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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Superguy:
Thanks for that assurance. :)

For awhile, it was only seeming like Sammy and Nexus phones were getting the love.

It probably didn't help I was on Verizon for awhile either. Hopefully moving to AT&T will help with that support too.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
The G2 is indeed better than the S5.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
My problem with the One and it's replacement is the placement of the HTC logo and the buttons and way too much bezel. Does nothing for aesthetics either.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yep. The AT&T HTC one was compatible with international HTC One Roms. If it's the same (highly likely) then we are good. I've always loved Samsung devices and I'll still but the note series but right now I think it's better to give a chance to the other OEM who are really fighting out there. HTC, Sony and LG. My next phone is either the M8, Z2 or G3.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
Another thing I don't like about the GS5 is the multitasking key. I know they are trying to get in line with Android now, but the double press of the home button was more intuitive. I'd rather have a menu key than the ugly 3 dot menu system that Android uses.

Not sure who designs vanilla Android, a committee maybe, but they really have no design sense..
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
Don't say that here, or they'll try to kill you. :p
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
I've always said it. Stock Android isn't pretty OR cohesive and in no way a complete OS. That's why manufacturers put their overlay on it -- to make it usable.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
http://m.pocketnow.com/2014/02/25/the-galaxy-s-5-doesnt-suck

Paid article? Guess it is written in reply to this thread :D

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
I responded to their article...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
Finally someone who has similar ideas. :p;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
And it's getting even LESS complete the more Google tries to put everything to the cloud. I refuse to use Google Music. I prefer having a built in stand alone music player. I don't want a rumored Google Pictures, I want a stand alone Gallery App.

These are the things that keep people with Apple.

And Samsung, instead of improving the experience, is adding even more bloat and even more gimmicks to try to lure away the iFlock.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
What a great article so according this (paid off?) reviewer we should all bow down to allmighty gods from Samsung and lay out our hard earned 600 or whatever this thing will cost bucks for a SMALL upgrade ? Are you kidding me.

The guy doesn't even touch on the main critic points like only 2gb RAM, Knox preinstalled, a horrible colorful TW interface. Also someone better tell him that waterproof != waterresistant

We can be so thankful for things like Apex and Novalauncher otherwise dealing with some of these horrible customized Android versions would be a pain in the...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
But isn't it what they did this time? fixing the S4 issues.

2GB isn't that critical, you hardly ever push beyond it and Knox warranty only matter in a few countries.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I actually prefer it that way, I don't really like holding the home button for recent apps, I like it to be accessible with one tap. But to each his own.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
You'll miss the menu button when you have to use the phone one handed. The on screen 3 dot menu button at the top of the screen is a huge design mistake from the Google committee.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I disagree, it doesn't bother me at all. I just don't like holding that home button, even on my G flex right now I find it annoying. But again it really a preference thing.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
Must be. To me it's as annoying as on screen soft keys.

It seems Samsung rushed this phone. They should have done an 'Apple" and waited another 4-6 months and actually thought it out better.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
I also like the menu button ony my TF 300 Gravitybox does the trick also I think Swapps is probably the best app for multitasking.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I agree, it is rushed. But I think there are many factors they are considering. The iPhone 6 release, their own Note 3 and I'm guessing they don't want them to be released to close to each other. But they have to understand that a product speaks for itself. The S5 is such a disappointment. They have plenty of resources, if only they would invest more in R And D as well as design plus give us the best specs they would have nailed it. But they want to play it safe.

The S4 was supposed to sell 80 mil, I think it did only half of that. The S3 sold 50 mil. This S5 will probably sell between 30-40 mil. Then they will realize that something is wrong.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
I've read the same about the S4, the S5 certainly wasn't rushed IMHO.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewilley:
Amen to that! And while we're at it, get rid of all these small swipe in tabs that are becoming far too prevalent at the side of the screens of Android apps - a simple off-screen menu key is all that's needed.

Andre
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tacotester1:
it looks alright

i dont think anyone can tell unless they use it though

when will it be a projector and a projected keyboard

turning anywhere into a home theatre?

then i will be impressed
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
Exactly. New users have no idea how to access menus anymore.

