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[Galaxy S 5 General] dpwhitty11:
I'm a little late adding these, but here are the pictures I took like I said a while ago.

Hidden in the spoiler tag since they are 8 huge pictures.
[Galaxy S 5 General] calvin35:
Anyone wanting to see how the GS5 performs should check out this video. I have no idea what the guy is saying but it's looking good

http://samsung.hdblog.it/2014/03/31/samsung-galaxy-s5-la-recensione-completa-da-hdblog-it/
[Galaxy S 5 General] SolarTrans:
Haha if it was in Spanish I could translate it :P

Italian, not so much.
[Galaxy S 5 General] barondebxl:
I finally had my hands on the S5 at one of my local AT&T stores. The phone looks MUCH BETTER in person than it does in these videos. Granted the front looks almost exactly like the S4 front minus the bigger bezel and the less rounded corners. The display is outstanding, super bright and colors pop. The phone is lightweight and I really like the back cover. Can't wait for the black version. The phone performs like a champ, there was not a hint of lag when I played with it for almost 20 min. The home button is raised a little more and has a different "click" to it. I tried the finger scanner and it worked well although you have to know how to place your finger for it to work well. First thing I'll do when I get the S5 is get rid of my magazine. Its obnoxious, I prefer blinkfeed. I also saw the M8, very speedy phone but not that different from the M7 and also the phone is too tall.

Notes: The AT&T rep told me that there's a lot of interest for the S5 and that they are barely selling any M8.
[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
:laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 General] SolarTrans:
Glad I cancelled my M8 order before it shipped Thursday. Didn't want a relapse of last year where I struggled to find someone to trade with :P

But now the Moto X has caught my eye with that $60 off deal and unlocked bootloader...
[Galaxy S 5 General] brookegray:
One question..... does the charging port cover open enough so that I can put this phone on a charging dock? I have an Everdock and it worked well well the S4 but I have a feeling the little cover is going to get in the way :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
There we go ;)

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The Moto X is a good choice for a daily driver while we messin around with the S5 heheh
[Galaxy S 5 General] force70:
Exactly!

sent from vacation in the phillipines via i337M galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 5 General] GeorgeP:
I have a related question about the charging dock. Can it be removed or is it permanent attached?
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevew84:
Without reading all of the pages, I just have a question as to whether or not the back of the white device feels like straight plastic, or similar to the soft touch like the back of a Nexus 5...or something similar to that.

I know it has a "pleather" design or whatever, but does it FEEL soft?
[Galaxy S 5 General] barondebxl:
As much as ppl like to bash Samsung for their plastic or whatever the case may be, they understand what it takes to sell phones and they take advantage of that. Im telling you guys, the average consumer does not even care about the metal vs plastic argument, they care about brand and advertised features. When I went to AT&T, everyone was checking the Samsung phones, no one even bothered to check the M8 (and I'm not taking a shot at HTC, its just the reality). Built quality is very important, but if you can't market your self out there, its meaningless. For real.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
No, but it feels very different from plastic unlike the s4

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If i care about the outfit then i will go for iphone ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevew84:
Did you ever use the LG G2X or the Nexus 5? I'm trying to get a similarity.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
I used them both. The s5 feels like Nex5 but a bit less, specially with the white one. Also, when u sweat, the s5 feels like pastic :P the nex5 feels smooth even when you sweat!
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevew84:
Alright, makes a little bit more sense. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Rippley05:
I'm not trying to be a jerk because I know the S5 is great, and check my history..I've been killing the M8, but, there is no way you guys can justify saying things like you're saying.

"S5 is the most innovative phone ever" Really? How so? Because it's snappy? Where is the innovation that dubs it the most innovative ever?

"M8 is awesome, but not much different than the M7" I agree completely, but , how in the world is the S5 a bigger upgrade over the S4 than the M8 is over the M7? They are both weak upgrades, but I'd argue the M8 got slightly more upgrades over the m7 than this S5 did over the S4.

