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I'm writing this review one week and one day after purchasing the phone from Amazon.
I rarely, if ever, write reviews of anything but I'm doing so on this occasion for two reasons; the first being that, before this, I used an iPhone 4s and the second is that paying over £450 for a phone is clearly a considered purchase for most people.
It was a fairly big decision to 'switch sides' by going from Apple to Android on a Samsung but, so far, I haven't regretted it.
I'd had my iPhone 4s since October 2011 and it was a very faithful servant to me. I certainly think it's still the best of all the iPhones. I got rid of it as it had got to the point where I was having to charge it two or, sometimes, three times per day with normal use and apps would crash as they became more processor and memory intensive so the ageing hardware was unable to cope as well as it used to.
I'm going to do this the old fashioned way and do a list of pros and cons with some comparisons to the iPhone 4s in angle brackets where relevant. Also, I will update this review again at one month and three months to see if my experience with it has changed.
So, the PROS first...
1. Speedy as hell.
This phone is rapid. Make no mistake that the hardware in this device is pretty much as fast as it gets at the moment. Various reviews will tell you that the HTC One M8 gives faster benchmarks but I've tried both of these phones in shops before purchasing and there's basically no difference. My wife has an iPhone 5c and it's much faster than that. A couple of friends have the 5s and it's also faster than that. All of my apps load and close instantly - this includes games and the camera.
[As mentioned earlier, speed and memory is one of the reasons I had to abandon my 4s.]
2. The battery life is fantastic.
As mentioned above, I have had the phone for one week and a day and I have only charged it three times. Basically, it lasts for 48 hours with me. This includes things like listening to Spotify, using SnapChat and Facebook and all the other common apps you can think of as well as emails, texts, taking pictures and watching the odd video on YouTube.
[The 4s battery used to last less than a day when it was new.]
3. Superb pictures from the camera.
Although it has a very high 16mp sensor, resolution isn't always the main determinant of good photos. It's also the QUALITY of those pixels and the lens. Both of these are great and these two factors lead to crisp, sharp photos that are full of colour. It doesn't perform quite as well in low light as it does in brighter conditions but I've found that you can still get good results if you turn on the camera's image stabilisation and are willing to keep as still as you can for a few moments. Of course, that may not always be possible if you're, for instance, at a gig. (I'm going to Leeds festival next week so I will add some photo samples when I update this review.) I haven't yet tried out the video function but the fact that it will will shoot 4k says it all, I think.
[The 4s camera is appalling in comparison but it was using lens and sensor technology that was, basically, from 2010/2011.]
4. Huge, full-HD, bright screen.
Personally, I'm a fan of big phones and the S5 certainly fits that bill. It's about a third bigger than the iPhone 4s and, therefore, so is its screen. It's very bright, reproduces colours beautifully and it does all of this in full 1080p HD. If you're a fan of watching movies or TV shows on your phone, you will not go wrong with this for those reasons. I don't think much more needs to be said about that!
5. Water-resistant.
In this day and age, I don't really understand why this isn't a feature of all phones. I've used my S5 out in the rain a couple of times already and, in a curiosity-killed-the-cat moment, ran it under the tap for a while the day I bought it. None of this had any effect on it at all. I also use it in a (non-waterproof) armband when cycling and I've been through some torrential downpours in the past week. The USB/charging port at the bottom has a cover over it to stop water from reaching it and phone actually reminds you to put it back when you unplug your charger which is a nice little touch.
6. Expandable storage.
Not everybody wants to rely on the cloud despite that being Google's aim and the inclusion of a Micro-SD card slot for adding up to 128gb(!) of additional storage is a brilliant move by Samsung. I've got the 16gb phone and have bought a 64gb card to go with it. You will want to do this if you're trigger happy with the S5's stunning 16mp camera!
7. Heart-rate sensor.
This will be seen as a mere novelty to some but as a cyclist and a runner, I think it's fantastic. It actually works really well and seems to be as accurate as a £60 external sensor I used in the past. Use it before you start exercising and then as soon as you finish to see how hard you've worked. Let it keep a record over time and watch your fitness levels increase as your working heart rate goes down!
8. Free stuff.
A year's free Endemondo Premium, six months' free Deezer (a Spotify rival if you're unfamiliar), 3 months free NOW TV Sky Movies pass, 3 months free LinkedIn Premium and a few others. Need I say more!?
Nor for the CONS...
1. The fingerprint scanner.
This is pretty bad. It almost never works at the first attempt. It usually takes me four tries for it to unlock the phone. If it fails to work/recognise your fingerprint five times in a row it won't let you try for another thirty seconds. You can add a password to unlock the phone as a failsafe instead of using the scanner. Frequently, I find myself getting to the fourth attempt and then choosing to enter the code instead to stop it locking. It feels like Samsung rushed to get this into the S5 to compete with the iPhone 5s but they probably should've waited until they could get it right.
2. The rear speaker.
It's quiet, tinny, and sounds pretty bad. I never use this anyway so it's not an issue for me as I always listen to media using my earphones. If you're someone who does like good external audio on a phone, however, you might want to take this into account. The HTC One M8's speaker blows it away in comarison. But again, this is not a feature that I, personally, am concerned about.
3. Build quality.
Although the phone does feel very sturdy, its plastic casing and thinly-built rear cover does leave more to be desired. The velour-esque coating on the back won't be for everyone. I've solved all of this by getting a robust Spigen cover for £9.
That's it - more pros than cons by far!
In conclusion, I'm very happy with my purchase and haven't regretted switching from iPhone to Samsung/Android one little bit.
I hope this has helped you to make an informed choice. As mentioned, I well update this review again in about three weeks.
****UPDATE - 19TH SEPTEMBER 2014****
So I'm a little late with this but better late than never!
The main thing I've got to say after six and a bit weeks is that there seems to be a bit of knack to using the fingerprint scanner.
Initially, I was only using my thumb as that's the only way to unlock it with one hand using this feature.
After a couple of weeks, I decided to register the index finder of my right hand, too. I am having significantly more success with this but it still isn't perfect.
Using the index finger, it now works about eight times out of ten which is a massive improvement on my initial experience!
You have to run your finger along it quite slowly without pressing down too hard. I wasn't always moving my thumb in straight lines and wasn't pressing in with too much force. This new method is much better.
Otherwise, the phone is still running perfectly and I've grown to like it more with every week.
I went on holiday to Ibiza and took some amazing snaps and videos with it. Best non-DSLR camera I've ever owned. And the fact that it's waterproof meant I could take it in the sea and the pool and get some shots there which was brilliant! I would add some of these to show you but it turns out you can't add external links in Amazon reviews.
I'll be back with another update in eight weeks...


