Samsung Galaxy 5s

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tsupersonic

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I can't wait to see an S5 in the real.

It's good for the market to be so spoiled for choice that a phone like the S5 is considered "Meh". In reality its probably a kickass phone that will suit most anyone's needs, even the stat-obsessed.

I like that Samsung's latest mirrors last year's...er... that is, Apple's latest. S5 / 5s
Specs these days mean less and less. CPU's/GPU's in phones these days are great, and Google is getting better at optimization. Software is playing a bigger factor - and to me this is where Samsung loses big time. Touchwiz continues to be a giant heaping pile of shit. Luckily this is Android, and this phone will have a big dev. community behind it for ROMs
 

dawheat

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I can't wait to see an S5 in the real.

It's good for the market to be so spoiled for choice that a phone like the S5 is considered "Meh". In reality its probably a kickass phone that will suit most anyone's needs, even the stat-obsessed.

I like that Samsung's latest mirrors last year's...er... that is, Apple's latest. S5 / 5s

I was able to play with one and the newest Gears at the Samsung experience store in SOHO NYC. Check if any are in your area and/or if any of the ones in your local Best Buy have them on display.
 

Zaap

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I was able to play with one and the newest Gears at the Samsung experience store in SOHO NYC. Check if any are in your area and/or if any of the ones in your local Best Buy have them on display.
I've been looking- so far no S5 sightings.
 

gorcorps

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Jul 18, 2004
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I can't wait to see an S5 in the real.

It's good for the market to be so spoiled for choice that a phone like the S5 is considered "Meh". In reality its probably a kickass phone that will suit most anyone's needs, even the stat-obsessed.

I like that Samsung's latest mirrors last year's...er... that is, Apple's latest. S5 / 5s

I've been looking- so far no S5 sightings.

I've been getting emails that the S5 was added to BestBuy's Samsung area, but I haven't gone in to check.

Anyway, yeah it still seems like a solid phone, and people are definitely expecting a LOT in a year's time. I'm glad I don't have a huge itch to upgrade, but the fingerprint to unlock would be nice.