re: Samsung Unpacked5 (Galaxy S5 reveal) [Specs/Features updated in OP]

Posted by stendulkar

Member since Aug 2012

774 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:16 pm to joshnorris14

So the S5 is much larger than the already large S4, but the screen only gains .1"? What's the point of going back to thicker bezels?

This post was edited on 2/24/14 at 4:17 pm

Posted by lsulaker

Member since Jan 2009

1445 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:23 pm to MrSmith

It is garbage because of the software. Touchwiz brings very few improvements to Android. It causes the phone to slow down quickly over time. The S5 brings more useless features that most people will never use. Time for Samsung to get rid of the galaxy line and start over, which they will hopefully do with their next flagship.

Posted by jivy26

Member since Nov 2008

2837 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:25 pm to xXLSUXx

Looks much like s3 and s4 they need to change it up... I rarely care what specs a phone has anymore aside from screen and battery

Posted by jennyjones

New Orleans Saints Fan

Member since Apr 2006

9880 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:27 pm to Uncle JackD

quote:
ove every damn inch of my 5.7" Note
Me too. Best phone I've owned yet.

Waiting for the Note 4

Posted by lsutigerfan1976

Slidell, LA

Member since Nov 2009

2358 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:58 pm to joshnorris14

Seems as if Samsung is doing like Apple and going with a minor incremental improvement. And then possibly on the next phone change things up a bit. I have to say i am disappointed also. Was thinking of changing to Android and waiting for the new S5. But now i may just stick it out and wait till the new iphone arrives. And see if in fact it has the big display that everyone says it may have.

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Posted by forksup

Member since Dec 2013

8817 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 5:00 pm to stendulkar

Isn't it because of the IP67 certification (waterproof/dustproof)? If you look at Sony's IP67 phones, I don't think you can complain about the S5's bezels.

Still, the phone got huge comparatively, but the screen increased so little!

Posted by Pettifogger

I don't really care, Margaret

Member since Feb 2012

85731 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 5:00 pm to lsutigerfan1976

I am an Apple guy, but an S4 owner. Not impressed by the S5, but I've really enjoyed Android so I'm considering jumping to another Android phone absent something huge from Apple. New HTC One, perhaps.

Posted by jmarto1

Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV

Member since Mar 2008

37696 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 5:52 pm to lsutigerfan1976

quote:
Seems as if Samsung is doing like Apple and going with a minor incremental improvement.

Because the model works unfortunately.

quote:
I am an Apple guy, but an S4 owner. Not impressed by the S5, but I've really enjoyed Android so I'm considering jumping to another Android phone absent something huge from Apple. New HTC One, perhaps.

Same here. I'm still on an S3 but I don't find the 4 or 5 overly innovative. Need to see what is next for the Nexus.

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Posted by DoctorTechnical

Baton Rouge

Member since Jul 2009

2979 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 6:11 pm to jmarto1

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I'm still on an S3 but I don't find the 4 or 5 overly innovative. [still waiting... waiting... waiting...] to see what is next

Posted by chalupa

Member since Jan 2011

6885 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 6:13 pm to joshnorris14

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[Specs/Features updated in OP]

With no pictures. You are a shitty OP.

Posted by Chillini

Member since Sep 2012

3153 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 6:24 pm to jmarto1

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Same here. I'm still on an S3 but I don't find the 4 or 5 overly innovative. Need to see what is next for the Nexus.

I'm on the S4 and very happy the S5 wasn't a major jump as I'm not due for an upgrade for some time.

Probably jumping to Nexus for my next phone. Sick of waiting on updates to be pushed through.

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Posted by CE Tiger

Metairie

Member since Jan 2008

41877 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 7:03 pm to Chillini

i need to update my s3 basically because the screen is cracked. with custom roms it still runs great. is this thing gonna be waterproof??

Posted by Chillini

Member since Sep 2012

3153 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 7:14 pm to CE Tiger

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i need to update my s3 basically because the screen is cracked. with custom roms it still runs great. is this thing gonna be waterproof??

Supposedly up to 3 minutes. I've known a S3 and S4 that both took a swim and neither has had a problem.

Posted by SaltyMcKracker

Member since Sep 2011

2948 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 7:15 pm to Chillini

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Probably jumping to Nexus for my next phone

Better hurry

quote:
Google's Nexus brand has come a long way since the introduction of the Nexus One way back in January of 2010. Five phones, three tablets, and an ill-fated media streaming player later, it seems the Nexus name may soon reach the end of the line. According to the latest rumors, the Nexus 5 could be one of the last Nexus-branded phones we see from Mountain View.

Word comes from Eldar Murtazin, who tweeted early this morning that the Nexus line would wrap up in 2015. In its place will be the Play Edition phones that several smartphone makers had launched in the last year.

LINK

Posted by forksup

Member since Dec 2013

8817 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 7:26 pm to Chillini

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Supposedly up to 30 minutes.

FIFY

Posted by iPadThai

Member since Oct 2011

1036 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 8:53 pm to joshnorris14

Has asked where the fingerprint data is being stored? There was such a huge kerfuffle when Apple announced their fingerprint scanner, people freaking out about privacy and the government having access to it (even though Apple made a very large point in the keynote about it having a secure enclave). Now that there's a fingerprint scanner on the world's most insecure mobile OS nobody seems to mind. It's always so one-sided.

Posted by Buttermilk Pancakes

Philadelphia

Member since Jul 2013

2323 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 9:03 pm to WITNESS23

I love this phone. I will buy it sometime in April. Much better than the phone I've had for 4 years. Im overdue for an upgrade.

Posted by Cs

Member since Aug 2008

10669 posts

Posted on 2/24/14 at 9:06 pm to lsulaker

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Time for Samsung to get rid of the galaxy line and start over, which they will hopefully do with their next flagship.

I think it's been established that the Note line is now Samsung's premiere smartphone brand.

The Galaxy devices are no longer "flagship" phones.