yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soryuu:
Uhm.

You do remember that Samsung primarily uses Android which is owned by

Google

and so it only makes sense that they use

Google services

built into the phone? And in turn its only natural that you get these processes running in the background because they're

syncing with Google

?

You do realise that if Samsung moves to Tizen then they can't have Play Store because its a

Google product

, let alone that its not even

Google's operating system

?

Disabling apps isn't that hard. Turning sync off is even easier. I thought the above was a no-brainer.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mintu123:
I am aware of android and tizen.They are different and android belongs to Google.its easier for you and me to turn these Google crap off ,but for normal joes might be different story.Don't you think Google is getting too much in user bussines in last three years.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkennison:
Coming from a working s4... why bother? I'm on AT&T with locked bootloaders on all samsung junk, so I'm not biting this time. I'm done with them.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
Samsung= The new Apple.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caelrie:
Gonna pass. 2 gigs RAM and the same processor/GPU as the phone I already have? Can't figure out why I'd spend $700 on this thing.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hella356:
I can only assume the 'S' series is being relegated to being the lower-end version of the non-Note flagship, basically like the iPhone 5C, while a newer, premium (I heard about a Galaxy F recently) version will be placed between the 'S' series and the Note. It does appear that in most respects it's slightly better than the S4, but no increase in storage or RAM gives me zero interest in buying one. Hell, if I break or lose my S4, I'd probably just get another S4 rather than paying extra for the S5, as the S4 price is sure to be slashed now this one is out. Had the S5 gone to 5.25" with no increase in overall phone size and weight, I'd feel very differently about it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vortexmak:
I would have bought the S5 since I lost my S4.

However, KNOX being standard on the S5, I think I will need to buy the S4 again.

Looks like the S4 is the only phone that suits my requirement (removable battery, no KNOX)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kolembo:
OMG

They didn't listen.

It was about design this year, man.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
Go for note 3. Much better than this piece of crap.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kawaisa:
Note 3 has KNOX, which he doesn't want
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vortexmak:
I would have, but it's too big.

5 inches is the limit that I can go upto, even though the 4.7 of the MotoX has the best in-hand feel imo.

[MENTION=4321413]Kawaisa[/MENTION]: Oh, yeah. It has KNOX too
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samomamo:
Lg G Flex is Beautiful
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
It sure is. Been using the phone all day, its 4pm and I'm at 77% battery. I'll wait for the G3 or Flex 2. S5 is a good phone but nothing impressive. I think this is it for me as far as the galaxy line.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qipengart:
With this announcment I am leaning to LG for my next upgrade on T-Mobile. G Flex looking good despite lower res screen.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samomamo:
Man the Lg G Flex is killing it. Feels so good didnt wait for s5. Now its Lg making innovation
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htcplussony:
Does this thing still have mhl anymore? Very disappointing upgrade of an device. No 64bit SOC because A57 wasn't ready. Qualcomm wasn't either with theirs either(never mind about the home grown effort). Corning didn't announce a new version of Gorilla Glass either. Guess they didn't want to go sapphire like Apple will be going. Finger print sensor needs swiping vs Apple's. No OIS. They are still going with the more low quality pixels is some how good.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matt3333:
Every new phone that comes out people whine and moan about how disappointed they are.. gimme a break!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyvar1:
I totally agree but this time is the first time I agree that this phone is not a big upgrade like it should be.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kosmasgr:
Me :D

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
New camera technology, revamped TW, no glossy back cover, bigger screen... Why isn't it a big upgrade?

Enviado do meu Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caelrie:
Sometimes those people are right. This phone is one of those times.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofylad:
well am kind of disapointed tbh..... i doubt i will see a massive difference from my 16gb 1080x1920 galaxy s3,,,,, if it had the 2k screen 3gb ram and a +3000 battery i would have jumped on it without thinking! but now i have 3 months before my upgrade and will defo be thinking about this one!, i came to the s3 from the HTC desire HD that was a decent increase in spec this is not!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tehaerpl:
I am using S5 right now and to be frank with you, I am dissapointed. Generally, new features are only HR sensor on the back, the so called water resistance and fingerprint button which in practice is waaay worse than Apple's one. OK, it is snappy with Android 4.4.2 but this could be called S4+. Almost the same design, battery not much better. It has some good features though. Like all time awaited SMS popup with reply feature. But apart from small improvements it is not worthy to be called S5.

