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[Galaxy S 5 General] s3axel:
Changed from LG G3 because of waterproofing & overall size. In these aspects all is fine, but I am still fighting hard to get down to the marvelous battery life of the G3 :/

Plus, for me as a "ROM changer", a major annoyance: the Power button seems to have become a pure software button - so the only way to reset a stuck device is take out the battery :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] Tornstick:
Since 2009 I was an iPhone owner (jailbroken): then in 2012 I bought the S3 (half price from a guy who couldn't operate it), rooted it and was converted. At first I wasn't convinced that the S5 was worth the additional cash but after playing with a coworker's g900f I immediately went out and purchased (over lunch time) a 16gb (Thailand only had 16gb models). And after installing several different Roms (Omega v11 for the last month) I have it tweaked nearly perfect (for my tastes) and patiently (not) wait for a Lollipop ROM that's reasonably stable. I moved due to a great deal and stayed for the flexibility and learning opportunity.
[Galaxy S 5 General] CaracalSef:
moved from an iphone 5s because i got bored of ios and dissapointed by ios 8 and iphone 6. i had android phones until 5s, then someone offered me an exchange with s5 so i accepted. iphone is just too...plain.
[Galaxy S 5 General] worf_1977:
Coming from Xperia Z, and SGS4+, and was because muy current carrier had An offer i couldn't reject.

And for custom ROMs indeed lol

Enviado desde mi SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 General] fubo73:
Coming from three-years-old S2, took for "free" from operator.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jyu1234:
I came from a HTC Amaze 4G. Honestly, I didn't know much about Android and choose the S5 because I knew Samsung is a popular brand. I regret it now...
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
Why?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Ave666:
He regret not to choose Samsung at the first place[emoji5]
[Galaxy S 5 General] geoux:
Moved from Motorola MotoX. The MotoX screen broke and it would cost a fortune to repair in Dubai. Will send it to India for repairs. Got the S5 on contract for free so went for it. Plus have the Tab S 8.4 and the S5 plays along very nicely with the Tab S. Specially the SideSync thing.,
[Galaxy S 5 General] jyu1234:
Not a fan of the band aid back of the S5. Also, I hate Touchwiz, I prefer stock Android. I'm considering switching to the Sony Xperia Z3.

I'm using Cyanogen mod on my S5 right now but it's buggy and Google Camera wastes the nice S5 camera.
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
If you like stock-like Android, the Z3 is grest. A classmate has it and I've used it for a day at school.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gi_viper:
Moved from a 3.5 years old Sony Ericsson Arc S. The S5 is amazingly fast!

Don't really like the TouchWiz interface in 4.4.2 though. Hopefully, Lollipop will look better (less Samsung, more Android like)

Also, a bit disappointed by the camera; though the higher resolution does make a difference, its hard to get a good looking photo even in daylight, as most photos I take tend to look like an oil painting!
[Galaxy S 5 General] terrorblade23:
it's not normal if your s5's cammera take "oil painting photos" ...it means u have either your camera software broken or whole camera have some problems ...

i have only one problem with my s5 cammera ....in low light u have to keep your phone really steady / not shake
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
Actually you don't have a problem. You're taking pictures, not videos, why on earth would you shake it :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] terrorblade23:
Because I don't have such a steady hand and if I move the phone EVEN A LITTLE BIT ...The pic goes blurred
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
Try messibg with the settings a bit. It can't be that bad.
[Galaxy S 5 General] terrorblade23:
What setting :)))..and for example if I want to take a photo to a document /paper /newspaper I have to make minimum 2 or 3 photos because 2/3 are blurred
[Galaxy S 5 General] gi_viper:
That's exactly what I'm talking about. Most pictures I take are quite blurred, unless I keep really steady, making them look like an oil painting. Using the Voice Command to take the picture sometimes helps. But in most cases I need to take 2 or 3 pictures just to make sure that one of them will look dissent. For this reason I feel that the Arc S produces better looking pictures, even though it has half the Mpixels count.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Salim.Keady:
Moved form the s4 bcz of the new features and the new touchwiz
[Galaxy S 5 General] terrorblade23:
Wow ..I have to say ...after I flashed lolipop ...it feels much much faster ...and the camera won't make so easy these blured photos ...it's much better now I think ...the only thing I hate is recent apps ...which is kinda slow ...very slow sometimes
[Galaxy S 5 General] Audioboxer:
Don't think I posted in here... After the Nexus 6 was announced I was sad, phablets are a no-no for me.

