Hi There.
I am thinking of buying a SIM-free Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. I currently reside in the UK and the last update i saw for the S4 (my wife had one until she sold it to a friend) was 4.2.2.
Now, I heard Android 4.2.2 is now live and available to (almost) everyone in the UK.
But, what i want to ask is about the camera. As someone who owned and have actually tried i can say that the S4 camera app itself is slower than the one on the S3 and the iPhone 5. I'm talking about opening/starting up the app and the shutter lag (i.e. pressing the camera shutter button and in-between shots).
Is there any mention on camera enhancements on the Android 4.4.2 for the galaxy S4?
Please advice. Thanks.
gino_76ph said:
Hi There.
I am thinking of buying a SIM-free Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. I currently reside in the UK and the last update i saw for the S4 (my wife had one until she sold it to a friend) was 4.2.2.
Now, I heard Android 4.2.2 is now live and available to (almost) everyone in the UK.
But, what i want to ask is about the camera. As someone who owned and have actually tried i can say that the S4 camera app itself is slower than the one on the S3 and the iPhone 5. I'm talking about opening/starting up the app and the shutter lag (i.e. pressing the camera shutter button and in-between shots).
Is there any mention on camera enhancements on the Android 4.4.2 for the galaxy S4?
Please advice. Thanks.
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I just tried a test where my device will be inside the pocket and I have to take it out and take a pic.
My first shot took me exactly like 5.5 seconds starting from taking the device from pocket to firing up the first shot.In the next 4 seconds I was able to take
around 5-7 shots.
So basically , I was able to get around 7 shots within 10 seconds time frame.
In second test , I tried burst mode.It took me 7 seconds to start burst mode.By the end of 9th second , I got 30 shots.
cdnml said:
I just tried a test where my device will be inside the pocket and I have to take it out and take a pic.
My first shot took me exactly like 5.5 seconds starting from taking the device from pocket to firing up the first shot.In the next 4 seconds I was able to take
around 5-7 shots.
So basically , I was able to get around 7 shots within 10 seconds time frame.
In second test , I tried burst mode.It took me 7 seconds to start burst mode.By the end of 9th second , I got 30 shots.
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Does doesn't tell me anything i'm afraid. My main question is did the Android 4.4.2 actually improved the speed of the camera of the galaxy S4?
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Does doesn't tell me anything i'm afraid. My main question is did the Android 4.4.2 actually improved the speed of the camera of the galaxy S4?
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No. This improvement will be added in the New Samsung Galaxy S5.
gino_76ph said:
Does doesn't tell me anything i'm afraid. My main question is did the Android 4.4.2 actually improved the speed of the camera of the galaxy S4?
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Everything is same as 4.3.The speed of shots , camera launch time etc.
If you want to compare against 4.2 , only improvement is camera launch time which is reduced from 6-7 seconds to 3 seconds.
gino_76ph said:
Hi There.
I am thinking of buying a SIM-free Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. I currently reside in the UK and the last update i saw for the S4 (my wife had one until she sold it to a friend) was 4.2.2.
Now, I heard Android 4.2.2 is now live and available to (almost) everyone in the UK.
But, what i want to ask is about the camera. As someone who owned and have actually tried i can say that the S4 camera app itself is slower than the one on the S3 and the iPhone 5. I'm talking about opening/starting up the app and the shutter lag (i.e. pressing the camera shutter button and in-between shots).
Is there any mention on camera enhancements on the Android 4.4.2 for the galaxy S4?
Please advice. Thanks.
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Well, think twice before you get it if you care on camera, the S4 its a good phone overall but... look at my POST
I've seen your post and it does confirm what i'm fearing that...the camera is slow to start and shutter lag is awfully slow.
So, why Samsung came up with the 4.4.2 update for the S4 with only "incremental" improvements in the first place?
Camera issues like slowness and sluggishness especially the shutter lag leaves me wondering why it wasn't updated.
