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Samsung Galaxy S5 - user opinions and reviews

Samsung Galaxy S5
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  • Released 2014, April
    145g, 8.1mm thickness
    Android 4.4.2, up to 6.0, TouchWiz UI
    16GB/32GB storage, microSDXC
  • 2.9% 68,254,642 hits
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  • 5.1"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP
    2160p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 801
  • 2800mAh
    Li-Ion
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  • Tcool
  • Nyj
  • 16 Apr 2014

hari, 16 Apr 2014giving tough competition for honda activa and hero splendor.with its price. you can purchase ... moreGo buy yourself a 2 wheeler and use it to call your friends and browse the internet and take pictures of your love ones!

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    • Anonymous
    • HjD
    • 16 Apr 2014

    Anonymous, 15 Apr 2014S5 new owners only - any heating issues s5-442 or any other major issues ? Nope, cool as a cucumber... I'm not a gamer though

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      • AnonD-55515
      • fq%
      • 16 Apr 2014

      Tcool, 16 Apr 201410 hours is long enough for a powerful phone. iPhone 5s doesn't even last 5 hours.Without use ? Noo. My phone is discharged the same way in use and stand by, and even in this new mode wich saves extemely the battery

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        • Tcool
        • Nyj
        • 16 Apr 2014

        AnonD-55515, 16 Apr 2014It can merely last 10 hours. The battery drains quickly, in linear manner, even if i dont use... more10 hours is long enough for a powerful phone.

        iPhone 5s doesn't even last 5 hours.

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          • AnonD-89109
          • ute
          • 16 Apr 2014

          Asking this especially to my Indian friends and others also...anyone who has bought this after S4, could you guys tell me how is the vibration intensity / strength of S5? Is it strong or just weak like S4?

          Thanks.

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            • AnonD-55515
            • fq%
            • 16 Apr 2014

            It can merely last 10 hours. The battery drains quickly, in linear manner, even if i dont use the phone, I dont know if it's a configuration problem or it's a problem in my phone itself or simply it's a common problem in galaxy s5

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              • Anonymous
              • m86
              • 16 Apr 2014

              [deleted post]Stop believing and go try something heavy on a M8 to know what you are talking about.

              Metal is better for heat dissipation (if cooled), but not for holding in hands (just like a cpu cooler in a computer).

              Metal devices are worse to hold when heavy usage cranks up cpu heat:

              I had a 'pretty' Asus tablet, all aluminium, i hated it when i was playing games due to the heat of the metal.

              That's a fact and that's how i knew how much crap people are saying with their argueing over materials.

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                • atb
                • mTR
                • 16 Apr 2014

                I bourgth the sgs5 a few days ago at first it heatet up very quickly when browsing the internett secondly when you capture pictures its focusing very slow and the quality of the pictures i capture was nothing groundbreaking i thourgth but after a few days of useing the phone almost everything works excellent no moore heating when browsing the webb batterylife is also pretty good camera works better after the last stability update ftom samsung the and samsung really cid a good jobb they cut down the gimmick theire is mutch less nonesens on the phone intornal memmory aboout 11 gigs are user availible which is pretty good when compair too sgs4 the only downside is the fingerprintscanner that dosent works propperly the design is also nice the phone is very userfriendly and in the end i must say the sgs5 is a worthy upgrade that you wont regrate

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                  • kkurian
                  • gIG
                  • 16 Apr 2014

                  Jason, 15 Apr 2014Actually i don't care too much about the design. I think S5 specs is great. But my one most ... moreGet your self a laptop then

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                    • sawbreezy
                    • 4cf
                    • 16 Apr 2014

                    Im upset that you cant take pictures or be on your Internet while talking on your phone....first thing tomorrow im taking this phone back... I settle for the htc one 8

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                      • Tcool
                      • Nyj
                      • 16 Apr 2014

                      Anonymous, 15 Apr 2014i do not like that Samsung turned the "settings" button from the left corner into a ... moreAt least it is better than iPhone with no other button but the home button.

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                        • Atmosphere82
                        • 2xt
                        • 16 Apr 2014

                        The one big thing that i see time and time again is that the finger print scanner is sub-par.

                        I own this unit and if i register my thumb and use the scanner to unlock with my thumb on the same hand i am holding it i do find that the recognition is no as good and this is likely due to the fact that the exact held position is different every time and thus effecting the angle and thumb is read, however when i registered my index finger and hold it the phone in the other hand my failure rate was 0% on 20 swipes.

                        Having upgraded from a GS3 with cyanogenmod i have found the UI about the same speed, but considering that cyanogenmod is closer to android vanilla then the GS5 that is a testament to how fast the GS5 is. Even so the usual trappings of touchwiz is right for some and not for others.

                        The phone itself is what you would come to expect from samsung, solid efficient, safe.

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                          • hari
                          • Kht
                          • 16 Apr 2014

                          giving tough competition for honda activa and hero splendor.with its price.
                          you can purchase a 2 wheeler for this price.

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                            • jceezn
                            • Pxh
                            • 16 Apr 2014

                            tanny, 15 Apr 2014Hey frndz I got Iphone 5s,htc one m8, galaxy s5, galaxy note3 and xperia z1 ... let me tell u ... mores5 has the ultra powersave mode

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                              • Jon
                              • KSC
                              • 16 Apr 2014

                              I used this phone for a few days...looks and feels like an S3. The Note 3 for the same price is so much better looking and better to use...I can't believe how a 700 $ phone so powerful can be so laggy in every menu. Waiting desperatly for LG G3...or i keep my Note 3

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 2S$
                                • 15 Apr 2014

                                @tanny-buy a lumia 1520,at the end of your shift,you will still.have 50% battery left

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • m86
                                  • 15 Apr 2014

                                  hrhonda, 15 Apr 2014Video player is bad on s5 Audio codec is bad on s5 I wont my s4 back!What can't you read?

                                  Just install 2 other players from play store.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • m86
                                    • 15 Apr 2014

                                    Anonymous, 15 Apr 2014i do not like that Samsung turned the "settings" button from the left corner into a ... moreI agree with you. But it's Nexus way...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • m86
                                      • 15 Apr 2014

                                      Anonymous, 15 Apr 2014S5 new owners only - any heating issues s5-442 or any other major issues ? It heats more than S4 under heavy usage, maybe comparable to S3.

                                      What major issue are you expecting? you would have read that everywhere by then.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • jP8
                                        • 15 Apr 2014

                                        i do not like that Samsung turned the "settings" button from the left corner into a "task manager" button. it is a big inconvenience

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