The Galaxy Note 5 is a great device, both visually and physically. The reason it doesn't score a full five marks is because it seems that design was a higher priority than useful features like a microSD card slot, replaceable battery or the conferencing microphone that the Note 4 had.

Great display brightness; Extremely fast; quality camera; Integrated stylus pen; Ingenious handwriting recognition

Lousy multi-tasking; Poor sound quality

I hope Samsung focuses on implementing a faster fingerprint scanner, and different type of rear glass panel that doesn't attract smudges for their next Note device. On a personal note, I think the Galaxy Note5 has a better value for the buck than the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, even when both has the exact...

+ Sharp AMOLED display; + New S-Pen with eject button; + Snappy performance; + Both the cameras are great

- Average outdoor visibility; - Fingerprint scanner is a bit slow; - Rear glass attracts fingerprints

Samsung essentially started the large phone craze with their first Galaxy Note . It was an interesting device, combining a large display with a stylus in an unwieldly body, and many reviewers felt that the device's size would lead to poor sales.

Excellent, premium design crams a beautifully large display into a manageable body; Performance and camera are just as good as the Galaxy S6; The stylus experience is responsive and refined

The extra size comes at a hefty cost; No expandable storage or removable battery in a phone designed for power users

Very, very nice phone, nice screen, fast CPU and battery life is terrific!!!

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a great sequel to the classic Note 4, and a phone we can imagine plenty of people favouring over the Galaxy S6 Edge+. After all, a pressure sensitive pen is a bit more useful than a screen that bends around a bit at the sides, right?

Great screen; Great camera; Great design

Non-expandable memory; Not available everywhere (yet

The Samsung Galaxy Note series of phones have been instrumental in defining the "Phablet" devices. The larger screen has given users extra functionality and freedom to do more while on the move and adding the S Pen only improved this further.

Truly outstanding screen; Superb camera performance in a range of environments; Powerful device; performance to burn; External speaker is exceptional

Battery life could be better; S-Pen seems to come out without me wanting it to; Touchwiz is still a bit cringeworthy

After launching the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in September 2015, Samsung eventually gave in and delivered to power users the Note 5 Dual SIM in January 2016. While the dual SIM variant did arrive a bit late, there is still plenty of time till the next Samsung Note smartphone arrives (around September)...

It would be a lie to say that high-end smartphones haven't been a little bit humdrum of late. Even Samsung's striking Galaxy S5 Edge struggled to excite us earlier this year, and for a while it felt like there was no reason to upgrade any more.

Bought it 5 months ago and am totally stoked, great if you are a creative professional, the stylus function is fantastic. I can't imagine being without this phone at work. Battery life is as lousy as all the other smart phones however, so no surprises there.

Been a note user from the beginning; very happy with image quality

Inbuilt battery and no slot for extra memory card