If i'm too worried about camera startup and zero shutter lag what Android phone should i be looking at?
gino_76ph said:
I've seen your post and it does confirm what i'm fearing that...the camera is slow to start and shutter lag is awfully slow.
So, why Samsung came up with the 4.4.2 update for the S4 with only "incremental" improvements in the first place?
Camera issues like slowness and sluggishness especially the shutter lag leaves me wondering why it wasn't updated.
If i'm too worried about camera startup and zero shutter lag what Android phone should i be looking at?
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Once refer to this review :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMb-jXlkNwY
cdnml said:
Once refer to this review :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMb-jXlkNwY
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Is there anything else i can do to make such camera lag (i.e. startup & shutter lag) faster? Is there an app or some setting i need to download or adjust respectively?
Pls help.
samsung galaxy s6
Samsung recently launched the much awaited S6 and S6 Edge at its press conference at the Mobile World Congress. However the new S6 will not be available worldwide before April 10, 2015. The new flagship phone of Samsung will certainly compete heavily with Apple's iPhone 6.
The new S6 has a more premium look as it is made up of a mixture of glass and metal. Unfortunately for Samsung, the design of the Galaxy S6 was spilled out on the web before its launch, so this does not come as news to many enthusiasts.
There is no change in the display as the S6 sports a Super AMOLED display which has been Samsung favorite for the past few years. The resolution of S6 is the same as Note 4 i.e. 2560 x 1440 pixel QHD resolution (557 Pixels per inch).
The new S6 comes with a 16/5 MP rear/front camera along with the auto-HDR feature to automatically control the white balance and smart Optical Image Stabilization to keep the shake away.
The main negative aspect in the new S6 is its battery which is only 2550mAh as compared to the 2800mAh of S5. But with the new faster charging system it takes only 10 minutes charge for a 2 hour video playback.
The other specs of S6 include Gorilla Glass 4 Exynos 7420 processor, Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, LPDDR 3 3GB RAM and heart rate monitor.
Pros:
The new S6 features a resolution of 557 ppi, the highest ever for a smartphone. The other positive features of the S6 are: Gorilla Glass 4, latest version of Android (lollipop), 16 MP camera.
Cons:
The 2550mAh non-removable battery is a major drawback in S6. The other downside of the S6 is its absence of a microSD card slot. Some also believe that the absence of waterproofing which was available in S5 will also have its consequences.
Apart from its certain drawbacks, the S6 is a really extraordinary smartphone. It is certainly one of the best of its kind and a real treat for mobile fanatics.
thanks, can't wait to try it out
So everyone knows by now the two biggest cons to the S6/edge is going to be losing the removable battery and the micro SD card storage. Let me address these 2 with my own very personal but I feel most righteous beliefs.
1. The SD card loss: Absolutely will not miss it even though I have a 64GB one SD for my S4. I even bought the official OEM Samsung card, in hopes that it would play nice with the phone and not get burned out like what I hear many Kingston and Sandisk cards have been doing. And I was right for a long time, until 3 weeks ago my Samsung card finally got trashed. Phone says card is blank and/or has unsupported files and REALLY wants to format it. This is after about 1 year8 months of usage, but I am extrmely disappointed in this. Makes me want to never ever buy another removable SD card phone ever again, and if Samsung had come out with removable storage for the S6 I was most definitely going to go with the HTC M9. So there's that. Removable storage is stupid. Apple was right to never offer it in their phones. SD card storage was never going to be as reliable as on board storage. When it comes to storage, you best believe we want reliable. I was fortunate the data, pictures, apps I had on the corrupted SD were either backed or irrelevant to me now.
2. Removable Battery: This one is the real only con I can see in the phone. But, and this is a big BUT, you lose the removable battery because you gain the super duper quality phone you've wanted, I wanted, EVERYONE wanted from Samsung. Do not tell me you liked the cheap plastic backplates. Or the squeaky loose feel like it needs some WD40 in the joints. No, we wanted a solid phone made of glass and metal and that doesn't bend or feel cheap. In order to get this we had to sacrifice the removable battery, there was no way around that. No design known to man could ever have incorporated the removable battery feature into the the S6. I will miss being able to swap out my battery when its 0% because I play Clash of Clans a lot. But what I get in return an Android phone that feels good in my hands is worth losing the battery. I'll just have to always keep a charging cable in my car, my car has a USB charging port built in.
