michaelqian88
Newbie
Reading the almost confirm specifications of the Note 5 I'm worried that it's going to be a side-step to the Note 4 at best.
I upgraded to the Note 4 from the Note 3 and while I appreciate some of the improved aspects, I am frustrated with the following:
- Phone is thicker / taller / heavier
- Location of Options menu makes it hard to use one-handed
- Location of Forward/Back buttons on browser makes it hard to use one-handed
- Stock email app is very slow
So now comes the Note 5 that offers the following:
Main Positives:
- Better build
- Faster CPU / More Ram
- Slight improved camera (?)
Main Negatives
- No removable battery or SD card
- No IR blaster (rumoured)
- Smaller battery 3,000mAh
It can be argued how much practical benefit one would see from the positives, but I can see people being disappointed with the negatives. I personally am bummed about the removal of IR blaster, and smaller battery.
However, since I don't care too much about the removal battery and SD card, I will upgrade if the Note 5 fixes my dislikes with the Note 4, namely size, weight, and location of the options menu.
Also sadly it seems smartphones have reached a plateau, it's just getting harder and harder to think of useful improvements that people can benefit from in their daily lives.
Let me know what you think.
I upgraded to the Note 4 from the Note 3 and while I appreciate some of the improved aspects, I am frustrated with the following:
- Phone is thicker / taller / heavier
- Location of Options menu makes it hard to use one-handed
- Location of Forward/Back buttons on browser makes it hard to use one-handed
- Stock email app is very slow
So now comes the Note 5 that offers the following:
Main Positives:
- Better build
- Faster CPU / More Ram
- Slight improved camera (?)
Main Negatives
- No removable battery or SD card
- No IR blaster (rumoured)
- Smaller battery 3,000mAh
It can be argued how much practical benefit one would see from the positives, but I can see people being disappointed with the negatives. I personally am bummed about the removal of IR blaster, and smaller battery.
However, since I don't care too much about the removal battery and SD card, I will upgrade if the Note 5 fixes my dislikes with the Note 4, namely size, weight, and location of the options menu.
Also sadly it seems smartphones have reached a plateau, it's just getting harder and harder to think of useful improvements that people can benefit from in their daily lives.
Let me know what you think.