My girlfriend just got the Samsung Galaxy S5 yesterday, and it is an amazing phone.
There’s nothing to report regarding the design as it’s the same as other versions of the Galaxy S series aside from the more pronounced metal ridges on the side of the phone and the perforated soft plastic rear cover which isn’t too aesthetically pleasing. I wish that the S5 went with the soft plastic leather look of the Galaxy Note 3 though. The IP67 rating is nice as it’s certified to be water and dust resistant which means you can submerge the phone in water for 30 minutes for those accidental drops into the pool, sink, or bath tub. There’s less flex on the phone likely due to the IP67 rating though it doesn’t feel as solid as other metal bodied flagship devices. The next Galaxy S6 will be time for a design refresh with what I hope will be a curved back design, soft plastic or even a metal body, and replacing the home button with a capacitive one which can increase screen size more without making the actual phone bigger.
The phone is packed with the latest and greatest hardware with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 801 at 2.5 GHz, 2GB Ram, 2800 mAh battery, up to 128 MB microSD expansion, new 16 MP ISOCELL camera, Android 4.4 Kit Kat, and some new features like the fingerprint scanner, health monitor, and a battery saving mode.
The display is simply awesome and looks better than my Galaxy Note 3 though you’d have to spend quite some time nit picking between either phone and other flagships such as the LG G2 and the HTC One (M8). The display has been reviewed as the best from many reviews. I also like that it is still accurate and responsive whether you’re wearing gloves or if there’s water on the screen which can’t be said for other flagship phones.
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