Sent from my Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
Actually I remember an article from Android Authority or gottbemobile one of those sites stating they had sold 40 million S4's by end of

August or early September. This phone is a disappointment but it's really the first miss (and not really a miss but a minor update) that they can miss like this and still sell 40+million phones because it's Samsung. It will take a miss or 2 before the masses lose faith.

Their real issue is, The Note 3. It's arguably THE best phone on the market right now and they did it right. So right there is really nothing to complain about with it and that is a hard thing to say and follow up on. The Galaxy S is the best phone when it comes out, then the Note becomes the best and then the S again... This time, the S5 really isn't better then the last Note that come out (the Note 3). So their true Flagship Phone is still the one that came out 6 months before this phone will actually launch.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
The S4 sold that much because of the S2 and S3 success. Now ppl are smarter and the competition has caught and even surpassed in some areas.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
lol THAT is EXACTLY my point. The S4 was a huge success and that is why the S5 will still sell a lot. The S4 was better in almost every possible way over the S3. MUCH faster CPU/GPU, double the memory, bettery battery life (even with all the gestures and gimmick software) MUCH better screen, better camera and even though still plastic, it felt much better in the hand. So that phone wasn't a dud that make people gun shy of the S4.

The bad thing is the friggin backs! Only thing that can save that design is at least people put cases on their phones so you won't have to look at it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
No my friend you don't get it. The S4 wasn't a success, not even according to Samsung. They were projecting to sell 80 million S4s....They sold some 40 mil. The S3 sold 50+ mil.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
Actually i think you don't get it at all. You are taking what the S4 has done to date in 1 year less time on the market and has sold virtually the same number of phones. You aren't comparing apples to apples. Let me explain it to ya like this.

Well according to reports the S4 was the fastest selling Galaxy S phone ever. It sold its first 20 million units in just 2 months and in almost 2 years with offering free S3 phones for months it sold 50 million. So the S4 at almost 50 million sold in 8.5 months (may to February) it is FAR out pacing the S3. They tried to project 80 million phones sold in only 7 months (may to the end of the year 2013) and it will still be almost 2 months before the S5 is being sold. So when it's all said and done, the S4 will likely dominate the S3 like a Mastiff on a Chihuahua.

Also how many MORE S4's do you think will sell now that the S5 isn't much better then the S4 and the S4 is $50-$100 on contract and the S5 will be $200. I think the S4 will sell well for the next 5-6 months until the Note 4 arrives
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I'm sure you know that the 50 mil S3 figure wasn't taken today....

The S4 was the fastest selling galaxy s then sales dipped

http://www.androidauthority.com/why-galaxy-s4-sales-237524/

Fastest selling does not equal best selling...not yet at least.

It's the S4 going to sell more than the S3? Probably. But the point you're missing here is that after the big start of the S4, sales dipped significantly. That shows ppl stopped being interested in the device.

Earlier you said the S5 was going to sell even more. No it's not. You're not taking into consideration that it isn't a big update, competition has grown, even Samsung own devices like the note 3 are arguably better than the S5.

To come back to my original point, the S4 sold what it sold because it had the momentum of the S2 and S3, two great success. The S4 itself is a disappointment, the big slow down in sales prove it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
LOL you can call it a disappointment at 40+ million phones sold in 8 months it is not. we can agree to disagree there. But i NEVER said the S5 will sell better then the S4, please don't put words in my mouth. I said i think Samsung because of it's rep that it COULD still miss on a phone and still sell 40 million phones (not that i think it will sell that much)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
YOU believe it's not a big upgrade, and thank God not everyone is like YOU.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Relax buddy, you didn't say it someone else did my bad.

But yeah 40 mil is a disappointment to them. You're focusing on 40 million when you set a goal and you're not even close to reaching it, its call a disappointment. But only that but the phone itself was a disappointment. It want worth upgrading from the S3 in my opinion. Many called it the S3s just like the S5 is the S4 active plus.

