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Testseek.co.uk 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.
Award: Editor’s Choice April 2014
April 2014
 
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The editors liked

  • The iPhone remains the best combination of hardware and platform
  • You likely already own one
  • Outstanding performance
  • Fast and smooth
  • Kids mode is a great feature for families
  • S Health has some great features
  • Battery life is fantastic. The pared-back look of the software is a definite improvement. The screen is absolutely lovely. The dimpled back panel makes the phone much less likely to slide out of your hand or off of your leg. IP67 waterproofiness should be
  • Great hardware
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • IP67
  • Excellent screen
  • Capable camera
  • Great battery life becomes excellent with Ultra Power Saving mode
  • Plenty of power and storage
  • Water resistant
  • S Health suite
  • Cracking camera
  • Improved battery life
  • Useful fingerprint scanner and neat health software.
  • Great performance
  • Crystal-clear display
  • Good camera
  • Decent portfolio of security services
  • Waterresistant body
  • Overall display quality
  • Responsiveness/fluidity
  • Fast camera with great picture quality in good lighting
  • Excellent battery life (and the battery's removable!)
  • Fast and powerful
  • Big
  • Replaceable battery
  • Colourful video
  • Quick
  • Decent camera
  • Eye-catching features
  • Amazing screen
  • Great battery life
  • Hugely powerful
  • 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
  • Stunning screen
  • Genuine useful features
  • Less gimmicks
  • Class leading specs
  • Great display
  • Good camera performance
  • Fast connectivity
  • Software makes good use of larger display
  • Reasonable battery life
  • Industryleading performance. Gorgeous HD screen is best on the market. Fingerprint scanner works flawlessly. Excellent camera with huge range of features. Impressive battery life
  • And battery saving mode
  • Plenty of power
  • Sharp
  • Vivid screen
  • Detailed snapper
  • Tons of features
  • Waterproof
  • Updated design
  • Camera innovation
  • Cleaner UI
  • Excellent display
  • Good battery life
  • Waterproof/dustproof
  • Download booster
  • Wealth of premium subscription trials
  • Fast
  • Powerful processor
  • Clean
  • Redesigned interface
  • Waterproof and dustproof
  • Built-in fingerprint scanner
  • Heart-rate monitor
  • Feels comfortable to hold
  • Competitive camera
  • MicroSD support
  • Removable battery with new Ultra Power Saver Mode
  • Great crisp vibrant colourful screen
  • In broad daylight the camera is really good
  • Memory card slot and removable battery make for a flexible device
  • Water and dust resistance IP67
  • Fantastic screen
  • Still one of the best cameras around
  • Now updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop
  • Update has improved fingerprint sensor
  • Better battery life than S6
  • Has microSD and water resistance
  • Beautiful screen
  • Slim build
  • Lots of extras
  • Smooth performance
  • Latest version of Android
  • Touchwiz is huge improvement
  • Great camera
  • Fingerprint scanner and heart rate monitor are worthwhile additions
  • Impressive power saving features
  • Reduced software bloat
  • Beefy spec
  • 4G support with download booster
  • Sharpest
  • Brightest display around
  • Beastly processor is never stressed
  • Waterresistant and highquality camera

The editors didn't like

  • If you want change Samsung is a good way to go
  • Looks a bit cheap compared to the competition
  • 4K recording but no playback
  • Expensive
  • But then again all premium phones are
  • While the software has gotten better
  • It's still well behind HTC's in terms of user-friendliness
  • And it's miles away from Motorola's and stock Android. There's just too much lag to be forgivable in a phone with so much horsepower under the hood. S Health
  • Ugly
  • Screen has issues with color accuracy and grayscale banding
  • Poor NAND performance
  • Ugly design
  • Mediocre speaker
  • Poor fingerprint scanner implementation
  • The design will divide users
  • And the innovations may be too few to please
  • Touchwiz
  • Average battery life
  • Display
  • Unfaithful colours
  • Fingerprint scanner could be better
  • Some lags and overheating in certain games
  • FM tuner has disappeared
  • Camera not great in low light
  • Average sound
  • Erratic Finger Sensor
  • Plastic design
  • Creaky design
  • Unnecessary heart rate monitor
  • Slow background de
  • Focus
  • 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
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Design doesn't quite cut it
  • Some confusing UI decisions
  • Plastic build
  • Navigation of the user interface feels slower than it should be
  • Slow background defocus. Folders slow on onpening
  • Design feels dated with little change in two years. Rear cover and fake chrome bezel will not appear to everyone. Heart rate monitor seems to have little use
  • A design that few will find beautiful
  • UI can still be confusing
  • Not the best camera indoors and in low light
  • Too big for some
  • Slightly delicate
  • Unreliable sensors
  • The heartrate monitor is unnecessary
  • Fingerprint scanner is inconsistent
  • Software features can be overwhelming
  • Stale design
  • Poor speaker quality
  • No KnockOn feature
  • Audio jack is on top of phone
  • Camera refocus is a gimmick
  • Packed with Samsung services
  • The built in software is getting a bit much
  • Camera struggles in certain situations
  • The launcher is a bit laggy to launch folders and return home
  • Overall feel isn't as good as its flagship competitors
  • Rear speaker is little odd sounding at times
  • Not the prettiest of 2014 phones
  • Processor still decent
  • But behind the times
  • Plastic casing won't be to everyone's taste
  • Fingerprint scanner not as good as iPhone
  • Touchwiz can feel overbearing in places
  • Lacks a premium feel
  • Plastic chassis
  • Poor speaker
  • Why pay £570 for a plastic device?
  • TouchWiz UI is mostly a hindrance
  • Oh
  • The bloatware!

