Samsung Galaxy S5
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- Anmol
- rAR
- 20 May 2019
Can fingerprint scanner be used to wake up the phone
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- Sotiris
- nmG
- 19 May 2019
This phone is good. Still holds up in 2019 as a daily driver if you need it. However I do not think that you should keep using it with the stock software. The last version for it is Android 6 Marshmallow which is old, and it's based on the old TouchWiz, which is an old version of the Samsung software (ever since then we have had Samsung Experience and OneUI), and it's quite unoptimized and sluggish. I suggest you put lineagesOS on it. It's based on the latest android version (9 at the moment) and it feels like a breath of fresh air. The phone has support for both TWRP and Lineage which means you have a good guarantee that the source of the ROM is legit.
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- Yes
- Svf
- 14 May 2019
Adul Al Salami Kebab, 10 May 2019I heard custom ROM is good for this device, wonder if a cus... moreYou can install lineageos, there is even one based on android 9, it will work 10x faster than stock samsung rom. Just not sure if you can get good battery anymore, even "new" batteries for this phone do not hold nearly as much as original battery used to when the phone was released.
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- Adul Al Salami Kebab
- nrX
- 10 May 2019
I heard custom ROM is good for this device, wonder if a custom ROM with Android 8 Oreo + new battery will make this even better than new? :o
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- Anonymous
- gJw
- 09 May 2019
Does anyone bought a brand new s5 and it was already updated to lollipop (5) or higher?
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- CompactPhones5ever
- 8uS
- 09 May 2019
Like it not, the phone innovations peaked with S5. This phone (alongside with it's neo/mini etc. siblings) was one of the incredibly few devices that managed to combine both IP RESISTANCE with REMOVABLE BATTERY. Unlike other few phones with this combination, this one packed in plenty of power, very decent battery, amazing camera, great screen and importantly near perfect size, allowing the device to be used with one hand.
Unfortunately, this was also when Samsung (and other manufacturers) realized that if they keep releasing phones like this, there will be no reason for users to upgrade - with basic upkeeping it doesn't slow down, it's fairly compact with plastic design so it's unlikely to break, IP rating for extra durability... That's when phones with non-removable batteries started showing up. First it was for the "extra water resistance", then it started appearing in phones with no water resistance at all, for the sole purpose of forcing users to upgrade. Next was glass back designs and constant size-increasing to make the phone as prone to breaking as possible, so the users are forced to upgrade on a regular basics. We're unlikely to see the trend of reliable devices coming back anytime soon, because phone manufacturers (just like any other capitalist company) don't want to sell - they want to keep selling.
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- Matt
- q{1
- 02 May 2019
Fantasydegunner , 30 Apr 2019Please, I am using s5 at&t version with 4.4 lollipop bu... moreYour phone should have updated to 6.0.1 automatically a couple of years ago. If not, there is most likely something wrong with your settings. BTW, Android 4.4 is "KitKat" not "Lolipop".
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- Fantasydegunner
- r3H
- 01 May 2019
Rocky, 28 Mar 2019Actually, it actually supports Oreo using LineageOS. Feels ... moreMy s5 doesn’t give me automatic upgrade from lollipop to marshmallow! Please, help me out
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- Fantasydegunner
- r3H
- 01 May 2019
Rocky, 28 Mar 2019Actually, it actually supports Oreo using LineageOS. Feels ... moreMy s5 doesn’t give me automatic upgrade from lollipop to marshmallow! Please, help me out
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- Fantasydegunner
- r3a
- 30 Apr 2019
Please, I am using s5 at&t version with 4.4 lollipop but I am yet to receive any upgrade alert to marshmallow which it’s upgradable to. What can I do please?
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- Fantasydegunner
- r3a
- 30 Apr 2019
Please, I am using s5 at&t version with 4.4 lollipop but I am yet to receive any upgrade alert to marshmallow which it’s upgradable to. What can I do please?
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- DAVIDO
- fmD
- 25 Apr 2019
wow this phone is the best phone i have ever use the battery gets full in an hour and it has the best graphic ever
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- Belly1986
- 2CF
- 16 Apr 2019
The S5 is what made me appreciate the removable battery concept. It gave me 4 years of reliable service before I moved on to the Note 4.
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- Stacy
- 7Xj
- 13 Apr 2019
Dont know why my fingerprint sensor is not working. SAD
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- S5 (2014)
- YUT
- 06 Apr 2019
Home Button Came Off, I Guess I Will Have To Use Pin To Switch It On Everytime! Old But Gold!
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- Voeller
- LIk
- 31 Mar 2019
Anonymous, 19 Mar 2019does this phone have LED flash on the front camera? thank youLed Just for notifiactions, flash led no
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- Rocky
- vaS
- 29 Mar 2019
Medz, 27 Mar 2019What does it mean when a pop up says Unfortunately phone ha... moreThere's no such error. Maybe you what you mean is Google has stopped. It just need a phone reset to dafault.
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- Rocky
- vaS
- 29 Mar 2019
Medz, 27 Mar 2019What does it mean when a pop up says Unfortunately phone ha... moreThere's no such error. Maybe you what you mean is Google has stopped. It just need a phone reset to dafault.
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- Rocky
- vaS
- 28 Mar 2019
Kayi , 17 Mar 2019Hello, I am currently on android M, on my galaxy s5, does t... moreActually, it actually supports Oreo using LineageOS. Feels like a new phone. Very quick!
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- Rocky
- vaS
- 28 Mar 2019
This S5 is tough. Although its original OS is Lollipop, i was able to upgrade it to Oreo using LineageOS. No hangs no lags. Feels like a new phone!