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And besides, by modern-day standards it's compact: Compared to the One M8, the GS5 is shorter, thinner and lighter, and that's with a slightly larger screen, too. It's also 0.52 ounce (15g) heavier, but I only noticed the difference when I was holding one device in each hand. In other words, if you thought the GS4 was too large, this year's version may be too much. And that's a good thing, since the GS5 is larger than its predecessor in every way (5mm taller, almost 3mm wider and 0.2mm thicker). In particular, the blunt edges and mostly flat back make it easy to wrap your fingers around the device. Indeed, there's something to having a less slippery design: I was able to grip the 8.1mm-thick phone without feeling like it was going to slip through my fingers. Fortunately, my white unit doesn't look like a Band-Aid at all in fact, I prefer it to the glossy covers used on the GS3 and GS4.

Truly, though, I only see that in certain colors, especially the gold version. This time around, I've heard plenty of jokes referring to the GS5 as the 'Band-Aid Phone,' a nod to those dimples on the back. And that's not surprising, really: Samsung usually plays it safe with its designs. If there's one word we'd use to describe the Galaxy S5 design, it's 'inoffensive.' It's not exactly a visual treat like the new HTC One M8, but it's not ugly either. Even then, you can tell at a glance that it's a Galaxy S. The S5 is no exception: The only new features here are its squarish shape and its plastic, waterproof casing - dimpled to look sort of like leather (it doesn't really).

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Each iteration of the popular smartphone series has had a few nips and tucks, but overall it's maintained the same look over the years. If you've seen one Galaxy S device, you've seen 'em all. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu. Now that I've been testing it for a few days, let's see if the Galaxy S5 lives up to all those promises. I received an unlocked review unit from GSM Nation, which was the first outlet to start shipping the phone in the US with AT&T- and T-Mobile-compatible LTE. So what can we expect from a humbled Samsung? A durable phone that brings a toned-down TouchWiz UI, a better camera, longer battery life, improved performance, a fingerprint scanner and enhanced health tracking. Sales are down, and the manufacturer must now make phones that give people what they actually want (shocker, we know). The smartphone market has seen a downturn of late and even mighty Samsung has been affected. Put it another way: Samsung could release a phone with no improvements, and it'd still sell millions.Īt least, that's how it used to be.

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It dominates the Android market by such a wide margin that it makes rivals like LG and HTC look like quaint startups. But remember, this is Samsung we're talking about. We know, we know: Every company's supposed to be doing that. When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 and a trio of Gear smartwatches, the company made a big to-do about how it listens to its customers.

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