Samsung Galaxy S5 review: Fab Five
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- yep. im the douche.
- Kg$
- 09 Apr 2014
give the s5 a spin and youll change your mind within 5 minutes. the ui still stutters. i guess it has to do with touchewiz but are you willing to pay for a flagship phone that stutters? dealbreaker.
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- AnonD-237024
- nEu
- 09 Apr 2014
I knew this would happen. So much disagreement and hate... sometimes I lose all hope for the internet, knowing what it has become.
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- AnonD-237024
- nEu
- 09 Apr 2014
AnonD-209094, 09 Apr 2014Useless comment, we can still understand him and its unders... more1. I read his comment/opinion.
2. There are spelling mistakes.
3. Its ridiculous all together.
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- AnonD-179696
- YT1
- 09 Apr 2014
Good review . Galaxy s5 is superb device from Samsung.
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- AnonD-56862
- PA7
- 09 Apr 2014
It's a nice phone, but too expensive for a plastic phone..
In my country it costs almost US$ 780!!!
that's not making any sense..
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- crapple
- 9AH
- 09 Apr 2014
DM, 08 Apr 2014Why does all Samsung phone looks the same ?? The same reason all Apple phones look the same from the very first one to the most recent.
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- giovanco
- 6%n
- 09 Apr 2014
Okay, maybe TouchWiz is incredible at this phone. But how much does it takes the internal storage? Still gonna get M8 coz i dont really mind 4mp as long as it gives decent pict to post on insta :p
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- Anonymous
- uHP
- 09 Apr 2014
Ugly design. The perforated back reminds me of a band-aid.
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- AnonD-209094
- Kg{
- 09 Apr 2014
Anonymous, 08 Apr 2014Same price as it's rivals but without a premium design. ... moreLag in games is a given due to the Dalvik, i suggest get the 32GB iPad Mini 2 if you are serious about gaming, or wait for a big display iPhone if you want only one device.
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- AnonD-209094
- Kg{
- 09 Apr 2014
AnonD-237024, 08 Apr 2014Also you obviously type to fast, as there were some spellin... moreUseless comment, we can still understand him and its understandable that not everyone has time to write long posts that are 100% correct. If you dont understand what he write it is your problem, the rest of us are fine.
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- AnonD-209094
- Kg{
- 09 Apr 2014
"you also get a brand new Snapdragon 801 chipset to take over from the tiring Snapdragon 600"
Havent seen any S4 S600 version in ages, it was replaced by the S800 S4 LTE+ in most markets, especially the west. So going from S800 to S801, I dont call that much of an upgrade at all.
Also S5 will see a half-term upgrade, its simply wrong to say that Samsung keeps their flagships for one year, the S4 era was split between two different devices, and this time it seems it will be even more half-term upgrades. Heres why:
Why does the S5 have so big bezels? Because it was made for a 5.2 inch QHD display, that means the upgraded S5 later this year will use the same body, just with a S805 chipset and a QHD display (the display may be ready already but QHD is too much for an Adreno 330, they have to wait for the A420)
The QHD version is a given, it will be much needed to compete against LG G3 and Xperia "Z3" (Sony may need to change the flagship naming with the next model because BlackBerry is launching a Z3 model these days)
Will be interesting to see what they do in India and other non-LTE markets where the Exynos version is offered, does the Exynos octa have enough juice to push QHD displays or will they offer the S805 QHD instead, or will they simply leave those markets stuck with FHD 5.1 inchers?
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- Anonymous
- 3I{
- 09 Apr 2014
"...not to bring a substantial upgrade in the display department..."
But DisplayMate has said the display of the S5 is the best yet according to another site.
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- Anonymous
- JaC
- 09 Apr 2014
just go for the S4 Advance !!... half the price of the S5
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- Anonymous
- m86
- 09 Apr 2014
Nice review from GSMArena.
Even if i'm not interested in this model, it's good to read a well written review based on facts/experience than most of wannabe reviewers/trolls with childish comments over here based on assumptions/believing.
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- AnonD-237024
- mXu
- 08 Apr 2014
AnonD-237024, 08 Apr 2014*The following is my opinion. I am not joining the hate tra... moreAlso you obviously type to fast, as there were some spelling mistakes.
Learn how to spell before you comment.
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- AnonD-177976
- HxY
- 08 Apr 2014
S5 is Ugly..
very expensive..
plastic..
2 giga ram?? what a shame!!!
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- R1v
- 08 Apr 2014
I would love if gsmarena would say whether phones are using aptx bluetooth profiles or not. They do the most comprehensive reviews. It is a shame they always forget about bluetooth music quality.
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- AnonD-210544
- 3k3
- 08 Apr 2014
Could be the best when it comes to hardware and software. Nevertheless the S5 design sux hard, imho obviuously.
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- AnonD-252203
- aps
- 08 Apr 2014
After looking at the picture comparison test (Accessible from the specs page)
How the hell does S4 have a better camera than this one???
(stills)
Very VERY disappointed.