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Thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S5
Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:58 pm
I am looking in to upgrading my old phone Galaxy S3.
My wife has the S5 and really likes it. I have looked around some, I want to stay with an android phone. The S5 seems like a pretty solid phone
I looked at the S6 but it seems like they took some of the features away that I like (removable battery and micro card)
Thanks in advance for any input
My wife has the S5 and really likes it. I have looked around some, I want to stay with an android phone. The S5 seems like a pretty solid phone
I looked at the S6 but it seems like they took some of the features away that I like (removable battery and micro card)
Thanks in advance for any input
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 3:45 pm to Split2874
I can only speak for the s6 but I love it and wasn't crazy about the 4
Posted on 8/13/15 at 4:28 pm to Split2874
I have the S5. It does the job.
Battery lasts about 1.5 days. No issues. I reboot it about once every two weeks for the fun of it.
The only complaint is the USB 3.0 connector. That means I have to carry the cord that came with it vs a regular USB connector like almost every other phone uses (except IPhone).
Battery lasts about 1.5 days. No issues. I reboot it about once every two weeks for the fun of it.
The only complaint is the USB 3.0 connector. That means I have to carry the cord that came with it vs a regular USB connector like almost every other phone uses (except IPhone).
Posted on 8/13/15 at 4:32 pm to ColdDuck
Thanks,
My wife uses her old charge from her S3 at work. She said that the port on the S5 is set up to work with both.
My wife uses her old charge from her S3 at work. She said that the port on the S5 is set up to work with both.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 4:40 pm to Split2874
I've got the S5 and it sucks so bad.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 4:48 pm to I Love Bama
my last phone was the S3, my wife got the S5 active when i was getting ready to upgrade
after a few months of playing with her phone i decided to go with the LG G4...
sooooooo glad i made that move
don't have a single complaint about the G4
after a few months of playing with her phone i decided to go with the LG G4...
sooooooo glad i made that move
don't have a single complaint about the G4
Posted on 8/13/15 at 7:44 pm to ColdDuck
You do know that the old connector still works right?
Posted on 8/13/15 at 10:13 pm to ColdDuck
quote:
The only complaint is the USB 3.0 connector. That means I have to carry the cord that came with it vs a regular USB connector like almost every other phone uses (except IPhone).
You can still use the old chargers. The 3.0 just charges faster. My s5 is charging on my kindle charger as we speak.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:02 pm to Split2874
have it, like it but get the S6 why buy an outdated phone?
Posted on 8/13/15 at 11:37 pm to Split2874
Don't do it especially it it's 16 gb version. Its bloated beyond belief.It has about 8 gb worth of system apps that can't be deleted without rooting. This only leaves about 7 or 8 available gbs of memory for user. Once the internal memory gets close to full it will perform like crap.
It's skinned so heavily that it lags even with flagship like specs. Samsungs version of lollipop is buggy and hideous looking. It really gives Android a bad name as most associate the entire android platform with the galaxy brand.
If you must stick with samsung then I would suggest the Note line of products or get the galaxy 6 as the base model starts at 32 gbs and it will perform better longer. The galaxy 6 edge does have the best hardware and build quality of any phone ever and touch wiz is tolerable with Nova luncher.
It's skinned so heavily that it lags even with flagship like specs. Samsungs version of lollipop is buggy and hideous looking. It really gives Android a bad name as most associate the entire android platform with the galaxy brand.
If you must stick with samsung then I would suggest the Note line of products or get the galaxy 6 as the base model starts at 32 gbs and it will perform better longer. The galaxy 6 edge does have the best hardware and build quality of any phone ever and touch wiz is tolerable with Nova luncher.
Posted on 8/14/15 at 7:11 am to BhamDore
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Don't do it especially it it's 16 gb version. Its bloated beyond belief.It has about 8 gb worth of system apps that can't be deleted without rooting. This only leaves about 7 or 8 available gbs of memory for user. Once the internal memory gets close to full it will perform like crap.
It's skinned so heavily that it lags even with flagship like specs. Samsungs version of lollipop is buggy and hideous looking. It really gives Android a bad name as most associate the entire android platform with the galaxy brand.
If you must stick with samsung then I would suggest the Note line of products or get the galaxy 6 as the base model starts at 32 gbs and it will perform better longer. The galaxy 6 edge does have the best hardware and build quality of any phone ever and touch wiz is tolerable with Nova luncher.
Thank you for the insight
I have considered the note but it is just to big
What phone would you recommend other than a samsung?
Posted on 8/14/15 at 10:53 am to Split2874
I have an S5 active...works great
Posted on 8/14/15 at 11:08 am to tigersnipen
The S6 active looks really nice.
anybody have one?
anybody have one?
Posted on 8/14/15 at 3:02 pm to Split2874
I have the S5 and it is really a solid phone. I'm not sure what people are using their phone for who say it is buggy and bloated. Sure it has a bunch of Samsung and Verizon shite on it you can't remove without rooting, but what phone doesn't these days?
Good camera. Great battery. Fast. Solid phone.
Good camera. Great battery. Fast. Solid phone.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 9:10 am to Aux Arc
thanks I decided to go with the S6 Active. So far it is a really cool phone
Posted on 8/15/15 at 9:15 am to Split2874
Good. I have the S5 and it's so awful.
I will never own another Samsung
I will never own another Samsung
Posted on 8/15/15 at 9:57 am to SabiDojo
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