Considering the Galaxy S5

[F0REVERY0UNG-]

Hello, How are you guys? I have my upgrade coming up in about four or five days and i'm considering trading in my iPhone 5s for the Galaxy S5. Don't get me wrong, I love iOS and iPhones (please don't kill me), but I also love Android and I wanna try the newest of each! Last year I had the Galaxy S4, and I loved it until it started having terrible battery problems. It would be on 80% them randomly shut itself down and when I turned it back on it would be at 12%. I would like to know before I upgrade, does the S5 have battery issues? Did I just get a fluke S4? What's the deal? Thanks in advance for the assistance.

 

[wookiee2cu]

I just moved to android from the iphone (used iphone's for the last 5 years) and I'm soooo glad I made the change. I have had one issue with my phone and it had to do with the 4k (UHD) video mode, a simple factory reset fixed the issue and everything else has been smooth sailing since. Keep in mind that when you read forums most people go there because they have a problem or want to learn, those who are happy and have no issues usually don't bother going on to forums. Also not sure if all carriers have it but the S5 Active just came out so there is two versions of the S5 out there. I personally like the original S5 better because there are no buttons on the bottom portion of the phone, to me it's just a cleaner look.

 

[UJ95x]

Sounds like you just had a bad battery in your S4. I have had mine for just around a year and have never had that issue.
I haven't heard about battery issues with the S5, and it seems to get excellent battery life. If you don't mind switching OSs, I'd say go for it. I would get the latest and greatest at all times if I could too

 

[F0REVERY0UNG-]

Thank you both for responding.

 

[Chief G-Hawk]

I also came from an iPhone to an S4 and upgraded to an S5. My S4 battery life is pretty bad, it only lasts less than a day. While my S5 lasts me like 2-3 days.

 

[kingsley404]

The s5 is a great phone. It's blazing fast and the camera is epic. I get on a full day charge 5-7 hours.screen time

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[bigmatt503]

Great phone I have mine on Verizon and while it has been more or less trouble free for the last 2 months... For me nova launcher prime is a must...

Sent from my Samsung galaxy s5

 

[bigmatt503]

Great phone... I have mine on Verizon and while it has been more or less trouble free for the last 2 months... For me nova launcher prime is a must...

Sent from my Samsung galaxy s5

Sent from my Samsung galaxy s5

 

[HAWK]

Pretty awesome device. It took me a while to give in to the Samsung thing but now I love it.

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[sdsubball23]

Great phone I have mine on Verizon and while it has been more or less trouble free for the last 2 months... For me nova launcher prime is a must...

Sent from my Samsung galaxy s5

Do you know if the prime version is more faster and smoother than the free version?

 

[UJ95x]

Do you know if the prime version is more faster and smoother than the free version?

No. It just has more features.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

 

[fofjjsr]

I wish Nova would implement the "OK Google" voice activation feature, I would already have it downloaded.

Sent from my Galaxy S5

 

[Kel M]

I wish Nova would implement the "OK Google" voice activation feature, I would already have it downloaded.

Sent from my Galaxy S5

Nova does have Ok Google, is quick and easy. I love my S5 and so does my wife, no more carrying chargers everywhere unlike my iPhone friends

Sent from my Galaxy S5

 

[UJ95x]

I wish Nova would implement the "OK Google" voice activation feature, I would already have it downloaded.

Sent from my Galaxy S5

Latest update actually added that

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

 

[fofjjsr]

Latest update actually added that

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

Well, then, I may just be downloading it then!

 

[fofjjsr]

Latest update actually added that

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

Also do they have a Prime version. The free version shows June 6 as the update date, the Prime version shows August of 2013.

 

[UJ95x]

Also do they have a Prime version. The free version shows June 6 as the update date, the Prime version shows August of 2013.

I already have that feature. You just need yo go into Nova settings and turn on hotword detection.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

 

[fofjjsr]

I already have that feature. You just need yo go into Nova settings and turn on hotword detection.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

Does it work from the home screen though? I could get it to work unless I was already in the search.

Sent from my Galaxy S5

 

[UJ95x]

Does it work from the home screen though? I could get it to work unless I was already in the search.

Sent from my Galaxy S5

Yeah. Just turn on hot word detection and you'll be able to use it. No need for the Google Search bar.

 

[F0REVERY0UNG-]

Well, thank you all for responding, i'll be getting the S5 on Sunday!