This is my second "smart phone", the previous one being the apple I4. This is a quantum leap forward in processing power, camera, interface, and every other regard I can think of. I shouldn't be surprised Apple is so behind in speed & things, and has been for this century. I was giving them the benefit of the doubt when it came to phones the I4 did serve me fairly well. So onto The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly . . .
The Good -
This thing has the usual array of functions and features we have come to expect from any smart phone.
Phone, messaging, front facing and rear facing cameras, GPS, and I believe they are planning a blender pop up function in a generation or two.
The Galaxy S5 has improved group messaging. For many I'm sure this isn't a big concern or possibly a concern at all. In my case, my work has me sending texts that would make a 14 year old school girl proud. Which the Galaxy steps to the task very well. I have a group of 150 people that I send information to. I also have many smaller groups I send to as well. The easy to use interface had me doing this within minutes setting up groups with the native software. Coupling this feature with swipe texting and the ability to put a signature on all of my texts really impresses me. The one thing that I thought was odd was having to go into contacts to send a group message rather then being able to from the messaging app. It also comes stacked with lots of apps from Google & Samsung. I was a little underwhelmed by the lack of organization of some of the apps out of the box; in its defense: the interface for setting up folders and moving icons around is simple and intuitive given you have used any smart phone in the past.
The Bad - I have had one lock up so far in my use of this phone. Shutting it down and turning it back on as with most cases did the trick.
The Ugly - The ugly of this for me has been the transition from Apple to an Android device. This is an extremely common problem and when I say common I mean it happens every time. I-phones cannot send their I-messages to a new user of Android who just left Apple. This makes the Apple user switch to text messaging to send a message to you until you win a small war with Apple and get them to release your number. I am currently still engaged in this conflict as of this writing. It also makes me wonder if they did this to try and break people by frustrating them into staying with Apple, or is it so they have a direct finger on the pulse of the market and monitor to see if people are leaving them.
Clearly I like the Galaxy. It has many many features I didn't even touch on. I can only say try it , ditch Apple and get the N.S.A. out of your pocket.
Disclaimer - All offensive and derogatory remarks about Apple were intentional and I hope this does hurt their feelings in some small way.
Disclaimer for the previous Disclaimer (LMFAO) - The views expressed in this review and previous disclaimer are the authors OPINIONS and do not necessarily reflect the views of this blog or associated entities.
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