I am a new proud owner of a Galaxy S5, and as always Samsung has made a terrific product and a class above of the rest in regards to smartphones. Although it is a great phone, my one disappointment is its lack of ingenuity or innovation in comparison to the S4. I have owned the S3, S4, and now the S5. The S4's advancements from its predecessor was much more significant than the S5's advancements from the S4.
The noticeable advancements though are the screen unlock fingerprint scan (which i enjoy), faster functionality, better display, and the camera quality has significantly improved.
At the moment of this review, the S5 is by far the best smartphone in the market.
I have been a Samsung fan since the very first Galaxy, I have upgraded each year with honor. Each S series has improvements from the previous. I know they want to have the phones look and feel different from the previous series, it would be nice though to be able to keep an otter box longer then a phone.
This phone the S5 runs faster then the S4, the camera is better, the water resistance is great. I wouldn't go swimming with the phone in my pocket or anything, but at least a fast splash will not cause you to need medical assistance for your heart trouble.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Awesome
on February 27, 2015
Posted by: Suelle
from Philadelphia, PA
Expertise:Intermediate
I love my phone and highly recommend it to family and friends.
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Lightweight
Cons: could have better external speakers
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
The S5 is good.
on February 28, 2015
Posted by: Agavion
from Mesa,AZ
Expertise:Expert
The S5 is a great device. I love the display and camera. The battery and performance could be a bit better though. The design would be much better if the frame wasn't plastic and ruffled. Other than those minor flaws it's a great device.
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color
Cons: Poor quality, Did not meet expectations, poor loudspeaker quality sound
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
3
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Great Phone. Key and numerous features
on February 28, 2015
Posted by: pakizinda
This is a feature freak phone. You will find numerous features that you probably wouldn't use. Has a sense of value for the money. Everything was fine until the new update rolled out. The new update takes up more space in the RAM. All the recent apps are accessible even after the phone is rebooted. So called material design has lots of animations and default white background which affects battery life and performance. Hope this update gets fixed soon. Otherwise a recommended smart phone!