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Samsung’s tomb of lost features is now looking sadder than ever

Samsung has removed a lot of features from its flagship products over the years.

By Mihai Matei
4 years ago

A decade of Galaxy S camera improvements in one infographic

Samsung always took pride in the camera setup of its Galaxy S flagship phones, and the company's series has been going strong for the past decade, starting with the original Galaxy S and leading all the way to the most recent Galaxy S20 series. The company is now reminding fans of its most important camera […]

By Mihai Matei
5 years ago

10 years of Samsung Galaxy S flagships: Looking back at the Galaxy S5!

Welcome to part five of our 10 years of Samsung Galaxy S flagship series, in which we here at SamMobile talk about our experiences and memories of each of the nine Galaxy S flagships that have come before the Galaxy S10. Today, we look back at the Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S5 was the last of […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Samsung built a Bitcoin mining rig out of old Galaxy S5s—and it’s more efficient than a computer

Samsung's found a use for your old Galaxy S5 (and no, it doesn't matter if it's smashed to smithereens): Pair it with thirty-nine other units, install a build of the firm's specialist operating system, which isn't available just yet, then insert them all into a strange building-like structure to create your very own Bitcoin Miner […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

Galaxy S5 September security patch missing from latest update

Samsung has released a new update for the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) in the Netherlands. The update, which has a file size of 69MB, has been rolled out through OTA. Most consumers might think that it includes the latest Android security patch, but it doesn't. Galaxy S5 September 2017 security patch missing The latest Galaxy S5 update […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Verizon Galaxy S5 gets August security patch

Samsung has been doing a good job of rolling out security updates even for devices that you might think would no longer receive updates. Take the Galaxy S5 for example. It was released more than three years ago in April 2014. Then again, it's still the most popular Samsung smartphone in the US. It has […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Latest Galaxy S5 update includes this month’s security patch

In a surprise move, Samsung has rolled out this month’s security maintenance update for the Galaxy S5 in Europe. As well as the usual slew of bug fixes, the upgrade transports patches for 50 vulnerabilities in the Android OS and 12 in the firm’s software. We’re shocked that Samsung is continuing to distribute updates for […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

Galaxy S5 can survive a fall from 1,000 feet [Video]

If someone asked you to throw your phone off of the roof to see whether it survives the fall, you'd probably not listen to them because you would reasonably expect your phone to shatter upon impact. You'd also reasonably expect it to meet a similar fate after being sucked out of a plane at 1,000 […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Latest Galaxy S5 update brings July security patch

The Galaxy S5 will not receive any major Android updates since it's more than two years old. However, Samsung continues to send out security updates for the device. Samsung is rolling out a new firmware update for the Galaxy S5 in Europe. The latest update brings the July security patch. Samsung last released a security […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Galaxy S5 is still the most popular Samsung smartphone in the US

Samsung is a major player in the US smartphone market as its flagship smartphones are almost always some of the most highly anticipated devices of the year in this particular market. Samsung's flagship smartphones have seen considerable success in the country, the Galaxy S5 particularly, as the 2014 flagship still remains the most popular Samsung […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Pay to Play: An examination of Samsung’s rising smartphone prices

We’ve seen the cost of the next Galaxy already, enough to know that Italy will have it a little harder than the rest of us with buying the upcoming devices, but some believe these new prices are indicative of an upward trend for Samsung: that is, the upcoming prices are part of a phone trend […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

March security update now arriving on the Galaxy S5 in Europe

Hot on the heels of the Galaxy J3 (2016), Samsung has started distributing the March security update for the Galaxy S5 (yeah, you read that right!) in Europe. As you're probably well aware by now, the upgrade bundles patches for 73 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures in the Android OS and 12 fixes specifically for Galaxy smartphones. If […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

Galaxy S5 February security patch being rolled out in Europe

Galaxy S5 owners in Europe should keep an eye out for a new firmware update today. Samsung is now rolling out the February security update for this handset across the continent. It's a minor update which doesn't bring much in the way of new features but at least it's going to patch up the dozens […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Verizon offering same-day cracked screen repair for these Samsung smartphones

The largest mobile network in the United States – Verizon – has announced a new incentive for customers who are on its Total Mobile Protection plan. It's offering same-day cracked screen repair for several handsets to customers and better yet, it's going to send a technician at their home so that they can get it […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Galaxy S5 Plus update brings January security patch

Some of you might not be aware that Samsung launched another variant of the Galaxy S5 back in 2014. It launched the Galaxy S5 Plus in Europe a few months after the Galaxy S5 was released. Both handsets looked very similar to each other as far as the design was concerned as the real difference […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

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