Went from a Nexus 5, to a One Plus order, cancelled, to a Moto X, returned, to the Galaxy S5 LTE-A.

Happy where I ended up. A 3500mah battery (official addon), sd card slot, and a brilliant AMOLED screen. The Moto X AMOLED screen wasn't as nice as this and 16GB of storage pales in comparison to my current 64GB.

Custom roms/kernels are non-existent on this Korena model, but once we get Lollipop I won't be bothered. Probably won't upgrade until 2016, the 805 with 3GB of RAM will still be kicking in 2015.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Daniellogic:
Came from a LG G2. Returned it once because of a yellow spot on the screen, the second one had an awful gps signal and the headphone jack started hissing on the 3rd month.

Enjoying quite a lot the awesomely precise gps (I play ingress, a lot), and well, I'm hoping the battery life is as good as the one in the g2.
[Galaxy S 5 General] AlexusJ:
I moved from an unsuccessful attempt at trying out Sony Xperia Z3 model. Ordered first Z3 unit - it had pretty bad speaker quality (low volume, high "static" noise at highest volume - annoying when using ear speaker for calls, everything sounded very "hollow" regardless of EQ settings, phone was vibrating noticeably at higher volume level). Sent it back to a store for replacement, got a second Z3 phone, non-refurb, tried it out - same exact issue. Contacted Sony's tech support - it took them 3 days to reply with "we're sorry, try sending it to us for repair/replacement". Combined with pretty inconsistent "intelligent auto" camera setting (with blurred out details in every photo) and very poor "stock" color temperature of its display (Sony intentionally made it very "cold", with very blueish hue, in order for the display to appear more "bright", which is an extremely dishonest way to increase battery life), I decided to just send it back to store for full refund. Ordered Galaxy S5 instead, together with (optional) official wireless charging cover, been pretty happy with it so far - good ear speaker quality (pretty loud, no excessive "static" noise), good rear speaker quality/loudness, pretty consistent camera quality on "auto" setting, excellent display color accuracy on all "stock" settings. :good:
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
Best one is the international SM-G900F. It's CPU and GPU aren't that bad compared to the LTE-A variant and the F has many amazing mods, roms and kernels. I recently watched a review between thrde two and in some areas the original is better, in other the korean is better. Very little different in performance, think about it ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Abaddon:
had all the 2014 flagships except for the Nexus 6.

what I like best is most are the M8 and S5. but I sold my m8 and kept my s5 because i dont know I just fell inlove with the s5. maybe its true love. lmao
[Galaxy S 5 General] fdaruwalla:
I upgraded from S3 3g international version. Unfortunately it was lagging due to the low RAM and heft of touchwiz. Chose the S5 as it was on discount from vodafone UK (just £280), its expandable with microsd, has a replacement battery and the other specs were up to scratch. Hopefully it will get support from Samsung and XDA for some time yet!
[Galaxy S 5 General] paww:
Went from Nexus 4 to S5, I was holding out for the Nexus 6 but once it came out and the price point was so high I started looking else where. Having seen OPO, N5's and the S5 I settled on that. I didn't even consider the M8 after having a HTC DHD which felt and looked great at the time, it slowly fell to pieces and was just horrible inside to repair - can't say I'm a fan of Sense either so figured I'd give the S5 a try.

Stuck Nova Launcher on it has got rid of the annoying elements of Touchwiz and I'm pretty so happy after my first few days with it.

Having used my N4 for a couple of weeks with Lollipop I'm looking forward to getting on the S5 too! - After using lots of custom roms over the years stock Lollipop felt like it had everything I wanted and once it's rooted so I can use an adblocker I'll be heaven :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] bodomfan:
From galaxy s2 as I'm already used to Samsung and wanted a phone with removable battery so when the battery eventually dies can easily replace it with a new 1
[Galaxy S 5 General] clumzy1:
finally got sick of using apple ios and wanted something that would work uniformly with all my devices such as my nexus 7! Must say the battery on the iphone's lasted abit longer but overall I am very happy with the S5
[Galaxy S 5 General] rrgrrg:
Will get a used s5 soon ... coming from s4 mini

.... simply newer phone with a better and bigger display better camera ... otherwise the s4 mini is just awesome :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] TheWooky:
You don't have much of a choice when a) You want a really good phone and b) You want a changable battery.
[Galaxy S 5 General] *Detection*:
Moved to the S5 from a Lumia 625, owned a Droid tablet for a few years and fancied trying it out on a phone, apart from battery life (which is partly due to it being a new toy and me playing with it a lot) Im happy with the change

Gonna keep a hold of my Lumia and see what WP10 brings to the table though
[Galaxy S 5 General] saqaw:
Moved from SGS2 to a dual sim S5... Main reason to move to S5 is that it is a complete package. means good hardware, battery life is good & most importantly IP67 certified.....

