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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
There's something ppl don't realize about HTC, prior to the HTC one (and yes that would include the One X), HTC did some big mistakes. The sensation is the phone that HTC should have never released cause thats the one that put HTC in this mess. It had so many quality control issues, I personally returned 4 sensation and didn't return the 5th one because I felt bad towards the T-Mobile employee and didn't want to be a pain in the butt. You gotta remember, this is a company who openly said a few years ago that they would focus more on thinness than battery life....how can you say that when you're a big dog in the android world? Why not do both?

Then the One X came out and it was almost as bad as the sensation in terms of lag and battery life, HTC fixed things maybe 2-3 months after launch which is too long in this phone industry. Therefore many ppl jumped ship to Samsung which was the only reliable OEM at the time (LG, Sony and others didn't matter then). Samsung or nexus devices. In the meantime Samsung released the S2 which was a KILLER phone then the S3 which was pretty good and that many are still using to this day. You won't find many One X users anymore. And so ppl lost faith in HTC and that was their decline. So I understand you feel bad for them but they made their own bed really.

Then the HTC One came out, legendary phone, one of the best android devices ever released (matches the S2 in terms of impact for android). That's when HTC turned it around and that's just last year. And now we have the M8. HTC is definitely on the right track but they cannot afford any mistakes, any opportunities for them to things around, they should seize it and that would certainly include putting a better camera in their devices. Do you know how many ppl won't buy the M8 simply cause the camera isn't as good as they expect? That's the kinda of mistake they can't afford. And honestly no OEM can afford any mistakes right now, even Samsung should watch it, only apple is immune because they are way too big and only the iphone runs IOS on a phone, no other OEM.

So basically HTC did a good job last year and this year,but every single opportunity they have to strive they should seize it, no need to gamble on the ultrapixel or anything that could da

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Please dude chill, no need to call ppl fanboy. Mods will close this, they did that with the HTC thread.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CLARiiON:
I am chill man, but certain arguments I see are really weird.

Imagine this - if someone says he likes HTC for Sense, metal build, screen etc., that's a very valid argument. You could argue that Sense or certain HTC hardware are better, and everyone can understand that opinion.

Now 2nd situation - someone mentions he gets HTC because Samsung gives more incentives to sellers!! Really? So, it means if HTC gives more incentives to sellers, he will buy Samsung or a Sony. That sort of argument is hard to digest.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Trust me when I say that I completely agree with you, but unfortunately it is what it is. Sometimes folks don't wanna accept others opinion (and I'm not speaking about the guy you quoted but in general). It's unfortunate but it's reality. Its OK though, each and every time of this year it gets heated between HTC and Samsung users. That's not going to stop until ppl accept others opinion and stop posting nonsense.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASAB1594:
S5 lacks :

1- speakers

2- beautiful design

3- beautiful UI

it's not disappointing at all
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boodies:
Obviously speakers are not the most important thing on a phone... Either way if you want to get technical, the S5 pumps louder dbl lol. I do agree the phone can defintely look better but it is not ugly im my view and very functional as well. As far as Sense UI, it just sucks. As quoted by gsmarena, "The smartphone brings a one-of-a-kind aluminum unibody that's probably the prettiest in business, but is led down by its Duo camera, which is mid-range material at best. Stereo speakers also count in favor of the One (M8), but its software backing in the face of Sense 6.0 can't quite match the versatility and functionality of TouchWiz."
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Its very subjective. What if we say that S5 is very beautiful, has decent speakers and has the best UI with the most features?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Used one today and was like using the S4 with a different back. So yes for me it is so went with the m8 instead.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I respect that, after all not everyone is going to like it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdlopez83:
Mostly an unlocked bootloader
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JGillis2391:
I personally don't get why there's so much hating on this phone. Sure, it's made of plastic. Is that really where the line is drawn? Over the M8 spec wise it's a no-brainer and I understand people will have their own personal preferences but come on, this phone is great! This will be my first Galaxy device, coming from the Evo LTE and I'm so excited!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Absolutely.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASAB1594:
TW has many useless features,,,, the useful features which found only in TW , it usually has many alternatives on Playstore.

bestphoneever :good:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowrey:
Disappointed that Sprint stripped out the Download Booster.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoaudio13:
Thats why we have different brands to choose from :) there is no need to argue too much guys. We the consumers will decide which brand will gain or lose some. Sale quantities will reflect it all ;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
along with verizon and ATT

fortunately, root can solve that! :laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Oh there's been a method to re-enable it? Cool!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
not yet...but i'm sure its as simple as making a .zip flashable file out of it to enable it on others.....the t-mobile people will figure that out for us :laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Thank goodness those TMo guys are looking out for us!

