HomeComputingMobileInternetGamingElectronicsExtremeDealsHomeComputingSamsung Galaxy S5 hands-on: Gimmicky, but still the best phone money can buySamsung Galaxy S5 hands-on: Gimmicky, but still the best phone money can buyBy Sebastian Anthony on February 27, 2014 at 3:18 pmComment
Share This article In theory, it’s very hard to find fault with the new Samsung Galaxy S5, unveiled on April 24 in Barcelona. It has superlative hardware, a recent version of Android (with a fairly unobtrusive version of TouchWiz), and it also just has more darn features than any other smartphone out there. In practice, I’m happy to report that the Galaxy S5 really is a nice phone — probably the best that money can currently buy (as of its April 11 release date anyway) — but it’s certainly not without its gimmicky faults. As we cover in our side-by-side comparison of the iPhone 5S and Galaxy S5, Apple’s phone is a close competitor, but unless you’re specifically looking for a metal-bodied phone, the S5 is the better phone by some margin.
Let’s start with the fingerprint scanner. It was telling that Samsung didn’t lead with the new sensor, instead chose to bury it towards the end of the presentation. As expected, the fact that you have to swipe your finger over the Galaxy S5's home button is a real pain. Basically, the registration process asks you to swipe your finger straight down over the sensor. It’s easy enough. Now, pull your smartphone out of your pocket and tell me what orientation your thumb rests on the home button — at right angles, not straight down. You can’t actually swipe your thumb straight down while holding a smartphone in one hand — it’s physically impossible (unless you’re double jointed perhaps?) You can register your thumbprint in that alternate, sideways-on orientation — but the sensor definitely isn’t designed to be used that way, and it doesn’t reliably read your finger.
So, basically, the Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner is useful if you like holding your phone in one hand and poking around with the other — but it’s definitely not a quick-access feature, like the iPhone 5S. (The iPhone 5S’s implementation is far, far slicker.)
The heart rate sensor on the back of the Galaxy S5 isn’t much better. The sensor is right beneath the camera, and getting the sensor to work is a bit finicky — so you’ll probably end up smudging the camera with your finger. It didn’t seem very accurate, either — my heart rate fluctuated between 95 and 80, over the course of 15 seconds or so. The Samsung guy standing next to me had a heart rate of just 50, which is possible — but unlikely. It is probably more accurate when you figure out the knack of using it correctly.
In almost all other areas, though, the Galaxy S5 is pretty darn smooth. The new, fairly minimal TouchWiz interface is mostly free of kruft and easy to use. The phone itself feels good in the hand (but yes, it’s plastic; but I don’t have a problem with that). The camera is very good, but we’ll need some proper hands-on time to see how it compares to the iPhone 5S and Lumia 1020 (at first glance, though, it looks good). The phone feels very slick; I couldn’t find any signs of interface slow-down.
The new “adaptive display” feature that keeps the Super AMOLED display looking sharp and (over) saturated appears to work well. Longer-term features, like the Ultra Power Saving Mode obviously require more time to investigate fully.
Overall, I was impressed with the Galaxy S5. It’s an iterative improvement upon the Galaxy S4. Samsung is obviously aiming for the S5 to be more of a “just works” type device, rather than the S4's “look at all the stuff it can (kinda) do!” approach. For the most part, the S5 does just work — and works well — except in the case of the fingerprint scanner, which is mostly useless. I am fairly certain that the S5 will go on to be a massive seller. If you look S5 in its entirety, there is no other smartphone that really comes close.
Read our Galaxy S5 launch post for more hardware specs — or check out our Gear smartwatch coverage.
Tagged In smartphonesandroidsamsungreviewfingerprint scannerhands ongalaxy s5samsung galaxy s5touchwizShare This Article .article {margin:0px !important;}.AR_1 {margin :0 0 20px 0 !important;}.AR_2 {margin:0 0 20px 0;} CommentPost a Comment jhewitt123If the phone is detecting a heart rate pushing 90 for someone of your proportion, someone needs to be asking some questions I think
http://www.mrseb.co.uk/ Sebastian AnthonyYeah, I am usually around 60. But maybe I was stressed?
