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[Galaxy S 5 General] Lakshay2014:
Guys please help me, I have been badly harassed by Samsung's customer service. This is what happened in short:

My S5 had several issues, like faulty vibration, overheating, and display flickering while using camera. I sent the device to Samsung Service Center on 23rd June. They kept the device under observation for a few days, and then called me telling that the device has been repaired. I asked them what has been done, they said that firmware has been updated. I asked him what's the use of upgrading the firmware as my firmware is still the latest. He said the firmware had some problem and said that the issue has been fixed.

I received the phone after 5 days, and the problems still persisted. Nothing at all was fixed. I straight away sent the phone back to the service center. Then after a few days, I received calls, one said display has been changed, the next day another person said camera has been changed, the next day another person said that NOTHING has been changed. Only firmware has been updated. I said him that the latest firmware for SM-G900H is ANE2 which is already there and has been flashed tons of times on my phone. (I only want replacement/refund of the phone as I know what happens to the phone if it remains under scrutiny of service center for so many days). Now it is 11 days, and today I called them up to check the service status of the phone. They said that your call has been closed. I shouted at them for refund since they were unable to solve any of my problems, but they denied.

Now please tell me what should be the steps that I should follow? Since Samsung is insisting only on software update. They have LITERALLY nothing else, and they are just throwing the phone back to the customer. Now tell me what should I do? Is consumer court helpful or there are other ways? Since Shamesung is just playing games with me.

Actually I had sent the phone to the service center the very next day I bought the device due to the issues with it. First they sent the phone in for replacement, then refused, saying we have updated the firmware, try the device for some days and then tell us, we will replace the device. After a few weeks I reported to the same service center asking for replacement, they said that sorry your device has crossed 7 days. Height of everything.. Now pls tell me what to do with these cheats.
[Galaxy S 5 General] adityamisra5903:
Guys i need some help.

I was checking out Amazon.in and i found a listing for S5 which says it has a "2.5 Ghz Quadcore processor" and also "download booster". From that description you would assume it is the Snapdragon 801 version and not the Exynos version.

I really do not want to spend my money on the Exynos version, even though its only 35K now. I really like the S801 version because it offers physical and capacitive keys which is a must have for me(Hate on screen buttons)

cannot post links but if you just go and search for S5, it shows up in the first result "charcoal black" and is sold by Infinity retail for approx 35K

Thanks in advance folks. Help me out!
[Galaxy S 5 General] Bleeding-Edge-Armour:
I had a live chat with them about this the other day and the guy confirmed that it was indeed the snapdragon variant which is when our little conversation was cut short because my router rebooted so I connected again and this time around I got a different customer care representative who took his own sweet time to answer but said that it was a mistake and that it's the exynos variant. Befuddled, I decided to call them and the woman who answered seemed to suggest that it was the one with the snapdragon SOC, I realize my post doesn't really make things any simpler for you but I'm just sharing my experience, and I'm quite certain neither of those three people were exactly sure what I was talking about.

Also I'm pretty certain the Snapdragon S5 just features the capacitive keys too.

Update: I was checking the product page again and one of the verified purchaser says that it's the Exynos SOC.
[Galaxy S 5 General] rl421403:
It definitely must be Exynos variant.

Because it states that it comes with 1 year manufacturer warranty for device and 6 months manufacturer warranty for in-box accessories including batteries from the date of purchase. And Samsung do not offer International warranty. So it must be Exynos.

EDIT://

In Reviews, one person said it's Exynos.

http://www.amazon.in/review/R2NA8ADU2MUUDT/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00JB6RT8K
[Galaxy S 5 General] RohanM:
AFAIK every S5 is having capacitive keys....
[Galaxy S 5 General] nickporwal:
Unfortunately consumer court is the only way. Try another service center if possible. In india you will find this type of behavior with every brand. Customer care representatives treat you like a fool. Your hard earned money is nothing but like a **** to them. I say sell the phone and try some other brand. Indian Govt should revamp the rules for good's sales services.

Best of luck
[Galaxy S 5 General] adityamisra5903:
Cheers for the reply, I also had a convo with a rep on the phone and he was pretty much clueless. He just repeated whatever is there on the product description page. I asked him for the exact product number but he was not able to furnish any details. Said he would get someone to mail me in a bit.

Really confused now. I want a high end phone with a Snapdragon 800/801 processor which also has physical/capacitive buttons. My options are very limited and I really dont want to go for an Exynos chipset with all its issues with unoptimized apps, lag and general stutter.

