Having been an HTC One M7 happy owner since its release in 2013, I hoped to replace it by a new flagship from the Taiwanese manufacturer, but neither M8 nor M9 with their poor camera performance had enough strong points to want them.

Screen; performance; 64GB of internal memory; camera; stylus; quick and wireless charging; speakers; fingerprint sensor; Screen Mirroring

Not easy to hold and unlock the phone by same hand using fingerprint sensor due phone size

When Samsung released the Galaxy S6, its first flagship with an all metal-and-glass construction, we were understandably excited. Other smartphones had done the same thing, certainly, but this was Samsung – for years, the company packed incredible components into phones with rickety, cheap-feeling...

The Note5's components positively scream; They shredded our benchmarks, and the camera bested every one we've previously reviewed

Despite improvements; the device is still hefty enough to scare away anyone who prizes comfort and usability over screen size

I bought my Note 5 two days after release, upgrading from a Note 3. I thought the Note 3 was a great phone, but this one was a huge improvement in the way of design and performance.

Slim design; 64GB option; Camera quality; Beautiful screen; Curved design with thin metal bezels

Non-expandable storage; UI can be buggy; Battery life suffers with intense usage; S-pen design needs to be refined; Gorilla glass definitely not used on back of the phone

Samsung's Note 5 is the biggest and beefiest Samsung phone yet, and we've just heard whispers it will come to the UK after all. In our Galaxy Note 5 review we explain why you should be excited about that.

Update: The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is over a year old and we're still a long way from the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 . Because of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall, the Note 5 is now under our review microscope again.

The latest iteration of Samsung's other major smartphone series (the other being the regular "Galaxy" phones) is here with a faster belly, more solid skeleton, and a brighter view on the world.

Feels fantastic in the hand; Beautifully built; One of the best and brightest screens ever; The pen feels better than ever; with a tip that feels more like you're using a pen; S-Pen clicks at the back; allowing you to annoy people during a meeting (!

Only 32GB of storage; and it isn't expandable

A lot of the Note5's DNA comes from the Galaxy S6 range released earlier this year. Some of these changes might come off as familiar, but compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy Note 4 , the Note5 represents a complete overhaul.

Excellent 5.7-inch Super-AMOLED display; Extended functionality with improved S-Pen stylus; Made from glass and aluminium; Improved ergonomics with curved back; Competitive 16MP and 5MP cameras; Fast wireless charging and support for Cat9 LTE

No support for expandable microSD memory; Only offered as a 32GB variant

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

Inbuilt battery and no slot for extra memory card

Note fans will not be disappointed in the Note5. It's big and powerful, with a top-notch design and one of the best displays on the market. It excels at just about everything, and is a leading contender for the best overall smartphone to date.

The Samsung Note series has always stood out of the crowd, mainly thanks to its larger-than-life display and the inclusion of a stylus, or S Pen as it's called. When the Note was first announced, people were shocked at the size of the 5.3in display – after all, the average screen size in 2011 was...