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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shan89:
Agreed , imo the best overall package and phone according to many in 2013 was HTC one m7.

After all it was the 1st phone with ois / hdr mics /60fps / frontal stereo / Alu body / low light / better battery then competition at the time / fastest android device at the time / best front cam in 2013 / smartflash / best phone call quality / best headphones sound quality / fastest updates / most optimised - polished ui. / BlinkFeed ( and now we have poor copies " magazine " or by Sony "what's new".

Imo m7 was the best smartphone of 2013 when you put all together. But no it didn't outsell s4 if it was market by sammy it definitely would be most sold smartphone in the history of smartphones. It was all wow I. 2013 while m8 is just an upgrade to m7 same as s5 is to s4 and same as z2 is a fix phone for z1 and still needs fixing. Imo 2014 sux vs 2013 regarding "wow factor " or huge jump like we had in 2013 HoX >>> m7 , s3 >>> s4 , many say s3 was nicer then s4 I disagree imo s4 is a better looking phone. S4 brought many new features or gimmicks vs s3 while s5 barely did add any.

Just my 2 cents.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I would also give it to the M7, if you don't consider the note 3 a phone but more a phablet. If the note 3 is in the convo then its a harder call.

Edit: but I ABSOLUTELY disagree with the battery life,the M7 battery was garbage.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Many people gave it to the Moto X also. Great phone at a great price, and a great user experience.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Man...now I'm so tempted with this one+1 phone although I never been a fan of cyanogen mod. But at $349 with those crazy specs its hard not to want one. Sick phone!

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Absolutely true, it deserves to be mentioned. Its either moto x, M7 or note 3.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
I'm probably going to pick up a One+ regardless of my upgrade decision. It's price makes it easy to not have to decide too much. It's really big, though.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I had the G flex and the note 3 so anything besides the Z ultra isn't big for me.

But the specs for $349? That's a steal.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwolf10:
Samsung doesn't care if your disappointed or not, it has proven in the past that it can sell anything, they can make a galaxy carrot and still manage to sell millions of it, because most of the users don't even care about specs, most of them would probably say shut up and take my money by the time you tell them that it has a 16mp camera and a fingerprint sensor.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illr:
2k on a 5inch display isn't overkill. I remember when everyone was saying 1920x1080 was overkill. 2k displays is inevitable. So we will see it. Just not on this phone, and I'm disappointed in the s5....
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
See I don't understand this a fingerprint sensor doesn't offer anything, it has been already proven that this thing isn't saver than a password/pin or whatever. The camera also isn't top of the class Sony has a 20mp one and I think the Note 3 also has a better one.

like I said let's hope for the S premium :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoteboyTech:
It shows that it is time for Htc to shine and even lg.. and even sony! But I dont think a person using a s4 or note 3 should jump to s5.... it sucks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewa12321:
Big problem with smartphones is: higher resolution is eating battery. Its more work for GPU. 2k 4k ir 8k or higher is ok for tv, pc monitor because I can pkug it and dont worry that battery will not last whole day with mid-heavy use. As I noticed those power efficient, newer, better processors dont help much.

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BaronInkjet:
Big yawn here. And from the looks of it, there will be no Wolfson DACs anywhere in sight...

It would have taken a home run to win me back after the S3 emmc disaster, and this sure is not it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasbur17:
I think we got Samsunged.

1. Samsung acknowledged that there wasn't enough difference between S3 and S4 so we should have been expecting a bigger change this time.

2. Is there any always-on voice actions like Moto X? That's a useful feature that should have been copied by the king of copying.

3. 16GB? 32GB should have been the minimum.

4. Placing the finger scanner on the home button ala Apple? It should have been implemented differently or they should have waited for the full screen scanning tech.

5. No Wireless charging built in? Ugh.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoteboyTech:
They ditched exynos?? Wow.. no more **** racism against indians who always get the exynos... so yeah more development and more fun... thanks

Note 3 is better than the crap
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheapshot789:
Total Fail! Galaxy S5 ROM is a bit of a monster, taking up nearly 8GB of storage only 7.86 available storage to add to all the disappointment.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simacca:
It is overkill. A 2k display will just eat up more battery and you won't see the difference on a 5 inch screen anyway.

Personally I think the s5 has some pretty good upgrades especially with the camera. It has a larger sensor and now has pdaf as well as cdaf for much faster focusing. It will definitely make a difference to picture quality.

It's also dust/waterproof resistant, and has a fingerprint scanner which will allows you to hide folders/pictures, etc, as well as using it for PayPal and other future functions. A heart monitor for health fanatics or hypochondriac's ;)

The reason they stuck with 2gb of ram is because Samsung reduced the amount of bloatware and also kitkat requires less ram.