BR
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
LOL always the same "S4+, looks like S4..." crap. I still wonder how people wanted it to look, maybe with the home button on the top or something? :silly::silly:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tehaerpl:
Well, maybe because it DOES look like S4? I do not remember to S S2 S3 and S4 all look alike. It is almost the same when you hold it side by side with S4, believe me.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mansevolver:
How's its display? Anything improved vs the S4? Brighter? Better color reproduction?

Or does it still look the same?

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
And isn't that a good thing?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewilley:
Personally, I'd prefer it to look like the S3. The silly design quirks (faux leather back, stupid chrome-effect bezel rims, etc) are just to establish a marketing difference. They had a beautiful, sleek rounded design with the S3... and then threw it away just to appear innovative. :(

Andre
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
how is loud speaker volume and volume in headphones compared with s4/note 3
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tehaerpl:
Loudspeaker is really good, really high quality. As for the earphones, same volume and quality as S4/N3.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
Thanks very much for the swift reply, i forgot to ask how is earpiece volume aswell compared to note 3/s4
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alhadee12:
I understand your position. It appears some people buy the phone just to have initial access to the latest and greatest. The best part of android is the option to remove those things through rooting. Personally, I prefer everything stock.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qipengart:
I agree with you there.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewdroid:
I'll need to see the tests on the new isocell camera sensor.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bungadudu:
Me.

The way I see it, the whole industry has come to a halt. From now on there will be only small improvements and not not necessarily needed features...

Need something revolutionary.

Guess I'll just wait for project ara...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mansevolver:
Fixed.

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schlager P.:
afaik it hasn't got "qi-compatibility", which means no wireless charging. Leaning towards a Z2 now, gotta find out if that has qi............
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karmuh:
The S5 allows for wireless charging -- it's just not integrated into the phone. You'll need to buy a cover/accessory for it, just like the S4.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qipengart:
That means extra spending LOL.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Have you guys seen this? Brilliant, Samsung is simply brilliant.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.forbiz.s5experience<br/>
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahyoh:
DAT marketing :good::D
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
http://www.sammobile.com/2014/03/20/samsung-galaxy-s5-supports-the-new-android-runtime-art/

.ART is included in gs5.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
That's dope.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
Such a wonderful article

http://m.pocketnow.com/2014/03/20/no-premium-galaxy-s-5?utm

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mansevolver:
If I wanted to straght trade my Note 3 for the S5, would anyone be willing to do this?

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
^^

This is madness...

Spartaaaaa.....

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mansevolver:
How? :p

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fadeless:
I waited for the S5 for months before its opening on 24th of Feb and as soon as they showed the phone I was turned off. I am not really into all those features such as the heart rate sensor and what not so it all seems pointless to me. It's just a slightly improved version of the S4 with cheap quality build.

So now I am going for the Sony Xperia Z2, specially for the premium quality build as well as the specs that can compete with the S5.

(I'm not bashing on Samsung, I'm sure many people will agree with me too)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omersak:
I don't get it. The S5 improves upon the S4 in every way possible. Comes together very nicely as a whole.

It's more of an upgrade than the Z2 is to the Z1 (same crappy camera/lens). I am considering both the Z2 and the S5 for myself btw.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fadeless:
The upgrade from the Z1 to the Z2 is good for a 6 months space. The major reason that the Z2 won me over is simply the quality. You can put these two phones together and compare their specs and for the average person there will practically be no difference. They are both fast, efficient and well built, system wise.

The Z2 has a much better look and premium build. The waterproof is also better and since I personally don't care about the features that Samsung added I went with the Z2.

Also the camera isn't bad? They have improved it but it's software wise. I can't post links so if you are bothered research it. It all goes down to what the individual prefers I guess. I myself am not a developer (yet :p), just the average person who wants a new phone, so what I am looking for might be the complete opposite of what you are looking for. :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omersak:
Indeed, to each his/her own.

Perhaps I'm a bit harsh on the Z2 because I'm a dissatisfied ex-Z1 and Z owner. No, the camera isn't BAD per se but it isn't exactly good - it's much worse than what it should be - for example, in most circumstances, the note 3 has much better results. The primary thing I'm looking for is the best possible camera on an android phone - thus narrowing it down to the Z2 and GS5. At this stage, it seems the GS5 has a much better and faster camera system but I'm still waiting for reviews with the final firmwares before deciding.

