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[Galaxy S 5 General] TemporaryTester:
I personally think that the SGS5 looks different enough (though significantly uglier) compared to the SGS4. Back is significantly different, there's actually black on both the front and earpiece, and press photos are making the phone look a lot more squared off than the S4.,

I am an ex-Vivid owner/pseudo-dev (Team CodeFire represent~), and I still own and use a Desire HD as a backup device. How anyone can justify returning to HTC after that monstrocity is beyond me, especially with HTC's declining fiscal results. I'm still not sold on

The only manufacturers I can see myself giving business to, right now, are Sony and LG. The Xperia Z2 impressed me enough that I will likely be tempted between it and the next Nexus, and I hear the LG G devices aren't bad either.
[Galaxy S 5 General] neugenusis:
I currently have and juggle among a Nexus5, G2, and Moto G. I've been itching for a phone with a replaceable battery and wanting to try out an amoled display, so i'm willing to add the S5 to my mix. I think my G2 will still be my favorite though based on the S5 news.
[Galaxy S 5 General] TA123:
My wife needs the upgrade from her SGS3 and she would like the same brand as she is used to it. So I am now trying to decide whether to wait until S5 is available on her network for the next few weeks or just upgrade her to S4. Given that she will use the new phone for the next 1.5-2 years it is probably better to get a newer model but on the other hand S5 and S4 are not that different.:confused:
[Galaxy S 5 General] wtherrell:
Not enough of new must-haves to give up my GS4 dev edition. I'll stand pat.
[Galaxy S 5 General] shawnten:
i was so excited to get this phone cause it is a little bit smaller then my note 3 but after looking at it and the specs its really not a step up on much of anything. bummer i wanted a new phone
[Galaxy S 5 General] hamad138:
Tell her to.get the sony, tell her also that sony can be put in water and has better camera
[Galaxy S 5 General] Rippley05:
Same here. I'm gonna switch carriers and held off for the s5..but not only is it not an upgrade, it's not a lateral move either. It is however, a downgrade in several ways.

I'm torn. I'll either get a note 3 again on a new carrier or try Sony. I'd roll with LG G 2 but a 6 inch phone is too much
[Galaxy S 5 General] Ariozo:
Will get s5 to try it out and compare, but this time I think Samsung did fail.

Boring design and not to much fun, hope g3 or HTC do it better this year. But for now even z2 looks more interesting than s5..:)

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[Galaxy S 5 General] Larxia:
I don't see how Samsung S5 is a fail and you can call it a poor design that's not much fun, yet say the Z2 is more interesting when it did even less of a change and upgrade from its Z1.

Z1 to Z2 is by far the least incremental update. Being a Z1 user I find that even more disappointing and I'll likely be getting the S5, depending on what HTC releases on the 25th.

I don't find the Sony phones or the LG phones to be more pleasing to the eye then Samsung, HTC usually the winner there, but that's a matter of opinion.

At least the S5 will feel nice in hand and be practical for one handed use, the sony Z line is huge and brutal for one handed use.
[Galaxy S 5 General] xeizo:
Z2 is larger, heavier, boxier, probably less comfortable to use, has a worse camera and worse support, I don't really see what aspect of it is so much better? Is it because Glass/Metal and a very anonymous design for the anxious ones amongst us?

Face it, the S5 didn't have yet unreleased dream hardware, only exactly the best hardware that is available at this point in time. And that is not enough??? Come on, you all hyped it to death guys LoL! :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] mr_stevey:
s2 to an s5 (so far)! a new phone would be nice, especially with those new specs and stuff. after the s5, i won't upgrade until an s8, if ever. i usually go at least 3 years before a phone change.
[Galaxy S 5 General] limsandy:
Tempted to buy S5, coming from an S3. :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] karmuh:
I'm switching over to the droid world after being an iPhone user for the past 5 years. I used to swear by iPhones and iOS, but not so much anymore. Jailbreaking an iPhone used to be fun for me. iOS in general used to be fun for me, in a lot of ways. But nowadays, I just see it as incredibly boring. I've got the iPhone 5 and still bored out of my mind with it and iOS. Maybe I've just grown tired of it over the years and need something new. I'm hoping I'll get that with the droid experience :)

I plan to get the S5 once it drops. But being new to the droid world, I have a few hesitations. The main concern is that since I'll be using US AT&T, it'll be a locked bootloader, causing it to create problems achieving root. On top of that, I want to install custom ROMs, namely GPE, as soon as possible, but am under the impression that's going to be somewhat difficult with the S5, giving my carrier choice. I'm hoping I'm wrong and just misinterpreted the info I've been reading lately.