Apart from the plastic build quality, I think this is a good upgrade and Will sell like hot cakes.

I use a note 2 atm and am deciding whether to upgrade to this or the note 3. I hardly use the stylus and I quite fancy a better camera and fingerprint scanner, but do not want an iPhone as the screen is far too small imo.

Sent from my Sinclair ZX81.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
Yeah it's a huge disappointment! to me at least. 5.1"? and something no one has mentioned yet, the bezel is larger on the S5 over the S4. That means the phone is noticeably bigger with barely having the screen bigger. It's still 2gb of ram not 3 (though the Note 3 NEEDS the extra ram for the multitasking). Really, the only things that are a real improvement are processor /GPU, Waterproof/dust proof and the fingerprint scanner. The Camera.... is an upgrade too.

I'm glad i got a Note 3 a month ago. It's soundly the superior phone still, not even close in imho.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illr:
I hear ya, I do think the camera is badass! why not wait for the note 4?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AcemanX:
doesn't the note 3 come with 24 bit audio (UHQ) ?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
Now this isn't nice... :(
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparky19692:
I keep a dumb phone on my plan so I can upgrade every year it is ready to use in March but having an S4 mdk( unlocked boot loader) I cannot see going to the S5 do people really think a finger print scanner is important? Ever use it on your laptop they suck. Oh wait a heart rate monitor everyone I know that is that health conscious is not holding on to their phone all day. Sammy could have throw a dart at a spinning wheel and done better.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoboBrazil:
Huge disappointment. This is a horrible upgrade from the S4. These ****ty specs along with KNOX means I'm moving to the Sony Z2. This phone will flop and be free or $99 on contract within 3-4 months I bet.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gillion:
None of us have seen the S5 actual user interface and general device performance, yet so many of us are disappointed.

In the end it is UI and overall performance I care about and not specs alone.

and if the stock S5 has better overall performance than the S4 then I will buy.

I could care less about the materials used to make it as long as its sturdy.

In the end I always buy fancy cases from SEIDO or SPIGEN and swap them according to my mood for the day.

Premium feel in the hand is a crock of apples marketing gimmickry... because most Apple users I know shove their device in an OTTERBOX

That said ... I do wish the battery was 3000mAH but KitKat has proven to be rather battery efficient on the S4 so I guess it will be better on the S5.

Screen wise... 2K ... really... the technology has not even matured enough yet.

Finger print... ok... really now... its not a bad idea... as long as they do not get sued for it.

The S4 Camera has always been boss ... I expect this one to be.

I know the Apple fans are going to laugh at the S5 but but a prisoner in a golden jail cell is still a prisoner.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
Don't forget about ISOCELL, they say it's included.

And in the end, as long as we can root it, then it's enough, at least for me. :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
Nothing new. It is a S4 with specs of one Iphone 5s. It's worse than a NOTE 3!!!!. Very very very dissapointed.

- 2 GB of RAM still!!!! :eek:

- Same rear camera of 16 megapixels still!!! :eek:

- Appearance of one Samsung Galaxy S2!!! :eek:

- Plastic build :eek:

- What is this ugly rear case? :eek:

- No radio still!! :eek:

- 5.1” FHD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080).... Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 1” more!!!!! Ty Samsung :silly:

- 145g. Heavier than a S4 (130 g.) :eek:

- S4 Forever!!!! I am one of the people that will not have to buy the new S5 (Going rear Sony Xperia Z2) :D
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwatson:
2GB of RAM is not a big deal as KitKat has been optimised to run on phones with just 512 of RAM so it shouldn't really be an issue. The BIGGEST disappointment that nobody has mention so far is that dam touchwiz! Its still the frickin same! It looks like ****e and aways has done. If Samsung redesigned that skin it would have made a massive difference.

The HTC M8 is gonna trump this SGS5 and LG are gonna steam ahead this year.

Every dog has its day... Samsung's has been and gone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Yeah it really is a steal...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Its just that invite thing that I'd annoying. But if someone gets an invite he gets some extra invites for other ppl. If I get an invite and you don't I'll invite you! ( let see how many times I said invite in this sentence).
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Yeah the invite thing is kinda annoying. But I'm gonna do the Smash the Past thing with my iPhone 3GS that doesn't charge, and if I get one I'll give an invite to you ;)

I think they give out two, and I'll just pick someone else on the XDA forums who's interested and give the second one to them!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Sweet! I have a flip phone right now, will they accept that? Looolll!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Probably so :P

They haven't released any details on it other than there will be 100 phones available for those who smash their current devices.