The other option is a Vibe Z but thats for another thread....

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] Bleeding-Edge-Armour:
Well you could wait a bit and hope that the next iteration of the xperia z comes out, they seem to be pumping one out every six months it seems, that ought to bring it's price down, your other option would be to get the snapdragon variant off of ebay, it's quite safe if you just manage to check the sellers rating and can live with no warranty. Besides there are a lot of good smartphones with the 800 chipset on the market right now which are basically steals at their prices (I'm looking at you lg g pro 2 and xperia z ultra)
[Galaxy S 5 General] adityamisra5903:
Sorry, I didn't come across clearly enough.

I meant I want a phone with a S800/801 which also has physical buttons.

Its false advertising then. Very poor form by Amazon.

I was really happy when I saw the product description. Now I know!
[Galaxy S 5 General] rl421403:
If you really want to buy SD S5 then you can buy from Ebay. You will get phone at cheaper price but with some risk.

Or you can buy from ibhejo.com which sells US products but your phone will cost you 5-6k more.

http://www.ibhejo.com/Samsung-Galaxy-S5-G-900H-16GB-White.html

I have tried ibhejo.com and it's very nice. I haven't bought a phone but couple of cases for Nexus 7 and S4. They not sell genuine products, not cheap copies.

Atleast my experience was good with them.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Bleeding-Edge-Armour:
That ibhejo link leads you to G-900H page, which is the same version you get here :p
[Galaxy S 5 General] ravishah922:
So lets come straight to the point. What exactly u wanna us to do??? Dont wanna us to buy S5??? Ur goin against mist of the members in this thread man... Say 'IMO' b4 u post ur opinion... Have got M8 for me, Z2 for my younger brother nd S5 for my dad... Bt i dnt find ne of the common issues apart frm the battery life after NE2 update which will eventually b solved in the next update... Dsnt heat nor stutter as u say... I chck games like MC4, asphalt 8 nd blitz brigade...

Maybe, u got a faulty piece like u got the sony z1... History says ur never satisfied wid ne of the device tht u get...
[Galaxy S 5 General] rl421403:
oops. Posted wrong one.

http://www.ibhejo.com/Samsung-Galaxy-S5-SM-G900F-4G-LTE-16GB-Black.html

Price 46K
[Galaxy S 5 General] CLARiiON:
...edited. Please ignore.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Mandeep148:
M sorry guys. Those got hurted.

Actually today my bad day I was going to office, was raining today and suddenly a auto rickshaw acrossing very fast and he smashed all water with speed and my clothes became totally dirty. Was in bad mood, will take for future.

M sorry again, let's be friend?
[Galaxy S 5 General] v_square:
My experience with this device has been pretty good till now. I don't know why guys just bash exynos. Every app or game I throw at it runs just fine. Only issue I've had is battery life after after the update. But I hope it would be solved in next update. Or I will revert to out-of-box firmware .

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[Galaxy S 5 General] kannanX10:
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[Galaxy S 5 General] ravishah922:
Lets ignore those who think they're over smart or think they've got all the worldly knowledge... Even if exynos is bad than SD, let's discuss how the performance can be improved (although not bad how users complain)... These comments make the group and thread boring guys... What say???!!!
[Galaxy S 5 General] smartjain:
Yes really stop these flame wars, let's discuss about the device instead of getting upset of Exynos over SD and the price drops.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ArpitAgarwal:
I was really surprised to see hat s4 exynos has decent aosp rom support pa cm everything, this made me wonder how long do you guys think it will be before we see some aosp action for s5 exynos
[Galaxy S 5 General] drakester09:
Note 3 still doesn't has AOSP roms. I wouldn't hold my breath.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Lakshay2014:
Has anybody noticed blurry pics being taken by Galaxy S5? In my case the blur is very noticeable when pic is zoomed in.

Like when I snap a pic of a written page, it often comes out blurry, and to get an overall sharp image, I have to hold my s5 dead straight. And almost every shot has blurriness especially in the corners. Does anybody face these issues?

If not, them am I a victim of this issue - steadiness of the lens module coating method?

(This is written in the site http://www.therem.org/samsung-galaxy-s5-bugs-and-issues/1214318/) So is the isocell really this bad?
[Galaxy S 5 General] kaifkhan97:
yup me too facing the same problem
[Galaxy S 5 General] rl421403:
Indian S5 @ Rs. 34,620 (with Warranty and bill) on Ebay

Black -> http://www.ebay.in/itm/271539901081

White -> http://www.ebay.in/itm/271539901098

Blue -> http://www.ebay.in/itm/271539901056

Gold -> http://www.ebay.in/itm/271539901066

This is the same seller that just sold 300+ S5 last week on Ebay daily deals. He is very reliable with 100% credibility score on 7000+ sales.

