Coming from LG G3! How do you like the Active?
- Hey guys.. I'm getting my S5 Active today. Had a g3 but had issues like crazy with 3 phones.. After 2 hours with AT&T relations, they agreed for me to pick a new phone.. So I'm a mechanic and workout. So I picked the S5 Active..
How do you guys like it so far? Also please don't tell me all your problems. I don't want to look for them. Lol. I had enough of them with my g3..08-26-2014 12:41 PMLike 0 - Welcome to the club; I'm quite happy with my S5 Active but that's this week. I tend to change phones more than my underwear. I have yet to find a phone that handles outdoor light better, I haven't found the detail on it but it has some form of ultra saturation mode that washes out some colors but is extremely bright. If you want to root your phone to gain access to things like Titanium Backup or SD Card fix or custom ROMs you will need to take some more extreme efforts, for me it's worth it. At&t S 5 Active Restore Thread (NE4) | AT&T Galaxy S 5 | XDA Forum
I'd also recommend a tempered glass screen protector, they fit nicely on this phone and protect against that one time you have sand in your pocket and scratch the screen. People claim it helps against drops, I'm not sold on that but if true is a nice added bonus. I also rotate batteries, nicer than constantly plug, just run it dead and swap.
I'm sure there is more I will think of as the day goes on.MONDINGO likes this.08-26-2014 02:13 PMLike 1 - Hey guys.. I'm getting my S5 Active today. Had a g3 but had issues like crazy with 3 phones.. After 2 hours with AT&T relations, they agreed for me to pick a new phone.. So I'm a mechanic and workout. So I picked the S5 Active..
How do you guys like it so far? Also please don't tell me all your problems. I don't want to look for them. Lol. I had enough of them with my g3..MONDINGO likes this.08-26-2014 02:52 PMLike 1 - Thanks guys for all the replies. I'm really looking forward to this phone. My wife just called, it's home and delivered. I'm anal about my phone too. I ordered a glass screen protector too and a case. Won't be there till tomorrow. So I will have to wait 1 more day before playing with it. Lol08-26-2014 03:41 PMLike 0
- The guy at the AT&T store was trying to get me to go with the LG G3, because you get some deal on a tablet with it. I had an LG phone years ago, back when flip phones were popular, and the battery on that was horrible, so I've stayed away from LG phones since then. I knew what I wanted when I walked into the store and nothing was going to change my mind. I love the S5 Active, the only difference is that it doesn't have a fingerprint scanner (which I'd never use anyway) and it doesn't use USB 3.0 like the normal S5.
It has a great screen and is really fast at multitasking, which is what I was looking for in a phone. The only thing I have a problem with is the little thing that covers the USB port, it always gets in the way when I try to plug my phone in at night.08-26-2014 10:29 PMLike 0 - The guy at the AT&T store was trying to get me to go with the LG G3, because you get some deal on a tablet with it. I had an LG phone years ago, back when flip phones were popular, and the battery on that was horrible, so I've stayed away from LG phones since then. I knew what I wanted when I walked into the store and nothing was going to change my mind. I love the S5 Active, the only difference is that it doesn't have a fingerprint scanner (which I'd never use anyway) and it doesn't use USB 3.0 like the normal S5.
It has a great screen and is really fast at multitasking, which is what I was looking for in a phone. The only thing I have a problem with is the little thing that covers the USB port, it always gets in the way when I try to plug my phone in at night.08-27-2014 06:20 AMLike 0 - Those things are curiously strong I think. My daughter showed me a way to deal with it quickly otherwise it tends to get in the way when you try to plug it in. If that's all I have to complain about, I'll live with it. I love this thing. I notice that the only time this phone gets bad reviews is when someone drops it or gets water on it and it doesn't hold up. I have no idea if that's all there is to the story and I get this phone is supposed to be strong but really I treat this like any other phone - never drop it and NEVER get it wet. The way I handle my phone, that is very unlikely to happen but it's nice to know I stand a better chance of surviving such an event with this phone. Regardless of how well its made, I doubt you could drop any phone face down on cement or a hard floor and not have it break. For the record though, I've also had people tell me they actually took their phone under water and took pictures with it without issue. Sounds great but I'll just leave it alone and not tempt the cell phone gods.Resendetra likes this.08-27-2014 08:04 AMLike 1
- Those things are curiously strong I think. My daughter showed me a way to deal with it quickly otherwise it tends to get in the way when you try to plug it in. If that's all I have to complain about, I'll live with it. I love this thing. I notice that the only time this phone gets bad reviews is when someone drops it or gets water on it and it doesn't hold up. I have no idea if that's all there is to the story and I get this phone is supposed to be strong but really I treat this like any other phone - never drop it and NEVER get it wet. The way I handle my phone, that is very unlikely to happen but it's nice to know I stand a better chance of surviving such an event with this phone. Regardless of how well its made, I doubt you could drop any phone face down on cement or a hard floor and not have it break. For the record though, I've also had people tell me they actually took their phone under water and took pictures with it without issue. Sounds great but I'll just leave it alone and not tempt the cell phone gods.08-27-2014 11:36 AMLike 0