The positives, and there are many, begin with the screen, which is superb. It is super-sharp, and colours look fantastic, but have lost the hyper-vivid look of the S2, which not everyone liked. The phone is extremely fast and responsive, at least in this version (with the quad-core processor, not the octa-core version offered by some sellers, which is probably not quite as fast - watch out when buying).
The camera is great, starts instantly, produces great quality images and video and has various creative effects built in for those who like such things. In video mode, you get slow motion and, if you prefer the Benny Hill approach, fast motion. I hadn't expected it to be significantly better in any practical way (i.e. not effects etc) than the S2's excellent camera, but I was pleasantly surprised by just how much better it is.
As one other big, if boring, plus, the battery life is astonishing. Without doing much in the way of tweaking settings (really just turning off Bluetooth and GPS when not actively using them), but leaving wireless and the download booster turned on, and with active wallpaper, I'm currently getting about 3 days between charges. Admittedly, I switch it off when I'm asleep, and I don't spend my day uploading the minutiae of my life to social media, but in the normal run of texts, calls, navigation, web browsing and photos, the battery goes a long way. It took a couple of weeks to get to this stage, at first the battery lasted about 2 days, but with some use things improved. The phone also has a well-publicised super battery-saving mode, but I haven't tried that yet.
I'm neutral about Samsung's current tweaks to Android. It all works well, you have reasonable flexibility in how you arrange your home screen and widgets and apps, and everything you need is easy to find, and settings are easy to navigate and use. The 'magazine', which it seems can't be removed, isn't something I use, but it's easy enough to ignore.
Having said all that, why haven't I given this phone 5 stars? One reason - it looks awful. I can see why even people who aren't brand suckers go for iPhones rather than Samsung phones with better specs and performance, when they look like this. I looked at several phones before deciding on this one: HTC one M8, LG G3, iPhones 5s and 6, Sony Expedia Z3, and even a couple of Nokia phones. All of them look better than the S5, and I found it a tough call to choose between the S5, the G3, the M8, and the Z3 in particular. Eventually, performance (as seen by fiddling with display models in shops), battery life, and being waterproof won over looks, the LG G3 only really falling short on the latter two points.
The phone is a nice shape, and it's very slim (even slimmer than the S2). The textured back looks good (although I have the black version, the copper-gold and blue versions look good too). The problem with the S5's looks mainly rests in a single element of the design. This is the chrome-coloured, profiled strip that runs around the edge. If it had been a flat chrome edge or better a brushed-finish strip it would have been an improvement. Much better would have been for the phone to just be unashamedly plastic. The old S2 was, and it's a much better-looking phone as a result. Plastic makes a lot of sense for a phone body: lighter than metal, probably environmentally better (far less energy intensive to make), and allows easier waterproofing, plus making access to change batteries and add extra storage simpler (two things that Apple will need to build in before I before I buy an iPhone), not to mention easier to grip. Unfortunately, it seems that Samsung, presumably trying to take the shallower end of the iPhone market as well as those of us more interested in functionality, are trying to head down the metal route, if the Galaxy Alpha is any indication. Pity really, they should be braver. If not, I hope they can at least do better than they did on the S5.


Sold by: Amazon
£294.99
Condition: New
Bought in mid-2015
I used to own a 'brick' iPhone. I'm talking about the second iPhone that came out. I've seen how smartphones have got better and expensive, especially iPhones. After couple of years, I decided it was time to get a new smartphone. And it was either this S5 or an LG G3

Par contre, je n'ai pas trouvé l'explication en français pour le démarrage. Absente aussi sur la notice jointe à l'envoi.
Je me suis "débrouillée" avec l'allemand. Un peu au hasard, je l'avoue.

Firstly, it's a blisteringly fast phone, with a beautiful screen, at about half the price of an iPhone, and no doubt the upcoming Galaxy 6.
So, why is the price so good?
The first obvious disappointment on opening is the EU type travel charger - a one piece wall type, so can't easily adapt,and it's only a 1Amp type. But remembering the good price again - I just bought a 3 pin converter plug for £3 - not a neat solution, but I do have a lot of chargers now.
Then - and I don't know if this will matter in time, it's a United Arab build (although the language is English).? I'm guessing that's ok (?)
Another odd thing - the phone has actually been rooted - confirmed by running an App I downloaded. Some might think that's an advantage. One downside though is the Barclaycard App won't run - because it knows the phone is rooted. I imagine when a 4.4.4 upgrade gets rolled out, it'll revert to non-rooted standard Android OS. (I hope).
I have a PAYG plan with EE, I've had for years. Not a 4G plan - but I found the phone actually connects and works on 4G networks! Definitely good!
I hope non of the non-standardness will come back to bite - but there's enough good reviews - and I'm keeping the phone, and am enjoying it greatly.