On Flipkart Rs. 34,909 for Black and others are available at higher price.

http://www.flipkart.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/p/itmdv6f4k7hctgjz?pid=MOBDUUDTADHVQZXG

I think S5 prices has stabilized @ ~34k. If you want to buy then it's right time because prices will not drop any further by significant amount.

---------- Post added at 02:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:14 PM ----------

Xiaomi announced M3 in India @ 14,999/- and pre-order starts from 15 July.

It's a great phone with superb specs.

Quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

13 Megapixels & 2 Megapixels Camera with dual LED flash, both cameras support 1080p HD video recording

3G Network, No LTE

3050mAh lithium-ion non-removable battery

2 GB RAM

16 GB Memory (No SD card)

5-inch Full HD 1080p LCD touch IPS Retina display. 441 PPI

64 GB model will also be available for 19,999/- (hopefully)

more info here http://www.mi.com/in/

I think it's a great phone but only one problem. There is no CM rom for MI3 so far. But I think that will change since Xiaomi is launching MI3 in many markets.

What do you think?
[Galaxy S 5 General] smartjain:
the phone is looking very sleek, i regret my decision to buy S5 :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 5 General] sandeeppathak007:
S5 price has gone up to 37k on flipkart
[Galaxy S 5 General] kannanX10:
white S5 is priced around 42.5k in fk from WS retail..............

http://www.flipkart.com/ps/MOBDUUDTADHVQZXG
[Galaxy S 5 General] RohanM:
On snapdeal it's still 34.5k

http://www.snapdeal.com/product/samsung-galaxy-s5-charcoal-black/899231383
[Galaxy S 5 General] pprajaa:
USB 3.0 wire for S5

I am planning to buy USB 3.0 data cable for my dads S5. He is not comfortable in using the USB 2.0 cable from the box. Any suggestion on where to buy online?

I searched for the USB 3.0 cable in EBAY but I got many options. Not sure which one to buy because the phone may charge slow if the cable is of inferior quality.

Here are the few options i have narrowed on ebay.

Option 1

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Note-3-Galaxy-S-5-Data-Cable-USB-3-0-Rs399-only-Free-Shipping-/331242326132?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item4d1f94c874&_uhb=1

Option 2

http://www.ebay.in/itm/MEMORE-Micro-B-USB-3-0-Data-Charging-Cable-For-Samsung-Galaxy-S5-Galaxy-Note-3-/271544844863?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item3f3955823f&_uhb=1

Option 3

http://www.ebay.in/itm/3-0-USB-Data-Transfer-Charger-Sync-mobile-phone-For-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-S5-/301219109203?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item46220ed953&_uhb=1

Option 4

http://www.ebay.in/itm/BASEUS-2M-Mi...Mobile_Accessories&hash=item2590fbca7a&_uhb=1

Option 5

http://www.ebay.in/itm/ORIGINAL-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-NOTE-3-N9000-USB-DATA-SYNC-CABLE-CHARGING-CABLE-/161295082687?_trksid=p2054897.l5658

Option 6

http://www.ebay.in/itm/New-Samsung-100-Original-Galaxy-Note-3-USB-3-0-Data-Sync-Cable-White-Color-/121357924267?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item1c417ef7ab&_uhb=1

Option 7

http://www.ebay.in/itm/USAMS-Micro-USB-3-0-Data-Sync-Charging-Cable-For-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-S5-G900-/141304608178?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item20e66935b2&_uhb=1

I am open to other suggestions
[Galaxy S 5 General] sachinaik:
No offense but with HTC One E8 with 13MP camera announced for an MRP of 34990.. between e8 and s5, e8 is clearly a no brainer with that Awesome Curvey polycarbonate build, Six sense, awesome battery and Snapdragon 801 2.5 Ghz.... S5 is rendered useless..

My honest opinion guys.... I had been buying Samsung s2, s3, s4, n2, n3 and none of them gives peace of mind in terms of quality but one buy from HTC, that's the m8.

With e8 being 13MP... It's like heaven....
[Galaxy S 5 General] drakester09:
It's pretty solid, too bad HTC doesn't sells anything where I live in the middle of Mordor.

In the end I'm really glad I got an invite for the OnePlus One and most likely will be selling the S5...
[Galaxy S 5 General] rl421403:
How E8 is better than S5?

