Every year at IFA, Samsung unveils one of the most awaited smartphones of the year, the new Note smartphone. The first Galaxy Note smartphone was met with a lot of criticism from many users and bloggers alike for being too big and being too similar to the Galaxy S II in many aspects.

Brilliant Screen; Solid Build Quality; Good Audio Quality; Great Camera; S-Pen with Scroll Capture and Quick Memo; Quick Charging and Wireless Charging out of the Box; Good Performance

No microSD Card Slot; Non-removable Battery; Slippery to hold

After their flagship phone Galaxy S6, the Note5 is finally here with some interesting changes and new features over the previous versions. With a 5.7 inch display, better camera and S-Pen stylus, Samsung has proved to be a pioneer in Phablet category.

Before Apple could launch it's much awaited ‘iDevices' of 2015, Samsung was done showcasing every latest feather in its cap for the year, the Galaxy S6 Edge and the Galaxy Note 5.

Looks beautiful; Blazing performance; Smooth S-Pen use; wonderful display

Network issues; Higher SAR for head; S-Pen design isn't any better; Non-removable battery; no storage expansion slot

Samsung has completely redefined their reputation this year by upping their game in the design segment. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is one of the most beautiful phones you can own. It is one of the most complete phones you can own. It achieves perfection in almost all the areas.

While the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 smartphone may be best known for its S Pen stylus and its large, high-resolution display screen, its impressive camera should be under consideration for top billing too.

Image quality is very good; especially in good lighting; versus other smartphone cameras; 16MP of resolution in a smartphone camera is well above average; Secondary/selfie camera offers 5MP of resolution; Extremely fast performance levels; Can record 4K video resolution; Plenty of manual control...

Low light image quality could be better; Some photos occasionally appear over-processed; This unit is extremely large because of 5.7-inch touchscreen; Note 5 is tough to hold while using the camera because of its size and smooth edges; Note 5's buttons cannot duplicate the tactical feel of shutter...

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

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

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is currently Samsung's newest and most expensive device. It's been upgraded to have a more premium look and feel that is in line with Samsung's S6 and S6 Edge phones.

Wireless charging; Spring loaded stylus; Fingerprint scanner works great

Slippery; No micro SD slot; No replaceable battery; IR blaster feature removed

Samsung recently released its new Galaxy Note phablet, and we thought it was time for a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 review choice with expert verdicts. It's a sound idea to check out a video review of a brand new device before making your purchase, and what could be better than one review… well two of...

4.6 out of 5 for Exposure; 4.7 out of 5 for White Balance accuracy; 4.3 out of 5 for Color shading in low light*; 4.5 out of 5 for Color shading in bright light*; 3.0 out of 5 for Color Rendering in low light; 4.5 out of 5 for Color Rendering in bright light;

Texture (bright light): 4.8 out of 5; Texture (low light): 3.6 out of 5; Noise (bright light): 4.1 out of 5; Noise (low light) 3.9 out of 5;