Other than that, I like the fact that the GS5 has USB 3.0 for faster transfers of music/movies/pictures, as I'm heavily into media consumption. I can also see the Wifi+LTE download booster being very handy to me. What appeals to me about the Z2 is its stereo speakers and larger battery.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] degast:
Buy a larger battery or battery pack or battery case. On top of that, invest in decent headphones ;).
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpirnie:
havent done much research on the s5 so I cant really say too much if I hate it... or love it. I do know onne thing... not that i got a custom rom and fantastic launcher running on my s4... itll be a long rime before I go any other direction :) thanks to [MENTION=4631220]Venom0642[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2284570]ted77usa[/MENTION]

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R2D2 631:
Im unfortunately not looking to pick up the S5 ..Last few years its been a big event to get the galaxys's..but the bezel on the S5 is way to big..its like same size as the S3..i think samsung took a step back on the looks..im hoping the note 4 will look better the the S5. For now my S4 is a keeper
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekerbuddyeker:
Played with it today at Best buy. Zzzzzz. Same old same old.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
What's up with this thin bezel craze? It just makes the device more fragile.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mocsab:
-I was surprised to see photos in another thread taken at BEST BUY supporring your comments - I had stopped by both tmobile and att and neither one had it on display yet - I will have to go to Best Buy tmorrow to see if I can get a look -
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xhozt:
Simple nope .. The camera and the new back do it for me .. GS5 is my next stop after my GS3.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpirnie:
that what they make nice cases 4 ;) I agree... thin bezel with a full glass cover... wtf

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahyoh:
Lmao i think im more disappointed in HTC M8 than GS5 :D ( uglier design , sense6 look so ugly imo , no ois , worse camera )

so im no more disappointed in GS5 :D

edit : plus there is no 4k recording nor 60fps [MENTION=921577]1080P[/MENTION] on M8 -.-
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
Was just about to say that. Hated samsung,s s5 design and all the ginmeks but after watching PA detailed review of htc m8, I have to say I am disappointed. Good design but poor camera quality. Good hardware but hardly any cool software upgrades and I think this is where htc is going to lack.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I am disappointed in the s5...........

that i still have like a 3 week wait to get one!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mansevolver:
Threw my Note 3 package on Craigslist.

Going to get me a M8.

What's an S5?

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
You might aswell have stayed with the note 3 unless its just the metal feel your after, as I don't see what features the m8 has above and beyond a s5 never mind note 3.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
Goodbye, hipster. :p
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mansevolver:
HTC M8 compresses the power of the Note 3 in a smaller sleeker package.

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpirnie:
im sure it does... but id still rather have the note3... bigger for my fat fingers ;)

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
if by smaller you mean narrower then yes, as the m8 sure isn't that much smaller than note 3 in height! i compared the two just after the launch event today
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahyoh:
sorry but its not even close

3200mah battery vs 2600

13MP cam vs 4

3GB LPDDR3 vs 2GB LPDDR2

1080P@60fps vs no 60FPS

4k vs no 4k

+ no spen or active digitizer or any kinda useful features of N3 on M8 and Sense 6.0 look so ****ing ugly

meh
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mansevolver:
4K is gimmicky atm. Extra gig of ram? Who cares. No difference.

MP count doesn't matter.

When I had the 5s prior to my Note 3, not once did I think my;5s is slower. )its faster...)

Its what it actually does that matters.

Note 3 isn't rely ahead of the m8

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Honestly 4k is great especially if you watch the vids on your computer monitor or something.

Mp definitely matters as the note 3 has a very capable camera and early reviews are saying that the M8's camera is it's weakest point.

Otherwise both phones are beast, I don't think you can go wrong with either choice.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
The note is a very small upgrade in my mind. Since they've gone full on-screen buttons and still kept the stupid HTC logo at the center position they are honestly wasting a ton of space. The metrolike UI looks overblown. Yeah the build quality may be very good but it's bigger than the m7 but the specs are unimpressive.

I really don't think the snapdragon is a big improvement over the 800..
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGEL4RIM:
I stopped buying samsung products after s3 which was good phone but I really hate plastic s4 s5. I'm sticking with my htc one maybe I will get the new m8. Until Samsung decides to build a quality phone that worth the price I'm paying for.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
good luck having to replace your battery if it goes awol or something like that. Most people are using high quality cases anyway, Samsung is outselling their opponents because they get it.

Also the build quality looks only supberb at the beginning once the phone is sshowing scratches and other stuf it gets ugly soon AND you can't replace the case since everything is metal...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiterstormernox:
Frankly it can be worst but so far seems just as good as other phones out
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
Yeah not one manufacturer has the snapdragon 805 so I'm starting to think they are holding it back for the Note 4 OR - my biggest hope - for the Galaxy F line. If Samsung really has something up for their event this phone would easily blowout the competition.