ScottMy money would be on a bad sensor implementation, Sebastian. I wouldn’t go running off the the doctor based on a samsung diagnosis, chuckles. Greetings from Oregon (out here for a work thing). Hope Barcelona is fun, Oregon is a blast…
http://www.mrseb.co.uk/ Sebastian AnthonyA lot of fun, but also a lot of work :) The weather is nice at least (though, not like I’ve been outside much). Hoping to do a bit of tourism tomorrow morning.
Let’s hope it’s a bad implementation! Or just me doing it wrong.
BobbyBouche60 to 100 is considered within normal limits
http://www.mrseb.co.uk/ Sebastian AnthonyGood to know :) (Still odd that it fluctuated so wildly.)
BobbyBoucheI’d get it checked anyway. When was your last visit physical? The key to health is prevention, not treatment. Or at least right it down and remember to bring it up whenever you have a wellness exam.
meddle0neDroid is such a hideous IU. I can’t understand why people love it so much.
Morgan GlasscoWhich Interface User do you dislike? Android, Touchwiz, Nokia X, Sense,
See with Android you have options.
Guestthey are all crap
GregAll the iCrap iSheep trolls are out in force. I’m sure we will see this in all S5 articles saying how bad the phone is and the iPhone is the best smartphone which is comical
Heath ParsonsBtw, it’s Android and UI. IU reminds me of IUD… Droid is Motorola’s Android-based device.
And it’s not only the UI I dislike about non-android phones. Since you inquired about my tastes, I am not a fan of the “flat” look that Apple has, nor Microsoft’s tiled interface.
GregForgive the iSheep trolls, they are pretty stupid when it comes to technology. They love their idiotproof iphone to just make calls and text.
Clint ChapelDroid is made by Motorola, do you mean Android the OS or Droid the phone?
P.S. I have a lot of iPhone friends that switched to the GS4 and Note, and only one GS3 friend that switched to iPhone.
I meant Android.
Mo FriedrichWell, this monster of a phone still has nothing to offer which could make me want to switch from my iPhone. This is not a fanboy thing, I require my stuff to work and for work. And nobody has yet been able to give me one single argument against an iPhone and for a (Samsung) Android smartphone.
McNoAnytime you start a sentence with “This is not a xxxxxx, but”, “I don’t men to be rude, but”, “I don’t mean to imply” or something similar, the opposite is usually true.
Mo FriedrichWell, no. I wanted to express that my mobile is a tool. Give me a better one than my current, i’ll take it, based on a rational decision. That is the difference to fanboyism.
Pascal Julian KilianIf you like it, then just keep it. If you don´t think it´s heavily overpriced then buy a new iPhone as soon as it hits the market. I for myself will probably switch from Android to Windows Phone so I understand that you´re not really convinced of Android ;-)
Mo FriedrichYou see, that’s just the reaction I tried to prevent. I don’t buy the new iPhone as soon as it comes out, I switch my phones about every 3 years. Every time I look at the current Android/Windows devices and there has just not been anything which comes close to what I expect.
Another question – what do you call overpriced? I payed about 610€ for my iPhone 5. Would any equivalent device have been significantly cheaper?
There´s probably no need to tell you something you already know, but the Nexus 5 with 32GB costs half as much as the current iPhone 5s wih 32GB (at least in Germany)
David Onteryes
Michael ClappHow about a keyhole of a screen. I’m not saying I want S5 sizes but having had to use the Iphone side by side with an S3 for a month, the narrowness of the Iphone screen is painful. I also don’t get the metal vs. plastic thing. The edges of an S3 are smooth and temperature neutral. The iphone is usually cold and almost feels sharp. To each his own.
Mo FriedrichI completely agree with you, if you aren’t comfortable with the small screen, take a larger one. But I love the fact that I can still hold and operate the iPhone with one hand. And towards the metal/plastic thing, I think metal just feels more like the bucks I paid for it ;)
Just my opinion though.
> And towards the metal/plastic thing, I think metal just feels more like the bucks I paid for it
Like you said, very rational, zero fanboyism :)
What has my personal taste in material choice got to do with fanboyism?
