S5 SMART SCROLL MISSING ANDROID
The tactile Home, Back, and Menu keys below the screen take the most getting used to-especially if you’re an experienced Android user.
The power button is located about a third of the way down the right side, while the volume rocker and Active key are located in a similar spot on the left edge. But the S5 Active is also available in Ruby Red and Camo Green, so you can make sure your phone matches your ensemble, whether you’re picking out a chiffon dress for the dance or putting on chest-high waders to go duck hunting.Īll the buttons on the phone are very tactile, so you should have no problems locating them with a gloved hand. The Titanium Gray scheme of our review model will seem drab to some. But for those who are truly active, the fact that you have to stand still for several seconds (and try not to make noise) when you’re using it will make it frustrating. The back of the S5 Active also has a heart rate sensor, which may be handy for some. The S5 Active held up well to several intentional drops and dings.Worse, with the speaker (which produces passible, though not exceptional audio) cranked up high, the entire back of the S5 active vibrates, making the phone uncomfortable to hold-especially with one hand. The back of it is also flat and slippery. It’s comfortable enough to hold, but a world away from HTC’s M8. Ours easily survived several intentional drops and dings.Īesthetically, the phone reminds us of Panasonic’s Toughbook laptop line, with some Droid Razr thrown in for good measure. The standard GS5 is all about swooping lines and rounded corners, but the S5 Active has flatter, almost iPhone-like edges, with extra, ruggedized plastic bumpers on the corners that hold up. Just know that you’ll have to be on AT&T to pick one up the phone is exclusive to that carrier in the United States-at least for now. There are though, plenty of other reasons why this is a great phone. So if you fear dropping your phone in the pool (or the toilet) this summer, the S5 Active isn’t your only option. Sony’s recent Xperia Z phones are similarly water-friendly, as is the regular-old S5. But that’s no longer the unique feature it once was. It can also withstand being dunked in up to three feet of water for 30 minutes. It’s still mostly plastic, yet feels much more sturdier than the Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S5 Active certainly isn’t as pretty as the standard S5 (or as thin, or as light), but it’s far from bulky.
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