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Model:
SM-G900A
SKU:
5134012
Your price for this item is $99.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 1743 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • 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 very first smart phone. It's terrific. It can do everything I wanted and has a couple of features I didn't know about. Excellent!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for daughter.

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

    Great phone for my daughter. The sound, graphics and camera are great. Let's her surf the Internet and listen to her favorite music.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best phone for price

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

    This is a very good phone for the price.It has the best battery life that I have ever seen in a smartphone. However, the sound could be allot better. It needs stereo speakers. Also, it is water resistant. Although not waterproof. The screen is very bright or very dark ,depending on personal choice.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This is a great phone.

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

    It is easy to use and has vivid color. I think this is a great phone for anyone. Long battery life.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone.

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

    My 2nd Samsung won't be my last. Easy to use, easy to navigate around in And the camera works great. The waterproof feature is a bonus.

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

    Overall Great Phone (replacing iPhone 4)

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

    The Samsung Galaxy S5 offers more of a step forward in Samsung's S series smartphones than a revolutionary new phone. There are plenty of new features and advances with the S5 but those who already own a S4 likely will not be rushing to get the S5. I'm coming from an iPhone 4 so the S5 offers a lot of new features for me and provides plenty to functionality to make this a great phone.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Really love my Galaxy S5

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

    I love everything about the phone, makes my old one seem ancient!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great phone - when it doesn't lock up!

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

    I like this phone a lot. Good features, water resistance, solid phone and nice feel to the phone. But, it locks up on a regular basis - in the middle of a text, social media use, app download, email writing. It's terribly frustrating. The phone has already been in for diagnostics once (on its third day of use) and now, 7 days later, it's going back for an exchange. Hoping I got a lemon and its not all of the phones as the other Samsung device in our house has no issues at all.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love my phone

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

    I absolutely love my Galaxy S5 and wouldn't trade it for the world. It has many features and apps for a great price! So much cheaper getting it through Best Buy than anywhere else.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Satisfied

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

    I am happy with the S5 so far. A nice upgrade from my Galaxy S4. Had decided to hold off on the S6 as I really appreciate the ability to use an SD card as well as swap out the battery if needed. The phone is fast especially with the new Lollipop upgrade.

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

    amazing waterproofing

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

    Ran my phone through the washer. Came out clean and working fine! It was cold water, but still impressive. Great phone for a parent, no more worries about phone going for a swim.

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

    Wife switched from iPhone 5

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

    My wife hated the iPhone for various reasons. It did not have enough space to download updates which caused a lot of app crashes. She got fed up and made the switch to Andriod. I have to say that the camera is better vs. iPhone 6 (which I have). However, I could not get used to the interface. She loves it and has not wanted to switch back to Apple. Also, the option of adding extra storage space via microSD is pretty nice.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Black Friday $1 Phone

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

    I Love this phone! So worth the 4 hours inline for, and paid $1! Love Samsung more than Iphone ;)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • 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 got the fit gear to go with it and I love them both. I like the new features it has compared to my old Samsung phone and the water resistance is great for the area I live in.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Even better

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

    I love the s5, the new finger scanner, the heart sensor,and the camera is amazing,I love that I can now save apps/data on my memory card, only thing I don't like is the picture size has to be dramatically reduced for me to send a picture through mms.

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

    Samsung Galaxy

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

    i love the new Samsung Galaxy. It has so many awesome new features and works like a charm.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice phone - like it better than the S6

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

    The S6 is nice, and the edge is cute, but I want a phone that has some protections. The S5 has some that the 6 doesn't, and I get good AT&T call quality. Picked up a couple extra batteries an stuck a 64GB card in it and it's a PC in my pocket.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone with only a few shortcomings

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

    I have enjoyed using this phone for the basic functions I need: texting, email, weather. It would have been nice to have a hard copy user's manual. Battery holds up well if used wisely.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone, takes great pictures.

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

    So glad I choose this phone. Love the color blue. Easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Charging port

    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 is a good phone. After about a year, the piece that covers the charging port broke off.

    I would recommend this to a friend