Either way, I'm sure I'll enjoy the droid experience...and hopefully the rooting/custom ROM experience :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Shan89:
If you're really worried about this then HTC m8 should be better for your needs , it'll have s-off + even without s-off carriers can't do **** about locking it lol ( anyway every single Qualcomm HTC device was s-offed ) if you dont know what s-off is in short term = even more freedom then unlocking bootloader ( splash screens / Windows system / bootloaders flashing / cid / model / carrier changing / full converting to GPE if wanted and so on )

Last thing to mention you'll get Viper Rom ( the most customisable roms that ever walked the earth ) check in YouTube viper Roms on HTC one you'll see what I mean :P
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pako7:
SGS2 -> SGS5 (try to wait for premium variant). Best camera (to comparing Sony Z* & SGS5), hope + 3Gb RAM
[Galaxy S 5 General] silkassassain:
Same here. I would jump ship to HTC but I must have sd card support.
[Galaxy S 5 General] exynoss:
In all galaxy s series phone's galaxy s3 was the ugliest and then s5
[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
Nope, none were ugly. Ugly is shiny piece of turd that has big bezels and hipsters like to praise.
[Galaxy S 5 General] RCJ89:
Will be moving from htc one for:

Memory card slot

bigger better

bigger screen

more features

faster

better camera

better equaliser presets

better notification led

htc m8 if it looks anything like the latest images the body of the phone looks fantastic but the on screen buttons with ugly bottom bezel with htc logo is a no go and the two camera idea sounds rubbish and don't like the look of it, could they just not use a good quality 13 or 16mp camera??

I mean I generally love htc phones especially for design but they should have kept the capacitive buttons, I find the logo on the front of HTC one bad enough
[Galaxy S 5 General] Larxia:
Definitely agree about the HTC logo, the rumored photos are a pretty big disappointment. What's the point of making on screen buttons but keeping that stupid logo there? Frustrating.

I picked the HTC one over the S4 last year but I'm thinking I'll likely get the S5 this year unless HTC really blows my mind on the 25th.

I'm a big fan of the camera, screen, power save mode, and the gear fit, among other things. And though other people may hate on the plastic, its more duarbale when you're not using a case.

Comes down to personal preference but I'll likely switch from my Z1 to the S5. :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] CollinsJ:
Probably coming over from a Samsung Infuse. Still thinking it over... our devs do a great job so had kit kat for quite a while on it, would hate to end up just fighting Knox.
[Galaxy S 5 General] RCJ89:
Well after seeing that leaked 12min video on gsm arena/phone arena with that kid whos showing off the m8 im safetly staying away from htc this year. No beats audio and i love bass and call me mad but the s4 has alot of bass and yes its not as loud as the htc one but non the less it had bass and was louder than the z1. The htc logo ruins the front of the m8 imo. The camera didnt look that great still yet to see proper pics taken and i still dont like the two camera set up. The camera ui was showed looks crap. Maybe thats not all the settings but all there was was selfie, dual shot (s4 already has that), normal camera, video camera and zoe, boring. It sounds louder than the htc one but the speakers on the htc one have more bass aside fom that just didnt look that interesting. It was a beta phone and maybe htc will surprise me with features in the next 22 days but even so that design put me right off so s5 it is unless loud speaker ia crap, headphone volume is low and earpiece volume is low. I think these are important things to think about before just jumping up and saying this phone is better than x based on looks and paper specs. If these come up problems ill just get another s4

also i dont have a issue with plastic i find it more durable and with the htc one i had to have a case on it because the metal does easily scratch/chip etc i know people with black and ailver versions who made the mistake of not having a case and their phones looks atleast 3 years old with the amount of scratches and chips. So when you have a case on your case is on it ruins the experience og having the metal/alluminium anyway
[Galaxy S 5 General] mobilemaduk:
Coming over from an iphone 5. So bored of iOS yet again and time to flip back to android. Preordering as soon as I can so I can record my unboxing video on launch day
[Galaxy S 5 General] barondebxl:
I think S5 is the prettiest especially the black one.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jus71n:
I'll be keeping my S4 until samsung make some proper improvements, had enough lame upgrades when u used iphones! !!!
[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
lol, so give them a magic wand.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ballubas:
From galaxy nexus, I want to take good pics of my baby son!
[Galaxy S 5 General] -CALIBAN666-:
i dont change to this phone,because i have some other phones too which i love and why i have buy it?thats simple,its a galaxy s5,lol.but sadly its not the burner i have dreamed from,but its ok,for me nexus5 or note3 are much cooler,but thats only my opinion.
[Galaxy S 5 General] brivette007:
I'm waiting until I see and hold it in person, but I'll probably end up getting it. Especially now that Samsung crushed the 'premium' version rumors.