Now, what i really want to know is, will we be able to root and sim unlock to have access to free wifi tethering and use with another carrier ie. Internationally? My wifi tethering is very important to me on my S4 although I was never able to sim unlock it correctly. My phone is still on 4.2.2 the original MDL. It's rooted but I fear updating it and losing my wifi tether.
whilst the non removable battery is annoying, just look at the battery pack they'll release with the phone.
http://www.sammobile.com/2015/03/02...-pack-and-new-colors-for-level-on-headphones/
I hope the people understand that the SD card loss is more good then negative..people with phones that have SD card..did you ever wondered that the phone says no storage available..you look on the SD card and there is many place on it free..it's because the most apps or the data of it goes to the internal card..and that will be fast full..as the phones with SD card most have not much internal space....in the past there are much init.d scripts that change that..a2SD or change internal with external scripts..having a phone with much internal make all those tings Abundance...Android is no more external SD friendly.. in original soap roms even the pictures goes to internal..I ordered the s6 edge with 128 GB.. and I was always HTC fanboy..
Pretty much true. It's not really a Con for me the phone not having an SD Card slot though many are complaining about it. I guess we are just used to that kind of thing that it's hard to move on b
Hmm, that battery pack actually looks pretty damn good if you ask me.
eww as much as i like the look.. the no sd card and especially non-removable battery is a huge drawback
i'll wait till LG G4 come out and then decide on whether s6 edge, HTC M9 or LG G4..
I never changed the battery in 2 years..and off course..there will be a way ..
I have a 200gb Sandisk micro SD card bought directly from Amazon in December.
I have used it in other devices with no issues.
I added 40gb music on card at weekend. I have 15gb photos.
Now in Samsung galley app if I delete more than 2 photos in a row , one after another, the app grinds to a halt.
I have reformatted card in phone as well before using it.
Has anyone had this issue yet?
If you have a 200gb card can you test of filled like mine for slowness?
Any suggestions please ?
Never use the stock gallery, have you tried a different one?
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peter7769 said:
Never use the stock gallery, have you tried a different one?
Sent from my S7 Edge
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You have no choice due to permissions. Only stock can delete photos taken by camera?
What other app would you recommend. ?
Quickpic, been using it for ages, I've got about 20gb of photos and it deletes them instantly.
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Seems fairly nimble. Just lose all the editing features and other stuff from the Samsung Gallery app. Doesn't seem right. But hey ho.
Can't really suggest anything else, but if it doesn't lock up then surely it's better to give it a try.
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i am experiencing the exact same issue! what speed do you have with your SD card? i am using a 64gb Class 10 SanDIsk and it is 90% full
i do not experience this issue with my old Sony Xperia Z2
Update. I bought 64gb and 128gb sandisk cards. All Class 10 and the fastest available. Once over 30gb full they all cause problems.
Lol this is why they removed the sd slot in the s6's cause of alot of people complaining of performance drops in previous galaxy's. They listen to demand and bring the sd slot back but of course there will be a lot of complaining of performance drop and then cycle continues lol
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Lol this is why they removed the sd slot in the s6's cause of alot of people complaining of performance drops in previous galaxy's. They listen to demand and bring the sd slot back but of course there will be a lot of complaining of performance drop and then cycle continues lol
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Obviously performance changes, but this problem is a specific Samsung issue. I can take any 3 of my new micro SD cards and use them in any one of my other phones without the same speed slow downs whilst deleting photos.
gavinfabl said:
You have no choice due to permissions. Only stock can delete photos taken by camera?
What other app would you recommend. ?
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I use the htc gallery app and can delete photos?
