. Like most manufacturers, Samsung’s first attempt at a bold new strategy certainly had a few flaws – although they were vastly less than you might expect from a first-generation product – and its next phablets represent a chance to see the second generation take shape. For more on the new phablets, check out our Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus rumour round-up.
Samsung could launch the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ on August 12th, to go on sale from August 21st
So, in recent weeks we’ve seen a lot of rumours about the release dates of the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus handsets. We’ve had rumours saying the Note 5 would be released in July (later denied by Samsung’s President J K Shin), then August while I steadfastly believed Samsung would stick to its tradition of announcing it at the IFA in September. It would seem that both handsets will indeed be announced next month on the same day.
According to SamMobile, who have a good record when it comes to this sort of thing, Samsung will announce the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus together on August 12th, which is just under a month away. Both handsets are scheduled to go on sale on August 21st, just under 2-weeks later. Samsung Pay will also launch on the same day, in the US at least.
As rumoured the other day, the Note 5 will not support MicroSD cards. Depending on your feelings towards memory cards, that’s either a good or a bad thing. It will, however, have a massive 4GB of RAM. As for the phone’s design, again, as previously rumoured, it will follow the design cues of the Galaxy S6 with a metal and design exterior. Extremely thin bezels are the order of the day apparently, which will hopefully make it easier to grip. Hopefully.
The S Pen will also undergo a makeover, both appearing and feeling more like a pen. The S Pen will also be the same colour as the Note 5, which will be initially available in silver, black, gold and white.
SamMobile says the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will be known by the moniker, Galaxy S6 edge+, and will feature the much-rumoured 5.7-inch dual-edged QHD display. Instead of being powered by the Snapdragon 808 though, it will instead use Samsung’s own Exynos 7420 processor, with 3GB of RAM on tap for multitasking. Storage options will apparently be the same as the Galaxy S6.
Now, it’s just a matter of time until Samsung send out invitations to the launch of the Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+. What do you think of about the Note 5 abandoning support for MicroSD cards? Personally, I won’t miss the MicroSD card, but I did appreciate that it was an option to choose if I chose to use it. Finally, are you excited that the Galaxy Note 5 announcement has been brought forward to August 12th?
Source: SamMobile
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Insiders confirm that the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will have 4GB RAM
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There’s a lot we assume the next Galaxy note device from Samsung is going to have, but it’s always good to get some insider confirmation. According to SamMobile‘s insider connections, it’s been all but confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will have 4GB RAM – LP-DDR4 RAM to be specific. This makes the Galaxy Note 5 the latest in a long string of flagship level devices that will have the elusive amount of memory space. The report goes on to confirm that the Galaxy Note 5 will have the Exynos 7422 SoC (system-on-chip) which will be Samsung’s first all-in-one chip, including CPU, GPU, RAM, storage and modems altogether. Based on other rumours, we suspect that the Galaxy Note 5 will also have a 5.67-inch display, Super AMOLED Quad HD display.
Just earlier today we heard the rumours that the Galaxy Note 5 would be announced alongside the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus sometime in mid-August, as opposed to its traditional timeslot at IFA. We can’t speak much about Samsung’s strategy to compete with Apple, but we’re hardly complaining about the possibility of seeing one of 2015’s most definitive smartphones a little earlier than expected.
What do you think about the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 rocking 4GB RAM? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: SamMobile
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus to be announced alongside each other in August
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Last week, we heard a rumour that said that Samsung would be announcing its Galaxy Note 5 phablet earlier than its IFA timeslot, moving it up around a month to try and trump the inevitably popularity of the new iPhones being announced in September. That’s not the only device that Samsung is rumoured to be announcing in the near future, and the latest rumour is saying that both the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, a larger version of the Galaxy S6 Edge, will be announced at an event sometime in mid August.
If this turns out to be true, it will be a sign of just how desperate Samsung is to gain not only market share, but to combat Apple on its own terms. Despite this, there are a lot of analysts that believe this would be a poor move on Samsung’s part as its possible the release of both these large form factor devices would cannibalize sales of both devices. All the same, we’re very interested to see whether this rumour turns out to be true as Samsung has obviously been reluctant to speak about this matter publicly.
What do you think about the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus being announced at the same time? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Korea Herald via SamMobile
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Does Power Saving Mode actually result in better battery life on the Galaxy S6?
Various devices have power saving modes that are great for extending battery life. On the surface, they sound great because everyone wants to use their phones for as long as possible without having to sit next to a wall outlet while charging. Power saving modes can really limit what is possible in reality. So it may or may not be worth it, especially considering that the added time on batter life may not be worth it.
Note: Power Saving Mode is different than the more intense Ultra Power Saving Mode.
This test will be conducted with the Galaxy S6 Edge to show whether or not Samsung’s Power Saving Mode has a real advantage when activated.