I don't think it is ugly -- besides It'd be in a case anyway. Also, I don't like the looks of the Z2 or the new One.

I'll be upgrading on AT&T from the S2, which I bought in early 2012. It is still amazing -- battery lasts all day, and even the 720P display looks great imo. I remember being hesitant to get it due its large size of the time, coming from my tiny HTC Aria. But I found it to be perfect, if not big enough. My only gripes with the phone are the lack of a 4G radio, and the alarm clock that randomly decides not to go off every now and then (a problem I've had on both stock and custom ROMs)

But here we are, two short years later (seriously, where has the time gone??). Screens are larger and have resolutions on par with big screen TVs. 4G LTE is the norm and is practically everywhere. So it's time for an upgrade. I'll be keeping the S2 as a backup, like I do with all my old phones.

Why I'd pick the S5 over anything else? 1. I've had two Samsung phones that both still work and have excellent build quality. 2. I really dig that camera. 3. I really don't care for some of the other phones out now or coming soon.

Besides seeing it in person, the only thing holding me back now is seeing what the brains here can figure out with the bootloader. I couldn't imagine having an Android phone without rooting and flashing ROMs.
[Galaxy S 5 General] dwanhala:
I'll more than likely be moving to the S5 from my S4 because I do believe that it's time for my wife to upgrade to my S4 from her S2:p Either that or I just feel the need to update to the newest "S" series when it comes out. I've had the Captivate, S2, S3, and S4.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Deletive:
I'm probably going to move to S5 from my old Nexus 4 :D :p better battery life; camera and a bigger display :laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 General] perovero:
Coming from Nexus 4 and i can't wait to get my hands on this :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] xdarkpandax:
I would like to, it seems good
[Galaxy S 5 General] misterwal10:
I'm considering coming from the s3.... but I'm leaning towards the new htc one now
[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
Why? Everything about it is worse, LCD vs AMOLED, camera is still 4MP, smaller screen, no IP67, less storage available in 16GB version and the worst of all, it's a HTC. :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jonnyredcorn:
HTC One m8 is supposed to have a microSD card slot I believe.

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One of the cameras is 4Ultrapixels, the other is 16mp...

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Why do you have all those devices? You're an idiot for getting a g2 and a g flex...hell g flex in general is stupid. You must be a millionare because that's the only reason I would buy all those devices.

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[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
The "combined" resolution is 16MP because of that dual camera gimmick. Whatever that means is still unknown.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Richy1991:
I will be upgrading from the SGS2, since it is time for a new phone, and I think the Galaxy S series are very good phones.

Also it will be a huge improvement from my SGS2
[Galaxy S 5 General] degast:
Upgrading from Galaxy Ace (that phone seriously sucks! :(), but was a downgrade already from my LG optimus 2X. So, I'm really aching for something good now.

Honestly, I would like to wait for the Note 4, but that's another 5-6 months and I really need a better phone.
[Galaxy S 5 General] hemander:
I will move to SG5 from SG3. Main reason why? Am a Samsung fan and of course, all I need is already in SG5. This SG5 is awesome. I'm looking forward on loving it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] DimonVideo:
I will move to sgs5 from sgs4, need more faster device, and big developer community to flash New RomS, mods etc :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] F4M0U569:
I'll pass on this one. Nexus 6 will be..
[Galaxy S 5 General] SaphirX:
Moving from S3. Main reason is my own "rule" to skip one samsung phone (s2 and s4).

In addition s3 is the only top smartphone which has everything I need.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ReefAcro:
Moving from an EVO 4G LTE. Every smart phone I've ever had has been HTC, but the M8 is a letdown so its time to try something new.
[Galaxy S 5 General] GreenMachin3:
Moving from HTC ONE. The reason is the battery life as well as the overhyped camera.
[Galaxy S 5 General] thegreatone3:
Same, same.

