riiidaa

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live stream

http://www.youtube.com/user/SamsungMobile/UNPACKED

7mins into the slot, full of nothing but orchestral music so far

tubbytommy

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hope its better than the s4 that was the phone version of a 2.5 engine.

riiidaa

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Really? Chocolate components ??

tubbytommy

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actually yes, i had one and it felt so cheap and kept crashing.
sold it on ebay and bought and experia z1 which was ten times better

TurboAndy

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Got to agree with you there TT. Worst thing Ive ever done is getting a ****sung S4. Only thing I liked was the camera.

tubbytommy

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the xperia z1 has a much better 21 mp one

i loved my s2 i had but the s4 was awful,made of cheap plastic and didnt even work properly.

craigyp

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a bit disappointed to be honest. I have had the s3 for nearly 2 years and been really happy with it and was hoping the s5 was gonna be my upgrade. from what ive seen of it so far I might be changing my mind...

Skoobie Dhu

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Sim free nexus 5 at carphone warehouse just now for £240 new, sell the S3 for £130'ish and it's a decent upgrade for £110. Even if you decide to go for the S5 eventually, you'll always sell the nexus.

I had an S2 for 2 years and waited for the S4, didn't like it and went for the nexus 5 when it came out, decent phone, bargain for £240 sim free.

richs2891

Same as Craigp - got an s3 its due for an update soon, looking at the S5 its a but mm - lts look what else is out there.
has anyone found the dimensions of the S5 yet ? Trying to work out of it will fit on my belt holder !

riiidaa

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http://www.androidbeat.com/2014/02/t...ung-galaxy-s5/

bioforger

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user error

craigyp

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not really looked at the nexus to be fair. come to think of it I ain't looked ay any new phones as ive been waiting for the s5

andy97

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The crest of features which appeal to users is nearing, small improvements which ultimately differentiate newer models are more difficult to sell to a tech savvy population.

Battery performance will be sort after as a significant step forward.

stevebt

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I thought the phone was too big in the 3rd version and its now getting bigger, I doubt I will get one due to this. Looks like I will probably just get another iphone.

An0n0m0us

Another let down by Samsung. I've got an S3 and so far the only phone i'm slightly interested in is the Note 3. However I desperately want a metal unibody on a Note model and so may have to wait to see what they do with the Note 4. I would have been interested in the S5 had they gone with the metal casing as rumours suggested they were contemplating doing. I'd like to see the prototype of the metal S5 that is supposed to exist with numerous other S5 prototypes. Nothing about the chosen S5 design stands out for me.

Not interested in the Nexus 5 either as I want minimum 32gb onboard with sd slot and it has a poor battery life and below spec camera. The Note 3 would be there for me if it wasn't for the awful casing.

riiidaa

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http://www.androidbeat.com/2014/02/h...itor-and-more/

riiidaa

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i'm still on my iPhone4 from Summer 2010

For me handsets of interest are

S4
Note 3
S5

riiidaa

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Dual sim HP Phablet looks interesting but misses out on Bluetooth4

Beef

N5 comes in a 32GB version, you can use USB keys for additional storage (or a USB HDD, or a wireless drive), battery life is fine (rarely below 30% at end of day, even with a couple of hours of San Andreas), and camera is fine for most real world use cases.

An0n0m0us

I often see N5 users stating the argument of a usb dongle to get around the lack of sd slot but for me having 'things' dangling out of a mobile phone is not acceptable. Obviously many find an OTG cable and usb key hanging out their phone absolutely fine but personally I find it ridiculous, I want storage to be internal on a phone.

Beef

I barely use half my storage as it is, certainly don't need more.

Guess you're stuffed then until someone makes a phone that has exactly every aspect you want.

An0n0m0us

Not stuffed as such, my S3 does everything I need at the end of the day - 16gb onboard and 32gb sdcard with foldermount & link2sd allowing apps to be installed to the sdcard. It might be 2 year old tech but it's still fast, has good battery life and all newly released apps still work on it.

My only real gripe is the lack of phones using a quality shell, especially Samsung. The HTC One is the only phone to have what I regard a quality shell however I don't like the lack of sd card slot or it's battery life.

