Samsung Galaxy S5 User Reviews

It's an awesome phone, but some features are not useless. However, it's beautiful, the feel and grip are very nice, the camera is awesome and the screen is very good! The IP68 certification makes you feel safer as well.

Best phone I've owned so far. Display is fantastic as is the touchwiz UI, which I actually prefer to the near stock android I had on my old Xperia Z1C. Performance is very good overall and it blazes through most tasks. Web browsing including videos and downloads is speedy even over 3G. Deserves a shout out for durability as well, with the screen surviving more than its fair share of nasty drops completely unscathed as of yet. Battery is decent, but with heavy usage still needs a daily charge. Camera is decent, but disappointing in low light, especially the front facing camera which sucks in comparison to the iPhone 5C. Only issue so far is that the finger scanner completely stopped working after a couple of months, but that's probably a result of being dropped one too many times. IP67 Waterproofing is also a brilliant feature if you like using your phone in the bath/shower!

It's an awesome phone, but some features are not surprising/useless. However, it's beautiful, the feel and grip are very nice, the camera is incredible and the screen is breathtaking! The IP68 certification makes you feel safer as well.

After using for a little while, I've concluded this is a good phone, however it feels as if everything but the camera is below premium. The build is noticeably cheap, battery drains quickly despite all power save features in use; however the speed and camera might be enough to convince you.

I had my prejudices against this phone at first.
It looks like it was designed by a hobo... but it had all the features i was looking for in a phone.

First impression was fine and dandy great camera and dreamy screen. Samsung bloatware is very annoying... the ui was ok for me.
But soon i found the mic was crap, people could hear me better on my old cheap $50 Lumia 530 than on my $500 samsung... speaker phone mic never worked well.

Just search on google "samsung s5 bad microphone" and feast your eyes , i would not risk it knowing that now (off course tried everything to fix it (android samsung forums))
... assistance will take a month to look at it... just great.
Gave my L 530 to a aunt , the s5 will have to do for more 2 years : P

the phone is a dynamite.
Battery is excellent with very heavy use(7-9 hours at least) and the new lollipop touchwiz is beautiful,useful and less laggy.
This phone has one of the best cameras out there but the selfie camera has problems.
Samsung multimedia,call and sound quality are very very good and it's a phone you can love only for its excellent and bright super amoled display.
The built quality isn't good at all but all others are very good.

Regardless of the price, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is one of few flagship phones that seems to be worth the investment. The Snapdragon 801 processor works without a hitch and no struggle with multitasking, despite the TouchWiz interface. The 5.1" AMOLED display is big and bright, and I can barely wrap my whole hand around the phone. The camera has stellar quality, and has many different modes to suit any situation. Since I have AT&T, I haven't experienced any major problems in terms of coverage. The battery life seems to be on the good side, but it can be slightly better. Overall, this phone can definitely handle any task I've thrown at it, and then some!

iphone is much better. This phone has some problems, battery drain, Oversaturated screen, Lagging plus overheating and frustrating fingerprint sensor. I seriously considering switching back to iphone.

I bought this phone with the idea to buy a good flag ship phone this time, instead of buying a cheaper good-enough Windows Phones. Reading all the reviews it looked it was impossible to go wrong with this phone. But I liked it less than my previous cheaper phones. It felt slow and the battery drain is very annoying. Very disappointing. I sold it and switched back to Windows Phone

I remember when the Galaxy S5 was released, it got a lot of bad reviews because of the lack of change and the looks. My wife got the S5 a month ago and everytime I handle it I'm pretty impressed with it. The phone looks better in person . The features are great. I wish my Note 4 was water resistant. The screen is very good. Samsung makes the best screens. The camera is really good, the only weakness is low light photos. Overall this is a good phone.