Sent from my HTC One M7
[Galaxy S 5 General] xaznxplaya:
I'm about to move to the s5 coming from the N5, I'm still hesiting though.

Sent from n5
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevew84:
I'm in the same boat, but I'll still have my N5. If anything, when the N6 comes out, I'll sell the N5 and see what happens.
[Galaxy S 5 General] damaged82:
I'm coming from the note 3, I love the phone and but was wanting a smaller phone. I was going to get the S4, but when I decided that the S5 was coming out so I pre-ordered it. It was a debate between the S5 and the M8 but we'll see, I hope I don't regret the purchase
[Galaxy S 5 General] xaznxplaya:
Can't afford to have both on my side unfortunately :(

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[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
Buy 2 of 'em :P
[Galaxy S 5 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
You won't. I owned the M8 for only 5 days and I couldn't wait to return it and pre-order the S5.

If it wasn't for the metal design, it is one of the most boring phones I have ever owned. And considering I am currently on a Nexus 5 with stock Android, that's a pretty big statement coming from me. It was also too tall, heavy and cumbersome. And the camera sucked, regardless of what the HTC apologists will tell you.

Sense is insanely boring and sterile feeling. It is too professional and isn't lively or fun like Touchwiz is. I ultimately decided if I wanted a professional, no frills phone, then I would buy a Blackberry. But since I use my phone for mostly my personal life, I wanted it to have a ton of features (even if I don't use them all) and a more fun and lively UI. I also prefer the screen by a lot over the M8. Being on my Nexus 5, owning the M8 for 5 days and playing with the S5 in an AT&T store, I have finally realized just how much I miss AMOLED screens.

Since I don't do graphic design on my phone (nobody does to my knowledge), I don't care that the colors may not be 100% accurate. I use my phone to have fun (photos, videos, etc), so the punchy colors of AMOLED is simply second to none. I always laugh when people argue that LCD is more color accurate. At the end of the day, who cares? As I said, what are they doing on their phones that warrants their screens to be color accurate? I would rather have beautiful colors that are pleasing to my eyes.

Good luck! :good:
[Galaxy S 5 General] pedyvirus:
i am going to move from xperia play the true gaming device to this phone

i like everything in this phone and thats why im going to buy it

both software and hardware is great. support of sammy is great too

battery life and great display and .... made me to buy this phone instead of xperia z2
[Galaxy S 5 General] hetalmp:
Moving from HTC One X.

Fed up with the hardware faults on the last HTC One X. Also don't like htc choice in 4MP camera.

Z2 was tempting but don't like glass feel on the back it's a finger print magnet and more risk on drop. Also slippery.

S5 good all rounder. I like it's back. Hoping finger print scanner works well. Wish S5 had double tap to wake like M8 and Z2
[Galaxy S 5 General] Valentina1991:
Moving from Lg g2. In Italy the s5 are selling from 11th. -4 days XD

Samsung amoled is the best. I have tried the S5 in a Vodafone store and i love it!

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[Galaxy S 5 General] andymihail:
Upgrade from S4 which goes to my wife and her's S2 goes to my mum. Everybody happy.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Arcage:
It looks as though I'm one of those rare cases. I have been an iDevice user since the original iPhone. I have finally seen the light, and am jumping ship from an iPhone 5.

I was one of those users that enjoyed jailbreaking my device every iteration, as I liked to get "under the hood" and do some tinkering. I have been noticing a trend for the past couple of years of Apple tightening the "noose". That being said, I've reached the tipping point of my patience, and am transitioning to the open playground that is Android.

My eyes have been opened, and I feel I'm really going to enjoy the "dark side" as my friends have called it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Twinn:
Got S2 for past 3 years. Great phone and still works superb, even original battery...

But it's time to move on and i think S5 is worth it :) Gonna check that myself next week...
[Galaxy S 5 General] Br4nd3n:
I moved from the S4 to the S5 today, but I still have my S4 as a backup; plus it's AMDL so it's fully AOSP flashed.

I moved primarily to keep up with Samsung's flagship, as well as the associated tech. I've always loved the Galaxy's cameras and couldn't resist the change to 16mp. The phone being IP67 certified for water and dust was my must buy ticket.

I am eager to see this phone become rootable and hopefully flashable (900A) but I'll still have my S4 around for that in the mean time.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Stiflerlv:
I plan on getting this device next week.