They both have great screens, feel equally as snappy. They both look just "okay" IMO with the larger bezels on both. S5 has by far and away the better camera, M8 has by far the better speakers. Less than a micron of a percent of people are gonna care about the health apps and stuff that apparently make todays phones "innovative" so that's a wash.

It's funny to me. Take away the metal vs plastic argument and the HTC/ Samsung forums can be swapped and nobody would notice. BOTH are bashing each other for no innovation, no changes, minor upgrades. It works tho, Apple has been doing it since the Iphone was born. They bring a notification pulldown and panorama camera and they're dubbed Tech Gods when android has had their features for years.
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
1. Ip67 answers that question

2. Yes, but s5's screen is MUCH, MUCH better
[Galaxy S 5 General] jamezr:
Plus all this.....

The HTC M8 is not dust and waterproof, while the SGS5 is IP67 certified.

Galaxy S5′s camera is better, with a higher amount of megapixels, quicker focus, and overall, “more professional.”

The HTC One M8 is not as user-friendly as the S5. Samsung’s flagship boasts childproof features, a removable battery and the new Ultra Power Saving Mode.

The HTC One M8 is not as secure as the S5. The M8 lacks a fingerprint scanner while the S5 has one, on top of KNOX.
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
The S5 to the S4 Is a vast improvement and change.

-Camera is greatly improved

-Records 4k videos

-larger, brighter and more accurate screen

-better build quality

-IP67 certification

-Snapdragon 801 processor

-Fingerprint scanner integration

-Battery life that beats the Note 3

-TouchWiz is revamped

-Software is now quick and lag free

M7 to the M8

-Improved BoomSound

-Duo Camera

-larger screen

-maintained speedy OS skin.

-motion gestures?

-great battery life

-on screen button

-maintained metal build

-microsd slot

You can't be serious to think the M8 to M7 is more of a change than the S4 to S5.
[Galaxy S 5 General] barondebxl:
The S4 also have a removable battery and a micro SD slot, just saying.
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
Yeah I am aware of that, I have edited my post to reflect that.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Hellscythe:
I wouldn't say it has a larger screen.

The on screen keys makes the screen the same size as the M7's

and eh, on a personal viewpoint for me, i don't see on screen keys as an advantage, especially when they claim they couldn't do anything about that huge bottom bezel.

But really, both these devices haven't changed as significantly as we would have thought from their predecessors.
[Galaxy S 5 General] RCJ89:
S5 is more of a upgrade to the S4 than the m8 is over the M7 imo, people are just hyped over over the m8 because its made of out metal. if the m8 was plastic and the s5 was metal I doubt people would give it as much attention seriously. I would rather the butterfly s from last year than the m8 for the following reasons:

its smaller in height,

much bigger battery and better battery life,

manages to fit stereo speaker and the three capacitve buttons under the screen, so no space wasting

it has 2gb of ram already and memory card slot

may not be metal but couldn't care less and it may not be as fast as M8 but it would still be fast enough
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
HTC and Sony : 10 peeps like it - only 1 buy
[Galaxy S 5 General] dragon135:
How about the other 9 people?

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
They watching us buying the S5 then reconsider haha
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
I just got a lengthy hands on with the phone. First, i like the back nothing like what we see in the pics, and I would advise anyone who made the decision not to look at the phone based on the looks of its back, to go and see it irl. Secondly, I can confirm that it's snappier and it didnt stutter one bit, however the phonebook still takes a second to load. Thirdly, the camera takes very good pics way better than the s4. Now what I didn't like is the huge bezels and the demo model did have a tiny gap between the frame and the screen and it's more present on black models. The demo model has the fingerprint scanner disabled so i couldn't test it. Overall it felt lighter and nicer to hold, the bezels are just weird to look at when u hold the s4 next to it. I preordered mine although I'm not happy with the 16gb only skus
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
I have a HTC One M8, but had the Note 3 prior. I got some hands on time at my local O2 store in Plymouth, UK.