- You are exactly like me with phones. Just because it's more durable, doesn't mean I'm going to treat it any different.. I take care of my phones.. Can't wait to actually activate it and use it tonight. Hopefully my signal and reception is better then my g3.. That was terrible.. I'll let you know how it goes. And I will only use underwater cameras.. Lol. Not my phone..MONDINGO likes this.08-27-2014 04:34 PMLike 1
- srkmagnusRetired ModeratorLet us know how you like the device when you get to activate and use it. It's essentially a rugged version of the S5. Here is Android Central's review of the S5 Active if you wanted to read up a little more on it: Galaxy S5 Active review | Android Central
Please post your thoughts whenever you can. It's a nice device and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.08-28-2014 11:34 AMLike 0 - Let us know how you like the device when you get to activate and use it. It's essentially a rugged version of the S5. Here is Android Central's review of the S5 Active if you wanted to read up a little more on it: Galaxy S5 Active review | Android Central
Please post your thoughts whenever you can. It's a nice device and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.Resendetra and srkmagnus like this.08-28-2014 12:58 PMLike 2 - srkmagnusRetired ModeratorAll I have to say is wow! I am really impressed with this phone. Just activated last night. Still setting it up. And already it has no lag issues and signal strength is twice as much as my G3 had. I love finding out how much this phone can do..The screen resolution to the naked eye isn't that much less than the g3. I will post more after a few days of usage.. Thanks for the link. .08-28-2014 06:45 PMLike 0
- I learned something, which may sound kind of odd, but we're going to go with it. I was on the phone with my mother the other night and usually it's a 3 hour long session of her talking about this and that, which can become tiresome, and make me lose track of things I should or want to be doing. I put her on speakerphone, because smartphones have never been comfortable for long periods of time up to my ear. After about an hour I got the idea of leaving her on speakerphone, putting the phone down, and taking a shower. Now this is the point I'm trying to make, she never once actually knew I was in the shower and when I told her afterward, she told me that she never even heard the water running. That's how good the speakerphone seems to be on this phone. I remember with my S3, she could always hear the water running when I would wash the dishes, so it seems that it wouldn't be a problem with this phone, being that she couldn't hear the shower going.08-28-2014 07:11 PMLike 0
- I learned something, which may sound kind of odd, but we're going to go with it. I was on the phone with my mother the other night and usually it's a 3 hour long session of her talking about this and that, which can become tiresome, and make me lose track of things I should or want to be doing. I put her on speakerphone, because smartphones have never been comfortable for long periods of time up to my ear. After about an hour I got the idea of leaving her on speakerphone, putting the phone down, and taking a shower. Now this is the point I'm trying to make, she never once actually knew I was in the shower and when I told her afterward, she told me that she never even heard the water running. That's how good the speakerphone seems to be on this phone. I remember with my S3, she could always hear the water running when I would wash the dishes, so it seems that it wouldn't be a problem with this phone, being that she couldn't hear the shower going.08-28-2014 08:34 PMLike 0
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Sent from my Galaxy S5 Active using Tapatalk08-28-2014 08:39 PMLike 0 - 08-28-2014 09:05 PMLike 0
- I've only had mine a couple of days, but overall I like it. Still playing with buttons/screens to make it "mine". For sure get the case as the phone itself is slippery as a fish in my hands. Of course I have pretty large tough meat hooks after being in the industrial mechanic business for over 40 years. I too put a screen protector on as it just seemed the right thing to do given the size of the screen and carrying it in my pocket with change or keys. The case I got is a Case Mate Sport. It matches the red finish quite wellMONDINGO likes this.09-01-2014 07:11 PMLike 1
- I've only had mine a couple of days, but overall I like it. Still playing with buttons/screens to make it "mine". For sure get the case as the phone itself is slippery as a fish in my hands. Of course I have pretty large tough meat hooks after being in the industrial mechanic business for over 40 years. I too put a screen protector on as it just seemed the right thing to do given the size of the screen and carrying it in my pocket with change or keys. The case I got is a Case Mate Sport. It matches the red finish quite well09-01-2014 09:57 PMLike 0
- I tried my phone in the pool yesterday. I was so scared to do it at first though, but it turned out okay. It takes great under water video, but it gets a bit blurry when you come back up, it fixes itself though after a few seconds.
Sent from my Galaxy S5 Active using Tapatalk09-01-2014 10:33 PMLike 0 - I tried my phone in the pool yesterday. I was so scared to do it at first though, but it turned out okay. It takes great under water video, but it gets a bit blurry when you come back up, it fixes itself though after a few seconds.
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