I don't know where we'd be without this community :D
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockandawe:
Disappointed in not being able to add/change widgets on the lockscreen, Can't change color of clock font, so if you choose a personal light colored wallpaper for your lockscreen, you can't even see the clock.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beefheart:
I really don't understand the big deal with supposed all dancing speakers on a phone, it will always sound crap given the restraints of the form factor. Sure, some phones will sound better than others of course, but it isn't a feature which influences my decision to buy a phone or not. As long as the speaker(s) is loud enough to hear a ring tone that is good enough for me, I have my Shures if I want to listed to music.

Besides, the less juvenile imbeciles forcing people around them to listen to their s**t music through a phone's speakers the better.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thomasba:
Amen to that brother!!!:good::good::good::good::good:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cryosx:
Logically I would want better speakers...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irokgalaxy:
It could have had a 5.3 inch screen with the same size. Also I agree with the better sound
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] initial_k:
You never had an HTC one before then?

It's good when you want to listen to music in your room, set it on your desk/nightstand....
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
I had an M7 for about a month when it was released, and traded it for an S4 because of poor battery life and insanely slow charging times. I agree it was very nice to listen to YouTube videos on those speakers though, and I would much rather have them than a slightly bigger screen.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grubbslubbs:
Agree about the HTC One speakers - had it for a short while but realized I wanted more than just the best speakers/sound system of a SMARTPHONE and an actual SMARTPHONE that would kick butt in more important areas.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankgreimes:
Couldn't care less about the speakers as long as the phone is loud my headphones are going to do the job and at home I'll plug in my home entertainment system for a great sound but this shows exactly why I don't really care about the HTC offerings.

They are so focused on design and other stuff but don't care enough about the core elements of a phone ( the black center HTC bezel and moving from physical to onscreen buttons ) is a good proof of that. For sure the phone itself is not bad but compared to Samsung it just lacks some features wheter they are important or not.

Looking at all the S5 reviews it really seems like a very small upgrade compared to the S 4 and especially the S4 Galaxy. I also really don't like the size increase so unless Samsung has the famous F line ready to go, I'm almost ready to wait for next year and hopefully the introduction of UHD and octacores.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] century_ali:
:confused: look here: http://www.androidcentral.com/gapping-and-4k-heat-reported-sony-xperia-z2-owners
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alhadee12:
Are you looking at getting one?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wannabeapilot:
I think there are some worthy improvements in the s5 over the s4.

Do I think its a good upgrade from the s4 to the s5 for every user, no

Is it a good upgrade if you had the s3 or earlier? definitely!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sensamic:
I have the S3 and don't feel the need to upgrade.

Don't need 1080P screen (720P looks great), don't need waterproofing (never needed it), TouchWiz is still the same just flatter, don't need fingerprint sensor (if it at least worked as the one in the iPhone ok but Samsung's implementation is really bad), still cheap plastic body, etc.

Even with 2GB RAM TouchWiz takes up too much.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wannabeapilot:
Whether you feel the need to upgrade, or not.

The value of leap frogging an interim newer phone model does not go away
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowrey:
What happened to the GPS enabled Alarm??? Good lord I loved that feature!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wannabeapilot:
Could you detail what that is?

this is the first i've heard of it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowrey:
In the S4 they had GPS alarms so when I'm home the alarm goes off at 8:30 on the weekends but only at home due to GPS coordinates. Mad that it's not there.

So many features I liked on the S4 that aren't there is driving me nuts.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wannabeapilot:
Woa, that's so cool!

