Overall I grew to like the Galaxy S5, yes the overall quality isn't as good as some of the other flagships flying around at the moment. Yes the launcher and the home button do create quite a bit of lag opening up folders and returning to the home and yes it doesn't take the best shots in low light.

Great crisp vibrant colourful screen; In broad daylight the camera is really good; Memory card slot and removable battery make for a flexible device; Water and dust resistance IP67

The built in software is getting a bit much; Camera struggles in certain situations; The launcher is a bit laggy to launch folders and return home; Overall feel isn't as good as its flagship competitors; Rear speaker is little odd sounding at times

Samsung aimed to take the enterprise by storm with its 2013 flagship smartphone the Galaxy S4 , claiming its Knox security software and added productivity features made it the most enterprise-friendly Android handset available.

Great performance; crystal-clear display; good camera; decent portfolio of security services

Touchwiz; average battery life

The Galaxy S5 was first released in February 2014 and was a once great flagship choice. Despite its plastic chassis, the smartphone had a powerful processor for the time and a brilliant screen – but alas, the Galaxy S5 is no more.

For the past four years Samsung's Galaxy S series has been the pinnacle of the company's extensive smartphone range and formidable competition to the likes of Apple, HTC and Sony. The Galaxy S5 raises the bar still further with more power and a 16.0 megapixel camera capable of image quality to rival...

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

Samsung's jack-of-all-trades returns with an improved display, waterproof case & biometric scanners

Excellent display; Good battery life; Waterproof/dustproof; Decent camera; Download booster; Wealth of premium subscription trials

The heart-rate monitor is unnecessary; Fingerprint scanner is inconsistent; Software features can be overwhelming

Big, bold and stuffed with tech, the Galaxy S5 is a bona fide superphone with some very stiff competition

plenty of power; sharp; vivid screen; detailed snapper; tons of features; waterproof

a design that few will find beautiful; UI can still be confusing; not the best camera indoors and in low light

Summary: Samsung has done a good job with the Galaxy S5. Software bloat has been pared down and a few useful new features added, while the technical specifications are superb and battery life is good.

Good battery life; Software bloat has been reduced; Nice usability features

Plastic chassis; Fingerprint scanner is tricky to use; Average-quality sound from speaker

We first met the Samsung Galaxy S5 at MWC last month, but we've now got our hands on one back in Blighty for ou...

Rich camera experience

Of course the handset is not going to be cheap, so if you are getting one, check out the mobile deals first (Vodafone have got a trade-in deal so you get Unlimited calls, texts/minutes with 2GB 4G data for £42 a month, though if you switch to 3G it's £5 cheaper).

Bought for my husband as I have had one of these for the past 2 years or so. The one I bought online for my husband developed a purplish/pink flickering display and I thought at first that I would need to return it.