Singh1699Id just get a nexus 5 if I didn’t have a note 3, does everything and is cheap.
One thing your iphone cant do is use different keyboards, or type in non latin alphabet languages.
The screen is low res, I dont like that. lol, retina is fake someone actually proved that the eye can see much more.
Im disappointed with the s5 though, I don’t need the slightly faster cpu, or espeically the gpu. I was looking forward to a 2k screen, which would have meant they stick to their roadmap.
2k this year, 4k next and I would upgraded to the note 5/s6 next year or nexus 5 2016. :(
Bring on the high res screens, they actually look life like.
Mo FriedrichWhy would I need to use an alternate keyboard? And non-Latin characters, well, as I never need those, no advantage here for me.
Concerning the screen, I can only speak for my eyes which seem to work well, retina is more than sufficient from a common usage distance…
I like Android because I want to run emulators for games and graphing calculators. A ti-89 is is great to have in your phone instead if lugging the real thing around.
Mo FriedrichThere are emulators for iOS aswell, they don’t even require a jailbreak and work like a charm :)
Magnus BlombergOk I was under the impression that emulators were not permitted by Apples terms for apps in the appstore. Have the terms changed or was there never an issue?
Michael ClappThe keyboard mention reminded me of another Apple flaw. The keyboard absolutely sucks on an Iphone. It’s partially because of screen size but it’s hard to believe Apple can’t change the case of the letters when shift is pressed. Just an interface fail that I run into every time I have to enter a password.
Gray Panther“Apple can’t change the case of the letters when shift is pressed.”
Wrong. The “shift” displayed as the arrow pointing up will indeed render an upper case letter when typed with the other hand while it is pressed. Also, you can hold the “123” key & type numbers with your other hand, when released, it goes back to the ABC screen.
Sounds as if you need to look over the “tips & tricks” people have posted out there for the iOS keyboard.
Mo FriedrichI think he referred to the characters on the keyboard itself, not the text which is typed. And that is a problem for me aswell which I don’t understand.
Michael ClappIt’s not the rendering which is correct. It’s the lack of the extra feedback on the keyboard characters that Android phones do provide. A small thing but annoying.
Darren BoyleIn regards to the alternate keyboard. I can’t imagine pecking away at the screen to type messages and emails. Samsungs keyboard and other third party keyboards are part of the reason I stick with Android in general. The swiping method is sooo much more useful and efficient compared to the pecking technique. Plus, the added feature of next word prediction is awesome as well. There is another reason I remain with Android but this extra keyboard capability alone is enough for me to never look at iPhone or Windows Phone until they offer such capability.
Mo FriedrichI don’t now, I didn’t use the swiping thing for more than ten minutes, I think it’s more of a matter of what you get used to, but I could of course be wrong. I should try it out for a longer amount of time :)
Darren BoyleWe all got used to the pecking technique since that is what we had to use with Touch Screen only devices but once I watched a video of some kid ripping out text using either SwiftKey or Swype I knew I had to give it a chance. After a day of committing to it I couldnt believe how well it worked.
A close comparison is if you don’t know how to properly type on a standard qwerty keyboard with your 8 fingers on the keys and thumbs on space bar…. then you learn how to. You couldn’t imagine going back to the index finger poke technique right? And if you don’t type correctly, I hope you don’t type much….
The next word suggestion feature definitely took me a lot longer to get used to, only for the fact that I wasn’t used to looking up above the onscreen keyboard to see what it was suggesting for me. But, after it learns your grammar and which words you string together it is amazing how it starts to read your mind.
I think IOS is great for tablets and I love my iPad mini but man do I wish I could “swipe type”. I think I just coined that term. Ha
We all got used to the pecking technique since that is what we had to use with Touch Screen only devices but once I watched a video of some kid ripping out text using either SwiftKey or Swype I knew I had to give it a chance. After a day of committing to it I couldnt believe how well it worked.
A close comparison is if you don’t know how to properly type on a standard qwerty keyboard with your 8 fingers on the keys and thumbs on space bar…. then you learn how to. You couldn’t imagine going back to the index finger poke technique right? And if you don’t type correctly, I hope you don’t type much….
