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Just bought a Note 5 SM-920C from Takealot for R8319. When I looked earlier the price was R11 999 so it must have just gone on sale...Quite a good deal I thought as I was about to buy one for R8 000 second hand on the forum!
 
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That is a great price (OR more likely an error) - you won't regret it
 
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Connor13 said:
Anyone with a Note 5 experiencing aggressive Ram management on their Note 5 ? I was considering getting one with my upgrade to use as my work line , but after doing some research Iv noticed that there are alot of complaints with the Note 5 killing apps after having 5 or 6 apps open together which defeats the multi tasking capabilities .

I was in both a Samsung store and a Vodacom store today and tested it myself and it is really bad , both units I tested started killing apps and restarting apps after opening 5 or 6 apps . I checked the Ram use on both devices and Touchwiz seems to really use up a large chunk of Ram . I compared it to the Note 4 which was also on display in both stores and the Note 4 had 1gb less Ram (3gb) and yet even after all apps are closed the Note 4 had more Ram available free than the Note 5 had and this was at both stores .

Anyone here noticed the aggressive Ram issue on the Note 5 ? How bad is it with every day useage ?

I am a heavy user with regards to messaging , e mail and browsing and often have 7 or 8 tabs open in my browser alone and anywhere from 8 to 10 apps open constantly and the last thing I want is for apps to reload etc loosing my place and also increasing data use etc .
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Hi Connor

Yes, the Note5 does indeed have aggressive RAM Management, Samsung did it to compensate for the smaller batteries in the S6, S6 Edge, Note5 and S6 Edge+ vs. their predecessors.

Erica Griffin did a test against an LG G4 and the Note5 despite 1GB more RAM than the G4, couldn't hold as many apps in RAM as the G4:
https://youtu.be/dSinrec8UvY
 
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Thanks , I suspected as much . A real pity as I do not see the point of having the 4gb of Ram if the Note 4 with 3gb Ram actually handles Multi tasking better .

I was in the Samsung store yesterday again and compared it directly to the Note 4 and my Mate 7 and both the Note 4 and the Mate 7 were able to keep more apps open without having to reload as the Note 5 did and both the Note 4 and Mate 7 have 3gb of Ram vs the 4gb on the Note 5 .

This aggressive Ram management is what has kept me away from the new Samsung devices this year , its a pity because other than that they have some great features and specs ,but for me personally that Ram issue is a deal breaker .
 
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Aharon said:
Not seeing apps closing. Currently have 40+ open.
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What happens from what I could see personally and from what Iv read online is that certain apps after having 6 or 7 open will reload when going back into them rather than keep their place . Like for example a game or twitter or facebook . I saw it first hand on two Note 5 devices (Samsung store and Vodacom store) . What I also found a little weird is how even after all apps were closed that the Note 4 still had more free available Ram than the Note 5 which seemed to be using a fair bit on Touchwiz . Just my observations .

If you do a online search there seems to be a fair bit of complaints regarding the Ram issue ,but it seems this was also an issue on the S6 line as well .The video Erica Griffin did does seem to show it off pretty well when she compared it to the LG G4 . Hopefully Samsung will sort it out , but it has put me off the new Samsungs this year , well at least until they manage to get it sorted .
 
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hi all ,
for those interested ,just got a software update 167 mb for Note5 ....(920C )
from Vodacom, installed and will see whats improved /better .
good luck

post note see its build ...AOJ5
update claims /says
1) stability of call improved
2)battery optimisation
3)security of device improved
 
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corwill said:
hi all ,
for those interested ,just got a software update 167 mb for Note5 ....(920C )
from Vodacom, installed and will see whats improved /better .
good luck

post note see its build ...AOJ5
update claims /says
1) stability of call improved
2)battery optimisation
3)security of device improved
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Gonna try now
 
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Connor13 said:
Thanks , I suspected as much . A real pity as I do not see the point of having the 4gb of Ram if the Note 4 with 3gb Ram actually handles Multi tasking better .

I was in the Samsung store yesterday again and compared it directly to the Note 4 and my Mate 7 and both the Note 4 and the Mate 7 were able to keep more apps open without having to reload as the Note 5 did and both the Note 4 and Mate 7 have 3gb of Ram vs the 4gb on the Note 5 .

This aggressive Ram management is what has kept me away from the new Samsung devices this year , its a pity because other than that they have some great features and specs ,but for me personally that Ram issue is a deal breaker .
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You and me both. My mother has a S6 and a friend of mine has both a S6 Edge and a Note5, and all of them suck at multitasking vs. My Note 4, which really put me off.

I think PhoneBuff also did a multitasking comparison of a Note5 vs. a iPhone6S Plus, and the iPhone with 2GB RAM held more apps than the Note5 with 4GB RAM, I was truly shocked as historically iPhones and iPads (Pre-iPad Air 2) have sucked majorly at multitasking.

Samsung must go back to putting in larger batteries and stop making the RAM Management aggressive to make up the battery life.

Here is the PhoneBuff comparison, truly embarrassing for Samsung seeing how the Note5 has double the RAM:
https://youtu.be/Mx6XaV2K8Go
 
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hi,
First of all i am a moderate user, that said and to add, i have the luxury of owning the other Note device's , Note 2,Note 3,Note4 so i do know how the other devices preforms.
To me, in my daily use of Note5 , the ram management is not a issue at all.
Futher i feel the positive uses eg RAW enabled, very good camera (i also have a Nikon DSLR camera )
The really smoothness, responsiveness
Themes (changing themes)
Continuous scrolling snapshot /screenshot
The Spen, yes is a big plus and the overall feel /grip when holding device (i have a clear case) better than the Note 3and Note 4
Battery use etc.
These points above, already makes Note5 worthwhile for me.
But hey this is my viewpoint and yes if you have other deal breaker points then yes go for that "other" device thats better.
Point i am making and in my other previous post is the Note5 is right up there with the other devices eg Note 3...Note 4
good luck
 
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How's your battery life on this phone guys?

I'm coming from a S6 and this is my first Note, always stuck with the Galaxy S devices.

Will be joining the club hopefully by next week Friday.... Awaiting delivery
 
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