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samsung galaxy s5

created  2014/04/11
modified 2022/09/22
category hardware
views    94

in 2014, samsung released the previous peak phone with the s5, but it has begun to show its age recently

=> samsung galaxy s10e | lineage os | gsm arena

cost

the most common model you can get in europe is the G900F which you can usually find for ~50eur second hand

if you want one buy one now as they are only getting harder and harder to find for a good price by the day

repair

idk i think it's worth just buying a few and then replacing parts when you gotta, second hand price is a fourth of an s10e

spec breakdown

pros

• cheap and easy enough ubuntu touch experience
• very easy to install custom rom and root
• 5.59" body, 5.1" AMOLED 16:9 always-on display
• headphone jack, (mid) fingerprint, ir blaster, heart rate,
• removable back cover
• removable 2800mah battery
• microsd (change without sim tool or removing battery)
• usb 3 (microsd, otg, mhl 2.1)

neutral

• gyro, gestures, nfc, bluetooth 4.0
• wireless charging with optional thicker back panel
• noticeably slow now
• latest lineage os build is (actively maintained) 18.1
• decent camera
• dust/water resistance (IP67)

cons

• difficult to repair (5/10 score from ifixit)
• wider aspect ratio

=> ifixit: samsung galaxy s5