So I stopped for some things at my local Best Buy today. I swung by the Samsung experience thing, and they didn't have anything out at all about either the Note 5 or the 6+. I walked around a bit, and went back, and saw one of the Samsung guys there.
I asked him if when they were going to get the demo units out, and he said tomorrow. Since there wasn't too many people around, he pulled it out of the drawer and let me play with it for a quick bit.
First impressions:
1. Even though it has a glass back, it doesn't really feel that slick and the curved back actually helps it in a bit. Kinda hard to explain, but it works.
2. Feels lighter than my current Note 4. It's pretty much around the same size, but feels a little bit better in the hands (in all fairness, I do have a small case on my Note 4 as well).
3. The screen still looks great. Yes, it was only in demo mode so the brightness is probably maxed out beyond belief, but it still looks great. I have had the Note 2, 3 and 4 and the screen has gotten better and better every single time.
4. Hard to tell (since once again, only in demo mode), but it felt a little bit snappier and little bit quicker. Could be the new processor, could be the fact it is 64-bit, could be my phone is about a year old and just feeling a bit slow lately, but moving between screens and calling up whatever I could felt nice.
5. It might take a little bit to get used to the click-to-retrieve S-pen. Not saying I didn't like it, but there were a few times I pushed in on it, and it didn't come out at first. Not saying it's any better than having to use part of your nail to pull it out, but I have been so used to that for 3 phones now, it might take a bit. The pen felt lighter.
6. Say whatever you want about Touchwiz ( I don't mind it so much, I pretty much just accept it for what it is), but I like the new icons. The rounded corners, different colors....it felt like a whole new experience.
Bottom line, I am REALLY looking forward to actually getting my hands on mine when my pre-oreder actually arrives. Hopefully soon. I know it's going to be one of those nights I am up all night playing with everything, checking forums, trying to figure stuff out. I don't like the idea of not having the SD-card, but it is what it is. I do use the S-pen and the functionality that goes with it, and I love the note series, so I'm jumping in on this one.
I asked him if when they were going to get the demo units out, and he said tomorrow. Since there wasn't too many people around, he pulled it out of the drawer and let me play with it for a quick bit.
First impressions:
1. Even though it has a glass back, it doesn't really feel that slick and the curved back actually helps it in a bit. Kinda hard to explain, but it works.
2. Feels lighter than my current Note 4. It's pretty much around the same size, but feels a little bit better in the hands (in all fairness, I do have a small case on my Note 4 as well).
3. The screen still looks great. Yes, it was only in demo mode so the brightness is probably maxed out beyond belief, but it still looks great. I have had the Note 2, 3 and 4 and the screen has gotten better and better every single time.
4. Hard to tell (since once again, only in demo mode), but it felt a little bit snappier and little bit quicker. Could be the new processor, could be the fact it is 64-bit, could be my phone is about a year old and just feeling a bit slow lately, but moving between screens and calling up whatever I could felt nice.
5. It might take a little bit to get used to the click-to-retrieve S-pen. Not saying I didn't like it, but there were a few times I pushed in on it, and it didn't come out at first. Not saying it's any better than having to use part of your nail to pull it out, but I have been so used to that for 3 phones now, it might take a bit. The pen felt lighter.
6. Say whatever you want about Touchwiz ( I don't mind it so much, I pretty much just accept it for what it is), but I like the new icons. The rounded corners, different colors....it felt like a whole new experience.
Bottom line, I am REALLY looking forward to actually getting my hands on mine when my pre-oreder actually arrives. Hopefully soon. I know it's going to be one of those nights I am up all night playing with everything, checking forums, trying to figure stuff out. I don't like the idea of not having the SD-card, but it is what it is. I do use the S-pen and the functionality that goes with it, and I love the note series, so I'm jumping in on this one.
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