<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
SΛMSUNG	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note5	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
phablet	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
produced	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unveiled	O
on	O
13	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
carries	O
over	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
changed	O
design	O
with	O
a	O
glass	O
backing	O
,	O
improved	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
precluded	O
camera	O
software	O
also	O
includes	O
built	O
in	O
livestreaming	O
functionality	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
features	O
meant	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
bundled	O
,	O
spring-loaded	O
stylus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge+	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
S6	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
's	O
battery	O
non-removable	O
,	O
and	O
removing	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
storage	O
via	O
microSD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
argued	O
that	O
these	O
changes	O
potentially	O
alienated	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
—	O
especially	O
because	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
series	I-Application
had	O
historically	O
been	O
oriented	O
towards	O
this	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
briefly	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
discontinued	O
Note	B-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
later	O
re-launched	O
as	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
Fan	O
Edition	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
fully-fledged	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
adopts	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
and	O
construction	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
unibody	O
metal	O
frame	O
and	O
glass	O
backing	O
,	O
although	O
unlike	O
the	O
standard	O
S6	O
,	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
curved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storage	O
slot	O
for	O
the	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
stylus	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
spring-loaded	O
mechanism	O
to	O
eject	O
the	O
pen	O
for	O
more	O
convenience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	O
Mobile	B-Protocol
high-definition	I-Protocol
link	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
feature	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S2	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
1	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
a	O
non-removable	O
3,000	O
mAh	O
lithium-ion	O
battery	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
Qi	O
open	O
interface	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
features	O
a	O
5.7-inch	O
1440p	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
Exynos	O
7	O
Octa	O
7420	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
2.1GHz	O
Cortex-A57	O
cores	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
1.5GHz	O
Cortex-A53	O
cores	O
,	O
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
available	O
with	O
either	O
32GB	O
or	O
64GB	O
of	O
storage	O
(	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
Winter	O
Edition	O
"	O
exclusive	O
to	O
South	O
Korea	O
offers	O
128GB	O
storage	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
utilizes	O
a	O
3020	O
mAh	O
battery	O
with	O
wireless	O
and	O
fast	O
charging	O
(	O
Qualcomm	O
Quick	O
Charge	O
2.0	O
)	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
claims	O
wired	O
fast	O
charging	O
and	O
wireless	O
fast	O
charging	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
phone	O
entirely	O
in	O
90	O
and	O
120	O
minutes	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
S6	O
,	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
does	O
not	O
offer	O
expandable	O
storage	O
or	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
battery	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
S6	O
,	O
the	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
now	O
uses	O
a	O
touch-based	O
scanning	O
mechanism	O
rather	O
than	O
swipe-based	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
also	O
supports	O
Samsung	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
16-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
f/1.9	O
aperture	O
,	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
,	O
object	O
tracking	O
autofocus	O
,	O
and	O
real-time	O
HDR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
recording	O
is	O
supported	O
at	O
2160p	B-Architecture
with	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
1080p	O
with	O
60fps	O
and	O
720p	O
with	O
120fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
5.1.1	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
"	O
Screen	O
off	O
memo	O
"	O
feature	O
allows	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
be	O
awoken	O
directly	O
to	O
a	O
note	O
screen	O
when	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
is	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Camera	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
also	O
allows	O
public	O
and	O
private	O
livestreaming	O
directly	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
supports	O
export	O
of	O
RAW	B-Application
images	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
began	O
to	O
release	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
also	O
gradually	O
received	O
the	O
Nougat	B-Application
(	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
)	O
update	O
with	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
Grace	O
UX	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
quarters	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
solely	O
marketing	O
the	O
S6	B-Application
Edge+	I-Application
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
European	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Brand	O
and	O
Marketing	O
Rory	O
O'Neill	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
based	O
upon	O
market	O
research	O
showing	O
that	O
consumers	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
primarily	O
viewed	O
large-screen	O
phones	O
as	O
being	O
oriented	O
towards	O
entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
productivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
complimented	O
the	O
higher-quality	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
humane	O
device	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lighter	O
build	O
with	O
thinner	O
bezels	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
display	O
,	O
performance	O
and	O
additional	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
panned	O
for	O
not	O
offering	O
a	O
removable	O
battery	O
,	O
expandable	O
storage	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
128GB	O
model	O
,	O
considering	O
these	O
oversights	O
to	O
be	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
a	O
device	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
that	O
was	O
"	O
unapologetically	O
meant	O
for	O
power	O
users.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
also	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
"	O
[	O
holding	O
themselves ]	O
back	O
"	O
,	O
having	O
dropped	O
the	O
"	O
old	O
,	O
unfettered	O
excessiveness	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
Note	O
"	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
"	O
consumer-friendly	O
"	O
device	O
with	O
only	O
minor	O
upgrades	O
over	O
the	O
S6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
shared	O
a	O
similar	O
degree	O
of	O
positivity	O
towards	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
sacrifices	O
Samsung	B-Application
felt	O
it	O
needed	O
to	O
make	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
that	O
premium	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
design	O
have	O
turned	O
off	O
some	O
longtime	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
inserting	O
the	O
pen	O
into	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
's	O
storage	O
slot	O
backwards	O
could	O
result	O
in	O
permanent	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
spring	O
mechanism	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
become	O
stuck	O
,	O
or	O
damaging	O
the	O
sensor	O
that	O
detects	O
when	O
the	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
is	O
removed	O
;	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
scenarios	O
render	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
unusable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
was	O
aware	O
of	O
this	O
issue	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
provided	O
a	O
warning	O
against	O
backward	O
pen	O
insertion	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
's	O
manual	O
,	O
but	O
placed	O
more	O
prominent	O
warning	O
labels	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
itself	O
on	O
later	O
shipments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
over	O
75,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
S6	B-Application
Edge+	I-Application
)	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
rate	O
of	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
study	O
by	O
AnTuTu	O
detailed	O
that	O
this	O
smartphone	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
video	O
of	O
Focus	O
,	O
a	O
song	O
by	O
Ariana	O
Grande	O
,	O
with	O
her	O
writing	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Focus	O
on	O
me	O
"	O
using	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