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crazyC said:
I use the htc gallery app and can delete photos?
Sent from my S7 Edge
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If you have root have u tried changing the read ahead to 1024?
solrazr said:
If you have root have u tried changing the read ahead to 1024?
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Change your photo location to internal storage, then you can delete pictures using Google Photos.
If your internal storage is filling up, time to enable adoptable storage.
I have the 200GB card and don't have issues deleting photos. Maybe its because I'm only using 42GB of space but have all my photos saving to the card and when I delete 2 or 3 photos at a time it takes maybe a sec or two at the most but does not halt or freeze up my phone. I guess I'll have to monitor it as I'm adding more files to it.
This problem seems to have gone away
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Hello folks.
I'm looking to replace my current cell phone. It needs to be an unlocked CDMA (Sprint) phone. Things that are important to me:
high quality screen
processing power
decent storage
Things that aren't that important to me:
camera
I have a price limit of $150. Given the above, I am looking at:
Moto E4
Galaxy S5 (refurbished)
Galaxy J3 Emerge
Moto G4 Play
All of them have 5" screens, but the S5 has the highest resolution (the rest are 1280x720). The S5 also has the highest clock rate.
My concern is that the S5 is using technology from 4 years ago, while the rest are more recent. Should that be a concern, or is the S5 the best option here?
Thanks!
mrfeh said:
Hello folks. I'm looking to replace my current cell phone. It needs to be an unlocked CDMA (Sprint) phone...
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Your best bet is to post this question within one of the following threads that is specific to your question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
Good Luck!
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mrfeh said:
Hello folks.
I'm looking to replace my current cell phone. It needs to be an unlocked CDMA (Sprint) phone. Things that are important to me:
high quality screen
processing power
decent storage
Things that aren't that important to me:
camera
I have a price limit of $150. Given the above, I am looking at:
Moto E4
Galaxy S5 (refurbished)
Galaxy J3 Emerge
Moto G4 Play
All of them have 5" screens, but the S5 has the highest resolution (the rest are 1280x720). The S5 also has the highest clock rate.
My concern is that the S5 is using technology from 4 years ago, while the rest are more recent. Should that be a concern, or is the S5 the best option here?
Thanks!
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in my opinion, for this expense and one of the best!
I use a Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo and everything works fine.
2 weeks ago there was an update for the S5 over OTA. It is still alive and good.
In USA the normal S5 is still a smartphone that is one of the bestsellers.
I have no need to get another phone.
And the original S5 is better than my neo.
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I would go with the S5...
Amoled screen, wireless charging, fingerscan...16mp cam..
Put LOS or RR and youll get the best deal...
Or try a xiaomi mia1
Hello, had a galaxy s5 for around 3 years. My unit had a bit of a network issue, which sullied my experience, so be careful when buying a refurb!
Also, if processing power is important to you, you should note that it has constant slowdowns/stutters and, though not as often, crashes. It also heats up pretty quick and has mediocre battery life, draining pretty fast with any decent usage. The chipset really does not hold up compared to mid range chipsets now imo. Near the time I upgraded, it became nearly unusable for a bit whenever i turned the wifi on, though a factory reset and a sparser app library has alleviated the worst aspects of using the phone. It might be powerful specwise, but in irl use I find newer midrange chips outperform it in day to day use.
I recently upgraded to a redmi note 5 (china) and it was an upgrade in every way. From build to smoothness to battery life (and both cameras but you don't care about that). It also has the 6' display while retaining the same width as my s5, thanks to the 18:9 display. The aspect ratio is great in all apps that aren't games and in general UI use. It also has oreo out of the box and will get updates in the future, unlike the s5.
The redmi 5 plus(china) could also be a replacement that's cheaper, but I can't vouch for the screen on that one. The redmi note 5 has a bright lcd that looks really good. It's not amoled, but the transition hasn't bothered me at all, it's quite excellent! I've gotten compliments on the screen from many friends who have seen it in person as well.