Biggest gripe for me is the removal of the settings button, on the bottom left, and that the home button held down does not display the currently running apps
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
Now that you mentioned it, I went looking for that feature on my S4 and lo and behold there it is. I had never heard nor seen this feature before but im guessing its removal is because of the demand for free storage on the phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WizeGuyDezignz:
You didn't have to tell us that you have an M8, it was obvious while reading your post. It is extremely clear that you have absolutely no idea how business works or how branding works. I work in brand marketing at a large company, and what Samsung is doing is 100% what they should be doing.

If you don't think that any company worth anything gives incentives to their clients, then you are sorely mistaken. It happens all the time, trust me. I can't tell you how many times I've been offered (and sometimes have accepted) tickets to events, luxurious items, etc. It's how the "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" business world works. It's not uncommon.

Going back to branding, you talking about Samsung keeping the same general design language is exactly what they should be doing. Just look at the brand recognition Samsung devices have now. They have succeeded with textbook execution of making their products immediately recognizable out in the wild.

Apple has done the same thing of course. People rarely mistake an iPhone, iPad or iPod for anything else when they see it. Apple has branded their devices masterfully. It's exactly why Nike doesn't even have to put those words on their products anymore if they don't want to. The swoosh logo design is immediately recognizable and everyone knows which company it is.

It would be a fools errand and a bad business decision for Samsung to keep changing the design language on their phones. It would be sloppy branding and wouldn't make sense.

And I won't even get into how much Samsung uses for advertising. They are profitable enough to do so and they are where they are because of it. Enough said.

Anyhow, enjoy your M8, it is a nice phone. But let people enjoy their S5's, because it is also a great phone. Let the companies brand, market, etc. It is none of our business. We are the consumers, we don't achieve any financial gain by being biased one way or another.

Enjoy your phone and enjoy life. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoaudio13:
Very well said. I have the same thoughts as yours.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdlopez83:
If rooted... Tasker
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] combat goofwing:
Spot the difference
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WizeGuyDezignz:
Mission accomplished by Samsung and a job well done. But posting from your HTC One, I know your post was sarcastic.

That photo shows successful branding in a nutshell. But you obviously know nothing about branding so I suggest you look it up.

Does Apple, McDonald's or Nike change their logo every year? No. Why? Branding. They want people to recognize their products immediately in the wild. It's a very basic concept that most people on XDA just don't understand.

When people see a Samsung phone in the wild they know it's a Samsung phone from the similar design language over the years. Same with Apple. When is the last time you saw an iPhone out in the wild and you thought it was something else?

And now you know why HTC is struggling so much. Their branding and release strategy of phones were atrocious for many years. Now with the M7 and M8, they may finally be getting it. Have you noticed that the M7 and M8 look very similar?

They have finally taken a page out of Apple's and Samsung's book. If they are smart, the M9 next year will also look similar.

Samsung hasn't gotten to where they are by poor marketing or branding. Remember that next time you post a photo as foolish as this. This is a photo that any marketing professor would show his/her students as a success and you are showing it as a failure lol. Gotta love XDA sometimes.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Well disappointments??? I don't think so, it seems the S5 is off to an amazing start:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...han-its-predecessors-launch-day-sales_id55092
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoaudio13:
Apple hardly changed their designs and yet they sold hundreds of millions since ip since the 2G. A similarity in design doesnt mean anything in this case.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Hey buddy, I'm still waiting for your impressions :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puremind:
Disappointing for me:

Green primary still oversaturated

Microphone is pretty bad compared to HTC One

Sound through the is speakers is only OK, not front facing.

TW is better but still laggy in places and very laggy in power saving mode

Fingerprint Sensor is not instant touch, requires swipe

No double tap to unlock (anyone got an app for that? ) - really annoying coming from HTC One or LG G2

Autobrightness +5 is too dim for low light - seems to be bugged, the threshold for dim screen is too high
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaykresge:
So far I'm only disappointed because there is no Google Play Edition. However, if they do a GPe, I'm sure they'll only do 16GB in white.

A GPe with 32GP or more internal storage and a removable battery would be idea. That's what would get my money.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WizeGuyDezignz:
Just sent you a PM. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Can I get dem impressions too :P?

