Bare with me....
Hardware and Design -
I've been around the block with smartphones since 2011, Windows OS, then Android, then temporarily to an iPhone (never again) I've always favoured Samsung devices, I like TouchWiz, plastic chassis don't bother me at all and always enjoyed the experience of the devices. My first smart phone was a Samsung Omnia 7, since then I've had numerous S2'S, S3'S, S4'S, Note 3 and now S5, When I saw the launch of the S5 I wasn't impressed the perferated back didn't appeal to me and all round I disliked the device. Since I've had the S5 that view has changed, I like the back, the camera is superb, IP67 is a bonus, the USB flap is practical in my opinion as in it stops little bits of shit getting into the port and causing faults, the fact I have to remove the flap to charge it also doesn't phase me as I find it is like a little ritual that I enjoy as sad as that sounds. It's a bit on the light side, aluminum edges would have been better suited. Battery for me since I've had a mess around with a few things is quite decent, 2800 mAH compared to the 2600 mAH on the S4 isn't a great deal but it's an improvement as although the pixel density is increased its still 1920 x 1080 so it does its job for me. Screen to Bezel ratio was a step backwards also but they had to compensate for something I've read not sure exactly but still it resembles a Note 2 in that sense chunky (ish) sides but I can live with that. Performance and Speed is sufficient for me after a reset and cache clearing and refraining from downloading apps like Facebook etc which I will no doubt download at some point in the near future but never the less 2.5 ghz is a decent improvement from 1.9ghz the S4 offered, RAM should and could've been increased but hey beats the 1GB the iPhone users have ! I have the Shimmery White model and it's fares well to prevent dust gathering on areas, I'm yet to be tested with water spillages or rain but I'm sure it'll hold up. The camera for me is immense, took some snaps at night and they come out pretty great, all round performance is excellent for me and 4k recording is a bonus although 4k viewing isn't supported but never mind , front facing is acceptable but perhaps a 2.5 or 3.0 would have been better for apps like Snap chat and for Instagram posts, Something Samsung took note of with the S6 and A5 ! The Super AMOLED screen for me is superb as always from Samsung bright colours, sharp images and text. I've found there's a lot less bloat ware, compared to apps pre installed on earlier devices, just a press away hidden in the settings menu on the app drawer as Galaxy Essentials which is a cool touch, something that'd always favoured me towards android from the go is Choice and Freedom compared to Apple. I do like the Recent apps Capacitive button which has replaced the Settings or Menu key, I never hardly used that button anyway ! I've heard bad things about position of the speaker and sound performance but for me the sound is more than adequate, volumes are pretty loud and gives off great sound that kind of vibrates the back cover when at max volume, I would much rather my device to be mega loud than too quiet. The messaging experience has changed for me for the better all those dark backgrounds and blue hints are a good riddance with the white and bright colours greatly appreciated and all round TouchWiz has become more customisable with certain elements which I do like a lot. So....If you've read this far thanks ! I really do like the S5, I know as consumers we want what we ask for but this isn't a bad device in my eyes, opinions are what they are but I don't think the phone deserves bad credit, it's an improvement from the S4 although the S4 was the pinnacle of the Galaxy Serise for me But still it has better specs, higher PPI, IP67 certified etc But maybe I'm trying too hard to put up a fight for it.
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