Maybe it'll be first come first serve on the forums? They'd get a lot of people mad if 1000s of people smashed their phones but only 100 got a One+...

If you break your device under that promotion, you get a One+ for $1. Broken iPhone 3GS for a One+? Sure :D
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I guess I have nothing to lose smashing a flip phone ;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Ever see the Will it Blend video series? I have one of the blenders they use, and it would be fun to blend my iPhone to dust.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
The size is what is so off putting to me, the price is what keeps the phone in my mind and still a potential consideration.

I have a feeling it will end up being an impulse purchase for me assuming I receive an invite.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yeah man, that price....OMG!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcmarshall:
So is this camera bug just on Verizon phones?

http://news.yahoo.com/verizon-galaxy-s5-plagued-huge-bug-no-fix-172508875.html
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
I saw a Find 7 next to an HTC M8, and the M8 was totally dwarfed.

Even though I use iPhones, the huge size isn't too big of a deal for me.

Still, it's pretty darn big... The M8 is about as big as I'd go for one-handed usage.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simacca:
Yes looks like it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
The main issue I have with the device regarding its massive size is one handed usage will be somewhat impossible. The other issue I have is with the pocketability of the phone, I would be forced to use the phone naked in order to keep the size down but either way it would still be uncomfortable to keep in your pocket.

But then I think about the price...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcmarshall:
So, based on something I read here I was thinking of the Z2 for my next phone. Figured the 3GB of memory would secure Mr from lag problems. The first review I read said this "While I found general performance to be on par with the other top mobiles on the market, there were times where the Xperia Z2 appeared to lack the zip of its rivals."

http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews...ony-xperia-z2-1226987/review/3#articleContent
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
At first I was super impressed by the Z2, but after reading some reviews and keeping an eye on the Z2 forum its quite a disappointing device. Battery life is on par with the M8 and S5 or slightly worse despite the bigger battery, phones heats up, no development, pretty big with huge bezels... No thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
The HTC M8 and iPhone 5s are just the fastest. Hands down.

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Also, in Android Authority's videos (including their Note 3 comparison), the touch latency appears to be pretty high. This is also a huge put-off for me, as the phone seemed leggy even compared to TouchWiz. Check out their video and you'll probably see what I mean.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
No debate here. How's you 5s treating you? I kinda miss that phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
I thought I was the only one who noticed the stutters and significant input lag in those videos. To be frank, it really surprised me considering this is a CyanogenMod optimized phone yet it seemed to pause before returning to the home screen.

Why can't there be a device that is undeniably the best device out of them all. I am truly struggling to decide between the 2014 flagships and the more I research and play with them, the harder my decision becomes.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
My 5s is still trucking along nicely! I'm loving the gold color and Apple leather case :D

It feels really nice, is really fast, and is a joy to use.

Although the leather looks dirty, it's not. The natural wear on that color looks really good and I think it adds to the appeal ;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
What about the battery life? Is it better with 7.1.1?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
+100

I watched the video on my computer (as opposed to my phone), and the input latency looked a tad better. Latency aside, the UI was just plain laggy. It lagged in every menu, on the home screen, and when returning to the home screen. Honestly, besides the price, there's just nothing that attracts me to the OnePlus.

But heck, if I can break my already broken old iPhone, I'll pick it up for the $1 and give it a try.

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It goes all day and them some with heavy web and light social media usage, with about 5 hours screen on time with max brightness for 2 hours and 75% for 3 (I had 10% battery left after I got those numbers).
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Man...you gonna make me go back to a 5S!

What video and what phone are you guys talking about? The one+1? Laggy??
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:


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Yeah look up Android Authority's OnePlus One vs Note 3 video. If you look closely, you may see the lag we're referring to.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
OK. Damn with all those specs it lags? That's not good.

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It wasn't too bad, maybe a little delay but it might not be final software and I'm sure cyanogen is going to support the heck out of the device.

I have made it down to 3 phones to choose within the next 2 weeks, 5s, S5 or note 3.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
Any reason as to why the M8 is not getting a considerable look?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yeah, Although the phone is super fast, has great battery life and great speakers, I don't know man... When I had my hands on it I was really not impressed. It was just like using an M7, I didn't feel like it was a new device at all. The build quality thing I could not care less, I didn't even pay attention to that when I went to AT&T. Plus the fact that the device is super slippery is a turn off for me and I'm not a big fan of sense, its boring.

So is IOS, but with the iphone I love how consistent the device is, how the apps are designed, the whole experience is flawless. Plus although I prefer bigger displays, I really like the one handed use.

