When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 5 last week, the major disappointments were the absence of a 128GB variant and a microSD slot. But speculations of a Galaxy Note 5 dual-SIM variant with a hybrid microSD card slot have been making the rounds for quite a while. While Samsung didn’t announce any such variant, a dual-SIM Galaxy Note 5 has surfaced in Philippines, but sadly there is no option to expand memory.
GSM Arena reports that the dual-SIM variant is already up for pre-order in the country, and is expected to roll out in other markets soon. Previous speculations suggested that even though the current Galaxy Note 5 comes with no microSD slot, the future dual-SIM variant will bring the option to expand memory. The hybrid SIM slot would double up as a microSD slot, for all those who love to store huge content on their smartphone.
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Sadly, that is not the case. The live images leaked alongside show that the company has put two regular nano-SIM cutouts in the tray, refuting all previous rumors. Therefore, the Galaxy Note 5 will only come in 32GB and 64GB variants with no way to expand memory. This means that users will have to rely on cloud storage for storing heavy content.
Apart from the dual-SIM support, all the other specs will remain the same. The Galaxy Note 5 features a 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED display, an Exynos 7422 64-bit octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel rear camera, a 5-megapixel selfie camera and 3,000mAh battery with fast wireless charging support.
Connectivity options include 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC and USB 2.0. On the software front, it runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out-of-the box, wrapped under a refreshed TouchWiz UI.
Samsung is hosting an event in India tomorrow, where it is expected to launch the Galaxy S6 Edge+. While reports claim that the Galaxy Note 5 will only go on sale next month, we expect to hear about Samsung’s plans at the launch event tomorrow.