I don't recommend this phone to anybody in fact i recommend people to shop for something else instead this phone dies fast always stop responding and acts up if you try to put a lock screen on it will always call 911 for you

I bought my first S5 on March 27,2014. I loved it, it had a great operating system and I loved all the features and options it offered.
It took underwater pictures. It went river rafting with me and was good as new.
Then one night, someone ran over it. It bent, and broke. I got a replacement S5 refurbished from AT&T. I managed to break that one too.
On to my third, and final S5. I bought a leather case for it that had pockets for my cash and cards, however it was cumbersome to use the phone with that case, and it was even more daunting to remove it from the case.
Over time the phone started to bend. Then one night as I was taking it out of its wallet case (which you did have to give it some muscle), it bent too far.
I broke the digitizer. Outer screen is fine, but the digitizer spider-webbed.
I never expected that to happen, especially since Samsung trashes Apple for their bending possibility.
I hope you learned a lesson from this review. You can swim with it, and unfortunately you can (unintentionally) bend it.

Is any mother cell phone this fast? http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1237478844 I challenge ANY phone show me the speed. This is without Wifi it is on Verizon 40 miles north of Charlotte NC inside a brick house.

The Phone is overall a great device. It does what it says it can. It runs very fast and smooth despite Touchwiz and although the camera quality is quite frustrating indoors, the pictures it takes outside or in good light are plain beautiful. After 7 months of use screen hasn't scratched much but the cheap plastic edges have started to chip and scratch which is a shame. Battery life isn't fantastic but it's manageable. For me when spending most of my time in an area with poor reception I find that it impacts the battery time very negatively. The display is as good as it gets and the internet speeds are fantastic as well. Samsung is true to their waterproof statement. I bring my phone into the shower daily and haven't had a problem.

So i "was" a apple person until a few months ago i went to get a new phone, i was super bent on getting an iphone no matter what! But what do ya know i walked out of their with this phone and have had no regrets what so ever! If you think apple is the best try out a samsung and let it change your opinion guaranteed. Also about the fingerprint scanner getting alot of hate, i have never had a problem with it at the start it was a little annoying but after a while you get used to it and really good at it.

Love the phone, I've owned almost every galaxy s phone they have made. Waiting on the galaxy s6 next!!! I am currently using the active because my s5 got lost at a concert. l Love galaxy s phones they are the best!

A very useful phone for busy business people who are always on the go. Design is not that bad like what other brand fanboy says but not the best. I value usefulness and efficiency over design. Camera is great except in dark but you won't always take pictures at the dark. Battery is superb and reliable, better than my iPhone.

I love my s5, although it has some disadvanteges, it has alot more advantages than disadvantages. Just look at the s5's camera. STUNNING. Or maybe the display. AMAZING. Or even the speed of it. UNIMAGINABLE!!!! I recommond eveyone to buy this phone, when s6 comes out, or the note 5, i will still not leave this phone. forget about the fingerprint, or how it looks, this phone is totally amazing.

Just superb performance on antutu banchmark its score 42000 that near to all 45k phones.i got my s5 at 33000 price.this phone is superb in all features.
also its water resistance.if someone said u its polycarbonate cover than said them that s5 having nonumber of back cover on official website too.So its feels premium In leather cover.Now s5 haters just get lost.

I am using this phone since 2.5 months. Its a complete phone for everyone with its strong sensores, fast performance and intellectual features. The camera is just superb with its amazing blur background function. Its very fast!

A very good and powerful smartphone, it's good in all the aspects, i've had it for at least 2 months and i haven't had problems with it, the battery is great last one day in constant usage, the full HD screen is excellent.

Had the S5 for about 6 months and I love everything about it, the screen is clear, the battery last, pictures are so clear along with videos. The President install health app is also great, you can have your heartbeat rate taken just by placing your finger on the back of the phone

I many years ago have using the family Galaxy S since the first model to now S5 and I don't have anything I can say that I doesn't like on it.
but s5 best phone in world
I love its camera. It gives excellent picture quality a.d water resistant design and fingerprint security access and many more features

Great Phone with a lot of features , great camera , great performance , great display ,
but the design is a bit similar to most galaxy devices , and the battery life is ok but not great .
i like the touchwiz but its better to get smoother UI

Very quick and has a nice display. I love the camera and I thinknow the whole phone is worth it's price and is very durable. I will have it for 2 years and I feel like it is going to last it. The battery is great and charges very quickly. It does feel a little cheap but does not look bad at all. It actually loves quite nice. It is a very nice and comfortable phone. I will say that this is a great phone and I recommend you to get this nice phone. It calls very well with nothing that bothers it. It had a great signal and is easy to use.