UPDATED 22:10 EDT / AUGUST 04 2015

NEWS

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 pics show no more removable battery or microSD card slot

An alleged photo leak of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s upcoming Galaxy Note 5 not only confirms previous leaks about the device, it confirms many a Samsung fans’ worst nightmare: no removable battery and no microSD card slot.

The pictures, provided to Android blog Droid Life, show that the Galaxy Note 5 is primarily a larger version of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S6, complete with AMOLED display (size isn’t clear, but it appears to be around 5.7 inches,) a metal-and-glass body and a spring-loaded S Pen.

One notable difference in the pictures is that the back of the smartphone appears to have a slight curve, perhaps a design change to make the phone easier to hold.

The phone also sports a regular MicrosUSB port, single bottom speaker, and headphone jack.

Of interest, and perhaps indeed concern to Samsung fans, Droid Life is also claiming the same source says the Galaxy Note 5 includes a 3,000mAh battery, down from 3,220Ah battery featured in its predecessor, the Galaxy Note 4; Samsung dropped the battery size between its Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S6 as well, claiming the new phone was more efficient through the use of Android Lollipop’s power saving features as well as its own battery saving technology.

Even presuming power use on the Galaxy Note 5 is more efficient, Note users tend to be power users due to the extra size provided by the phablet, so if the efficiency savings hold up in real word use will be something that will be discovered post release.

The pictures also indicate a new menu for the Galaxy Note Air Command feature, that includes options for Action memo, Smart select, Screen write, S Note, Settings, and Instagram, the latter suggesting that Air Command may now be customizable.

Previous reports have placed the screen size of the Galaxy Note 5 at 5.66-inch with a display resolution of 2560×1440 pixels, running Samsung’s own octa-core Exynos 7420 processor complete with four cores at 2.1GHz and four cores at 1.5GHz.

RAM is believed to be 4GB on the device, with options of 32GB/64GB and 128GB of memory, with the rear camera coming in at 16-megapixels, with a 5-megapixel front camera.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5, along with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus and S6 Edge Plus are expected to be launched at a Samsung Unpacked event August 13, with all three available for sale August 21.

Image credit: Droid Life.

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