I mostly use my phone for social media, web browsing on Chrome, and the camera here and there. In terms of outside connections, I have Bluetooth on at all times for my Gear 2 Neo with WiFi and GPS being activated when available and necessary. Although this test is being done with the Galaxy S6 Edge, the battery only differs from the Galaxy S6’s by 50mAh.
I used my phone normally in its regular full power mode and then switched to Power Saving Mode for the next day (after charging). I kept switching between these each day for eight days and what follows are my results. Again, I switched to the opposite mode after charging and not an actual 24-hour day as some days go past 24 hours.
Day 1: Full Power
On the first day, I decided to test on full power for a baseline. Totally normal day and normal use. I had been using Power Saving Mode before this and one of its changes include turning off the capacitive buttons. When I turned Power Saving Mode off, they never came back for some reason. I then toggled the switch on and off a few times and they eventually came back returned. I assume this is a bug, but figured I’d mention it in case the bug actually kept Power Saving Mode partially on.
Overall, I got pretty great battery life. It was actually the best battery life I have ever had with this phone so far.
Total time: 28hrs
Screen on time: 4hrs
Day 2: Power Saving Mode
This is the first Power Saving Mode day. I expected a little less battery just because yesterday was unusually long lasting for no apparent reason. However, due to the day running long, my charging time was different. This meant it went two nights before charging from lengthy standby time. The only good thing was my phone was now basically dead first thing in the morning making future testing more accurate.
Using Power Saving Mode here did add a few more hours of battery life with roughly the same screen on time.
Total time: 35hrs
Screen on time: 4hrs
Day 3: Full Power
The third day was a much better test as the phone was charged in the morning. Interesting enough, it lasted almost as long as the others. A little worse screen on time and lower total time.
Total time: 31.5hrs
Screen on time: 3.5hrs
Day 4: Power Saving Mode
Again, the phone was charged in the morning. I was trying to keep my use roughly the same each day so the only deciding factor is Power Savings Mode. It seemed to be adding a few more hours of life. On this day, however, I had to go out for hours on the eve of Canada Day. The time was noticeably less as it was not on WiFi and had bad signal for a few hours.
Total time: 25hrs
Screen on time: 4hrs
Day 5: Full Power
On Canada Day, I was out all day. Not the best signal and WiFi networks were few and far between. I took lots of pictures today between all of the traveling done for the holiday and there was much more use than standby time.
Screen on time was definitely lower with all of the activity. I would imagine this was because of the power-hungry camera that uses a ton of battery and switches the display’s brightness to its upper limit when turned launched.
Total time: 18hrs
Screen on time: 2.5hrs
Day 6: Power Saving Mode
Signal was a bit iffy on the sixth day and I was mostly on WiFi. I took a few pictures, but not as many as the previous day and did most of my work with Samsung’s Multi Window. Running two apps simultaneously on the display is sure to deplete battery life.
Total time: 15.5hrs
Screen on time: 3hrs
Day 7: Full Power
Multi Window was used a lot on the seventh day for work-related purposes. I had low cell signal for most of the day, but also mostly on WiFi overall. Other than that just a normal day with normal use.
Total time: 20hrs
Screen on time: 3hrs
Day 8: Power Saving Mode
This last day was more like the first couple of days where basically WiFi was used the entire day. Chrome and YouTube were the apps used most.
I could of “cheated” and not used it for a couple minutes longer, saving me battery and allowing it to have just enough to get though the night. It would of added an extra 8hrs of total time making the results to be around 20hrs total standby time. I decided that was pointless and I’d just do the extra couple google searches draining the battery into low range.
Just a quick bonus story. I ended up plugging it into a quick charger as I went to brush my teeth etc before I went to sleep. Obviously not that long, but when I came back and unplugged it the battery read 20%. It went up 15% in only a few minutes. Very impressive and giving me easily enough battery to last the night.
Total time: 13.5hrs
Screen on time: 4.5hrs
Close
Overall, the testing was pretty fair. I had a few days on each mode where I did nothing much all day and a few days where I’m working the phone’s processor.
Here are the totals:
Full Power
Standby Time: 97.5
Screen on Time: 13
Power Savings
Standby Time: 89
Screen on Time: 15.5
Interesting results, right? I expected Power Savings to be ahead in standby time and only a little difference in screen on time, but the results show the opposite. In a normal week, I actually got more standby time with full power, but, despite that, a few more hours of screen on time with Power Saving Mode on.
However, on the eighth day, which was a Power Saving Mode day, I did say that it would have been possible for me to get roughly 7-8 hours more standby time, thus making the standby time on both about equal. Personally. I think over a month the results would become very similar. It seems much more dependent on how you use your phone overall.
In terms of actual use, I didn’t notice much difference when Power Saving Mode was on. The phone felt basically the same with only the buttons losing sensitivity. A few other differences is the home screen apps refresh a little more often when exiting an app and the camera launches a little bit slower.
