Samsung aimed to take the enterprise by storm with its 2013 flagship smartphone the Galaxy S4 , claiming its Knox security software and added productivity features made it the most enterprise-friendly Android handset available.

Great performance; crystal-clear display; good camera; decent portfolio of security services

Touchwiz; average battery life

I got the white s5 and it is a really beautiful phone, though it looks the same as the s4, it has easy grip and it's abit bigger. The screen is really nice and it is my first phone from the Samsung Galaxy series, and I am happy with it.

beautiful screen

pricey; quite big for females

It's hard to argue with Samsung's across-the-board improvements. While it's really not exciting and doesn't blow the S4 away, the S5 is a perfectly serviceable upgrade. On the other hand, there is a lot of junk here.

A 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 makes this the single fastest smartphone available (for now); The new button layout; with "Recent Apps" becoming a top-tier button; makes multitasking a lot easier; With no menu button; Samsung has had to add on-screen controls to the Touchwiz apps; which makes feature...

TouchWiz is a fragmented clash of three different operating system styles; We aren't sure a heart rate monitor would be useful on a phone; but the one on this phone is only right about half the time; The fingerprint reader can't be used one-handed; The usual cheap-feeling plastic.

The Galaxy S5 is definitely bigger, faster and meaner than any of its predecessors. Samsung has refined its custom UI to make look remotely different from Android and they've done it pretty well. The loads of features and functions are a mixed bag of both gimmicky and practical use.

* Powerful hardware; * Impressive display quality; * Great camera quality & performance; * Fingerprint scanner; * Water and dust resistance; * Kitkat out of the box; * Long battery life; * Fingerprint scanner; barry says: April 12; 2014 at 12:18 am You did not read the review.

barry says: April 12, 2014 at 12:18 am You did not read the review; It says… What makes it potentially better is the ability for 3rd-party apps to use the scanner for authentication using the Samsung Pass API; Apple does not support 3rd-party authentication/API

So, I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 . I didn't intend to buy it, but I saw it in the store yesterday and a couple of things lured me in. I'm also becoming a bit bored with my Nexus 5 , which didn't help.

Samsung's Galaxy S5 smartphone is a significant new device that has raised the bar with an updated design and a range of key new features. Samsung has taken a measured approach with the S5 and delivered a refined product that has made improvements in the right places.

The Galaxy S5 appears to be Samsung's best smartphone so far. There are some negative points but it is still the best handset Samsung has ever produced. The Galaxy S5 appears to be Samsung's best smartphone so far.

Outstanding Performance; HD Display is best available; Fingerprint scanner is impressive; Great snapper with great feature range; Lengthy battery life and a battery saving option

Rather dated design; Back cover and fake chrome bezel will not be everyone's cup of tea; Heartrate monitor not much use

It's here! It's finally here. We've put the Samsung Galaxy S5 through its paces, and it's the first Galaxy device built for human beings.

It's back to basics, Samsung says about the Galaxy S5. Time to focus on what matters - displays, batteries, and cameras - and to start to let the rest go. That's the approach Samsung needed to take, but all it was was lip service.

Great display; Excellent performance; Camera can take amazing pictures; Waterproof

Overwhelming features and options; Cheap; boring design; Camera struggles in low light

With the Galaxy S5, Samsung has pulled back the reins. The phone maker shifted its focus to refining the features that were already present in...

Long lasting battery life; Stellar camera abilities

Don't use it as a boom box; Still too much bloatware