So, yeah, look into the phone and see if your budget can be adjusted. Shoot for the 3/32 GB which is a steal imo. Oh, and it has a micro sd card slot, just like the s5, so storage won't be an issue. Another plus with these phones is that they actually have a fingerprint scanner that's not trash - another thing from the past that does not hold up.
I looked up the prices for these phones and they seem to be out of the 150$ budget, so, if the budget is rigid you might want to look into the redmi note 4, which can be found for 160$ and has all the same internals as the redmi 5 plus. I cannot vouch for how good the screen is, but it's 1080P IPS LCD. I would personally consider it a better phone to buy than the Galaxy S5 as well (working fingerprint scanner, larger screen, equivalent if not better chipset usability wise).
Anyway, I'm not really as knowledgable as most people in xda but I am a s5 owner, so I figured I'd chip in and try to help.
While S5 is still a nice phone, it is not worth buying one at this time. The best option would be to get current/last year mid end phone. Look at the local market websites, maybe there are good deals. Xiaomi redmi 5 plus is nice phone for low price, also redmi note 4 is nice phone too, you will get better peformance than S5, or at very least the same, more ram, much better battery life due to bigger battery and better chipset, you will get android updates.
S5 is still a great phone.. Do not buy refurbished.. you can find great deals on Ebay.. My cost $110 no dings, or dents or scratches.. Phone actually had very little call time on it.. Moto's IMOP are junk.
Hi ,
I personally think you should go for a newer phone like Honor 8. The main problem i would have with an S5 is the fact that it only has 16GB internal memory. Apart from that it is still a great phone.
With those 16 GB you will always struggle if you want to install many applications and keep Whatsapp data on your phone.
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Hi ,
I personally think you should go for a newer phone like Honor 8. The main problem i would have with an S5 is the fact that it only has 16GB internal memory. Apart from that it is still a great phone.
With those 16 GB you will always struggle if you want to install many applications and keep Whatsapp data on your phone.
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It does support SD Cards up to 128 GB though. I'm a kinda heavy user and never had problems with storage, always around 3-4 GB free in internal. Though I did put my games on my card obviosly (there was some app that does this, I forgot name).
i picked mine up monday for 45$. cracked rear camera glass. still takes photos fine.
anyway, i love the thing. i went from an s7 to an iphone 7 then to and old moto then to this. i love the effing thing. i get 2 days in low power mode with the original battery. im hunting for a parts phone now.
the s5 has issues from what ive heard but so far, im running fine.
After 2 weeks using the S5 of my wife I have to reverse my opinion. I installed latest lineageos 14.1 on it and it works like a charm. With lineageos there is still a lot of internal memory left for apps. Bluetooth which is often a problem for custom roms seems to work pretty well.
I've actually recently bought an S5, and although it is not the best option, the support for it has been huge over time and its still going on with amazing roms like AEX or CrDroid.
The only part I dislike is the storage, because yea 16GB are little to me. And the fact that it is refurbished is good contrary to what people assume, because, then that means its already fixed, you wont have to go through that pain as you would with a new one waiting to fail, that's how it is, you have more chances of a new one having issues than a refurbished one because that one already had them and its already fixed. On the other hand, "refurbished" doesnt always mean "it broke and we fixed it", usually its because people return it to the store, the package is open, they cant sell them as new, even if theres nothing wrong with it, it automatically falls to the "refurbished" category and not many people think of that.
Now, the Moto G4 is actually a better option, it has a good performance, but you should opt for the Plus version with 32GB internal
So, I'd recommend the G4 Plus, if you cant buy that, then the S5 is the way to go
S5 is still going strong.
I would not change it, but I need a dual SIM phone now.
So if you can get one, go for it.
However, I am not aware of CDMA capabilities or tested it, sorry. I have European model...
My uncle gave me his old S5 back in January to replace my dying S4 LTE-A, and with LineageOS 15.1, it feels like a brand new phone
im now rooted and running the latest lineage 14.1 and its awesome.