My SGS2 got problematic after water spill on it & I also needed a dual sim phone.....So i wanted a top of the line water proof & dual sim handset & S5 is the best choice.
[Galaxy S 5 General] floxos:
moved from razr i because of performance ;D mod community and batterylife!
[Galaxy S 5 General] dr460nf1r3:
Got myself a used one of a friend, now using it because of the bigger community, better battery life and better performance in general than my previous one, the HTC One S

Also wanted to try touchwiz :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] zparallax:
From Nexus 4

Hi everyone:

I'm coming from a Nexus 4, a great phone but it's limited by its battery life, it cannot be changed, and the memory slot. The bad of SGS5 is the knox thing, apart from that a great phone.

Best!
[Galaxy S 5 General] @non4:
Knox is nothing apart from the warranty flag. But a gross defect is still protected in the EU anyway ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] keithross39:
Lol....not according to Samsung it's not..

Spoiler content hidden.
[Galaxy S 5 General] @non4:
They're lying to you or are clueless themselves, threatening with small claims courts or trading standards tends to work with difficult advisors. They're preying on ignorance
[Galaxy S 5 General] slonn:
Absolutely. I rooted my SGS5 and thereby trigged the knox counter. But if it develops a hardware fault and they won't repair it under warranty because it's rooted it immediately goes to the small claims court.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ziecha:
OK guys.. Back to topic.. I am using s5 since august.. I am really happy with my choice.. At that.moment I wasn't sure what to choose and I was quite sceptic about (cheap) plastic and other blah blah blah information on the net.. But it was 10euros cheaper on 2year contract than other top devices (z2, z2compats don't remember maybe z3 was already announced) I was Sony fan.. But after some time of using s5 I fall in love with this screen.. It's super! Also in call volume, I never turned the incall volume to the max because it's good not like Sony.. Very happy with sensitivity of my screen.. With battery life no problems..

Also I had some accident 3 or 4 front screen drops on floor.. no scratches :D with Sony is have not so good experience (mom's Xperia go (totally shattered with soft drop), sisters Xperia z1compact (one line across screen) , my old Xperia x10 (also line on screen)

The best part of s5.. I hate using screen protectors and cases.. The screen is perfect, I even have putted in my pocket with keys or coins.. And still like new! For me is the best choice of phones in last 6 years :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] NucDome:
Moved to S5 from S4. Reason: S5 was cheap on eBay :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] stijnx6:
galaxy s5

i had an galaxy s3 , then i whent and buy iphone 5s and it was crap (my opinion) after 2 weeks i went and buy an galaxy s5 thats a really good phone and i have alot of fun with it and is very fast. my top phone so far! :good:
[Galaxy S 5 General] EclipseX:
I from i9506 and I regret about that =/
[Galaxy S 5 General] migz012788:
From s3 (in custom rom), I moved to S5. Because of the newer hardware and latest android version. Bigger community especially here in xda. Better support. And I can say that I'm happy using S5 without rooting and flashing custom rom. Blazing fast
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
You will root and flash a custom ROM, eventually ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] lostsoul:
Originally I bought a Xperia Z3 Compact with contract.

After the back of that horrible phone broke spontaneously (and sony repaired it within warranty) I was luckily able to swap it for the S5.

I previously owned a Galaxy S2, S3, ánd the S4, but I wanted something a bit smaller this time.

But I have to say that despite the size the S5 feels better in any other aspect.

