Galaxy S5: Huge disappointment, Samsung TOTALLY dropped the ball!

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....Same horrible physical home button (ughhh), Basically the same capacity battery, a couple more megapixel camera, no improvement to the screen, it's significantly larger and heavier with only a 0.1" bump in screen size. No metal body as had long been rumored, same cheap s*** plastic look and feel as other Galaxy phones. Not a thing to really "move the needle." No 4000Ma battery, no optical image stabalization, no ultra HD screen, etc. In short, a serious piece of s***.
Samsung, you're going to get you *** handed to you by Apple.
This is just pathetic.
 
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Re: HUGE Disappointment -- Samsung TOTALLY Dropped The Ball

Yes, did they but they continue to bite...learned from Apple.

I'm guessing most of these features will make it's way on to Note 4.
 

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Re: HUGE Disappointment -- Samsung TOTALLY Dropped The Ball

Not everyone hates the home button. As for the rumored metal body, it was just that, a rumor. It wasn't set in stone that the S5 was gonna have a metal body.
 

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....Same horrible physical home button (ughhh), Basically the same capacity battery, a couple more megapixel camera, no improvement to the screen, it's significantly larger and heavier with only a 0.1" bump in screen size. No metal body as had long been rumored, same cheap s*** plastic look and feel as other Galaxy phones. Not a thing to really "move the needle." No 4000Ma battery, no optical image stabalization, no ultra HD screen, etc. In short, a serious piece of s***.
Samsung, you're going to get you *** handed to you by Apple.
This is just pathetic.

"Basically" I guess sums it all up right?

None of the unconfirmed dream features you wanted made it to the actual device so it has to be terrible.
 

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Re: HUGE Disappointment -- Samsung TOTALLY Dropped The Ball

I love a home button, the specs are OKAY, and the added new features are welcomed. Size is a different matter...
 

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Not sure what you were expecting from one year to another. We have yet to see how this device performs and people are already hating on it. Specs are an upgrade across the board, UI looks to be improved and the material they used looks like the soft touch used on the Nexus.
Definitely not disappointing if you ask me...

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....Same horrible physical home button (ughhh), Basically the same capacity battery, a couple more megapixel camera, no improvement to the screen, it's significantly larger and heavier with only a 0.1" bump in screen size. No metal body as had long been rumored, same cheap s*** plastic look and feel as other Galaxy phones. Not a thing to really "move the needle." No 4000Ma battery, no optical image stabalization, no ultra HD screen, etc. In short, a serious piece of s***.
Samsung, you're going to get you *** handed to you by Apple.
This is just pathetic.
But will it have the pake plastic ropey design on the back like the Note? Sounds like people won't be standing in line for this bad boy.
 

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"Basically" I guess sums it all up right?

None of the unconfirmed dream features you wanted made it to the actual device so it has to be terrible.

Personally, (I can't speak to OPs opinion) I wasn't expecting ANY dream features, it is Samsung after all. They dropped the ball for me with that fugly design and a feeble attempt at making touchwiz better (but I am happy that they tried). The real deal breaker was size and kitschy build/design work. The HTC M8's bezel that people complain about so much is starting to look a hell of a lot more tolerable now.

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Re: HUGE Disappointment -- Samsung TOTALLY Dropped The Ball

They will still (alas) sell millions

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Personally, (I can't speak to OPs opinion) I wasn't expecting ANY dream features, it is Samsung after all. They dropped the ball for me with that fugly design and a feeble attempt at making touchwiz better (but I am happy that they tried). The real deal breaker was size and kitschy build/design work. The HTC M8's bezel that people complain about so much is starting to look a hell of a lot more tolerable now.

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If the new touchwiz is anything like what's on the Tab Pro I would tell anyone to give it a chance.

And the new back is far better than the shiny plastic of old IMO.

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Just to be clear, I'm a huge android lover and I was hoping for great things here. I despise all things Apple and wouldn't take an Apple product if you gave it to me. Sammy really blew it big time. The S4 has been a sales disappointment and this is going to be a total bomb.
 

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Why in the world would ANYONE that has an S4 get this? Really? What is the ONE selling point? None at all.
 

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Just to be clear, I'm a huge android lover and I was hoping for great things here. I despise all things Apple and wouldn't take an Apple product if you gave it to me. Sammy really blew it big time. The S4 has been a sales disappointment and this is going to be a total bomb.

The S4 broke sales records. It wasn't a disappointment.

How is this going to be a "total bomb?"
 

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The S4 broke sales records. It wasn't a disappointment .
How is this going to be a "total bomb?"
I read in more than one place that samsung was extremely disappointed in S4 sales, especially after the first month or two. I don't see anything about this phone that's going to get people in the stores to buy it. Nothing
 

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Why in the world would ANYONE that has an S4 get this? Really? What is the ONE selling point? None at all.

We S3 owners said the same thing when the S4 was released oddly enough.
 

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....Same horrible physical home button (ughhh)

That's been a part of Samsung's design language for many iterations. Not sure why it's so "horrible". Plus it has the finger print scanner in it now.

Basically the same capacity battery, No 4000Ma battery

So? Does it need one? Hat tip to engineering if this phone can do more longer with essentially the same size battery as the model before.

Plus it's removable, right? You want that massive 4000 mAh battery? Swap one in.

a couple more megapixel camera, no optical image stabalization

Have you seen samples from this new camera yet?

no improvement to the screen, it's significantly larger and heavier with only a 0.1" bump in screen size. no ultra HD screen

Because PPIs over 300 matter?

...No metal body as had long been rumored, same cheap s*** plastic look and feel as other Galaxy phones.

Keyword there: rumored.

In short, a serious piece of s***.
Samsung, you're going to get you *** handed to you by Apple.
This is just pathetic.

Just watch. Samsung's sales numbers will prove you wrong.
 

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Re: HUGE Disappointment -- Samsung TOTALLY Dropped The Ball

You probably won't see huge changes until the F series comes out.

I am glad they kept the home button

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Re: HUGE Disappointment -- Samsung TOTALLY Dropped The Ball

Why in the world would ANYONE that has an S4 get this? Really? What is the ONE selling point? None at all.

Maybe not a selling point that you are interested in, but for me, there are some that interest me :

-water resistant standard
-supports 128gb card
-Fingerprint scanner
-Private mode
-Kids mode


Less important features to me:

-Capable of theoretically 50% faster speeds
-Heart rate sensor
-usb 3.0
-4k video recording
-slightly larger screen and battery




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But will it have the pake plastic ropey design on the back like the Note? Sounds like people won't be standing in line for this bad boy.

Nobody really stands I'm line for an android phone

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