I just want the spec of a Note 3 with the HTC One shell basically! It's not hard for the manufacturers to give the market that but as with the PC/Laptop market you don't give customers everything in one go, you exploit the market drip feeding improvements for years. It's just the mobile phone manufacturers are taking the drip feeding to the extreme.

neil-h

The HTC one isn't actually as nice as you'd think, I've had mine for 6 months or so now and it's starting to look decidedly battered. I'm not particularly hard on my phone and the plastic casing has 2 cracks on it and the metal cover on the speakers has started to lift slightly.

rob84

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I for one will be upgrading to the Galaxy S5 when its available, currently have the S4 and its a great piece of kit.

riiidaa

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SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 RELEASE DATE

The Galaxy S5 will go on sale globally on the 11th of April - if you want the black or white handset. If you're holding out for the blue or gold colours, you'll be in for a longer wait; the blue model should arrive on the 22nd of April and the gold handset won't arrive until the 20th of May.






SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 PRICE

SIM-FREE
The Galaxy S5 is available to pre-order directly from Samsung if you don't want to be tied into a contract or to a particular network. You'll have to pay for the privilege, however; the current pre-order price is a whopping £650.

You can find it a little cheaper if you're happy to be locked to Vodafone's network; you can get the phone for £580 directly from the network.

Currently the best SIM-free deal looks to be from The Carphone Warehouse, where you can pick up a handset for £570.

EE
Put down £10 upfront and EE will sell you a Galaxy S5 on a two year, £43 a month contract. You get a generous 10GB of 4G data and access to the fastest LTE network in the UK for your cash, as long as you're in one of the towns and cities that EE has upgraded with 4G coverage.

You can reduce the monthly cost down to £33, keeping unlimited calls and texts, double speed 4G and 4GB of data, but you'll have to shell out £260 upfront for the phone.

At least EE has a nice incentive; anyone taking out a pre-order before the 10th of April will qualify for a return flight to one of several European destinations.

Orange and T-Mobile
Essentially the cheaper 3G alternatives to EE's 4G contracts, both Orange and T-Mobile have very similar deals. The cheapest T-Mobile monthly contract costs £28 for unlimited 3G data and 500 minutes, but you have to drop £230 on the handset upfront. Orange reduces the upfront cost to £199 and ups the number of minutes to 1,000, but only includes 500MB of data.

Vodafone
With no downpayment required, Vodafone will let you get your hands on a Galaxy S5 for £42 per month. You'll be tied in to a two year contract, but will get unlimited calls and texts, and 4GB of 3G data.

You'll have to spend £79 upfront and £38 a month thereafter to get 4G access, which comes with 3GB of data.

O2
If you don't want to put any money down upfront, O2 will charge you £48 per month for 5GB of 4G data on the Refresh tariff (which uncouples the phone from your SIM should you want to upgrade early). Otherwise you could pay £70 for the handset then £38 a month thereafter for 2GB of data.

Three
The unlimited data deal makes Three a particularly tempting proposition for would-be Galaxy S5 owners. All customers automatically get 4G for no extra charge, so if you pay £69 upfront and £41 thereafter you can surf, tweet and stream to your heart's content.

If you aren't permanently tied to the internet, you can save some cash on the cheaper £38 per month contract. It carries the same £69 upfront fee, but includes 600 minutes and 2GB of data.

Virgin
You could get a good deal on a Galaxy S5 if you already have broadband through Virgin Media - all tariffs are £10 less for existing customers. The cheapest monthly contract will set you back £29, with a £100 payment upfront, but is truly frugal when it comes to allowances; 250 texts, 250MB of 3G dat sand 100 minutes of calls are all you get.

You get a much better allowance by jumping to the £37 tariff, which includes unlimited calls and texts, and 2GB of data. You'll still need to put down £100 for the handset, and tie yourself in for two years though.


Source
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smart...afone-o2-three

riiidaa

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Giffgaff price (unlocked?) is £529

http://giffgaff.com/?utm_source=goog...oAAA&gclsrc=ds

mickywrx

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Will most likely be unlocked with GiffGaff.