The argument people give in favor of HTC One M8 better over S5 is it's aluminum body which E8 does not have. As far as I see, everything else is kind of inferior.

The superiority of Snapdragon 801 processor is debatable. But let's say it's better processor. Now let's see everything else..

S5 has 16 MP ISOCELL camera and E8 has 13. Also software camera features are awesome in S5.

S5 have dual LED flash which is pretty much standard now.

E8 have 200 mAh smaller battery.

S5 has

IR blaster

Fingerprint sensor

Heartbeat sensor

IP67 certified - dust and water resistant.

E8 also have one more (or may be only) thing that's truly better then S5. It has 5MP front facing camera which I think i really good thing to have.

So sorry to disappoint you but it's not any better then S5. Although if E8 was priced at 25-27k, as people are complaining, it would really be better choice.
[Galaxy S 5 General] crazyjc81:
I don't own either of these phones, but as a former HTC owner and a current Samsung owner I can tell you that Sense UI on HTC is way more polished and good looking as compared to crapwiz.

Samsung has no sense of UI design, and they cover this up by throwing dust in people's eyes in the form of features that don't exist on other phones but are mostly useless and just use up precious resources. I'm one of those people who fell for their marketing.

From my experience, any HTC phone is actually better than a Samsung phone. And you'll only realize it after you've used an HTC.

Though the Note 2 is a powerful phone, I've never felt it is a finished product, all because of the lack of polish in the UI.

So yeah.

The E8 is definitely better than an S5

:)
[Galaxy S 5 General] devilsdouble:
Don't say these things here. The rule is, you have to like TouchWiz and most importantly you will have to like Cra....err, Exynos.

Anyway, on a serious note, you can't even compare TouchWiz and Sense. I hate all the skins to be honest, cause after using pure Android it's like driving a Honda City from a 7 series if you will. Still if I had to choose one I will pick Sense or Sony's skin.

E8 is lovely, the pricing is good too, hTC should have seen a huge profit if they could have kept the price under or around 30k, and IMHO they should have.

The only thing which S5 has better than E8 is the display, and maybe the camera (however this is without knowing the 13 mp shooter of the E8 at all). I laugh when S5 owners brag about it's camera, and ISOCELL, LMAO. It can just take great to good shots under super bright light, and I guess Sun is always up there in the sky for some people.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ronnie498:
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[Galaxy S 5 General] pprajaa:
No comments or suggestions about this?? :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] rl421403:
All USB 3.0 cables are same.

I do not know why do you want to buy these costly cables because it labeled S5 in name.

From top rated sellers.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/New-Usb-3-0-Data-Cable-for-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-9000-/141327162399

http://www.ebay.in/itm/3-0-USB-SYNC...-NOTE-3-N9000-N9005-N9006-WHITE-/291048690386 <- recommended, this one sold 141 cables and all customers are happy.

Some cheaper one. Quality does not look that good but these will work too.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/1M-Fast-Micr...ble-Galaxy-Note-3-N9000-SKU-754-/161343094857

http://www.ebay.in/itm/1-METER-USB-...ERNAL-HDD-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-NOTE-3-/111328351741

Buy any of these, these are great. Will work fine on your S5 or any other USB 3.0 devices like HDD.
[Galaxy S 5 General] RohanM:
I am a G2 user & was thinking for E8, just because of specs + Dual sim.. But just came to know that No IR . so cancelled the thinking...

BTW LG & HTC IR are two way (transmitter + Receiver ) Where sammy totally lacks.. We can record the unknown brand or any remotes signal & re transmit it (Learning Mode) .. thus crating a custom profile.,... in sammy it's not possible.. So hate Sammy..
[Galaxy S 5 General] v_square:
Am I the way only one who thinks this thread has become 'Sammy vs Others' thread. I thought by now things like user experience, battery life, issues and more stuff about the phone would be discussed. But everyone seems to just compare things.
[Galaxy S 5 General] NoteboyTech:
Exactly [MENTION=5310268]walkermoon[/MENTION]. Thats what I think. Its just there are less samsung galaxy s5 users.. They can juat bash..
[Galaxy S 5 General] Nauju:
Hi friends I bought a S5 from Saudi now I back to India and I'm not unable to use Airtel simcard its always asking for network unlock pin.. What can I do now?? plzzzz help
[Galaxy S 5 General] rl421403:
Have you used your phone in Saudi with Saudi's simcard?

Anyway you will have to contact costumer care or service center and let them know this issue.

