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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2986 reviews

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

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Customers often highlight the Galaxy S 5 4G LTE Cell Phone's excellent camera quality, long battery life, and ease of use. Many also appreciate the large screen size and the phone's additional features. Positive feedback also includes its water resistance and design. A small number of users expressed concern about the charging port cover.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Still learning the phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall good phone with a very good camera. The phone is just a little too wide and my hand aches after a short phone call, but I have small hands.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    ok upgrade from S3; not thrilled w Verizon service

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The S5 is ok but many features are more complicated than with S3 and the SOUND QUALITY SUCKS on calls. The speaker is in back and tiny and terrible. The phone does work better and gets better 4G LTE service than the S3 and the battery life is MUCH better. I upgraded from the Samsung S3 this past holiday season because of the $1 upgrade deal. I was reluctant because I wasn't happy with Verizon's software upgrades and bloatware but decided to go for it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Processor speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am always changing phones, I just recently switched from the Note 3 to the S5. Not a huge difference between the two besides the obvious. Great camera, when compared to the Note 3 it is marginally better. Fast phone, just make sure to disable all possible bloatware after purchasing. I love the blue, however it is quite a bit more reflective than the black/white models.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awsome

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just the right size. I'm talking Goldie-Locks, not to big and not to small.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fast to the internet,voicemail, good phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    .I like my samsung 5s phone. I am still getting used to it and I like it so far. It has an awesome camera

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent mobile device...

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does everything I want it to do...large facing and responsive to my needs.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great camera focus

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love my new phone! The large screen is great for my apps and I appreciate the quality of photos that I am able to take. I enjoy the selective focus feature and the pictures are so clear!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is my first smart phone and I love it. It's easy to use, the smart case with window is sleek and works perfec. You can change out batteries and add more memory to this phone. Functionalities are endless, not much more you could ask for.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Both my wife and I now have an S5 and love the features and ease of use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love This Phone!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I went from the Galaxy S3 to the S5 and I can't believe I did not do this sooner. This phone has so many more features. I am learning something new everyday. It is so easy to use and the camera take such better picture than the S3. I would recommend this phone to anyone looking to upgrade.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best smart phone for power users

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This smart phone takes fantastic pictures and surfs the web efficiently.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for all types of pictures, somewhat easy

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I liked my Galaxy S2 better than this new S5. It was much easier to use. This phone comes with a lot of bloat ware and I can't figure out how to delete it. It also comes with programs I can't figure out how to use. The incoming call quality is not the best either. If I had my choice I would go back to the S2. I do like the fact that it is waterproof and I also like the book like cover. I guess I'm just to old for such advanced technology.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great all around phone. No issues whatsoever. Looks good too!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Beautiful picture with camera.

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    I am very impressed with my new phone. So easy and useful to operate.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it.

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    This is a terrific phone that can do a lot. I love the camera quality.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent phone

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    I love how long the battery last in addition to the quick charge time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had a razr had before this one and hat was a great phone but the screen on this one is a lot bigger and better resolution works great. battery life is pretty good awesome phone so far

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very nice phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This phone is exactly the right size for my needs. Large enough screen real-estate for gaming and seeing text; small enough not to be cumbersome. There is, of course, the usual bloatware expected from any device, but the KitKat operating system allows you to disable - something you will want to do immediately. The photo quality is excellent, and there are a LOT of options for photograph enhancement. IF you take a lot of photos this is definitely the phone for you. I take some, but it is not a major use for me but I do appreciate good quality when I need it. The battery is removable, which for me is a must-have. I travel a lot and keep spare batteries in all of my offices so I can just switch out when needed. This, to me, ruled out a lot of other phones on the market that do now allow user-replaceable batteries. However, I have had the phone now for a few months and have yet to change a battery once. Absolutely impressive battery life! The one issue I am seeing is that I use the earphone jack when in my car - I don't do bluetooth. The sound quality is generally fine, but about 20% of the time the person on the other end just cannot hear me if I call with the jack in. I can hear them fine, but they hear nothing. IF I then call without the jack in and after they pick up I plug it in they hear just fine. It is definitely not my jack - there seems t be some weird bug when making phone calls with a jack in that causes the outgoing sound not to work. Maybe it's unique to my phone, but I seem to remember when doing research on these phones that this was brought up by others as well. On the whole, an excellent phone. I have bought another one since, for my GF and two more for my daughters - all are very happy. The phone is fast, responsive, perfectly sized, has great photo quality, and has a user replaceable battery (if needed, given the very solid battery life).

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love the phone. Miss having slide out keyboard and miss phone announcing name of person who is calling. Do like that phone is faster, has imodicums, and camera takes AWESOME pictures. Also love being able to delete groups of texts quickly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Phone with top features.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Waited for this phone and it was worth it. Super fast and light. Love it.

    I would recommend this to a friend