Couldn't be happier now!
[Galaxy S 5 General] RockySuarez:
When the Galaxy S6 is really good I might go for it and leave iPhone 6 and my Nexus 6
[Galaxy S 5 General] chubutnet:
I had Nexus 5. Great phone but I Just needed a better camera and some extra stuff like the s5 brings. So I bought a sm-g900fd. Loving it so far
[Galaxy S 5 General] feeps:
Also moved from a Nexus 5 (running 5.0) to an S5 (SM-G900F). Had the Nexus about 6 months and moved because the S5 was a newer phone and bought it outright and moved to a sim only contract.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Luishg:
Galaxy S5 camera is still better than iPhone 6. Have you seen the 4k video mode?
[Galaxy S 5 General] etraud.a:
Yes but the quality seems better on the iphone 6, I had one on my hands for a time, I was amazed with the quality of the front camara, and the slow motion from the iphone it's incredible, I tried and tried to make better pictures and to record a decent slow motion with the S5, but no, iphone was simple the best.

I am still a sgs5 user, but as soon as samsung gets the same quality on the front camera and those 240 fps slow motion, I will purchase that device and sell de s5.
[Galaxy S 5 General] htb2050:
Moved from iphone 5. Basically for bigger screen and better battery life. Also got sick of ios after using it for 5 years. I think i need a change now. I had used android around cupcake days when it used to be ugly. Now its just perfect. ☺
[Galaxy S 5 General] nick123ablxx32:
moved from the nexus 5 (mainly because battery life was getting ridiculously short)

pre-nexus I had an S4 and the experience was great, it had one of the most active development communities I've seen, so I expected as much from it's successor ;)

thankfully I was not disappointed

(the nexus although a good phone had only a few 3rd party accessories tailored for it partly the reason why I switched) :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 5 General] htb2050:
What kind of battery life are you getting on your S5 now as compared to nexus 5?
[Galaxy S 5 General] didoop:
Moved to galaxy s5 because my brother destroyed S3 and I gave him S4 to buy an S5. Also because price is now lower.

Also, then S5 was released a critisized it for lower scree/body ratio (i think S4 has 74% and s5 has 70%), but after release of S6, i got dissapointed (no removeable battery and microsd), so as always, it looks like i buy last year model. Also i got water resistacnce, which is cool for a gadget which you carry everywhere.

BTW bought S5 which has been opened 3 month ago, no scratches, full accesories set, full warranty for 270 euros, which is a real deal :P.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bartzeeland:
moved back to s5 from OnePlus One. The camera and lte were the main reason. Waiting for the s6.
[Galaxy S 5 General] KL643:
Moved from Sony Z3 to S5. Why? Because the camera of Z3 is useless for point and shoot (manual is good).
[Galaxy S 5 General] Wolf2000me:
Moved from original Galaxy S to S5.

The Galaxy S was getting old, slow, ...

One of the reasons I switched was to be able to stream audio from phone to home theater through bluetooth. But this worked better on the Galaxy S.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Munki84:
Recently moved from S3 I9300 to S5 G900F. The S3 was getting slow and OTA updates seemed to be dying out on the S3. Loving the S5!
[Galaxy S 5 General] L0cke:
Should be getting my S5 today and am coming from the Nexus 5. There weren't many phones I wanted really but the S5 was the best fit for me and got it at a decent price (£290 SIM Free) so can't complain.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Joker87:
I bought it three days ago, switched from S3, thanks to a great offer, 50 euros upfront plus 10 euros/month for 30 month, for a total 350 euros

S3 way too laggy and on top of speed improve I wanted a fingerprint reader and waterproof smartphone
[Galaxy S 5 General] Ophiucus:
Moved some weeks ago from an Optimus L9. Why? Well, obviously for an infinity of reasons :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] prey87:
Moved from a SGS3, it is time to get new phone and the better specs.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Kippui:
The S5 has a better screen compared to the N5, You agree also? Major reason why I'm loving my S5 over my nexus.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Riyal:
Moved from Xperia Z1 Compact. Planning on moving to Galaxy s6 but when I saw that it doesn't have any Battery & MicroSD I decided to wait for its launch instead and get the S5 after price drop.
[Galaxy S 5 General] the-cleaner:
from One M7 to S5, not going the S6 route

