Samsung Galaxy S5 - user opinions and reviews
- Techkid88
- qLH
please read this if you are sincerely considering buying the samsung galaxy s5: the phone in itself is a great product; the camera is amazing, the display is high quality, and s health is a great app for active cellphone users. the issue i have with the phone, and with samsung itself, is the false advertising that is vehemently paraded along samsung's media sites. this phone is not water-resistant, if even a tiny bit of water gets into the phone, it will not work. as a person who bought the phone due to it being advertised as a veritable submarine, i was quite displeased when i contacted samsung to discussed getting my phone repaired, for i went to the pool and afterwards, my phone stopped working. when speaking to several customer service representatives, i was informed that water-damage was not covered under their warranty and that the device was not designed to take on water internally. why is water-damage not covered for a phone that is heavily advertised as offering protection against water damage not covered by their warranty. if the phone is resistant to water-damage, and gets water damage doesn't that mean the device, and therefore every galaxy s5, is defective? should samsung really be advertising the devices water-resistant nature if it is not the case at all? do not buy this phone if you think you will be able to use it in the pool, ocean, bath, etc. you will be surely disappointed and samsung will drag their feet and take their sweet time in trying to repair your device. it has been two weeks since i contacted them about my phone and they still have not even started their inspection but they can assure me that the phone was not intended to take on water. needless to say i will not be buying another samsung device again(tv, phone, tablet--i have all three) not standing by your marketing is a deal breaker for me.
- Tcool
- Nyj
Anonymous, 12 Aug 2014Didn't you know that Samsung makes the Audio drivers for Iphones? That is why Samsung flagship... moreCorrect because Samsung cares for their products users' health.
- Tcool
- Nyj
Lucas84, 11 Aug 2014after carefully reading all the comments and posts about both the iphone 5s and the Samsung S5... moreTrue!
- AnonD-227534
- AIA
I cant understand why serial nb decoder gives my g900h made in korea .. while on the battery cover written made in veitnam?????
- Anonymous
- M7Y
SAhota123, 11 Aug 2014do you have ever experienced these phone, and am not talking about codec support. i have tes... moreDidn't you know that Samsung makes the Audio drivers for Iphones? That is why Samsung flagship phones have almost identical audio quality as Iphones. They only differ on the loudness of the output, because Samsung takes into consideration that too loud sound output could damage your hearing.
- AnonD-223898
- Nw$
Very underrated! It has better specs than HTC ONE M8! Ranks second but mine ranks first! than black earpice looks beggarish but the back looks amazin! Battery bag pack in all look top-notch!
- Tcool
- 3CY
Anonymous, 11 Aug 2014The difference is the battery
Z2: 3200 mAh
S5: 2800 mAh
The bigger the battery, more time n... moreEven Z2 has higher battery capacity it will consume more power than S5.
LCD screen is more power hungry than AMOLED adding the bigger screen size of Z2.
So it is not true that Z2 has more battery backup.
- Anonymous
- 3CY
Anonymous, 11 Aug 2014The difference is the battery
Z2: 3200 mAh
S5: 2800 mAh
The bigger the battery, more time n... moreActually you should also take in consideration the size and type of screen the battery is supplying.
In this case it would be the same consumption even Z2 has higher battery capacity.
- Lucas84
- pKB
after carefully reading all the comments and posts about both the iphone 5s and the Samsung S5 i feel having been an "iphoner?" i'm going to go for the samsung as i feel it is a much more advanced phone and has alot more to offer than the iPhone. please comment if you know/think different...?
- Anonymous
- tDD
Anonymous, 09 Aug 2014Indeed..I bought s5, switch it to Z2 and I couldn't be happier..except for the Z2 charging time -_- The difference is the battery
Z2: 3200 mAh
S5: 2800 mAh
The bigger the battery, more time needed to charge.The opposite more backup for Z2.
- SAhota123
- 2SB
AnonD-121299, 11 Aug 2014Good to hear, what's your model number? I'm having SM-G900HZKAINSi have used same model for one month and have not face any problem of call quality or any other type. get repair from service center only solution for u me seems
- Tcool
- mGt
AnonD-121299, 11 Aug 2014Good to hear, what's your model number?
I'm having SM-G900HZKAINSSM-G900FXXU1ANG2
It was such a great phone!
- papu
- t4i
AnonD-121299, 11 Aug 2014Just went through the Purchase Bill from Croma, it mentions the phone as Samsung Galaxy S5 Bla... moreSM-900h is vietnam model. Should have buy S5 SM-900F is the real model for India,Europe
- AnonD-121299
- PA7
sammy, 11 Aug 2014You phone is made in Brazil.Just download phone info app from play store it will give complete... moreJust went through the Purchase Bill from Croma, it mentions the phone as Samsung Galaxy S5 Black G900I but the phone has the model number G900H.
Feel cheated...
- sammy
- KAd
AnonD-121299, 11 Aug 2014Good to hear, what's your model number?
I'm having SM-G900HZKAINSYou phone is made in Brazil.Just download phone info app from play store it will give complete history.
Am using SM-G900HZKAINU purchased in april its mentioned 1.9ghz quadcore+1.3ghz quadcore made in vietnam.
- SAhota123
- utu
AnonD-121299, 11 Aug 2014Purchased S5 on 09th July, from day 1 had issue of echo. Person who on another side used to he... moreShivshankar you may have get a defected phone.
becuase i am also using my s5(g900i) with Vodafone network. and i have no issue with network even idea and airtel working great
- SAhota123
- utu
darkgamer, 11 Aug 2014Iphone 5s LOOOOOOOOL.
Iphone doesn't have a very good audio quality. Heck, it doesn't even ... moredo you have ever experienced these phone,
and am not talking about codec support.
i have tested my mp3 songs on 5s and i feel best audio experienced till date.
htc comes at second position.(i have used m7)
samsung s5 comes at third.
my s5 G900H and now g900i is far behind than my previously used 5s even with apple's tripods.
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and there is lot of hype that wolfson DAC g900h is better than s5's snapdragons variants.
but after using both g900h and g900i, i find that g900i has slightly better output than my previously used g900h
- AnonD-121299
- PA7
Tcool, 11 Aug 2014Sad story...
My S5 has a happy story. No problem at all.
Clear and loud sounds during a ca... moreGood to hear, what's your model number?
I'm having SM-G900HZKAINS
- Tcool
- Nyj
AnonD-121299, 11 Aug 2014Purchased S5 on 09th July, from day 1 had issue of echo. Person who on another side used to he... moreSad story...
My S5 has a happy story. No problem at all.
Clear and loud sounds during a call from both sides.
- Tcool
- Nyj
laine, 11 Aug 2014i was a fan of samsung before then, it just occur to me that there are much more cheaper phone... moreUp to 30 minutes only.
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