Due to the added battery life, I’d recommend using Power Saving Mode most of the time; the results show it can really go either way. The only time I definitely don’t recommend having it on is when you are playing high-powered games or apps that would use lots of power. Another time to keep it off is if you are using the camera to take shots of things that are moving whether it be cars, animals, or children. I was in a car trying to take pictures of rare cars driving around me and Power Saving Mode added just a touch of delay when you press the capture button. I would always end up only getting part of or totally missing the car because of this. Very frustrating and a mistake I won’t make again.
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Deal: Refurbished Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch for just $120 after coupon code
Android Wear, Apple Watch and Pebble all seem to be the big players in the smartwatch space lately, though there is one other notable option that we tend to forget about when it comes to choosing our next smartphone companion. Samsung’s Tizen-powered Gear 2, which was unveiled early 2014, is still a decent option for those looking for an inexpensive, capable smartwatch. Normally the watch’s price point is too high for us to recommend, but right now there’s a decent promotion going on that may be worth your while.
For a limited time, or while supplies last, you can pick up a refurbished Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch from A4C for just $119.95. The list price reads $169.95, but it will drop down to the sale price once you apply coupon code CHEAP50 at checkout. The watch is available in both Black and Gold Brown color options.
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If you’re looking for a brand new Gear 2, that will cost you around $299 from most online retailers, which is why this $120 price point is such a steal. It may not boast the best specs on the market, but this is still a great option for those looking to try out their first smartwatch.
If you’re interested in grabbing one for yourself, head to the deal link below. And remember, the Gear 2 only works with Samsung devices, so be sure to take that into consideration before buying.
Android 5.1 Lollipop now rolling out to Sprint’s Galaxy Note Edge
Although some variants of the Galaxy Note Edge have just recently received the update to Android 5.0 Lollipop, Samsung’s curved screen phablet on Sprint’s network is now one big update ahead of the pack. Sprint has just started rolling out the Android 5.1 Lollipop update to the Galaxy Note Edge, which will bring the device’s software version up to N915PVPU4COFE.
Along with various bug fixes and software enhancements on Sprint’s side of things, this update brings a few user interface changes, factory reset protection, as well as a ton of performance improvements. Be sure to check out our “What’s new in Android 5.1 Lollipop” post for more details. Unfortunately Sprint’s changelog for this update isn’t very helpful, so we’re not entirely sure what changes are present in this new software version.
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Android 5.1 may take a few days to make its way to your Note Edge, as is the case with most other software updates. If you’d like to check for the update manually, head to Settings>About device, then choose the “check for updates” button. And once you receive the update, be sure to let us know how you like it!
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 continues to drive the spec war with 4GB of RAM
Samsung continue to push the boundaries of specifications in mobile devices with a recent report stating that the new Galaxy Note 5 will have 4GB of LP-DDR4 RAM.
In addition, Samsung are expected to bring the first all-in-one ePoP solution to the Note 5, which will see the Exynos 7422 CPU bring a 64-bit Octa-core CPU, GPU, RAM, internal storage, and the Shannon 333 LTE modem all in one chip.
Perhaps Samsung are trying to solve the TouchWiz performance issues that have plagued generations of Galaxy devices by bumping up the RAM to 4GB? Whatever the reason, Samsung always use the Galaxy Note line to showcase the capabilities of their engineers and continue to demonstrate the powerhouse of the Note series.
Source: SamMobile
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Samsung patents Apps Edge, brings new software tricks
Early last week, Samsung filed a patent on a new enhancement for it’s edge devices called “Apps Edge.” At this point in time, there are not many details on the new software. We are hoping that this patent is aimed at making better use of the side displays on Samsung’s edge handsets like the ones on the Galaxy Note Edge and Galaxy S6 Edge.
Some leaked details on the software have emerged. Apps Edge could be used to better organize apps in addition to allowing quick access to frequently used applications or bookmarks. This is similar to what we saw originally on the Galaxy Note Edge, but the feature was discontinued on the later announced Galaxy S6 Edge. It’s also rumored to have additional features like active task previews and other goodies.
Samsung might be bringing this capability to third-party developers. If this were to come to a dedicated section for example, apps for edge models, it could significantly enhance the experience and that could be Samsung’s goal with this patent filing.
Via: Phone Arena
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 aims to bring great camera like the Galaxy S6
The Galaxy S6 brought new enhancements in the camera department compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy S5. Samsung decided to ditch the 2MP front-facing camera on the Galxy S5 for a 5MP wide-angle shooter on the new Galaxy S6.
Consumers apparently care so much about selfies that hardware manufacturers are giving front-facing cameras extra attention.
According to a discovery made by TechTastic, the upcoming Galaxy Note 5 will most likely support the same 5MP wide-angle shooter on the Galaxy S6. It’s great to see Samsung has impressive things in store for its upcoming phone, but we’ll save the applause for after its official announcement in late August or early September.
Source: TechTastic
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