Im moving from HTC One S

Its 2 years, warranty over, battery little ****ed up, time to get new one.

Chose S5 isntead of M8 Because of better camera, **** metal body, it heats 10x faster in sun (gps driving in summer)

I will miss HTC Sense. I like it, Touchwiz suck ass
[Galaxy S 5 General] kirdroid:
Have multiple phones, currently have the Nexus 5, One M8 and the S5. S5 has the best display on smartphone, feels good in the hand (black color), great camera.

The only major disappointment I'm having with the S5 is the lag and stutters. I just got this phone yesterday and it already started to lag and stutter when opening apps, doing multiple things at once. Scrolling in certain apps line Tapatalk, G+ is not smooth and stutters a bit.

M8 on the other hand is much smoother than the S5.

If you don't mind the usual lag and stutter we are accustomed with touchwiz or in denial about lag then you will love the S5.

I'm going to use this on a stretch for another week and decide what to do. Have currently five devices across all platforms, so need to sell a few to keep me from going broke :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Goldie:
Moved from i9305. Reason.... to bring AllianceROM :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] wannabeapilot:
Moved from galaxy s4 to s5 - Main reasons upgraded camera, and more weather resistant.
[Galaxy S 5 General] DrexelDragon:
I currently have the M8 but something about it is making me miss my Note 3. I can't decide if I want to keep it or return it for the S5. Since you have both, what do you think is the better overall phone?
[Galaxy S 5 General] kirdroid:
Both are good.. S5 has upper hand on display and camera. M8 has upper hand on speakers and smoothness.

I may switch between the two often until next flagship comes from Moto or someone else.
[Galaxy S 5 General] andymihail:
I only have the S5 and I'm just curious in which way do you consider the camera on S5 to be better than M8. Everywhere I look, there are split opinions on this topic, but mainly from people who only own one or another. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 General] RCWheelMan:
Came from an iPhone 5 lol. Why? Isn't it obvious? Love the galaxy s5 now if I can figure out how to root it and rom it. I'll be golden. :good:
[Galaxy S 5 General] Devtodi:
S3. Slam dunk. Would have waited for Nexus 6 but TV is Samy also, great integration.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Maknora:
Try rebooting your S5 clean reinstall
[Galaxy S 5 General] mikejames07:
Moved to the s5 from the note 3 simply because of size. I'm happy so far
[Galaxy S 5 General] kirdroid:
Are you saying do clean reinstall and reboot everyday :) ... This is a 2 day old phone.

On the other hand switching to ART may help, haven't tried yet. I know it helped a lot on my N7.
[Galaxy S 5 General] pnr2020:
came from lg g2 loved that phone but missed mysg4 so went for sg5
[Galaxy S 5 General] italia0101:
Funnily enough I had a few lags and I noticed the cpu wasn't going above 1.2ghz, no it wasn't throttling, it was at 28 degrees and cool to touch, after a reboot it's back to 2.5 ghz and no more lag... So it could be that if you are seeing lags
[Galaxy S 5 General] xaznxplaya:
I'm coming from the nexus 5, I'm not that much impressed though. As mentioned before, there's some lag. Touchwiz doesn't help it. I'm coming fun the N5, didn't experience any lag at all
[Galaxy S 5 General] Devtodi:
return policy

Mine will be delivered this week. How long do I have to return it if I am unhappy?
[Galaxy S 5 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
14 days.
[Galaxy S 5 General] zof9i6:
nexus 5 was too plain and boring for me. i flashed buncha roms alot to find what i liked but none is appealing.

before i had note3.

while i had nexus 5 for a month i was really missing the features of samsung like the multiscreen, video popups, extra row keyboard for numbers.

hated to had to get out of watching youtube to text or surf web. now i can do both again.

plus this is water resistant. and way longer battery life and expandable storage, no more having to choose which of this videos/music/movies i wanna keep here or not.

tested htc m8 at the store and didnt like that its like nexus 5 with metal case and expandable storage and a lil bigger battey.

the features i wanted is not on m8
[Galaxy S 5 General] polish_pat:
I moved from the Note 3 simply because i'm a technology junkie, i need the newest, greatest device on the market and probably why i'll go with the Note 4 when i comes out. FYI, it was harder to go from a Note to the S5 than from the S4 to the Note 3, i was so used to so much screen that i feel like the S5 is iphone sized
[Galaxy S 5 General] Devtodi:
Even Sprint? Would that be date of sale or delivery?