In any case, we don’t know if the rumors about the missing microSD slot and the replaceable battery are true in any way – it’s perfectly possible that those leaked renders were fake and the device actually looks completely differently.
Samsung have been avoiding making any comments on the situation themselves, but that’s easily understandable. The company generally tries to avoid playing too much into the controversy that sometimes surrounds their releases, which we definitely get.
August and September are right around the corner, so we should have some more official information about the Galaxy Note 5 very soon. We’re hopeful that Samsung are planning their announcement for August, but if that doesn’t happen, then we would be looking towards September 4 as a pretty strong possibility.
Until then, rumors are likely going to get stronger and stronger, and users are advised to take everything with a grain of salt as there will be lots of false rumors roaming around. It’s certainly interesting to keep an eye on those discussions, as long as one remembers that they are all about unconfirmed rumors that may or may not turn out to be true in the end.
… and at the end of the day, the Note 5 was an overall downgrade from the Note 4. Picking up an extra gig of RAM and wireless charging (gimiky) isn’t worth giving up the SD Card, the IR blaster, or the changable battery. Even the most important camera (rear) isn’t upgraded.
The Note line died today.