The next word suggestion feature definitely took me a lot longer to get used to, only for the fact that I wasn’t used to looking up above the onscreen keyboard to see what it was suggesting for me. But, after it learns your grammar and which words you string together it is amazing how it starts to read your mind.
I think IOS is great for tablets and I love my iPad mini but man do I wish I could “swipe type”. I think I just coined that term. Ha
Mo look up the Sony Xperia z2 that phone has better specs than the s5. Im hoping that phone gets released on the major carriers in the us.
Mo FriedrichThat is indeed a nice piece of tech :3 But my current phone is a mere year old, let’s see what the market has to offer when it’s time for a new one…
E.j. AljuwaniDont blame you on that. what phone do you have now?
Clint ChapelWhy would I need to use an alternate keyboard?
Because you like to have a choice. I love Swype, (http://www.swype.com/) and I use a Thumb Keyboard (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beansoft.keyboardplus&hl=en) on my tablet. If I had only one stock keyboard to choose from, I’d be sad….
Mo FriedrichWell… Back when I did not work as a sysadmin 8h a day, I loved to have a choice, to configure the shit out of my computers. But now, I just want my stuff to work without wasting more time on it ;) The stock keyboard works for me as any physical would do. I don’t type novels on my phone, I do it on my Thinkpad. So – the important lesson I learnt is, don’t waste too much time on tech but enjoy your life. That’s why I use the iPhone, I guess. It sounds like a clichee, but sorry, “it just works” ;)
Rhonda Pierce“Bring on the high res screens, they actually look life like.”
That’s kinda funny. Look up from the screen to see life in all its glory.
BobbyBoucheI think he was referring to the overall build quality. I just switched from the s4 to the iphone and I can only say there is a significant improvement in the design of it over the samsung just in minor details like the seams. I don’t see how dirt can get in really. The dip in screen size hurt a little but the fact I can actually see what’s on the screen in direct sunlight wins out for me.
Resilien7That’s more design than build quality. I’ve used the S3, the S4 Active and the Note 2, as well as the iPhone 4S. And the build quality of Samsung’s flagship devices are top notch.
However, Apple has an entirely different design philosophy that gives the impression of superior build quality, but it’s actually superior design (if you believe in their design philosophy).
Notably, Apple minimizes the number of seams and exterior artifacts that detract from the polished minimalist aesthetics that is their brand signature. This complements their reliance on simple geometric forms (e.g. the iPhone’s brick shape and hard-edged bevels versus the Galaxy’s sculpted curves).
The use of heavy aluminum instead of light plastic further gives the impression of superior build quality, but material choice is still a matter of design and aesthetics.
Apple devices are designed to feel like they were tooled from a single brick of aluminum, and this is a very compelling aesthetic. But it comes at a cost: e.g. speakers hidden on the bottom/back edge of an iMac, pointing away from the user; the lack of a micro-SD slot on the iPhone, the inability to replace the battery, etc.
Also, it’s worth noting that iPhone displays are manufactured by LG and Samsung, so it’s unlikely that they’re inherently superior to any others on the market.
BobbyBoucheI agree with you. I was mistaken about build quality. The gs4 was built well but the amoled screen which is great indoors has some issues outdoors. When you live in Florida you deal with sun quite often. There are always trade offs. The lack of microsd is horrible. Nobody can argue that.
calden74Interesting post, another thing of note is that aluminum is actually cheaper to manufacture than the polycarbonate used in phones like the Nokia Lumia or even the new Samsung S5. Aluminum is the most abundant metal found on earth not to mention the most recycled. I can’t find it right now but there is a report floating around that states each iPhone contains less than a dollars worth of Aluminum.
Jeremy GarciaI’d like to how your iPhone compares to my Note II for productivity. Between a stylus, bluetooth keyboard, a dock that extends connectivity (USB hub, HDMI out, audio out), Google Drive, and multi-window support, I think making the argument that the iPhone is better suited for work is a tough one to make, especially with proprietary hardware and how fragile it is. That’s not even counting what’s in the works for Android, including Ubuntu ports, and LibreOffice ports.