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Oh you again? Didn't I shut you down the other day? Now you sound salty lol. Mr HTC rap haha!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
Could it ? For sure the better question is? will it - I doubt it when you compare it the S4 it just doesn't offer enough to warrant an upgrade. Personally I'm still having a blackberry phone so I'm not even a S4 user yet, because I wanted to wait and see if Samsung really pulls offf another super phone and so far they haven't. Does that mean that the S5 is crap? Obviously not but it does not offer enough for the obvious high pricetag.One can easily overclock the S4 and it will run at 2,2 ghz

Samsung themselves called the S4 sales a disappointment which just goes to show you, how they are thinking of themselves, other companies would kill for such numbers. Anyways I highly doubt Samsung has really shown us their new S flagship so far :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
All you do is whine...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Are you here to discuss the topic or to speak your nonsense? Me and the other guy were on topic. You just mad cause I shut you down a few days ago ;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
You already made it clear you don't like the S5, so why are you still here? :silly:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
My point exactly.

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I'm here cause I like to discuss things with other members and learn. If you don't like it you should kick me out....oh wait you're incapable of doing that :) cheers
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
I would have to say it is a very poor upgrade to the S4 Dandroid, as virtually every one sees it that way. They only thing you really get is an updated CPU/GPU and camera (with the ISOCELL) and fingerprint scanner. Other then that there is nothing you'll likely ever notice different including the measly 200mah in the battery. You'll notice the phone is bigger with a thicker bezel meaning the phone was made a lot larger without really increasing the size of the screen, 5" to 5.1" with means less PPI then the S4. Same Ram, even LESS storage on the phone then the S4. S4 has 9.59gb at start and the S5 has 8.5gb.

Oh, but wait! It's waterproof! I still don't know anyone that needs a waterproof phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandroid13:
You must have some kind of issue with me, I'm just saying. Anyway!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Not at all. You came here with

"YOU believe it's not a big upgrade, and thank God not everyone is like YOU"

Not the other way around my friend. It's ok I forgive you.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khaaba:
S5

Come April, I am going to buy this bandaid like design [back cover] phone because glass screen protector of my S3 is broken.

Then I am going to tweak this phone in my way :D
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
No, like i said the real Flagship is the current Note 3 and the next will be the Note 4 (though not if they pull an S5 with the Note 4)

You do know what samsung did right? they saw 20 mill in 2 months and said 10 millions a month we should hit 80 million by years end. It wasn't till they saw the first 2 months of sales did they post their expectations of 80 million phones for 2013. That was unrealistic and not the pre-release numbers. Hoping for double the previous models numbers is great but to use the word disappointment as not a great success isn't accurate.

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If you can root it and ROM it. I heard Knox is now pre-installed. I think all the custom guys will not likely move to this phone because of the possibility of never getting custom recovery on it and maybe not even root. That could put a dent in the overall success or failure of this phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
See that's why I said their flagship S series, the note isn't part of the S series it's a different category and a very good one at that.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I agree. I do not understand how waterproof is a big deal. I have owned many cell phone since back in the late 90s with the Nokia 3210 and I never had an issue with water or anything like that.

I know many ppl would disagree with this but I'm willing to give away the removable battery for an all new design and metal phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
Oh I think i read right over the S lol sorry. yeah i agree with you. At this point i think the S4 may still be the Flagship for no other reason then the price you can get it for over what the S5 will cost. Honestly only the CPU/GPU and camera are the only real things to think about getting it over the S4 (forget the fingerprint scanner) even as a new customer, which will have to consider if the S5 is worth double the money then the S4
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
Good point sometimes I'm wondering what people are doing with their phone in order to need water proof? One thing I'm getting sick of is hearing about the allmighty "why aren't they going for a full alumnium complaints" they answer is simple REMOVABLE battery I'd rather have a removable battery than all this water proof crap. Also I could care less how "premium" the bag looks the only time I'm going to see it, is when I'm buying the phone and the other time will be when I'm changing the battery.

There are tons of very nice "premium like" cases outthere.

Agreed for me I've narrowed it down to 3 phones S4 (huge price advantage soon), Z1 compact and Z 2. It's pretty possible that the S4 will drop to as low as 249 € which would be a superb bargain for such an outstanding phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
hmmm when i got my S4 and the ROMS i used i never had an issue with the battery. I'd regularly get 4-5 hours of screen time and up to 6.5 hours of screen time with it. I never had the need for a second battery so I can agree with doing away with the replaceable battery but I CAN NOT give up the SD card slot unless they make 64gb phones a standard option.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yes but many like their phone naked like me. Removable battery is a definite plus, no question about that. But personal I never replace the battery unless I need to remove my sim card or something, and I can do that on a phone without a removable battery lol. I think expandable storage is a bigger deal than a removable battery. If they take that away, especially with their Rom taking up all the storage, then that would be a big issue.

