Samsung - Galaxy S 5 4G LTE Cell Phone - Electric Blue (Verizon)

Just upgraded from the Samsung Galaxy S 3 to this, the S 5. Bit bigger, and definitely loved the feel and handle of it right away. Only downside is no fault of the phone per say, but everytime I open the phone, I get the Software Update ready to install dialogue. The last thing I was told in the store before leaving with the new phone was not to accept the push for the update to Lollipop- as it seemed to be known for high negative responses/issues. So yes, I was hoping to hop on to a brand new OS but for now, waiting until a patch deployed before taking the plunge. Oh, other disappointment-- the charger port is now USB 3.0... so I panicked thinking I had to upgrade all my charger cables but found that it is backwards compatible.

I love my Samsung Galaxy phone. It takes fantastic photos and apps run very fast.

Love my galaxy s5. The employees at best buy were friendly and very helpful, but the lines were to long when to get my info transferred from my old phone.

Where do I start? This phone is awesome. It's water proof (technically, I think it's water "resistant") which makes for soooo much bad singing in the shower. The speaker isn't too loud so I just put the phone in a cup and it's the perfect volume. The screen is beautiful. I haven't figured out all the amazing things the camera can do, but it takes great cat pictures, so that's all that matters. The color of the phone is so gorgeous I didn't even want to put a cover on it. Samsung made a lot of improvements from the Galaxy3 (my last phone). There's a super fast charger that charges the phone in no time at all. Probably about an hour for a whole charge. The best thing about that is you can still use all your old chargers if you want to (no need to buy a new one for the car, work, etc). You can also close all the programs by hitting what used to be the menu button at the bottom left of the phone, which us convenient. You can make the work area of the screen smaller so you can use the phone with one hand. You can also split the screen up so you can work on more than one thing at a time. It has a fingerprint scanner to unlock the phone. That's not too exciting, but it came in handy when one of my iPhone friends tried to say her phone was cooler because it read her fingerprint. My only complaint is that this phone is just a tad too big. It's not as big as the Note or that ghastly new iPhone, but it's a bit less comfortable than the 3. I recommend finding some tips/tricks videos online once you buy the phone to fully take advantage of all the awesomeness this phone has to offer!

Mostly, the S5 is a larger S3. I found a slightly different interface. What I like about the S5 (compared to the S3) Longer battery life. I no longer worry about running out of battery by the end of the day. Brighter screen display. Uses Chrome instead of the Internet app. More water resistant. The camera is much improved. Dislikes: Cannot cycle screens in a circular fashion. Pages don't "loop" so you have to go back instead of going around to the first page. Minor annoyance. Though the USB 3 cable provides a faster charge, it's heavier and bulkier. I had to buy a new car charger cable as mine did not connect even though it's supposed to. The left menu button works differently and is less intuitive with it's new dual function. There is a cover over the power jack that is needed to insure better water resistance. It seems flimsy and I expect it to break any day (though it hasn't so far.) As new as it is, the cover doesn't quite close properly, so I wonder if it really would stop water from entering the phone through the power jack if I did drop it in water now. There is no more "hot spot" app. I now have to go to settings>More Networks>Hot Spot to turn on the hot spot. Now a 3-step process when it was a 1-step process in the S3. All of these are minimal annoyances considering the advantages, I am very happy to have made the upgrade.

I love this phone. I have now been using it for about one month. Initially I did find an issue with my first phone and had to exchange it within the first week of purchase. these things happen, however, was slightly disappointed in how long it took to just make a simple exchange. The Best Buy employees kept trying all kinds of different things to make the initial phone work and not just exchange or replace the item. No matter how much I kept stating "I am very apprehensive about fixing something that is not working right in only 5 days". OK, now to the phone. It has a great screen and resolution. The picture quality on this phone is amazing. I love to watch high definition videos with it. The processing speed of this phone is great. I find no lag in loading websites, or apps. The camera is a 16mp camera. This is amazing for a phone. The only thing I would like to see is a faster shutter response time. Sound, when playing music through the speaker isn't great, however doesn't suck. I have had better sound in other phones in the past. This may be to the places I set the phone, and the speaker size and location on the back of the phone. One of my most favorite things on this phone is an app. The Isis wallet app is fun. Has a tremendous opportunity for saving money. Although this is not a Samsung app, it comes pre installed on the phone from my provider - Verizon. I love it. Have saved more than $100 in the first month. And with that I would say $45 of it was basically free money. I love this phone. Although the size makes it difficult to operate with only one hand. They do have a "one hand operation" option in the settings. I found it even more difficult to navigate personally, and went back to the original configuration.

I love this phone. I always had Apple and after making the switch to Samsung I will never go back to Apple. This phone runs so smooth, no glitches, the camera is amazing, sound is clear, everything loads so fast that it makes the iPhone seem like it's using dial up. If u r looking to make the switch from iPhone to android I would def recommend this phone. I made the change, I love it and never looking back.

Absolutely love this phone. ..the battery life is awesome. Can use it all day and still not have to plug it in to charge overnight. Love the screen and swipe input keyboard. It is extremely fast. Love the pictures and editing options. Great phone overall. Plus I am pretty partial to android phones because the system is more user friendly