Why is my S5 so laggy/sluggish when compared to my friend's new iPhone 6 Plus and old iPad 2?

[ryanr509]

When I first got the Samsung Galaxy S3 it came preloaded with Android 4.1.1. It was not laggy at all. When I upgraded to 4.1.2, it became intolerably laggy and I could not revert back to 4.1.1 since I had not made a back up. I then dumped Android for a custom ROM for not making sure that the 4.1.2 upgrade was also optimized for my phone. To suggest that Apple products are inherently faster than Android devices over the course of their lives is in accurate. As new upgrades begin to be available for Apple products, they also lag. In fact, Apple is well known for slowing down the performance of their older products when you upgrade. If you root your Android device there are plenty of guides out there on how to get rid of or disable bloatware and optimize your phone.

U have to be kidding right? Rooting is not something normal users do. I'll guess 90% of users don't do anything to their phone except load apps and just use it which is why apples dumbed down simple OS sells so well and people love it. And u cannot compare the speed of a rooted device to a stock apple device. I have an iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 laying around my house that are both smoother and more fluid than either my s5 or my gf note 3. Compare the iPhone 5 to any android that came out 2 years ago and I'll bet it will be the same story.

 

[steve Sharra]

You must be smoking something good
To say iphone 4s or 5 runs smoother than the s5 or note 3, i have the S5/Note3 and the iphone 5s

SAMSUNG GALAXY S5

 

[ryanr509]

I have an s5, Note 3, iPhone 4s, and iPhone 5 and I can notice lag on my s5 just opening up text messages and doing basic things. Were on the iPhones those action are smooth and fluid

 

[sweetypie31]

Moral of this whole thread - android bad
Apple good

Got it.

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[anon(9013794)]

What carrier you on?

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[anon(9013794)]

Both platforms are good..

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[ryanr509]

I'm on verizon

 

[anon(9013794)]

Im on Att...and couple other people on att here dont experience it, wonder if its related to carrier problem..

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[ryanr509]

Im on Att...and couple other people on att here dont experience it, wonder if its related to carrier problem..

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Quite possible as Verizon always seems to have the most bloatware and what not.

 

[steve Sharra]

Att has a lot of bloat, i just turn them off
Thats one good thing about apple no bloat...the other profile is me but on my note 3....got find a way to put them together. .lol

SAMSUNG GALAXY S5

 

[shanghaichica]

Att has a lot of bloat, i just turn them off
Thats one good thing about apple no bloat...the other profile is me but on my note 3....got find a way to put them together. .lol

SAMSUNG GALAXY S5

What about stocks, tips, voice memo and health book. They are all bloat to me and I can't remove them. The best I can do is shove them into a folder, but they remain on my home screen.

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[steve Sharra]

True, but no where near what Att puts on my s5 and note 3

SAMSUNG GALAXY S5

 

[erasat]

No, the lag I get is seconds
That is way too much
If I'm swiping pages, it should NOT take like 5 seconds to load
Now again, I'm not sure if that's my launcher, aviate or touchwiz

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Man, what you describes is not normal, you should verify what's going on with your phone. My S5 is just as lag free as the day I bought it, April 9th. Best phone I've owned.

 

[gotwenked]

Mine lags very slightly but if you clear cache, limit animations and background processes you should be as fast as an iPhone 6

 

[meguy67]

I have a little bit of lag every so often, but my S5 is still pretty fast. I do wish TouchWiz was not so big.

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[1Coopgt]

Isn't this like comparing Apples and Oranges ? They are 2 completely different operating systems .Also IOS is optimized for the Iphone hardware . Android is like Windows in a sense . It's designed to run on a broad range of hardware . I would say for the whiners sell your S5's and go buy an Iphone if you are that envious .

 

[lazerproof]

U have to be kidding right? Rooting is not something normal users do. I'll guess 90% of users don't do anything to their phone except load apps and just use it which is why apples dumbed down simple OS sells so well and people love it.

Most people who use Android know that it is about "customizing the experience" something that is harder to do with Apple and it is not that well supported. If you need intuitiveness, then Apple may be the better choice.

And u cannot compare the speed of a rooted device to a stock apple device. I have an iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 laying around my house that are both smoother and more fluid than either my s5 or my gf note 3. Compare the iPhone 5 to any android that came out 2 years ago and I'll bet it will be the same story.

Your statement is vague. There are many rooted Android devices that have had the bloat removed that are much faster than any stock iPhone. I have CyanogenMOD 11 installed on a Galaxy S3 and I am certain that it will blow the pants off any stock iPhone. I have absolutely 0 bloat running however. I too have owned several iDevices and I can tell you that my experience has been that when I have done upgrades, those devices have slowed down dramatically. I know many who say the same. It is well documented in fact.

 

[ronnienyc]

I have both iPhone 6 and S5 and neither lags to speak of.
Seems you need to delete some of the bloat and get rid of the magazine app, turn off the mone-button double click option, etc. A little house cleaning and you will be up to speed.
The iPhone 6 (IMO) is not better than the S5 in any way other than that it's smaller in the hand. And even then, it isn't much smaller.
Meanwhile, iPhone 6 battery life SUCKS compared to the GS5. I mean hours less usage per day. Consider that.
Good luck.

 

[srayjacobs]

If I use Nova launcher my S5 is very fast. Faster than any of my friends IPhones. But if I use TouchWiz, it does slow down. When I compared my Note pro 12.2 doing the "ok Google" with my S5 , the S5 wins every time. The new iPhone might be faster, but I don't wait on my phone at all. And dust and water resistant is a must where I work.

Galaxy S5

 

[meguy67]

I have both iPhone 6 and S5 and neither lags to speak of.
Seems you need to delete some of the bloat and get rid of the magazine app, turn off the mone-button double click option, etc. A little house cleaning and you will be up to speed.
The iPhone 6 (IMO) is not better than the S5 in any way other than that it's smaller in the hand. And even then, it isn't much smaller.
Meanwhile, iPhone 6 battery life SUCKS compared to the GS5. I mean hours less usage per day. Consider that.
Good luck.

I also got an iPhone 6. Hardware is really great, but I am not sure I like it enough (or more than my GS5) to keep it. I might return it.

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