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  Published: 2017-03-24, review by: knowyourmobile.com

  • Excellent screen, Capable camera, Great battery life becomes excellent with Ultra Power Saving mode, Plenty of power and storage,Water resistant, S Health suite
  • Ugly design, Mediocre speaker, Poor fingerprint scanner implementation
  • The Galaxy S5 is most definitely a mixed bag. On the one hand, the disgruntlement regarding the exterior design is entirely understandable; not only is it not the advancement many expected, it's actually a bit of a step back with that revolting back cov...

 
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  Published: 2017-02-14, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Even though it's been replaced several times now, the Galaxy S5 is still quite a phone. Now, at less than £150 SIM-free, it's an awful lot of handset for the price - especially if the Gear 2, Gear Fit or heartbeat sensor are of particular interest to you...

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  Published: 2016-07-14, Author: Jonathan , review by: alphr.com

  • There are some key differences. The plastic panel at the rear has changed from gloss to soft touch, there are new colours to choose from – including a dubious-looking gold – and Samsung has bumped up the screen to 5.1in. Visit: the best Android phones of...

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  Published: 2015-08-17, Author: Marie , review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • Abstract:  For more information than what is provided here on either phone also read our full Samsung Galaxy S5 review and our in-depth Samsung Galaxy S6 review: 4 months on, the S6 is still the best phone of 2015 .When the Samsung Galaxy S5 was announced in March...

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  Published: 2015-04-17, Author: Chris , review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • Things haven't changed much from the Galaxy S4 but Samsung, as usual, has packed the Galaxy S5 with features. However, a lot are somewhat unnecessary. The heart rate monitor is a prime example and while the fingerprint scanner is cool, it's difficult to u...

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  Published: 2015-04-06, review by: v3.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Samsung is widely considered to have swung and missed in 2014 with the Galaxy S5 smartphone . Despite featuring a wealth of what were top-end components, many buyers felt that the Galaxy S5 was slightly dull and contained too much gimmicky bloatware. As...

 
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  Published: 2015-03-14, Author: Carly , review by: Theinquirer.net

  • Abstract:  That's probably because the 2014 Galaxy S5 didn't do as well as Samsung had hoped, shipping 40 percent fewer units than the firm had expected , and allowing Apple to become the world's top smartphone manufacturer after four years of trying ....

 
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  Published: 2015-02-14, review by: tomshardware.co.uk

  • Great hardware, fingerprint scanner, IP67
  • Ugly, screen has issues with color accuracy and grayscale banding, poor NAND performance
  • The Samsung Galaxy S5 fails to impress and is easy to overlook considering other flagship phones have similar hardware and features$649.99 On Amazon>> See the Reader Ratings and Advice for the Galaxy S5...

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  Published: 2015-01-05, Author: Khidr , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Abstract:  The iPhone and Galaxy ranges remain the most popular smartphones going into 2015. We pit Samsung's jack-of-all-trades, the Galaxy S5 , against Apple's iPhone 6 to see which is better value for money. Display & Design iPhone 6 Crafted from a single pie...

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  Published: 2014-12-05, Author: Alastair , review by: Theinquirer.net

  • Abstract:  A few months on, though, the Samsung Galaxy S5 has met one of its biggest challengers yet, in the shape of the iPhone 6 Plus . The iPhone 6 Plus is the first phablet from Apple and comes with, on paper at least, an equally impressive portfolio of software...

 
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