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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
  • 2.8% 69,571,757 hits
  • 2599 Become a fan
  • 5.1"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP
    2160p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 801
  • 2800mAh
    5W
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  • AnonD-1385
  • ri0
  • 03 May 2017

AnonD-649787, 02 May 2017Galaxy S5 or Galaxy A3(2017) or Galaxy A5(2016) if i want to use a phone for a long time??To DANY16:

The S5 all the way. It's still a flagship with premium specifications. Compared to both 'A' series you asked about, the S5 still offers exquisite features over them:

1. S5 has UHD video recording (2160p) opposed to 1080p@30FPS for both 'A' series. Not to mention the S5 offers 1080p up to 60FPS and not just 30FPS like both 'A' series.

2. S5 has a vast amount of sensors over both 'A' series.

3. S5 has heart rate scanner (first smartphone in the world to introduce it).

4. S5 is the first and only Galaxy S to offer USB 3.0 (S6,S7 and S8 doesn't have it). USB 3.0 speeds up data tranfers via computer (computer must have USB 3.0 ports to get the faster speed) 10 times faster than USB 2.0.

5. S5 is water resistance.

There you have it. 5 reasons to get the S5. "I have 5 on it" and you should too.

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    • Harry
    • p6Y
    • 03 May 2017

    Great phone, but if you are one of the unlucky ones, it has an absolutely terrible camera due to it's inability to focus / defocus as the shot is taken.
    If a camera is important to you, then avoid this one completely, unless you like to take high resolution, but very blurry images 80% of the time.

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      • shin
      • jxx
      • 03 May 2017

      AnonD-649787, 02 May 2017Galaxy S5 or Galaxy A3(2017) or Galaxy A5(2016) if i want to use a phone for a long time??S5

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        • GS5 (2014)
        • Kxv
        • 03 May 2017

        AnonD-649787, 02 May 2017Galaxy S5 or Galaxy A3(2017) or Galaxy A5(2016) if i want to use a phone for a long time??S5 (Better Benchmark) Then The Other 2. Great Build-In Feature As Well.

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          • anonymous
          • ucq
          • 03 May 2017

          AnonD-649787, 02 May 2017Galaxy S5 or Galaxy A3(2017) or Galaxy A5(2016) if i want to use a phone for a long time??Galaxy s5 may be old but still reliable and battery can be removed....definitely higher specs than a4 2017

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            • AnonD-649787
            • ITJ
            • 02 May 2017

            Galaxy S5 or Galaxy A3(2017) or Galaxy A5(2016) if i want to use a phone for a long time??

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              • Nuno
              • Lce
              • 01 May 2017

              AnonD-1385, 30 Apr 2017It's certainly not slow for me.Same here...

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                • AnonD-665937
                • rgK
                • 30 Apr 2017

                For moving apps to the SD card: Did you go to Settings/Application Manager/Downloaded and check the app in question? Some of them aren't capable of being moved. There should be a Move to SD Card for the ones that are.

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                  • AnonD-1385
                  • ri0
                  • 30 Apr 2017

                  Anonymous, 29 Apr 2017too slow when downloading It's certainly not slow for me.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 0wq
                    • 29 Apr 2017

                    too slow when downloading

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                      • kanyaa
                      • Nwx
                      • 29 Apr 2017

                      how do you move apps from phone storage to sd card?my phone keeps sending message sim card is full yet no messages on sim card.it tells me to delete some apps to create storage yet the sd card is empty

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                        • sadique mazhar
                        • N7%
                        • 29 Apr 2017

                        any update android 7???????

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                          • Anonymous
                          • N9p
                          • 28 Apr 2017

                          the phone is to slow when down loading needs better software upgrade

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                            • Ashfaq
                            • vQ1
                            • 26 Apr 2017

                            AnonD-664250, 24 Apr 2017There are Nougat ROMs on XDA - LineageOS is the one I use. You have to install a custom recove... moreHow is your battery backup after lineage os?

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                              • AnonD-265743
                              • v0q
                              • 26 Apr 2017

                              AnonD-1385, 25 Apr 2017To KATANADVO; System memory refers to RAM. You meant to say storage memory right?What i mean is system memory not storage memory ..though i have only 16gb in my internal.

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                                • AnonD-1385
                                • ri0
                                • 25 Apr 2017

                                AnonD-265743, 24 Apr 2017My S5 is awesome after several updates the system memory is now 4gb so fast..so coolTo KATANADVO;

                                System memory refers to RAM. You meant to say storage memory right?

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                                  • AnonD-664250
                                  • 3H9
                                  • 24 Apr 2017

                                  AnonD-1385, 24 Apr 2017To KATANADVO; There are many tricks you can perform with the S5 but you would be better off... moreThere are Nougat ROMs on XDA - LineageOS is the one I use. You have to install a custom recovery which voids the warranty of the phone - but then again, this is a two-three year old device, there is no warranty.
                                  LineageOS is an AOSP ROM and works just fine on the S5.

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                                    • GS5 (2014)
                                    • Kxv
                                    • 24 Apr 2017

                                    AnonD-265743, 22 Apr 2017Hi onece again ..regarding batt optimization just a little bit improvement ..thanks anyway do ... moreNope. Samsung S Series Will Only Have Up To 2 Time Update, There Is No Exceeding Over 2 Updates. So (6.0.1) Is The Final Update For S5.

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                                      • AnonD-265743
                                      • v0q
                                      • 24 Apr 2017

                                      AnonD-664147, 23 Apr 2017Can s5 will take android nougat ?? If you root it to lineageOS you get nougut version

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                                        • AnonD-265743
                                        • v0q
                                        • 24 Apr 2017

                                        My S5 is awesome after several updates the system memory is now 4gb so fast..so cool

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