Galaxy S5 - Page 14 of 25

Verizon and AT&T Galaxy S5 Models Have Download Booster After All, It’s Just Hidden

Kellen April 15, 2014 62

Turns out that the Verizon and AT&T variants of the Samsung Galaxy S5 have Download Booster after all, it has simply been hidden, just like Big Red used to do with Blocking Mode on its Galaxy phones. All it takes to find the setting is a 3rd party launcher...

Teardown Reveals Samsung’s Galaxy S5 Costs Only $256 to Manufacture

Tim April 15, 2014 55

A recent teardown of the Galaxy S5 has revealed that the bill of materials for the device is about $256, while Samsung is currently selling the device off contract for about $660. That's not a bad little markup. IHS teardown specialist, Andrew Rassweiler had a...

5 Reasons: Galaxy S5 Camera is Better Than the One (M8)’s

Tim April 14, 2014 66

We have heard from Kellen as to why he is already missing the One (M8)'s camera thanks to a few of its features, but the Galaxy S5 shooter is nothing to mess around with. While HTC did a great job at marketing the One's somewhat gimmicky features, the camera...

5 Reasons: HTC One (M8) Camera is Better Than the Galaxy S5’s

Kellen April 14, 2014 164

Cameras - one of the ultimate talking points when it comes to smartphone reviews. Some are great, some are terrible, and some try to recreate the category all together with marketing speak. The HTC One (M8) falls into that category, thanks to the UltraPixel...

Open Thread: New Galaxy S5 Owners, Share Your First Impressions

Kellen April 11, 2014 258

Did you pick up the Samsung Galaxy S5 today? If so, we want to hear all about your initial thoughts. How does the 5.1-inch FHD Super AMOLED display look? How does that plastic body feel in hand (those dimples tho)? How is the performance from the Snapdragon...

Verizon Disabled Paypal Fingerprint Payment Support on the Galaxy S5, Google Wallet Works Though

Kellen April 11, 2014 103

What's that? You thought Download Booster was the only feature that a U.S. carrier would remove from the brand new Samsung Galaxy S5? Silly, you. I'd imagine Download Booster is only the first of many. After spending only a few minutes with the Verizon variant...

How to: Quickly Disable Bloatware on the Galaxy S5

Kellen April 11, 2014 31

If you picked up a Samsung Galaxy S5 today from a carrier partner in the U.S., then you are more than likely already overwhelmed by the amount of bloatware installed on your device. For example, on the Verizon variant alone, we're pushing 20 pre-installed apps...

PayPal Shows Off Benefits of Using Biometric Authentication on Samsung Galaxy S5

Tim April 11, 2014 28

Thanks to the fingerprint scanner found in the Galaxy S5, users can now work with PayPal to purchase goods online and in person, without the need of lengthy usernames and passwords or pulling out that credit card. According to a recent survey taken by PayPal...