Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
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- pastagod
- eh9
- 05 Mar 2016
1st if your having issues with updating the andriod os i had to bring it to best buy samsung center and have them dowload the os and the move it to my phone to installit its free btw any ways I love this phone was reading the comments and some people were talking about the phone breaking under very little abuse i don't know whats wrong with they're phones i've dropped this phone from higher than two stories several times on to concrete chucked it at the ground once dropped it in the sink several times i've used the phone as a skipping stone in a pool once and have dropped the phone from about 4 feet too many times to count dropped a few tools on it had some pens explode on it and its taken a year and a half of heavy abuse for it to finally show a sign of damage... if i drop or bump it hard it turns off it works fine otherwise I love this phone one complaint is that the speaker/micro phone takes about a day to dry out which can get annoying
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- Anonymous
- rRS
- 02 Mar 2016
I absolutely love this phone. I have accidentally five into a pool down to 8 feet, then swam back up and chucked across the concrete in a panicked way. The most damage that occurred is an unnoticeable "nick" on the side. As for the case, it sucks. It cracked off within a few days. The camera is outstaning. The lacking fingerprint option is fine by me, I hated that feature
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- Jimmy
- 6P{
- 28 Feb 2016
I got a brand new S5 active couple of months ago. Strangely for no reason the sides of the cover started cracking up. Cracks have appeared on all four edges too. In addition, the screen also cracked suddenly. Now I have a broken body of the phone. My wife's phone also has developed a crack. It is the worst ever phone that I have owned.
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- Anonymous
- x}w
- 09 Feb 2016
Anonymous, 05 Feb 2016Not for underwater use. At least not the one i got. All wor... moreI had made sure to clarify that with the sales clerk. He kept insisting that it was waterproof, "but not like how a camera is waterproof." And he couldn't understand when I said that makes it water *resistant* not proof.
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- Anonymous
- 04M
- 05 Feb 2016
Not for underwater use. At least not the one i got. All worked well, the cover well pressed together, the USB shutter too. Submerged it in a calm pool some 3-4 inches deep and it dropped dead within 60 seconds. When i opened the cover the seal clearly didn't hold. I didn't swim or anything, just simple gentle submerging. I've been drying it in rice for 24+ hours and this morning tried it on. Still nothing. There is some activity in it, but the display won't start. I'm taking it to a repair shop this afternoon to see if it's salvageable. I found at least one person online that had this happen to him while submerging it in tap water, so the bottom line, if you submerge it, it's at your own risk....
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- Anonymous
- bam
- 25 Jan 2016
AnonD-464732, 11 Nov 2015There is good news for SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 ACTIVE under carri... moredo you know how can I update? my galaxy s5 is on kitkat 4.4.2
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- Anonymous
- bam
- 21 Jan 2016
how can I update my S5 Active G870A from at&t to lollipop, I'm on kit kat 4.4.2
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- Anonymous
- s3S
- 03 Jan 2016
It also appears that another advantage of the s5 active over the s6 is that this uses the Qualcomm processor and some of the forums have figured out how to enter into certain modes that allow activation of various LTE bands around the world. For instance, the A version is for the US and may or may not allow LTE in Europe (one would think ir would according to bands it natively operates on). There's a nothern Europe version that works with LTE in Europe, but doesn't have the bands activated for North America. One can simply turn the desired bands on that they want and it will work on LTE. This is annoying thing when I go to the US with my Euro S4 Active, even though the T-Mobile data I get there is pretty fast- faster than 3G (like between 3.5-low 4G speeds). Now I can turn on those bands.
Overall, the only reason I'm getting one is because the camera in the S4 Active isn't that good. Clarity and sharpness are poor, but I'm also used to using Nokia phones, which nothing really competes with, when the camera is in question. Other than that, there isn't a tremendous difference. Plus an advantage this doesn't have over the S4 Active is that Samsung didn't make the Active Case for this. If you are REALLY active and accident prone, get the S4 Active and the incredibly cheap and durable Active Case. It's the best one on the market and provides incredible protection for the screen during drops and adds protection well beyond what the S5 Active will have built-in.
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- Anonymous
- 35m
- 02 Jan 2016
1080p@30fps? True, but the device can 1080p@60fps too! Pls, take this info to the specs!
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- Godfriend SLY... 7
- ftM
- 19 Dec 2015
Recently I was using s3, and I got this galaxy s5 active not long ago. In fact, the phone is really good. It's battery last for long, of which it doesn't need any batery-safe app and stuffs.
For me, persay I dont like big phones like, the note.... Buh found this s5 active as cute, normal size and portable as well.
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- Anonymous
- qPT
- 18 Dec 2015
In buying this phone, I thought it would be a great model. I've had six, count them, SIX replacements in a year and a half. All of which, AT&T admitted were phone issue related and had nothing to do with the user. I'm going to have to have it replaced for the seventh time because I cannot afford to buy a new model. Most of the issues were software related. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE WITH AT&T. If you are as unlucky as I, it will deteriorate over three or four (sometimes one) months.