But yeah, when I go out and spend money on a new phone, I want it to feel different from the previous one. I wanna be excite d and discover what the new feeling is, how it is like. So if I had the choice I'll give up my removable battery for a better design and better choice of materials.

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Yep, just said the same thing right after your post.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
I went to the Note 3 as you probably seen in my sig. But unless you just cant go 5.7 inch you should really take a look at it. I'm regularly getting 8-10 hours of screen time with it. It's a BEAST and the screen and Spen make it so usable for everyday stuff. I actually no longer use pen and paper except for when i have to like singing documents.

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I can ONLY imagine what Samsung would do with TW and bloat if a phone came standard with 64gb internal storage! lol... 20gb ROMS lol
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
Well the largest I would go is something around 5 inch and even that's a stretch. I often need to operate my phone with one hand and sometimes even while running, so going even bigger sadly is not an option for me.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
You do know that when you need to it's just a swipe and you can change it to one hand mode so its about the equivalent of about a 5 inch or slightly smaller phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Exactly haha. Samsung nailed it with the note 3, gave 3gb of Ram, much improved s pen, 32 gb minimum storage, removable battery and expandable storage, thinner and lighter than the previous gen, faster with no lag, speed with the latest Android version available at the time... But when it comes to their flagship device they drop the ball. I just don't get it really, I don't.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
If you haven't seen or didn't know about the one handed operation heres a quick vid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrxrZ8Y0-XE
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
Na didn't know that thanks for the tip, I'll give it look then for sure
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric214:
yeah i am really starting to feel like they have come to as close as anyone to a prefect phone with the Note 3, especially Tmobiles since it comes with an unlocked bootloader. And with Spen no one has anything like it really. There really isn't anything to complain about with the Note 3 other then TW being so bloated but there is absolutely ZERO lag with it running STOCK so even that isn't all bad like other TW phones in the past.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EVOme:
I'm going to get the new HTC One due to Samsung's BS.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewtst:
Big disappointment. S5 is 100% withdraw from my target future purchase phone list.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fernando sor:
Look at like this though. I love Google music because everything is synced to all my devices. My laptop, both smartphones and two tablets all have the same music. And with the paid version I've never not found a song I've searched for no matter how obscure.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P.Mobile:
i had the s3 and the s4.. then sold my s4 to get the Nexus 5.. was gonna get the s5 till i seen it... its no upgrade from my N5 thats for sure..not happy with it at all
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj_m:
My next phone will be nexus 6 when my contract ends

I used all the galaxy s phones and the impressiveness from one generation to an other are less appealing each time
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krappo:
Was going to upgrade from my S2 to S5 but not to sure now.

Decisions Decisions :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
That's fine, but I'd rather have that as an option. When I click on Music Player, I want my music to pop up right away, just like it does now on my GS4.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beaverslayer:
After reading all these comments, walking around with a galaxy S5 in your hand will be the equivalent of riding around with an Obama bumper sticker on your car. Just couldn't help myself at the time, now I feel like an idiot.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofylad:
looks like i will be trying the LG G3 this time round was really hoping to stick with samsung! as i loved my s3 but the s5 doesn't seem to much of an upgrade over what my rooted s3 can do atm.... so might try LG
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewilley:
I wouldn't dream of buying any Android phone that I couldn't root - not only because custom ROMs are generally better than the manufacturer's bloatware-stuffed versions, but more importantly there are a number of apps which are vital to me which need a rooted device.

Andre
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
If I take the positives out of flop s5 ceremony. Only 3 things I liked:

Ultra power saving mode- At times you need it, esp when you are out on tour without charger.

Improved Camera- I liked the macro feature, always wanted to have good close pictures with blurred background.

Gear Fit- Looks so delicate, loved the curved display. I wish they opted the same design for GG2.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trentors:
Out of curiousity. What did you like with the S4? All the air gestures?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limbonik:
Still using an SG1. Still does everything I need in a phone and more. This is what happens when you make a phone that is all but unbrickable!

Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013) running 4.4.2