All about Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung announced its 2014 flagship, the Galaxy S5, at an Unpacked 5 event on February 24th during Mobile World Congress. The Galaxy S5 comes with a 5.1″ Super AMOLED 1080p display, a Snapdragon 801 processor, a 16MP camera, 16 or 32GB of internal storage with microSD expansion support, and ships with Android 4.4.2 out of the box. Its significant features include a fingerprint scanner and a heart rate sensor.

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CyanogenMod 13 nightlies now available for Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S5

Posted by Rajesh Pandey on Dec 31, 2015

Own a Galaxy S5 and tired of waiting for Samsung to roll out the Marshmallow update for the handset? Worry not as the Cyanogen team has you covered. The team has started rolling out the official CM13 nightlies based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the handset.

Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and T-Mobile’s Galaxy S5 receiving the Android 5.1 update

Posted by Rajesh Pandey on Jun 22, 2015

A week after Samsung started updating T-Mobile’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge to Android 5.1.1, the Korean company has started a wider rollout of the update.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S5 and more on sale at Best Buy for a limited time

Posted by Evan Selleck on Mar 25, 2015

On March 23, Best Buy ran a very limited sale of the Nexus 9, and now the big box retailer is running another mobile-focused sale, this time with a bit broader strokes.

Galaxy S5’s Lollipop update rolls out in Canada

Posted by Killian Bell on Mar 04, 2015

While you may be itching to get your hands on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge following Samsung’s Unpacked event earlier this week, the South Korean company’s new Lollipop update — which is now rolling out in Canada — will breathe new life into your Galaxy S5 in the meantime.

Samsung, what IS the point in both the ‘S6’ AND the ‘S6 Edge’?

Posted by Steve Litchfield on Mar 02, 2015

Like most readers, I was interested in Samsung’s keynote yesterday, announcing the S6 and S6 Edge with no theatrics (for once). However, given that their specifications are almost identical, I started to question the wisdom in releasing two different products, leading to confusion in the marketplace, two sets of variants and colours and accessories all to support. All because someone at Samsung didn’t perhaps have the courage to put out the S6 Edge as the Galaxy S6? The problem, of course, and Samsung’s answer to my question, will be price and yield – it seems we live in an imperfect world.

Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Galaxy S5 specs comparison

Posted by Rajesh Pandey on Mar 01, 2015

With the Galaxy S6, Samsung has overhauled nearly every aspect of the handset compared to its predecessor — the Galaxy S5. Most importantly, after years of criticism, Samsung has gone ahead and finally switched to an all-metal and glass construction on its flagship handset.