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- AnonD-475458
- Ixb
- 12 Dec 2015
This is so far, the best phone I've ever used. It is my work phone and I love it. I think it is light years ahead of my old work phone, the iPhone 4. My personal phone isn't even as good, it's the S3.
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- curiouskid
- GhT
- 10 Dec 2015
I have had this phone for about 4 months, and it still is as awesome as I first got it. I have taken it in my swimming pool with me, went on a boat with it, and dropped it numerous times and it hasn't cracked, or gotten destroyed. The Android OS is awesome, and so is Google and Samsung!
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- cutechamp
- fsV
- 09 Dec 2015
Just got my s5 active today and it's has restarted for almost four times just this evening. Anyone could give a tip
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- AnonD-467012
- jBu
- 18 Nov 2015
I think it's a pos have same downloaded apps that I had on my s3 don't keep charge,restarts itself,wife has more problems with hers,is there a way to take apps it came with off
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- AnonD-464732
- sSx
- 11 Nov 2015
There is good news for SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 ACTIVE under carrier AT&T that your phone is upgraded to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. i found this in a blog
http://www.samsungdeck.com/2015/11/11/samsung-galaxy-s5-active-android-5-1-1-lollipop-update-now-available-at-att/
The changelog is
Upgrade to Android 5.1.1
Android for Work
Security updates
Fix to Ultra Power Saver mode for devices using On Device
Encryption
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- PhoneGuyTruckerLife0
- q5e
- 06 Nov 2015
I love the Galaxy S5 Active!!!! I Bought mine Earlier this Year. The Gorilla Glass Never Scratches! For A Trucker like me, im dropping it all the time and I actually Backed over it when iwas putting Snow chains on my Rear Drives Lol.... It Survived with no scratch and works fine! But i would'nt Reccomend Running it over. Maybe I just got lucky.lol.. Anyways, great phone. I recommend this phone to anyone who wants reliability and is tired of dropping there phone and having to pay for screen repairs. Anyone with a Heavy Duty job can use this sleak phone without the bulky feel of a huge unneeded case or holder. Thanks. I hope this helped
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- jane
- Cej
- 02 Nov 2015
I have had my Samsung Gs5 for a 2 years. I drop it and the hole screen went black like there was ink inside the phone. I had it repaired and now the button for the swipe screen shut's down the phone I took the battery out to try to reset it and it did, but it continue to do that and I wasn't able to reset and the whole screen would go blank and for about an 7 hours it reset itself
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- AnonD-444722
- kWL
- 07 Oct 2015
I think the s5 active is the most attractive android phone available on the market; it looks better than the regular s5 galaxy and has a wider screen. Some people say it's bulky but that's not true - the s5 active is thinner and much lighter than my iPhone 4s, which is amazing considering its screen is two times bigger than my iPhone 4s.
I love plastic gadgets. Plastic is more durable, lightweight and flexible than any other smartphone material out there. It feels warm and soft to touch, is not easily scratched, whereas my iPhone felt cold and heavy and its stainless steel sides felt uncomfortable in my hand and scratched way too easily and of course the screen cracked everytime I dropped it. But perhaps the most practical feature of plastic, is that it doesn't cause signal interferences or dropped calls. WIth my iPhone I had dropped calls and signal interferences all the time. That has never happened with my s5 active.
For those saying just buy the regular s5 galaxy and put a cover on it - you don't know what you're talking about. The regular galaxy is not made of plastic. This plastic phone is defintely worth it for active individuals, BECAUSE it is made of plastic.
The battery life on this phone is amazing and I haven't even tried the battery saving settings (power saving mode or ultra power saving mode) for emergency situations or camping yet (which is a huge reason why I bought this phone). With minimal use and without any battery draining apps running in the background and with the screen on low settings, my phone lasts me well over 120 hours before I have to charge it again. That is a good 5 or 6 days. I have no idea why people are complaining about Lollipop draining the battery life, my phone lasts an exceptionally long time, which is a lot more than I was hoping for. For someone like me who is truly active and who doesn't use the phone for anything except music and calls, this phone makes the best sport and camping companion ever and it lasts a really long time!
The screen on this phone is amazing. When you have the screen on auto, you can literally see it in bright daylight, shade or any kind of lighting, which truly does make it excellent for us outdoorsy types.
A lot of people complain about it pocket dialing by itself - I have never had this problem.
I love this phone!
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- RocketMan87
- 6vn
- 25 Sep 2015
I have a standard AT&T S5, and yes, I did some underwater recordings (for about 4 to 5 min) in a swimming pool, no water penetrated into. The GPS works good enough to show directions like a compass on the offline maps. Well, with a silicon case, it's pretty shock proof (had some hard falls). I'm satisfied.