Bought a S5 after my HTC One M7 broke with a broken USB port and I couldn't salvage my photos because of the missing SD card and fixed battery. This is also the main reason why my next device will not be the S6. The LG G4 looks pretty good so far.
[Galaxy S 5 General] chas101:
Moved from N5 for better camera, SD card and replaceable battery. Also screen seems much bigger without the nav bar on screen. Waited to pull the trigger until I could see the G6, but was disappointed. Not different enough from G5 to give up waterproof, SD card and replaceable battery. Also waited until Rooted Lollipop was available for the 900A
[Galaxy S 5 General] andacro:
Have ordered the S5 because my Sony Xperia Acro S is outdated, and development has been halted for quite some time. Thought about the Z3, but the DRM-thing made me choose the S5. Anything that resembles Apple I stay far away from. Will be nice with a phone that doesn't kill streaming apps because of low memory.
[Galaxy S 5 General] shanky887614:
i moved from the i9300 because it was the end of my contract and it was always slowing down from the small amount of ram
[Galaxy S 5 General] htcplussony:
Maybe I'll finally get to join this thread next year or if there's a simular one for the s6/s7 but right now pretty happy considering the s4 just got what's basically the 99% of the s5 software.
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
Software, yes. What about the hardware part though. :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] htcplussony:
The s5's hardware jump wasn't enough.
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
But the S6 sux now so you'll have to wait for a Note or the S7 if you really want it to be an upgrade. SD card and removable battery ftw!! IP67 is a bonus.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Kriomag:
i moved to G901F from G900F :D i was tired of samsung camera and i wanted new hardware but i dont like S6... i moved from Snapdragon 801 to 805 and Samsung camera to Sony Exmor RS IMX240 - big difference! :) And ofc Adreno 330 to 420 (3d in antutu 13k -> 20k).

Looks the same, screen the same, faster and better :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Joker87:
IP67 is way more than a bonus... If S6 was waterproof may be I would have bought it instead of S5,regardless of the huge price difference

Shooting photos or videos underwater has no price!
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
Hope Sammy fixes their phones with the S7 or S8, otherwise I'm moving away :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] csjneek:
From I9505 to S5plus G901F because is superior in all aspects and price is acceptable
[Galaxy S 5 General] Joker87:
I'm quite convinced S7 will sport IP67 certification back, a dual led flash, the FM radio... all the things missing on S6, lol
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
Hope they don't forget removable battery and microsd card too :) Look below for the perfect phone :

1. Needs to have all the features introduced throughout the galaxy flagships.

2. Needs to have IP67 at least. IP68 - preferable.

3. Needs to have removable battery. It CAN be done with aluminum body, slide down back panel to open it, easy.

4. Needs to have microsd card slot (up to 264gb at least).

5. Of course it needs to have the latest and greatest hardware, be it Snapdragon or Exynos.

6. FM Radio MUST come back on every variant of the phone.

7. Use aluminum instead of glass for build material.

If the S8 or Note 6 are within the above category, Sammy will be the best OEM out there!
[Galaxy S 5 General] Joker87:
I can do without micro sd, removable battery is a good thing, that's another reason I preferred S5 to S6, but I hardly ever switched battery on the go with my S3

Note 5 will be a monster
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
:D Everything else I can do without, but MicroSD is a MUST for me! Switching away if they don't bring it back, in any Galaxy, Note or S.

I too haven't ever switched a battery on the go. But what if your battery dies on you (permanently). Service repair is 2 times more than to buy a new battery yourself.
[Galaxy S 5 General] aldai2:
Coming from HTC HD2 : i have it since 2009 and it becomes laggy even on android roms.

I choose s5 for the sd card, the removable battery and the price (400€) S6 and M9 are too expensive.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Lake292:
How did you come up with this number? I would expect 256 :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] koragg97:
xD jaja. I meant that, just didn't remember the exact number (knew it was 250+). http://www.androidcentral.com/sandisks-new-200gb-microsd-card-brings-massive-storage-tiny-size
[Galaxy S 5 General] Orion575:
I like that design!

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I will be moving from a Note 3 to an S5
[Galaxy S 5 General] redzion:
I reconsider thing and I rather stay with my SGS2 then buy SGS5 which is no flagship phone. When I buy SGS2 this phone was best for almost a year - but SGS5 is even on presentation worse then other similar phones.

What I'm missing is superior device.. so I will gladly wait for F or Premium variant and if that will not happen in 4 months I will buy HTC codename M8.

For me that story is finished.

PS. Also, must have gadget is wirelles charging which should be included and FM radio receiver. Better not to speak about 2GB RAM - is only Note series for multitasking.. how lame..
[Galaxy S 5 General] Rektroid:
Oh maybe next time I'll read the text correctly. But keep that G-flex!
[Galaxy S 5 General] daanismyname:
Definitely won't move, I was excited for the S5 but it disappointed big time. I think it'll be the M8 (or LG G3) as I haven't got good experiences with Sony Xperias