I did take the Note 5 out of the drawer last night and played with it for a while. I did some comparisons in performance and the results were basically what I had expected. One of the things that I noticed was that the Note 5 did feel smaller and lighter in my hand. That could be due to the case that I had on both smartphones though. One thing that shocked me was the difference in the screen. I have been touting the amazing quality of the Note 5 screen for a while now. But side by side with my iPhone 6S plus it wasn't that much better. The color does look nice on the Note 5, but the difference in clarity was difficult to discern. The only areas in performance that differed between the two was in wifi performance and gaming. Those two areas were significantly in favor of the iPhone 6S Plus. One of the things I missed about the Note 5 was the keyboard with the number row at the top. I played around with the s-pen a little and it was nice. I missed it. But, I have discovered that 3D Touch does do some of the same things. Other things that I didn't test that I know are difference makers to a lot of people are battery life and camera. The battery life on my iPhone is a lot better than the Note 5. On a average day, I take my phone off the charger at 7am and I don't come home until 11:45pm. With the Note 5 without any power saving modifications, my phone is dead by 8 pm which is really good. With my iPhone, at 11:45 pm I have 30 percent left. That's huge. The camera on both are great. But the Note 5 camera for pictures and videos is just better. And the double tap of the home button is very convenient. As far as the software, I think that they have become very close to each other. Just the look and feel are different. However, there is an iOS feature that I have come to love and am starting to think I can't get along without and that's spotlight search. It really is the best feature on iOS to me. I use it for everything. And I mean everything.
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