Mo FriedrichWell, I’ve got a stylus (even though I rarely use it, I’m just faster with my fingers), bluetooth keyboards work like a charm. I’ve got no dock, but what do you really use it for? If I am doing presentation for clients I use my Thinkpad, as well as for work, mobile support is rare in the IT (Ever tried to use RDP on a touch screen? ;)). Google Drive is available, as well as Skydrive and Dropbox, I use an AIO client for them which also supports FTP, SMB and streaming. What do you mean by multi-window support?
I love Open Source and use it often on server side. But I would never consider it for client applications including myself. Libre/OpenOffice is still far behind Microsoft, and Ubuntu is consequently going in the wrong direction. A bit OT, but I would watch elementaryOS, they could accomplish a noob-compatible linux.
What I also like about iOS is the excellent integration of ActiveDirectory and Exchange/Mobile Sync. It just works.
Android lets you use two apps simultaneously using multi-window support. I haven’t used it on a tablet, but on my S4, it lets me split the screen in two vertically, so one app runs on top, and another runs on the bottom (you can adjust how the screen real estate is divided by dragging the dividing bar). This is handy if you need to look at a webpage while you compose a text message or email.
Additionally, the sidebar that’s used to load your windows also functions as a taskbar that lets you quickly start frequently used programs or instantaneously switch between running programs–which is a lot handier than the traditional way of holding down the home button and choosing between running apps.
Mo FriedrichMulti-window sounds great, that is indeed something I could need… Especially on a tablet, but if I bought one, it’d be one with W8.1 which supports multiple windows aswell.
The sidebar sounds a bit like Windows. But I think it is simply a matter of what you’re used to.
I am a sysadmin working with linux, Windows and Macs, I just need a laptop which makes me flexible to work in different situations. Thinkpads are still the best working machines and I can’t stand OS X. Maybe it is also a question of learning, many people say they changed and won’t ever go back, but I am pretty content with W7 ;)
I love iOS however, as it’s smooth, fast, simple and logical to use, and as a bonus since iOS 7, in a minimal design by default which fits my taste.
ONE reason??
What on earth are you on about ?
Here’s HUNDRED reasons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVTrazT99Ps&feature=youtube_gdata_player
iamstopperIf the Apple 5S was released today without the past history of Apple products it would be laughed out of the market. A kid sized phone with almost no individuality allowed? 50 million lemmings all walking in lock step waiting breathlessly for the next version which is just a little thinner and faster…….
Mo FriedrichI don’t really get your problem. Obviously, there are people which buy the iPhone because it just is the phone they like to buy. Why do you even waste your time with it? I don’t judge people because they buy SUVs or trucks from Ford. Do you?
calden74I kind of feel the same way, the iPhone just isn’t competitive anymore. The level of control Apple has over iOS is a little much for my taste as well. The fact that you can’t even choose your default browser just shows you how arrogant Apple has become. The lack of communication between apps is another thing that I just can’t let go. I used an iPhone for three generations but have moved on. I now use a Nexus 5 for work and a Nokia 1020 for personal use (I’m really into photography).
GregWould you like to expand on you “just like your stuff to work”? Have you tried either the Galaxy S phones or any other Android or Windows phone and they “don’t work”? Based on articles how do you know what works? How about screen size? If you require your phone for work one would assume you do important stuff looking at the screen, wouldn’t a much larger than small 4” screen work for that? or are you just talking about making work calls and texts which the iPhone is perfect for? Let’s reverse it, what is your argument FOR the iPhone for work?
Mo FriedrichI have to manage, configure and setup several kinds of devices, PCs and servers at work. Each time I buy a new phone, I look for the best fit. Android falls out considering speed and support duration, as I tend to keep my devices for 3 years, which is a lot longer than Samsung et al. tend to deliver updates.
I use my phone for small tasks and communicating, testing and as a backup camera. All of these things don’t necessarily require a larger screen, the ability to hold the phone comfortably in one hand is more important to me. Remember, this is a subjective point, my decisions might not be the same for everyone.
