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April 2014
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1173 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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2383 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Sharp and vibrant screen with good sunlight legibility
Great audio quality
Good build quality
Waterproof and dustproof
Great camera quality
Fingerprint Scanner
Good performance
Expandable memory (Upto 128GB)
Removable Battery
Battery life is fantastic. The pared-pack look of the software is a definite improvement. The screen is absolutely lovely. The dimpled back panel makes the phone much less likely to slide out of your hand or off of your leg. IP67 waterproofiness should be
16MP camera with UHD recording
Water and dust resistant
Health and fitness addons
Bright display
Great battery support
Excellent performance
Sleek form factor
Speedy performance
Water resistant
Premium back design
Better camera
Fitness apps and features
New power saving mode
Fingerprint sensor
Suprb screen
Good allround camera
Great sound quality
Waterproof body
Good battery life.
Fingerprint secured
Improved UI
Impressive fast camera
Resistant to water
Loaded to neck with features
Unmatched display
Cameras
Power saver modes
Top performer
Excellent display and touch feedback
Offers good overall performance
Fingerprint scanner and heart rate monitor work well
Good camera with 4K video recording support
Powerful device
Sharp display
Decent build quality
Good Camera
Waterproof
Fingerprint scanner & Heart Rate Monitor
Battery Life
Great Display
Good battery life
True octa core performance
16 MP ISOCELL camera
Water/Dust resistant body
UHD 4K video recording
5.1" 1080p Super AMOLED display
USB 3.0 port
Ease of single hand operation
Removable battery/microSD storage
Good
Fantastic camera
Great battery life and performance
Innovative software features
Compatibility with Samsung Gear accessories
Terrific hardware. Very good camera. Good battery life
Display
The Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with a 5.1 inch touchscreen. This Super AMOLED display has huge full HD (1920x1080 pixels) resolution which means it has very good 432 ppi pixel density. The touchscreen is one of the best in the industry
Reproducing
The editors didn't like
No dedicated camera key
Loudspeaker is a bit low on volume
The back cover pattern may not impress everyone
Above average battery life
Siraj Hassan
Srivatsan and Bharadwaj also contributed to this review.
While the software has gotten better
It's still well behind HTC's in terms of user-friendliness
And it's miles away from Motorola's and stock Android. There's just too much lag to be forgivable in a phone with so much horsepower under the hood. S Health
Limited to 3G
Costly
Small upgrade over the Galaxy S4
Weatherproof and Water Resistance
Software options can be overwhelming
4G LTE support is desirable when 4G is about to be rolled out
Design could have gone beyond where it is now
Doesn't look premium
Gaudy UI
Noticeable lag at some places
Uncomfortable for singlehanded use
Expensive
Not so good build
Little overpriced
Still plastic retains value
Looks and same design
Design seems very outdated
Low graphics performance on benchmarks
Materials used are of low quality
TouchWiz UI needs a bit more polishing
No LTE
Looks the same
BloatedSoftware
High price point
Poor battery performance
No real use of heart rate monitor
No real use of fingerprint scanner
No capability to add widgets on lock screen
Heart rate monitor feature is unreliable
Cluttered interface
Design is not eyecatching.Heart rate sensor inconsistent. Price on the higher side
Abstract: South Korean tech giant Samsung on Monday said its Galaxy line of smartphones has sold more than 200 million units worldwide, second only to an estimated 420 million of Apple's iPhone.The smartphone war increasingly looks like a battle between two these t...
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Published: 2014-04-15, Author: Tony , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Fantastic screen, Great camera, Waterproof (IP67), Biometrics
TouchWiz, Big
Samsung's new flagship just bristles with features. Some are undeniably innovative and useful - like the waterproofing and the camera - but the entire smartphone is let down by one of the heaviest, ugliest and most annoying Android overlays yet...
Abstract: When it comes to smartphones, Samsung is always trying something a bit odd. With that ethos, comes the Samsung Galaxy S5, a communication tool packed with other features that you never knew you needed or wanted. Some of them are baffling, some of them bel...
Brilliant display, Quick and responsive interface, Fantastic camera and video recording capability
Lacks high build quality feel, Little difference to previous iteration
There is no denying that the Galaxy S5 is a well-specced, powerful flagship that any smartphone owner would be proud to carry. Its impressive performance and similarly commanding chipset make it a versatile and solid workhorse capable of coping with deman...
Waterproof and Dustproof – Almost a default requirement these days, Ultra Power Saving Modes – many options and modes to choose from, My Magazine – Great for quick glances of latest headlines, a swipe away from the homescreen
Slow camera shutter speed – Fast autofocus and bloated feature slowed the app down too much, Flimsy flaps for ports – It's easy to miss closing the flap properly, rendering the waterproofing useless, Still too many bloatware – too many features. It's buri
I really want to like the Samsung Galaxy S5 – especially since we all know the millions of Samsung Galaxy S series that the Korean manufacturer keeps selling all over the world like hot cakes.I see why a lot of people chose to get this smartphone though, ...
Abstract: runs on Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) - powered by Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 processor with 2GB RAM - 5.1-inch, 1080 x 1920 pixel HD display - 16.0-megapixel camera that is able to record HD videos at 2160p - 16/32GB of built-in storage, with microSD ca...
I've used the Galaxy S5 for more than a week, and that was when I tried to adapt to the Samsung ways and try to grow along with the Galaxy S5′s new TouchWiz. The fact is, I just couldn't even force myself to simply like any part of it. There isn't much di...
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Highend performance, IP67 certified, Stunning display, Excellent camera experience
Design is nothing new, Plastic build, Finicky fingerprint sensor
While the improvements on the Samsung GALAXY S5 doesn't seem as major when compared to the S4, what has been done is still pretty significant and even despite some of the niggles, we are quite sure that this device will sell like hotcakes at the end of d...
Reasonable battery life, Great loudspeaker quality, Decent camera performance, Great call quality, IP67 water and dust resistant, Maintains a great set of proprietary features, Good security features
TouchWiz uses a lot of resource, Download booster limited, Fingerprint sensor not the best, Disappointing fitness sensors, Over sensitive home button, Oudated hardware design
Samsung seems to start becoming like Apple, the company's flagship doesn't WOW us like it did a few years back, the phone is merely has its internals refreshed while having a similar set of features like its competitors. While the company has implemented...