I was surprised. It felt comfy, secure and light in my hand. It didnt look anything special, in fact a bit dull. But TBH that's not a major disaster. It does have some water resistant and dust proofing. Touchwiz. Loved the new flatter look, new menus. Speed. Not as fast as the M8, but again it wasnt slow and if you didnt have another phone to compare with you wouldnt know any different. Stutter. None during my time with it. So much better than my S4 and Note 3.

Camera. Hmmm. Its much much faster, but some of the shots inside the phone store came out blurred. Others were ok. Difficult to say anymore as I didnt have anymore time with it.

Sound - staff told me the HTC One M8 was louder and had a more powerful headphone output. No surprises there really. The iP67 is hampering overall sound output volume.

Being honest, and basing it on 20 mins, I still preferred my M8 for the camera and sound and style and speed. But I for not one minute didnt dislike the S5. In fact, I thought it was a sum greater than all its parts. Lots of stuff on board.

Impressed.
[Galaxy S 5 General] RCJ89:
Having had both phones side by side the M8 is defo much louder than S5, infact its far too loud for headphones but nice if you want to plug it into your car or speakers. Imo waterproofing hasn't made a difference in volume output on the S5 as it is louder in headphones than both s4 and note 3, (also speaker sounds a bit louder) i try headphones volume on all phones i am interested in buying as music is one of my main priorities (also the S4 active was louder in headphones and speaker than S4) so waterproofing didn't hamper it there either
[Galaxy S 5 General] WhiteHartMart:
[MENTION=241112]gavinfabl[/MENTION] is that the O2 store right out side the Drake Circus shopping centre. I'll pop in tomorrow to have a look if so. :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
Yes. There's is clamped down. So go to the other store opposite Evans. They have one clamped and one in a pocket for using with customers.
[Galaxy S 5 General] robstunner:
Those two photos were taken with my m8 (which is returned as we speak) while I played with the s5. I like it, but I preordered black instead of the white.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jayochs:
good choice..god, i can't stand HTC's cameras as of late. lol
[Galaxy S 5 General] robstunner:
Pretty much lol
[Galaxy S 5 General] Apoxx:
If they managed to get 8mp into that ultrapixel camera it would be a force to be reckoned with. But a measly 4mp? Sorry, but even the best sensor in the world wouldn't save you when you get that low res images. Big fail from HTC in my opinion.
[Galaxy S 5 General] robstunner:
My nexus 5 unquestionably takes Better photos than the HTC one m8. Which is one of the few yet important reasons I went back to nexus 5 for the short term.
[Galaxy S 5 General] verks:
I bought the M8 last week. I loved it at first but slowly grew tired of it. Poor camera for what I need. Smaller screen with the one screen buttons. I was a little disappointed in the S5 at first then I used it. I really like it. I will use several new features. Fingerprint scanner and it works well. It has a lock down mode that allows you to lock parts of your phone and unlike them with a finger swipe. The screen is a thing of beauty. I like the new TW and it's lag free from my usage.

I have been testing the white but ordered the black. Plus I will be getting the wireless charging back. Hope we get full unadulterated root.

from my Tab Pro
[Galaxy S 5 General] hemander:
This Best Buy in Union, NJ is awesome! They have lot of phones available for demos. At least before you buy your new phone you got a hands on. Good job!
[Galaxy S 5 General] WhiteHartMart:
Managed a quick hands on at my local Tesco in the UK. Enough to convince me to sell my M8. I actually like Touchwiz from my Note 3 days.

Biggest thing for me is the on screen buttons or lack of. I hate them on the M8 - such a waste of screen estate imo.

Everything moved along swiftly and smoothly enough on the S5 and I've a feeling the camera will suit my usage (a lot of landscape pics) better.

Roll on Friday.
[Galaxy S 5 General] robstunner:
Me 2. I could care less, and actually despise selfies. Which in the case of the m8, is all the phone is good for. The back camera is great for close ups, but again, I could care less about food photos. IMHO of course.
[Galaxy S 5 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
Hey Leo, would you be able to do me a favor? Would you mind posting a video of the notification light in action? I just want to see how large and bright it is on the S5.

