The Galaxy S5 never quite lived up to expectations, but it was still a top-end 2014 phone, and is a decent mid-ranger now. It's the kind of phone where every software angle is covered.

Great display; Good camera; Excellent battery life; Water-resistant

Slow and uneven interface; Lots of pre-installed apps

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is a product of hubris. It comes from a company that's in a position of power, and it knows that millions of people will be lining up to grab it as soon as it's available. To that end, it's a device that seeks to iterate on everything its predecessor did before it.

Tremendous performance; Lively; colorful display; Can produce great photos

TouchWiz is bloated and sloppy; Fingerprint reader and heart rate monitor are useless; Feels cheaper than other flagships

Another year, another flagship Galaxy S device. Since the release of the original Galaxy S in 2010, Samsung has been routinely refining the formula through hardware upgrades, software polish and no shortage of gimmicks.

The AMOLED is back and it looks better than ever; Fast, efficient Snapdragon 801 powers through tasks without struggle; Great camera, especially in good lighting; Improvements to software and design

Fingerprint scanner and heart rate monitor aren't well implemented; Settings screen is terrible; Lacks the polish of its high-end competitors

The Samsung Galaxy S5 does a lot of things well. Its Super AMOLED display offers stunning visuals, while its Snapdragon 801 CPU delivers strong performance. Features such as S Health continue to grow, becoming more useful, despite a gimmicky heartbeat monitor.

Vivid; gorgeous display Water-resistant chassis Sharp camera with compelling features Long battery life

Inconsistent fingerprint sensor Annoying port cover Weak audio

The Samsung Galaxy S5 produces some of the sharpest and cleanest images you'll find from any smartphone. Detail, colour reproduction and dynamic range are all excellent at lower sensitivity settings, and unlike many camera phones and regular compact cameras, the S5 performs well in low light too.

Very good image quality; Spritely performance; Stunning screen; Water and dust proof; High resolution panoramas; Great battery life; 4K Ultra HD video capability; MicroSD slot

Slippery; uninspiring case design; Lacks optical image stabilisation; Underwhelming macro ability; No optical zoom

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.

The Samsung Galaxy S5, successor to the S4, sold 11 million units within the first month of its global release, that's 1 million more than the S4 in the same period. So obviously they are doing something right, which I think marketing plays a huge part.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone offers many features and, on paper, looks like one of the top smartphones. But does it live up to the hype? By Regardt van der Berg. In recent years, Samsung has become a formidable competitor in the smartphone space.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is a dust and water resistant 16 megapixel smartphone that runs on the Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat) operating system. The Galaxy S5 has a 31mm fixed lens with an aperture of f/2.2 and picture stabilisation, fast autofocus speed of up to 0.3 seconds, Selective Focus feature, a...

First let me say my husband was so excited about this phone he bought the users manual to read so he would be ready for all the great features. Boy, w