Personally would stretch for a brand new LG G4.

How can this possibly be hot when for £60 more you can get a new LG G4, IMO the best phone money can buy right now

Waterproof - yes
Expandable memory - yes
Replaceable battery - yes

Although the S6 and the Lg4 may have a slightly better camera

Personally would stretch for a brand new LG G4.

Waterproof - yes
Expandable memory - yes
Replaceable battery - yes

Although the S6 and the Lg4 may have a slightly better camera

I've been very unimpressed with the build quality of my galaxy s5... can't wait to get out of contract and get rid!

Has anyone bought a argos refurbished phone? What's the difference? Is it a customer return? What's the condition like?

Thanks

Love my S5 nothing wrong with build quality, the back is thin when its off but so what? The only irritation for my is the silver paint coming off the charging cover, no big deal easily replaced if need be and doesn't affect waterproofing

Got an S5 after getting sick of my Xperia Z1 which I hated, felt better but terrible stupid screen plastic sticker glued on (yes I know you can peel it off but...), the camera was terrible imho never liked the colours, focus etc despite tinkering.

This is waterproof, sd card, may get marshmallow (unified storage, finally!) and replaceable battery. Unlike Sony waterproof means waterproof, I got some great pics of the family at center parcs.

Unless Samsung make the S7 waterproof and give it back sd card support back ill not be buying another one from Sony nor Samsung!!

I'll say this is hot as its a very under rated phone for what you're paying for it.

Yes the s6 may well feel more premium in the hand but doesn't everyone put their phones in a case these days?!

Sorely tempted by this, but can't quite pull the trigger.....

Using my s5 to type this and love the phone but really fancy an s6 just as people said no sd and you cant change the battery, not that its a mega issue but its annoying

One year into my 24 month contract with this phone and I've had problems.

As mentioned previously, the silver painted edges are starting to peel quite badly now, and the raised camera the the back centre has scratched quite a bit from using it on a desk. I know both of these could be cured by using a case, and I did use a Spigen case for around a month, but it adds bulk to what is already quite a big phone imho (coming from an iPhone 5). All these minor niggles could be forgiven, but the nail in the coffin has to be Samsung's service and repair.

The front camera became obstructed by an internal bezel that had loosened over time, after contacting support, they advised I should travel to my nearest repair centre...in Dublin...from Belfast (3 hour journey). After explaining I simply couldn't do this they sent out a return box a week later. Received the phone back a week later and the camera issue had been fixed, but the screen now turned off randomly, and some apps caused the display to become glitchy and cause tearing. After waiting in line for Samsung's chat support for 2 hours, I was advised this is normal and to perform a full reset (even though the phone had been returned in this state already). The issue is yet to be resolved, and to add insult to injury, the front camera is now blocked again.

In summary, good price, excellent device when working, but iffy build quality and poor support have killed it for me.

My selfie game is no longer #OnPoint

How can this possibly be hot when for £60 more you can get a new LG G4, IMO the best phone money can buy right now

Very happy with my s5.

great phone. upgraded to s6 but still miss samsung s5.

Great phone, great price !!!

Got this in the last deal with Argos. Feels very cheap and nasty to me, but two things I despise are glossy plastic and fake metal. The waterproofing is nice, although the flap is supremely annoying, and mine actually fell off the second time I charged it.

Screen is nice, UI is pretty zippy. Having said that, the UI looks a bit old-fashioned next to the S6 - Samsung toned down Touchwiz a fair bit this year but there's no evidence of that here. You will always be stuck with Chaton and other rubbish in the firmware because even though Samsung have discontinued it they don't feel any need to remove it in updates . Might get Android 6.0 but if it does it will be in about 8 months and it will still look the same, as Samsung never refresh the UI of their devices when providing base OS updates (they want people to buy the newer devices). The camera is decent in good light but is substantially worse than the S6 and G4 - it's night and day - literally, since the S5 is an absolute turd in low light.

Having said that, the G4 and S6 are the best overall smartphone cameras I've used. They easily outclass my 6S, which is annoying for me as I would have thought Apple might have tried to be competitive in this market. It means I often take my G4 out instead of the 6S.

Personally I'd pay the extra and get a G4 - yes, it still has a nasty fake metal trim, but it is still a lot nicer than the S5 to my eyes. For the extra money you're getting 3GB of RAM, double the internal storage, a faster update to Marshmallow (which might never come at all to the S5) and a marginally less offensive UI. On top of this, you get one of the best smartphone camera in the world.

How very sad :smile:

very tempted to buy this. I wanted a good camera and good battery life with expandable storage. it's either this, of the Moto X Play. LG G4 seems to fall down on battery life....

Would rather go for the LG G3 if it's still under £200. Much less bloatware and in my opinion a car better design. If you can afford the extra then the G4 is definitely better value.

For camera the Nokia lumia 1020 is better!

Great tip, thanks ordered! Anyone have experience of Argos refurb please? would appreciate any info on quality ?

Haven't had a Galaxy S since moving to a Galaxy note. Anyone recommend an upgrade from Note 3. Would like an even bigger screen. Nexus 6?

I dont understand all of the fuss over MM

I personally found it to cause more battery drain and went back to Lollipop

Although XDA have not really worked their magic spell on it yet

Deffo not worth £30 more than a brand new LG G3.

Samsung is overpriced garbage, just like apples iPhone range, totally mind boggling the amount of people who throw all their hard earned money away for such poor products

i bought a grade b s5 from smartfone for a bit cheaper than this, could not see a mark on it, very pleased with the phone, not had any experience argos refurb though.

bought a lg g2 flex great curved phone in your pocket saves lcd cracking when sitting down which happens a lot with Samsung and expensive to change screen and lcd. had the lg 6 months not dropped once...

I bought this phone a year ago. At this price point its still a bit expensive. I paid well over the odds for what I feel is a pretty average phone. The fingerprint scanners doesn't add that much value, the speed of the device isn't all people say it is - the Samsung updates are shocking for the main OS. For the bloatware you can't go two days without Samsung offering an update on some app you didn't know was there (or use).

If you need a new phone, I wouldn't recommend...

I bought an S5 from an Amazon Marketplace, but returned it as it wasn't a UK model (Factory reset revealed HK ROM). Bought a G3 instead.

I wish I'd stuck with the S5. AMOLED makes the one eye'd man cry.

Personally not a fan of Samsung phones, but can't argue with that price. Voted hot.

As it's not new, you may have issues getting Samsung to honour the 2year EU warranty.
Isn't the S5 neo coming out soon?

The thing is the camera is supposed to work, so you have a dud.

thanks for the reply

I can't decide between this, the Moto X Play and the LG G4...I loved the Galaxy S3 but is the S5 as reliable/sturdy?

What an **** you are to say it's one of the worst phone's in the market, you obviously don't have a clue.

the comments on these phone deals are always from the nerd end of the market. "Marshmallow alpha 6" and "customised rom interface". most of us don't care, we just want a nice looking phone that doesn't f#ck out, good battery life and has the features we want whether it's expandable memory or waterproofing. Stop trying to prove your nerd superiority, this is a pretty good deal for this phone, if this is the phone you want. p.s. if you want a really good camera, don't try and buy one that's built into a phone! they're ALL rubbish.

I've had my S5 since last Christmas (Vodafone deal). Great phone. No issues so far. Battery lasts 40-48 hours with average use.