Testseek.com have collected 1173 expert reviews of the Samsung SM-G900 Galaxy S5 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SM-G900 Galaxy S5.
April 2014
(85%)
1173 Reviews
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The editors liked
A good physical size — smaller than the HTC One (M8)
But the same screen size
Nice
Light
And easy to hold. Doesn't feel cheap
Despite the plastic
The display is pretty good. Not as… vibrant?… as some others
But it's still good
Access to a lot of
Fantastic screen
Great camera
Waterproof (IP67)
Biometrics
Good screen
Strong battery life
Powerful for the money
Samsung's Galaxy S5 excels at everything that matters -- Android 4.4 KitKat OS
A bright
Beautiful display
Blistering quad-core processor
And an excellent camera experience. In addition
Samsung's efforts to streamline its own custom interface and redu
Fast system performance
Textured back makes it easy to grip
Beautiful screen
Excellent 4G performance
Water and dust resistant
Still features a remote control
Built-in heart rate monitor is a neat idea
Amazing screen that works beautifully in direc
The editors didn't like
TouchWiz is still awful
There's too much packed in
But at least lessons have been learned — Settings app is no longer the hot
Disorganised mess it was with the Galaxy S4
IR emitter is quite weak compared to others — doesn't have the same range. Plus s
TouchWiz
Big
Creaky design
Cumbersome software
Slow background defocus
The Galaxy S5 is a only small upgrade over the Galaxy S4. The fingerprint scanner can be confusing to use
And the heart-rate monitor is a niche feature at best. In some regions
The Galaxy S5 costs significantly more than rival top-rated handsets
Australians are given virtually no control over customizing their handset
Battery life needs work
The occasional slow down tends to rear its head in the worst possible way
Published: 2014-05-15, Author: Taylor , review by: Pocketnow.com
Gorgeous Super AMOLED display, IP 67 ingress protection, Exceptional camera performance in great lighting, Ideal for mobile gaming, multimedia consumption, Removable battery
Feels insubstantial in the hand, Subpar camera experience in lowlight, Software feels halfbaked, Highlight features like the fingerprint scanner are unreliable
In all, we walk away from our short stint with the Galaxy S5 feeling somewhat unmoved, as if we'd been using a Galaxy S 4 all along, only after installing a new backplate and software update.Sure, new features abound, but few of them feel useful or compel...
It's often hard to produce a decisive winner in match-ups like this one. Simply put, both the Sony Xperia Z2 and Samsung Galaxy S5 offer true, no-compromise flagship experience. But they have their caveats and nuances.The Sony Xperia Z2 is arguably the...
Abstract: The Samsung Galaxy S5 has been one of the most hotly-anticipated smartphones in this early part of 2014. Even if the consumer response to the Galaxy S5 ended up to be lukewarm compared with that of Samsung's earlier flagship devices like the Galaxy S4, we...
We knew that the Huawei Ascend P7 and the Oppo Find 7a, along with their 13MP cameras, had plenty of potential, but we didn't expect them to be this good. We were surprised by all the detail that the Find 7a captured in its photos, while the images fro...
Published: 2014-05-12, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com
The AMOLED is back and it looks better than ever. Fast, efficient Snapdragon 801 powers through tasks without struggle. Great camera, especially in good lighting. Improvements to software and design.
Fingerprint scanner and heart rate monitor aren’t well implemented. Settings screen is terrible. Lacks the polish of its highend competitors.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is a well refined piece of hardware; it’s not a game-breaking, revolutionary device that blows the its predecessor or the competition out of the water, but Samsung has made a number of welcome improvements in key areas and sometimes ...
Android KitKat 4.4 OS with a flawless performance guaranteed to leave a mark, Bright and beautiful display with an impressive clarity, Blistering speeds both in processing and camera performance, Reduced bloatware and rejuvenated interface,
Unlike the S4, the Galaxy S5 provides plenty of things to brag about. A superb camera, impressive and immersive Full HD screen, multi-window functionality with blazing fast speeds and a fingerprint scanner are just a few to be proud of. However, we fee...
Outstanding screen, Long-lasting battery, Very good and well explained software, Camera quality very good, Recording and playback quality of UHD videos, Resistant to water and dust, Supports many current transmission standards, USB 3.0 port, High quality
Case is torsionally not completely rigid, and complains with slight creaking when forces are applied, Pop-up warnings to close the covers properly get annoyoing, Compared to the predecessor, only some details have been improved, Not as easy to maint
Those who own the S4 don't necessarily need to upgrade. Users in the market for a high-end smartphone should definitely take a good look at the Galaxy S5. The feature set is simply outstanding - even weeks down the line, the user might stumble upon new an...
Published: 2014-05-09, Author: Tony , review by: androidguys.com
Abstract: The Samsung Galaxy S 5 is disappointing in precisely one area, build quality. But even in that, it's slightly better than the previous member of the Galaxy S line. Although even that complaint may soon be a non-issue in the wake of the rumors of the Galax...
Published: 2014-05-08, Author: Andrew , review by: mobileburn.com
Abstract: Sponsored links, if any, appear in green. Samsung Galaxy S5 Samsung has announced that it has replaced Chang Dong-hoon, head of design for mobile devices, with the vice president of mobile design, Lee Min-hyouk. The shift comes at a time when Samsung h...
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Published: 2014-05-07, Author: Robert , review by: talkandroid.com
The Galaxy S 5 isn't what a lot of people were hoping for. Most of the hardcores were hoping for a metal design, but it has been proven that metal doesn't sell phones. Samsung went the conservative route by “not fixing what ain't broken.” The design won't...
