I originally purchased the S5 on release day. Turns out it was a lemon as the battery drained incessantly and my alarm would not work when the phone was on vibrate (literally woke up late for work one day). So I returned it and went for the M8--which I used all weekend. I had some issues with screen flickering and lack of LED notifications (its a big issue with the M8).
But here's what was the most frustrating. Despite having nearly identical screen sizes, the on screen navigation buttons for the M8 drove me insane. For one, I would be texting or drafting an email--and sometimes would accidentally hit the on screen home or back button. On the S5--you have much better screen real estate and never have issues with typing. For me--that was a huge dealbreaker. Additionally, I am not a fan of the on screen buttons taking up precious real estate. Lastly, the AMOLED screen is tough to turn down. Once you hold the S5 and M8 side to side--it's really tough to back to a plain LCD screen. That being said--sometimes the AMOLED does appear over saturated--but its awesome.
And a final thought--I use my phone for work email (exchange)--and the HTC M8 had issues with me connecting. The S5 works perfectly with my corporate email client.
Overall--coming from an S4 and Note II--the S5 just felt better for me. Maybe next time HTC!
But here's what was the most frustrating. Despite having nearly identical screen sizes, the on screen navigation buttons for the M8 drove me insane. For one, I would be texting or drafting an email--and sometimes would accidentally hit the on screen home or back button. On the S5--you have much better screen real estate and never have issues with typing. For me--that was a huge dealbreaker. Additionally, I am not a fan of the on screen buttons taking up precious real estate. Lastly, the AMOLED screen is tough to turn down. Once you hold the S5 and M8 side to side--it's really tough to back to a plain LCD screen. That being said--sometimes the AMOLED does appear over saturated--but its awesome.
And a final thought--I use my phone for work email (exchange)--and the HTC M8 had issues with me connecting. The S5 works perfectly with my corporate email client.
Overall--coming from an S4 and Note II--the S5 just felt better for me. Maybe next time HTC!