If they ask if you used your phone in Saudi with Saudi's simcard and made call then tell them you did.
[Galaxy S 5 General] eaglerazor123:
Well, I swapped my HTC One for Galaxy S5 (900H) Copper Gold Today :)

I used the Snapdragon version for few days too.

Apart,as i got the G900H in my hands..!! I'll make sure i hook up with development. B)
[Galaxy S 5 General] sunny1119:
i found an old thread but a useful one explaing exynos octa core processor :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2191850
[Galaxy S 5 General] bhairavp:
Anyone tried the SM-G906? The new 2k screen version? It's available in HK for ~35-36k INR, with the SD805 + 1440x2560 screen.
[Galaxy S 5 General] rl421403:
Price increased on Flipkart now.

S5 @ Rs. 36780 and more.
[Galaxy S 5 General] sandeeppathak007:
Yeah I was waiting for the price to be like 33k n it has increased perhaps I will have to wait more.

Anyone planning for MI3
[Galaxy S 5 General] rl421403:
Last best price was Rs. 33,325/- on ebay. And I think we might not see such low price in upcoming months.

I am buying two MI3 for my family members. One for my mother in law and one for my wife. It's super cheap and have great design and specs.

I am waiting for MI4 (64 GB) which they will announce on 22nd. It will be a Metallic phone. Although I do not prefer metal body but this phone will be a beast.

India suddenly became hot market for better phones. I love the competition.
[Galaxy S 5 General] v_square:
Rooted mine yesterday and said goodbye to warranty. Just couldn't stop myself.

Anyways, right away I installed bbs to check some battery stats and wakelocks. Everything else seems to be in place except one: sec-battery-monitor. Takes around 1hour under kernel wakelock. Any clues?

Edit: I searched for this wake lock but couldn't find anything substantial. That's the reason I'm asking it here.
[Galaxy S 5 General] drakester09:
It's on a kernel level, see:

https://github.com/drakester/SM-G900H_Kernel/commit/0d777357439a807a9f959adbf2ef644a65ea8302
[Galaxy S 5 General] v_square:
So I can't do anything else than waiting for a kernel developer to implement this?

Or can I edit that entry myself?
[Galaxy S 5 General] vd1900:
I have just sold my S5 and switched to LG G5 will be hopefull for next years S6 would be amazing
[Galaxy S 5 General] v_square:
And guys, I've got a rather weird problem. I don't if it's just me. It's that when I put a bit a bit of pressure on the back cover, it makes a creaking noise. That noise gives the device a very cheap feeling really. Did anyone of you experience this? Or I'm the only one?
[Galaxy S 5 General] drakester09:
Note 4 will be, seems to be the trend that the real flagship comes from the Note series.

I got used to a phablet type of phone thanks to the OnePlus One.

The kernel I built already has it, use the stock frequencies version.
[Galaxy S 5 General] kannanX10:
new fw NG3 released for vietnam G900H might soon be available for india...........it does have updated changelist but still 4.4.2

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=32510
[Galaxy S 5 General] v_square:
How come I never see a kernel for this device. My mistake. I actually never checked original development section with curiosity thinking there wouldn't be anything exynos related. I'm glad there is. :thumbup:

Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jaidev.s:
Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE (SM-G900I)

with Snapdragon 801 might launch in

India soon

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10926...napdragon-801-might-launch-in-india-soon.html
[Galaxy S 5 General] RohanM:
56k lol
[Galaxy S 5 General] jaidev.s:
Samsung Galaxy S5 4G with Snapdragon 801 launched in India for Rs. 53500

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10937...ragon-801-launched-in-india-for-rs-53500.html
[Galaxy S 5 General] vd1900:
Crazy I wish they would have bought this before nevertheless 45K would have been a sweetapot
[Galaxy S 5 General] vd1900:
I feel the earlier exynos was very decent and still very good phone only thing samsung did wrong was launching it at very high price if they would have launched exynos at 40k and snapdragon at 50k it would have really given them very good sales and the situation would have been better

I used Z2 for two days .... Really loved the design and Ui and also felt the camera was pretty good but why an awful phone to hold the design is so awkward it hurts every time you hold it for long periods.

Compared to S5 which is very comfortable ( I am not comparing the body material)

Peace
[Galaxy S 5 General] malybru:
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[Galaxy S 5 General] Suraj.Udg:
I got it for 40k. City bank credit card and the dealer gave me 20% off.

Unfortunately I'll get the phone tomorrow. Will sure post a review