12 hours of battery, 4 hours of SOT and no issues. these nougat kernels are pretty nice. lol
people talking about storage, flash Lineage, have a clean sd card in and use the SD card as adptive storage. it shows it as all internal storage and works like a charm.
Bodisson said:
S5 is still going strong.
I would not change it, but I need a dual SIM phone now.
So if you can get one, go for it.
However, I am not aware of CDMA capabilities or tested it, sorry. I have European model...
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would you recommend the S5 as a backup to the Note 4?
I still have an S5 as a backup phone. Main phone Xiaomei Redmi Note 4x which I bought due to its superior battery life. The S5 imo is still good as backup phone and has an excellent camera (if you stick to TouchWiz based roms).
mrfeh said:
Hello folks.
I'm looking to replace my current cell phone. It needs to be an unlocked CDMA (Sprint) phone. Things that are important to me:
high quality screen
processing power
decent storage
Things that aren't that important to me:
camera
I have a price limit of $150. Given the above, I am looking at:
Moto E4
Galaxy S5 (refurbished)
Galaxy J3 Emerge
Moto G4 Play
All of them have 5" screens, but the S5 has the highest resolution (the rest are 1280x720). The S5 also has the highest clock rate.
My concern is that the S5 is using technology from 4 years ago, while the rest are more recent. Should that be a concern, or is the S5 the best option here?
Thanks!
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Hello!
I can definately assure you that:
A. Off the phones you have listed AND
B. Your stated price range
The S5 is your choice!!
It is amazing!! You will not be dissapointed! Unlimited battery life (multiple batteries), screen resolution, clock speed etc etc.
I am currently typing from one! Lol, I have the OnePlus 3 and my good ol' trusty S5! Some tips:
You stated about being older firmware (S5 is marshmallow) whilst others are nougat..... The S5 is one of the most developed phones ever! even still!!! In literally 5 minutes and little knowledge you can flash a custom recovery and then a custom ROM, no root needed. I have used the S5 since the early days and have used pretty much EVERY rom, honestly!
I can suggest resurrection remix as THE most customisable, they have features beyond any other! They have 100% stable nougat build and Oreo also, I use them both. In fact we have multiboot so can run 2 ROMs at once just choose at boot!
We have lots of kernels if you choose to root like myself, this way you can have 2.1 amp quick charge, boot windows or Linux on PC from phone, double battery time, gaming performance and over clocking to 2.84 GHz!!!! The phone is a beast!! It is reliable as hell too! I have had mine rooted for 4 years, overclocked and its given me no worries....And waterproof with a removable battery!!!!!!
Hope this helps, any questions at all please ask, happy to help
ErbDroid said:
Hello!
I can definately assure you that:
A. Off the phones you have listed AND
B. Your stated price range
The S5 is your choice!!
It is amazing!! You will not be dissapointed! Unlimited battery life (multiple batteries), screen resolution, clock speed etc etc.
I am currently typing from one! Lol, I have the OnePlus 3 and my good ol' trusty S5! Some tips:
You stated about being older firmware (S5 is marshmallow) whilst others are nougat..... The S5 is one of the most developed phones ever! even still!!! In literally 5 minutes and little knowledge you can flash a custom recovery and then a custom ROM, no root needed. I have used the S5 since the early days and have used pretty much EVERY rom, honestly!
I can suggest resurrection remix as THE most customisable, they have features beyond any other! They have 100% stable nougat build and Oreo also, I use them both. In fact we have multiboot so can run 2 ROMs at once just choose at boot!
We have lots of kernels if you choose to root like myself, this way you can have 2.1 amp quick charge, boot windows or Linux on PC from phone, double battery time, gaming performance and over clocking to 2.84 GHz!!!! The phone is a beast!! It is reliable as hell too! I have had mine rooted for 4 years, overclocked and its given me no worries....And waterproof with a removable battery!!!!!!
Hope this helps, any questions at all please ask, happy to help
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Hello.
Please make recomendation for Nougat and Oreo firmwares