Also, can you tell me or post in the same video how the lockscreen handles notifications? Do texts and anything else show up on the lockscreen? I really liked that feature on previous TW versions.

Please let me know, thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
Not true. See this M8 flickr set. Landscapes. Pets. Buildings. Cars. Macro. Panoramic. And no selfies lol https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157643265004874/

I do think the S5 camera is good too.
[Galaxy S 5 General] robstunner:
Your right, they look great. Until you look at them in full size (not zoomed)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/13562497483/sizes/o/

Heres an S4 photo for comparison, theres no question the detail is much better.
[Galaxy S 5 General] WhiteHartMart:
Yea. My problem is like to view my photos on our tv with the family. Photos I took with my M8 look great on my MacBook but not so when on the tv.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
I will do 1 2mo and imo, the noti. light does it job. Specially, while charginh, u dont see the led way too bright like previous models. Just enough red for u to know its charging. When its full, a brighter green will show up. Notification lights are bright enough to be noticed too :) Lockscreen notification is just notmal ( Samsung style as usual ;) )

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[Galaxy S 5 General] gavinfabl:
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When 4K TV's cost £299 I hope HTC will be using 8mp ultrapixel lol
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
Just to confirm is art present? The demo didn't have it
[Galaxy S 5 General] SolarTrans:
The Korean versions have it, so I'm guessing the US ones do too.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jayochs:
hey leo, i forget, but do you have white or black?

if white, does the notification light bleed through the bezel like the old S3 did? it created a sort of halo effect on the LED and the capacative buttons. was sort of annoying lol
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
I had both but im using the black one for now. The white's led dies have bleed thru bezel unfortunately. Pretty much like the S4. But its no so big issue. U also can see those capacitive buttons when its not lit. But i dont think its Samsung fault but its what they want. They want it to be seen :/

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[Galaxy S 5 General] RCJ89:
I found out today it does indeed have the wave to answer call and also the hovering to see texts, tried it out in my local samsung store today. Roll on friday
[Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
I played with one the other day and the camera is amazing. It focuses so quick it isn't funny. I didn't try the modes or blur effects.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jasvncnt1:
Thanks for this info. Wasn't really thinking of the s5 until I watched a few youtubes on it. And I live right across the street from the best buy in union. Gonna have to check it out.
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
Any body find if there is a temperature or humidity sensor in there?
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
No temperature sensor but there is still a barometer.
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
Darn. The only thing that is not a gimmick on the s4 was the temperature sensor
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
Well it wasn't all that accurate as it easily registered the heat from the phone and your hands and have weird temperature readings.
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
I found it to be fairly accurate if you leave the phone sit on a desk for a while
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
Yeah but at times when I wanted an instant reading it wasn't that useful as it required all that prep in order to get an accurate reading. I think that's the main reason why Samsung removed it from the S5.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
What use does the barometer have? Just wondering because my current phone doesn't have it. Lol
[Galaxy S 5 General] bsweetness:
It measures atmospheric pressure, which is useful in gauging changes in the weather.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
So does it work with an app and give real time weather info?
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
It actually is used to assist the GPS and allows for quicker GPS locks if I remember correctly. Nothing to do with weather forecasts unfortunately!
[Galaxy S 5 General] eyecon82:
plus it allows pressure readings to track weather pressure and to assist the GPS in altitude data
[Galaxy S 5 General] boodies:
Yeah, it might not be there for weather reasons but there are some apps you can download on the playstore that will take advantage of it. I've been using it on my Note 2 as well. Good luck!
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
For flight navigation apps barometer is a plus
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krneki10:
I'm still on stock I'd like to flash one of 4.4.2 ROMs. However, most of them have line in instructions that latest CWM is required. Since CF-Auto-Root does not contain it, I was wondering if anything can go wrong if I use that root method? Should I proceed with any other root method instead?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
If your planning to flash a custom rom straight away you do not need to root (custom roms are already rooted) ;) Flash cwm with odin and well you know the rest about what to do:D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krneki10:
Could you please give me a link for tutorial for flashing CWM with Odin?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oreo27:
Hi,

You can use these steps to flash CWM or a recovery of your choice via Odin:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4

In addition, I personally prefer [i93xx][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch.

Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krneki10:
When should I backup EFS? Just after I flash CWM, so before flashing another ROM?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oreo27:
ASAP as far the threads here stipulate. I did 2 backups of my EFS the moment i got my SGS3. I was however, only able to accomplish this by first flashing a custom recovery. Once the custom recovery was installed, (I was and still am using Philz Touch) the first thing I did was backup my EFS folder.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
Yep like oreo27 said before flashing any custom roms backup your EFS preferably while you are still on your original rom that your phone came with and make a couple of backups and keep copies on computer.;)

You will also find that some roms have options to backup your EFS before flashing that particular rom you can never have too many backups ...:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Toadyg:
The ROM I installed (NeatROM S3) included the option to backup EFS during the Aroma install process, and it's ticked by default. I'm not sure if all ROMs are this good at reminding you ;)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] computerslayer:
I love that the ability to create users and restrict access to various things. However, I can't seem to find a way to enable Google Location Services for a new restricted user. Is this even possible? If so, I'd appreciate guidance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Herbbowlman:
I've been having trouble with Google Maps recently. GPS pinpoints my location accurately, but the directional/heading stability is horrible. Consequently, when in Navigation mode, the map is displayed properly for a second or two, but then it rotates wildly before settling again on the correct direction. It holds this for a second or two, then rotates wildly again. This is quite annoying, and makes Navigation unusable. When not in Navigation mode, the direction indicator can be seen rotating wildly, though the map itself doesn't rotate as it's not following me. The issue is also present in Google Sky Maps, with the map randomly rotating, though I'm holding the phone still.

I'm guessing the issue is with the phone's accelerometer and/or gyroscope, but I cannot determine if it's a hardware or software issue. It doesn't seem related to a specific ROM or version of Jellybean, though I've only been using TW based ROMs. I'm currently running the TW 4.3 based Alliance 22 ROM.

Has anyone see this issue before? Any ideas on resolving it?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Storm22:
I just bought a new xperia z when i opened it the device said there is a new update so i updated the phone however after two weeks i filled the internal storage and there is no space left so i asked my friends they told me that i need something called root which will void my warranty ( i don't really have a warranty it's an international one ) so that weekend i searched for the root but i didn't find a thing because i am 4.3 which has no root so i need some help here are my questions

1. Is there any way to root sony xperia z on 4.3 ?

2. If there is no way to root on 4.3 what should i do ?

3. If i rooted the phone what is the next step to move the apps into external sd card ?

4. I heard about something called CWM what is that ?

5. If i bricked my phone will there an easy way to fix it ?

as i mentioned i am new to android i am literally Noob so can you tell me everything as simple and detailed as possible

Thanks in Advance
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gripfly:
1. You can just root the 4.3 if you unlock your Bootloader. That means also you loose the warranty. Rooting your phone does not void your warranty.

2. Flash a prerooted rom. There are many in the Z forum.

3. It isn't possible to move the apps to the ext. Sd-card.

4. CWM is a recovery.

5. Easy is it for guys which know what they do. But you have to know there are 2 types of bricks. A softbricked phone you can unbrick. After hardbricking a phone, you can put it in to the toilet. So if you hardbrick, it is over.

Gesendet von meinem C6603 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Storm22:
First of all i would like to thank you sir for replying

Second can you please send me a link on how to unlock the bootloader and rooting the device

Third when i was surfing i read that it's possible by using programs like link2sd and folder mount

Finally what is hard hardbricking to avoid it
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben Ling:
First you must to be on Android 4.2.2 firmware 10.3.1.A.0.244/2.67 to root it

Rooting guide here

For unlocking bootloader is to use custom kernels / KitKat / CM ROM

For bootloader unlocking guide here

And for Link2SD i think it don't support

Lastly hardbricking means you flashed Xperia Z2 kernel / ftf on your Xperia Z,that will cause hardbricking...