The S5 because the new touchwiz, I always liked touchwiz and I like the new one even more (now when I look at the old one it looks hideous). The display, I like the back of the phone too. I just prefer Samsung phones.

The note 3 cause of its 3 GB of ram, excellent battery and most importantly because theres a ROM with the full S5 Theme and system UI, that's a major plus.

But its even harder because I'm making my decision now also based on the phones coming this fall(_note 4 and iphone 6 which I will definitely get). So not sure if I should go S5 and skip 5s and note 3 and wait for their sequel this fall or just go with one of those devices and still get the newer versions later. Honestly it would make more sense to get the M8 since its totally different from the upcoming iphone 6 and note 4. But then again I'm not sure I can bare sense for that long....
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Yep I'm gonna camp out overnight for the iPhone 6 ;) (I did it for the 5s too).

Did you give the GPE M8 a look?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Not a big fan of stock android (unless its priced like the One+1 or nexus devices ;) )

I'll preorder the Iphone 6 like I did for the 5s.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
They didn't offer pre-orders for the 5s (at least not here in the US)...

You could only order them after midnight on launch :P
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
You're right I meant I bought it at midnight. I'm trippin! And even when I was writing the post I wasn't sure about preorder. But yeah I snatched a 16 gig gold unlocked T-Mobile at midnight that's what I meant.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Ah cool. I got a 32GB black AT&T one at the Apple store the morning it was launched, and I traded it plus $80 for a 64GB gold one (that I then replaced at the Apple store for a weirdly clicky home button :P).

You could probably pick one up on Craigslist for a good price!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yeah. Swappa got some good ones too. When I received my 5s at launch, I posted it on craigslist and someone offered to trade me their 16 gig space gray plus $150 for my 5s gold 16 gig and I did it! Preferred the gold but $150 extra just for a color? Why the hell not!

Then I sold it and when through a lot of phones and 2 months ago I had a note 3 that I traded for a 64GB 5s. I loved it. Went to Miami for a week and took a crap load of pics. It was so comfortable to have a small device capable of doing many things.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Yep ;)

What happened to that one?

Oh, and that Note 3 for 64GB 5s trade was an absolute steal :P
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
It was, Its a good friend of mine who is like me and go through phones like crazy so he was tired of the 5s and I thought it was a great deal.

I sold the 5s and got a G Flex plus cash. Then got a G2 plus cash. Then sold my phones and bought a nexus 7 that I am using now as my main device until I buy my next phone in the next couple of weeks. Long journey :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Wow a Nexus 7 as a daily driver? That's hardcore :P

Personally, I keep edging more and more towards the M8 GPE (to have as well as my 5s). I like the speakers, and it's just a nice looking and feeling phone. The S5 would have me in a heartbeat if there was a GPE, but unfortunately it doesn't look like that's coming anytime soon.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yeah man ;)

The nexus 7 is super thin and light and with cleanrom I'm getting minimum 7h30 hours of screen on time. I carry it everywhere as we have WiFi everywhere here in the Maryland/DC area. I love this thing. If could make and receive phone calls I probably would have been just fine.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
LTE version+VOIP=GG :P
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yeah but I need something more reliable. Something with unlimited minutes that doesn't use my data. But the nexus 7 2013 is a FANTASTIC device.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Have you looked much into the M8 GPE/are you considering it?

It would probably be a nice addition to your Nexus :P
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yeah ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52145193
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sensamic:
I also saw lag in the OnePlus One videos :eek::eek:

I thought with CM this wasn't gonna happen, but it just shows that if you don't optimise the software this will happen always even with the best hardware possible.

If I keep seeing lag I won't even consider the One.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Lol can't believe I forgot that XD

It'd probably be alright though, all the M8 GPE reviews I've seen have named it the best Android device so far.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yeah I saw that. Maybe I'm being too harsh on the M8 and should reconsider....we'll see!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Go watch MKBHD and Austin Evans' videos about it. I think you'll be impressed ;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Will do that right after the blazers vs rockets game!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t91180:
I do. I think its a huge disappointment so far. Already on my second device due to screen issues.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Its actually quite nice. Can it get blinkfeed? Not a big fan of the gun metal but the silver looks amazing.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
No Blinkfeed yet, but they said they're gonna add it soon. Considering it's an app on the Play Store, I'm guessing we may be able to side load it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hello00:
u will always see lag on all phones.. u will never ever see a phone perfectly built
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Ever use the HTC M8? iPhone 5s? I think you'll find there are phones with way less lag than the OPO and S5...