There's a black T-Mobile one on Craigslist for $550 OBO that I'd unlock and I'm about to pull the trigger...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Fire away buddy!

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My man!!!! That's it, S5 is my next phone no matter what.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shojus:
Have you listened to the HTC M8 speakers? If you have you would not say this... They immerse you into any experience which uses speakers. I do rarely use them for music but gaming and videos (multimedia consumption) are just incredible! There just is no competition anywhere. I have both phones and they both have pros and cons but I did buy the M8 for the speakers and build quality as well as the responsiveness of the UI. The Samsung can't match those qualities but they make up in different areas for sure.

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I want a PM!? :D
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polish_pat:
I love my new S5, coming from the Note 3, i have to get back used to a smaller phone but overall, no regrets with it, especially as i have a Gear 2 which is a great companion.

Good:

- Touchwiz more polished, gives me information in a better way, i dont mind the settings menu changing but i will have to get used to it

- Screen is simply amazing, as usual, samsung make the best displays, the colors are more vibrant than in my Note 3

- fingerprint works well, it fails to register maybe 10% of the time, which is acceptable, i assume samsung will rework on that in future firmwares

- S Health integration with Gear 2 is much better than with Gear 1

- Battery has been phenominal so far, approx 10-15% longer lasting than my note 3 with all the same apps installed, but as i am not rooted, no greenify yet or other battery saving tweaks, so overall, great battery with even better results once roms become more polished. I currently have 2h45 mins of screen on time and i still have 73% left.

- Better reception, overall, it's faster to give me an accurate signal level than any previous releases, and i compared to the note 3 and made some tests on this

- I like that they dropped any glossy plastic and went for a note 3 style faux leather. I am not the type of person that thinks plastic is cheap, if anything, it's has a lot more advantages than a metal phone.

- On Rogers, we have suretap, an NFC payment system. Rogers gave us a prepaid 50$ mastercard to use with the app, work incredibly well, fast and flawless payment system

The bad:

-Speaker, considerably less powerful than the Note or S4

- S Health could do so much more, i have a sleep recorder on the Gear 2 than can easily transmit the data taken from my night of sleep and transfer it to S Health with nice graphs about sleep patterns, but there isnt even a sleep section for that in s health

- Connectivity between Gear 2 and S health needs work, the step recorder doesnt transfer my steps to the phone, the phone and watch each have their own data and they just dont sync up even when i ask them to

- Fingerprint integration could be better, they should reserve a section just for fingerprint verification, such as on google play to pay for an app, or to lock certain apps that contain sensitive data such as password managers or banking apps

- Touchwiz still has some stutter in some places, but overall, the initial firmware release make the phone smoother than both the note 3 and S4

Overall, i'm very satisfied with the phone, this is only the initial release and i'm sure most of the qwerks will be solved within a few weeks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMoosa:
I have both the M8 and S5. They both have pros and cons but the one I'm keeping is the S5.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puremind:
I think I am keeping both. S5 Microphone is awful compared to m8. I was recording a video or Davide Marcello playing the piano in dresden outdoor on the main place and the M8 sounded almost like a studio recording.

If the Z2 is crap there too and doesn't significantly improve on the display of the M8, then it will be S5 and M8, otherwise S5 and Z2.

S5 is a keeper because of the display, but I wish TW was a bit more fluid. Custom ROM will be more fluid but I will lose some of the nice TW features features such as as remote control in the notification bar or lock screen and the adapt display screen profile which saves considerable battery.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
So u prefer the S5 over the M8?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
Send them over to me as well!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puremind:
No. I just haven't decided which equivalent phone I will buy....M8 or Z2. It is just both M8 and Z2 are good where the S5 isn't.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Then why keep the S5?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puremind:
Because the S5 has got the best display and I am a display junkie. Unless Z2 has ANSI contrast over 1400 and perfectly accurate Colors I will need to keep the S5.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Wow you must really love displays if that's the only thing making you keeping the phone. Cool.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
I agree. Displays are another huge factor in my phone purchases as well.

There was a night and day difference for me between the S5 and M8, so that was a big part of my decision.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
Displays are hugely important to me too. I love the true blacks on the Samsung Galaxy line
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boodies:
you iboys will never get the one lol