The first note I won't buy? (all discussion about lack of microSD and removable battery must go here)

[anon(631531)]

When 2 years is up and you use up 100 gb on One Drive won't it cost you a fortune to keep it?

I have Google Drive. 100gbs., and i pay $1.99 per month. No problema.

 

[Almeuit]

I have Google Drive. 100gbs., and i pay $1.99 per month. No problema.

He meant for the OneDrive (Microsoft) offer -- Once the "free" part expires I believe it is expensive which could be an issue since someone would have to move all their stuff after 2 years if they wanted to use something like Google Drive versus OneDrive.

 

[anon(631531)]

He meant for the OneDrive (Microsoft) offer -- Once the "free" part expires I believe it is expensive which could be an issue since someone would have to move all their stuff after 2 years if they wanted to use something like Google Drive versus OneDrive.

OK, gotcha.

 

[Mike_786]

I usually switch my phone out every 2 years so it's not a problem for me. Also people are most going to put pictures on there so you have 10gb on Google Drive or one drive just for pictures which can easily fit over 1000 pictures.

 

[Aquila]

PSA
No matter how big your storage is, internal or external, back up photos automatically. We're seeing a lot of posts from people with lost or damaged devices that have no backup.

 

[cesj]

Re: The first note I won't buy?

do not buy this if you use the 3 dot overflow menu in older apps

buy an HTC M8 or Nexus which still have access to the overflow menu

 

[blizz419]

Any word yet on a case with a Micro SD slot?

 

[Mike_786]

One drive gives you 100+ GB of cloud storage for the Note5

 

[charlie hustle]

As someone who has had both the Note 3 and Note 5, I can tell you that the Note 5 is infinitely better.

I second that. The added features and speed is like night and day.

 

[jscase_20]

Re: The first note I won't buy?

I just took back my note 5 and was able to have them replace it with a Note 4. I hated my short experience with NOTE 5. It has me realizing that I may not be a Samsung customer for long. No SD card, No battery replacement, interace lacking with google apps. Samsung better get their act together or they will loose many in the upcoming days.

 

[Carrtman]

Re: The first note I won't buy?

I just took back my note 5 and was able to have them replace it with a Note 4. I hated my short experience with NOTE 5. It has me realizing that I may not be a Samsung customer for long. No SD card, No battery replacement, interace lacking with google apps. Samsung better get their act together or they will loose many in the upcoming days.

great choice device is still flying. Personally I'd never get a phone without those 2 features. Also I love the physical home button pressing it to accept a call is so much better than having to swipe

Personally I'm already thinking about LG as the next phone but for right now the note 4 is everything and more I need it to be. And thanks to the SD and xda mine will soon run a blazing fast marsh mallow

 

[monsieurms]

PSA
No matter how big your storage is, internal or external, back up photos automatically. We're seeing a lot of posts from people with lost or damaged devices that have no backup.

Word.

I was using Facebook, which is simple and free.

But I've migrated now to Copy.com which has a nice backup feature in new releases specifically for video/photo folders. 15gb to start. You just tell it what folders to watch. They are automatically uploaded and sync'ed to the cloud. It is working well and it is easier to manage bulk downloads than with Facebook's picture upload.

 

[yourphonemyphone]

Which is worse?

(1) Samsung not putting MicroSD card slot in the Note 5 (and also the S6)

(2) Samsung bringing back the MicroSD card slot in the Galaxy S7 that will be released in 3 months (and possibly the Note 6)

 

[Aquila]

Which is worse?

(1) Samsung not putting MicroSD card slot in the Note 5 (and also the S6)

(2) Samsung bringing back the MicroSD card slot in the Galaxy S7 that will be released in 3 months (and possibly the Note 6)

Bringing it back would be much worse. That's regression, not something a tech company wants to become known for. It'd be worse than releasing a 2016 phone with the Snapdragon 600.

 

[monsieurms]

Bringing it back would be much worse. That's regression, not something a tech company wants to become known for. It'd be worse than releasing a 2016 phone with the Snapdragon 600.

Lots of companies have made bad decisions over the decades and fixed them, in and out of the tech field. Admitting a mistake and fixing it is not regression. It is what people do to get back on track without letting their ego get in the way.

 

[Aquila]

Lots of companies have made bad decisions over the decades and fixed them, in and out of the tech field. Admitting a mistake and fixing it is not regression. It is what people do to get back on track without letting their ego get in the way.

I guess I don't see it as a mistake, so that'd change the perspective. To me bringing them back would be the mistake. So ego aside, they finally started getting on track and need to avoid reverting as that would be falling back off track.

I believe Samsung finally overcame two of its backwards areas of opportunity and now they can keep moving forward to fix the software and continue to refine the physical design.

 

[novice]

I'll keep it brief. I was pissed at Samsung and wanted to be part of the boycott. Still am unhappy about the battery issue as I rotated 3 to 4 batteries every 24 hours. And all my junk to mirror to the TV became useless w/the 5 (though I kept my Note 4 for this purpose).

But the slimmed down phone body and lack of lag ultimately made the switch to the 5 more than worthwhile.

Still pissed about the internal battery though.

 

[jgraves1107]

The smaller battery is not weak. The lack of sd card is not an issue. I have had my note 4 slow to a crawl because of the stupid sd card. Seems the feature is just a handicap to our device. A fully loaded sd card is extremely slow. There is no need for it today. I buy a new hdd and get more free space. Oh and really don't go there with it ain't safe to use the cloud. You bought a cell phone didn't you? Guess what if it's on your phone the data is already in the hands of the spies.

 

[IamPro]

This DashMicro working out pretty well for me, easy to plug in and play my media (only issue is that it gets hot for a bit). Battery has been phenomenal on my Note 5. Only real beef I have with Samsung is that they got rid of MHL but got a Miracast dongle which has been decent on road (have Nexus player with OTG at home so can plug DashMicro with USB adapter into OTG USB).

 

[anon(631531)]

The smaller battery is not weak. The lack of sd card is not an issue. I have had my note 4 slow to a crawl because of the stupid sd card. Seems the feature is just a handicap to our device. A fully loaded sd card is extremely slow. There is no need for it today. I buy a new hdd and get more free space. Oh and really don't go there with it ain't safe to use the cloud. You bought a cell phone didn't you? Guess what if it's on your phone the data is already in the hands of the spies.

You'll have to explain to me what you mean by "slow to a crawl". A full EXTERNAL SD CARD does not have any effect on the speed of the phone, unless all the apps on that ext sd card are open and running. End of story.