What makes the iPhone perfect for me is it’s simplicity and fast GUI, the transparency considering data it sends back home (I checked the network packages sent from it several times), the responsivity of the whole system, and lastly also the design. It’s the small things, for example the magnetic, flippable plug. Or the clean, metal chassis. Or the bright screen which is always readable.
You know I have to fiddle with settings, config files and problems the whole day. It’s nice to have a phone which “just works”. Without hassle, without the need to configure everything. Until now I never had real problems, unlike the Blackberries or Androids some of our clients or my family uses.
I’ll maybe think about Windows Phone with my next device, though… I like what they do, maybe I will switch then, but we’ll see.
You say it’s the best phone money can buy, but your article makes it sound like an inconvenient piece of Samsung (synonym for garbage). After further study, I find that this phone still falls far short of the iPhone 5S. I won’t be switching to a Galaxy anytime soon.
Singh1699Yes obviously many times (literally) the screen resolution and process power; coupled with longer battery life is ‘garbage’.
Iphony fits well with your mangina though.
Resilien7So an inferior fingerprint scanner (the only real criticism the article makes against the S5) makes it an inconvenient piece of garbage? Either you can’t read, or you don’t know what a phone is.
PickybuggerWhat a pity it didn’t come with a snapdragon 805, the better GPU would have been great. And only 2GB RAM? I feel somewhat let down it should have at least matched the Note 3s 3GB IMO. But the 1080 resolution is fine, I think 2k on a smartphone would drain to much battery life anyway.
Still keen to buy one of course, but now I’m wondering if the Note 4 will be better all round…
rahuldey85The Note 4 will be a generation ahead of the GS5 processor and screen wise thats for sure. But its like that in the cell phone industry nowadays. Two flagships are launched every year.
David OnterJESUS the Snapdragon 805 won’t be available until may! This is the 5th time I write this today -.-
RuelHmmm… could it be that Samsung is holding back a really good phone for release later this year just to anticipate the launching of iPhone 6? I’d like to think this just to ease my anger at Samsung for giving us an UGLY AND VERY DISAPPOINTING PHONE!!!!
James TolsonLooks exactly the same as a galaxy s2 to me, i honestly don’t know why people bother to change phones these days?
VirtualMarkThe title of this article is annoying – how is this the definitive “best phone money can buy”? It is a competing phone in a crowded market, there are several other worthy competitors.
And who in their right mind prefers plastic phones to metal phones? That’s just fanboy nonsense, the plastic case is a disadvantage and makes the phone look cheaper.
It’s certainly a good phone, but I’d rather read an unbiased article.
Resilien7The article never claims to be definitive. It’s just the author’s opinion along with his reasoning (as with all reviews).
OTOH, you’re implying that an aluminum finish is objectively better than plastic in all cases based purely on aesthetics. Really? You can’t comprehend the possibility that other people have different aesthetics from you, or that some of us aren’t driving around in cars with a brushed metal finishes and don’t use metal headphones or have metal TVs?
But, hey, let’s ignore the fact that plastic bodies are lighter, thinner, and don’t interfere with wireless charging, as well as the fact that iPhones have always had a plastic front face, or that even Apple has decided to sell phones with plastic exteriors (maybe those Apple designers just aren’t as smart as you and haven’t figured out your brilliant deduction that plastic is always inferior to metal).
VirtualMarkLol, I see you have trouble reading, this is from the headline of the article:
Gimmicky, but still the best phone money can buy
Sure, I added the word definitive, but the meaning is still the same as that’s how the headline reads. To be honest, I really have no time for idiots who intentionally argue and misunderstand someone’s point over one word. My point was that this is a technology site, and they should be unbiased. I guess that flew right over your head?
Plastic is a cheaper finish. I really don’t know why you’d argue the case for a plastic case, they are most certainly not thinner! And the plastic iphone is the budget iphone.
chojin999Please.. the Galaxy S5 the best smartphone… Yeah.. if you like a messed up Android product with no real support either.
conservativemind12Best phone money can buy??? Maybe I just bought into too much of the hype but;
Metal casing: No.
4000mAh battery: No.
3GB RAM: No.
Revamped TouchWiz: No.
64bit: No.
This will flop, very lazy by Samsung. Disappointed to say the least.