The current S 5 at least to me seems to on par with the HTC m8 and a bit behind the Z 2 because of RAM. I've always wondered why Asus doesn't produce better Smartphones their tablets are gorgeaus and full of functionality.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
The S805 isn't even available yet...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoaudio13:
Wrong on the 4Mpx. The HTC One ( M7, M8 and One Max ) 4M pxl almost equal to 10 Mp on normal smartphones out there.

I dont even bother about 4K as the 4K on smartphone right now is not 4K at all, just compressed version of real 4K video format. So, watching 4K compressed mp4 on your TV perhaps wont make that much difference in clarity :) just my 2 cents!

---------- Post added at 11:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:43 PM ----------

I've heard rumors from Sammy tech that they had hands on very fast device but can only see the screen, not the body ( they put the proto. in a box :)) ) . and all I was hearing was " THE DEVICE IS FAST " :) and I do believe it is the F :) Note 4 wont be any sooner than next year as the Note 3 Neo was released. That what I think :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
A Mega-Pixel is a unit of measurement, hence the pre-fix Mega. With that said a Mega-Pixel is a standard unit that remains constant regardless of sensor size.

You can't say that 4KG is equal to 10KG because its stored in a different container. Its the same with Mega-Pixels in smartphones.

What the HTC M8 does do is increase individual pixel size which allows for more light to be captured and in turn the low light capability of the phone should be theoretically better. This does not increase resolution nor does it magically make the 4MP image be equal to a 10MP.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahyoh:
haha due cam fail :eek:

https://plus.google.com/115479956157583333059/posts/1jtTQjpxxei
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoaudio13:
Its not about the technical side but a 4M on HTC One gives you as good quality as a phone with 10 Mpx in quality, thats what i meant :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
Nah it's the same with CPU speed a quadcore clocked at 2ghz is not the same as a 8ghz single core in fact not even close to it.

The m8 will for sure give you a better quality than usual 4mpxx but how much nobody knows..

As for the fast galaxy that's the F line I am dure
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
Although Megapixels arent a direct representation of image quality, I can see what you are trying to get at.

The downside of the M8 is the lackluster resolution prevents you from zooming into your image and still retaining detail.

If you look at the Moto X, that thing has a horrible camera but it is a 10MP shooter. If I were to choose between the M8 and Moto X, I honestly don't think I could decide.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] system.img:
Megapixels do not talk much about the picture quality but rather the picture resolution or size.

Sensor size and type, the lens used and the image signal processor are some of the major contributors to the image quality.

Even a 2 Megapixel camera with a proper sensor can take good photos but the point is that the size of the image will be too small for usage.

So, it's pointless to directly compare a 4 Megapixel camera will produce images as good as a 10 MP one, as the phone with the 4 MP camera will always take photos of a resolution of 2664 x 1496 and a 10 MP camera will always take pictures of 4216 x 2368. In simple terms, 2664 x 1496 is not equal to 4216 x 2368, any way you see it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoaudio13:
Agree. :good:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] degast:
What you say is correct, but a blurred image on a 4MP vs a blurred picture of a 10MP is equally bad and most of the time more megapixels mean you have a greater chance of capturing more detail. The S5 uses a larger sensor already and from some shots I've seen from the M8, their ultrapixel camera could use an upgrade. What about you shrink down that 10MP picture to 4MP (compress the details, sharpening the picture up, removing the noise) and then compare them?

Basicly Samsung and HTC keep bickering like children over 1 aspect of photography.

HTC *****es about 300% more light on sensor (but honestly, lacks megapixels,...),

while Samsung *****es about larger sensor, more megapixels (but lacks OIS,...).

Photography is aperture, shutter speed, lenses, ISO, noise reduction (a BIG one that is!), sensor size, sensor pixel density, white balance, light sensor,...etc. You can't really compare 2 phone cameras and say one is exclusively better than the other, you can compare 2 DSLR cameras with equal sensor sizes and similar lenses and so on.

Overall I'd say Samsung has that little extra over HTC when it comes to photography, just my opinion. I would like to see more comparisons.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CLARiiON:
^^ Well, the new HTC One also lacks OIS. Crazy stuff!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmoreboy02:
My co worker got his htc m8 today from a verizon store....i toyed with the S5 at bestbuy.....ill keep my note 3.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kokian:
To me, the specs is yay.