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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 1743 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

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Customers have good things to say about the Galaxy S 5 Active 4G Cell Phone's camera quality, ease of use, battery life, and screen size. Many appreciate its water resistance and the range of features it offers. However, some users express dissatisfaction with the pre-installed apps and the charging port cover. The phone's positive aspects appear to outweigh the negative for most customers.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love my new phone.

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

    I only have to charge my phone once a day Awesome! I like that I can us my 64gig memory card. That being said I will never buy a Galaxy S6 because it doesn't allow you to change your battery or memory card. Also I like the 3.0 charge on the Galaxy S5 better.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Feature Packed!

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

    Husband talked me into getting the Galaxy S5 as our contract was up, and BB had a great promotion on them. Glad he did. Overall, phone is easy to setup and use. With it being packed full of great features, may take a while to learn them all. One of the coolest features is the ability to produce still shots from video. Accidentally discovered this neat feature, but will definitely utilize. Battery life, call, picture, and sound quality are excellent. No complaints after a month of heavy use (calls, texts, and Facebook postings). Looking forward to using extensively for duration of term.

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

    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.

    This is my favorite phone. Love the size and all the features. The keyboard is very functional with number buttons on top row so I don't have to click symbol button to type a number. I also like the multi task function. I love that I can expand the memory

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone and performance is tops

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

    Phone is a little bit bigger than I was used to in my pocket. It uses battery faster than my old one, but has a lo tmore running on it. Over all it is a great phone that performs above my expectations and the camera is tops!!! Definitely recommend it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best galaxy yet

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

    My wife and I have been a Galaxy family for some time and there's a good reason for that: Samsung makes GREAT phones. And the S5 did not dissappoint. There is literally nothing bad I can say about this phone. Typing my review on it now. I-what now?

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    good phone

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

    This phone has a good camera and mostly fairly easy to use

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love the camera

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

    I have to say I have been an iphone user for as long as I can remember. I never thought I would switch because I don't like having to spend time learning a new phone. I am so glad I made the switch! I love this phone, the camera, the apps everything!!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Phone, like it much better than iPhone

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

    Camera takes fantastic photos, talk to text responds great, awesome color screen. I have no complaints with this phone.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good camera phone

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

    Fast processor, good camera. Finger print scanner sucks.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    nice phone, good size, nice display

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

    I had the note edge and decided to get rid of it. It was to big and slow operation. I paid for the 5 out of pocket. It was faster than the new 6, and still has upgradeable SD card memory and an acessable battery.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone but too big for me

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

    I waited forever for the best deal out there for a Galaxy S5. I purchased it just before the 6's came out and it was everything I wanted and more. Screen and camera are amazing. But after a few days of trying to get used to the size I decided it was just too big for me and my back pocket. I reluctantly returned it for an IPhone :(

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good phone great camera

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

    Phone is easy to use takes great pictures easy to use

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone for beginners - easy to use!

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

    Takes great pictures. Love the S Health app. I love the phone so much, we bought one for our 10 year old daughter.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great so far

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

    My Samsung Galaxy S5 works well. The only difficulty to this point is the size of the phone. I am used to much smaller cell phones and just the physical aspects of carrying it around have taken some adjusting. It really takes great photos. This is my initial foray into smart phones, and it is a positive experience so far.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    awesome

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

    I'm a big fan of Samsung Galaxy. I was using Note 2 for 3 years. It was good product, but it was a little big for my hand. Galaxy s5 is great fit to my hand. Also good features especially for the camera. And I love the picture quality.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone and features

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

    I recently upgraded from a Galaxy SII and this phone is great. A bit larger than my old phone but is reasonably light. Camera is a lot better and the keyboard is much better for texting. For what I do, suits my needs perfectly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    No Doubt!

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

    Having been a Sony Mobile customer over the last ten years, making the switch to a Korean brand wasn't easy. Yeah, it shouldn't have been as there is no doubt Samsung is by far the superior choice, but I am all about brand loyalty. BB (and AT&T) no longer offering any Sony Mobile products, the defection was made all the easier. With that said, there are no regrets on my part. Actually, there is one: I wished I had made the switch much sooner as the quality, feature set, attention to detail is like no other. Sure, the competition is fierce, but consistently Samsung proves its prowess.. From the call, picture, and sound quality, the Samsung OS overlay, or the feature set, the phone is the epitome of a company being customer driven and focused. Is that to say, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is perfect? By no means, as I have had an ongoing wifi connectivity issue. Seems that there are many others who have as well. After tweaking a couple of settings (power saving option was interfering with wifi), I seemed to have resolved the matter. At any rate, not a demerit as such, but frustrating nonetheless. In the end, as the S5 is the creme de la creme of cell phones, it is no surprise that Samsung has become the consumer choice in the CE marketplace.

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

    Great phone! Simple,user friendly App management.

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

    The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has met my expectation during the 3 weeks I have had it. I am not a avid sport orientated person but I do enjoy the outdoors. I have not had the opportunity arise to be able to evaluate it's durability in any long term outdoor scenario. I am confident my Galaxy S5 Active will be as durable under everyday active use outdoors as expected. It does appear to have a very rugged structural design. It's ability to resist water damage even in moderate amounts of exposure is very welcomed feature to finally have. No longer do I have that primary worry that all cell phone users have over their phone getting water damage simply because it happens to rain as they are talking and walking to their destination.

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

    The Galaxy5 is an incredibe smartphone

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

    The sales experience was very good and we are happy with the phone. Almost too many features but we will learn how to use them.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The Tip of the Top in Phones

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

    This is as good as it gets. The S5 is a mini computer. I am on this more than my PC. The camera and video are amazing. It is water resistant, I have taken it in the pool a few times, no problems. The HDR Mode when taking pics is amazing. Professional looking photos if done right. The video is equally impressive. The default Messenger is great and Samsung apps are pretty sweet. I switched to another keyboard but soon came back to the default Samsung keyboard because of its efficiency. Samsung - The Best.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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