Resilien7Is there a phone on the market that matches those criteria? If not, then what’s your point?
And, yes, you’ve bought too much into hype. I’m guessing you have no idea why you want a 64-bit phone, but you just want one.
conservativemind12Well you assume too much, which I’m guessing you do a lot. Samsung spread (and allowed others to spread) rumours about all the above, whether the technology is required for your user experience or not they copped out. That is my problem, this phone is a cop out, not progression, not pushing the boundaries, it might as well be the S4.
David OnterAt the moment the Sony Xperia Z2 is the best phone from the MWC.
+Better Specs (3GB RAM instead of 2, Better Camera,…)
+Better Design
Is that a new charger?
Resilien7You’re most likely seeing the security device that connects the phone to the kiosk.
http://www.mrseb.co.uk/ Sebastian AnthonyYep, correct.
Stevens Gabrielamazin
nathanWhat a load of crap, barely a single feature not already on an existing device. While every Samsung user is trying to conjure arguements to say their device is better then an iPhone, their phone Manufacturer is at work trying to BE an iPhone LOL
HuffiPhones have lagged behind the top Android phones for years on many levels. I sure wish Palm had put out better hardware and far sooner. WebOS is by far the best phone OS ever made and iPhone and Android are still playing catch up with many of it’s awesome features.
nathanToo be honest, iPhone are getting a little stale to me to, i had high hopes for the S5 as i was hoping to switch going by some of the rumours and concepts i saw. Guess it’s back to the drawing board…
HuffiPhones have lagged behind the top Android phones for years on many levels. I sure wish Palm had put out better hardware and far sooner. WebOS is by far the best phone OS ever made and iPhone and Android are still playing catch up with many of it’s awesome features.
doubledeej“Best phone money can buy,” huh? If it’s anything like the S4, that’s a statement that is really hard to justify…
I own an iPhone 5S, Galaxy S4, and Nokia 920 as the three smartphones I carry and use daily. And I’ve got to say, the S4 is my least favorite of the bunch, by a really wide margin. Between its frequent (at least daily) unexpected reboots, frequent freezing and stuttering of the UI, and apps that crash regularly it’s extremely frustrating to use. If I’m going to leave one of my three phones home, it’s always the S4. I need something much more reliable.
HuffMy S4 rarely reboots. Maybe once every few weeks but almost always attributable to a particular app. UI never stutters ever. Fast and smooth always. I have a couple games that freeze when started but its always the same games and I’ve had the same problem with those games on other phones. I gave up my iPhone because of constant lock ups and quirks. Have no interest in the 920 and Windows phones leave me cold. Looking for a new phone to replace a family members old Galaxy Nexus. Probably will get another S4. S5 comes out soon but will most likely be costly and doesn’t offer much over the S4 that they would use.
hocestquisumusIt’s not the plastic per se. It’s the combination of cheap looking plastic with that… that… ‘design’. I dunno why they love that form so much. The Note 10.1 2014 looks a lot better but still like a Galaxy. Could have taken a few hints.
hocestquisumusIt’s not the plastic per se. It’s the combination of cheap looking plastic with that… that… ‘design’. I dunno why they love that form so much. The Note 10.1 2014 looks a lot better but still like a Galaxy. Could have taken a few hints.
calden74I’m not such a fan of the cheap looking plastic either but the funny part about it is, the Aluminum found on iPhones is cheaper to produce than the polycarbonate found on Samsung’s S4 or S5. Food for thought, people think metal equals value but it couldn’t be farthest from the truth. Aluminum is the most abounded and recycled metal in the world, the process that is required to produce a polycarbonate shell isn’t cheap. Though I would have preferred if Samsung would have used a thicker shell like those found on a Nokia Lumia phone.
hatori10ummmm.. just fyi. This is a phone. Just making sure yall know that.
Ok.. back to the insanity! YAY!!!!
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In terms of connectivity, a wide variety of ports can be found on both the front, back and top, including 10 USB ports (six USB 3.0), 7.1 channel audio, HDMI, Display Port and a 19-in-1 Card Reader. Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC and Bluetooth 4.0 are also built in, making it easy to connect to your networks and devices wirelessly too.