Samsung Galaxy S5 G900A 16 GB 4G LTE (Shimmery White) GSM Unlocked
Brand | SAMSUNG |
Model Name | Galaxy S5 |
Wireless Carrier | Unlocked |
Operating System | ANDROID |
Cellular Technology | 4G |
Memory Storage Capacity | 16 GB |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
Color | Shimmery White |
Screen Size | 5.1 Inches |
Wireless network technology | GSM, UMTS, LTE |
About this item
- DOES THIS DEVICE NEED A SIM CARD: Yes it does Being that this device is GSM unlocked it will work on any GSM Network with a Micro size SIM Card The sim card does not come included, if you will be using this device with a Network Other than AT&T you will need to contact your Network Provider to acquire your complimentary Sim card (Free from most Carriers with activating of an account)
- Network Frequencies and Data Type LTE: Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz .
- HOW LONG CAN I EXPECT THE BATTERY TO LAST ME: Well the battery has 2800mAh which in a Usage time frame means 29 solid hours of streaming at 4G LTE speeds as well it has a Standby time of up to 77 hours before you need to recharge the battery (Taken from the manufacturer take with a grain of salt)
- WHAT DOES UNLOCKED REALLY MEAN: Unlocked devices are compatible with GSM carriers the kinds that Use SIM Cards for Service like AT&T and T-Mobile as well as with GSM SIM cards (e.g. H20, Straight Talk, and select prepaid carriers) Unlocked Devices will not work with CDMA Carriers the kinds that dont use sim cards for service like Sprint, Verizon, Boost or Virgin (contact your network provider prior to purchasing for verification that they support GSM frequencies)
- WHAT DOES UNLOCKED REALLY MEAN: Unlocked devices are compatible with GSM carriers the kinds that Use SIM Cards for Service like AT&T and T-Mobile as well as with GSM SIM cards (e.g. H20, Straight Talk, and select prepaid carriers) Unlocked Devices will not work with CDMA Carriers the kinds that dont use sim cards for service like Sprint, Verizon, Boost or Virgin (contact your network provider prior to purchasing for verification that they support GSM frequencies)
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What is an unlocked phone?An unlocked phone is a device that is not bound to any carrier or plan. It allows you to choose your phone first and your carrier second. Upon selecting a plan, simply insert the carrier's SIM card into the phone and you're ready to go. If you decide you want to change carriers down the road or want to take an international trip, it's as simple as replacing your existing SIM card with a new SIM and activating your new plan. |
What are the benefits of an unlocked phone?Freedom: Choose the carrier with the best service or price. If you find a better deal later, you have the ability to change to a different carrier. Travel: Take your phone internationally and use the carrier of your choice. It's as easy as inserting an active SIM card. Selection: Choose the phone with the features you want, whether or not your carrier sells it, and get more service options without a contract. |
How do I set up my unlocked phone?The first thing you’ll need is a SIM card for your desired carrier. When activated, the SIM card will let your phone connect to your carrier’s network. If you decide to upgrade to a newer unlocked phone in the future, you can easily remove the SIM card from your old phone and put it in your new phone—just make sure you get the right size of SIM card (nano, micro, or standard) for your phone. If you want to use your phone while traveling internationally, you can easily buy a SIM card for a carrier that operates where you’re traveling. As long as it’s activated, you can just swap SIM cards when you arrive at your destination. |
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Product Dimensions | 5.59 x 0.32 x 2.85 inches |
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Item Weight | 5.1 ounces |
ASIN | B00K15Q2B0 |
Item model number | Galaxy S5 |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
3.9 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
OS | ANDROID |
RAM | 16 GB |
Wireless communication technologies | Cellular |
Connectivity technologies | Wi-Fi |
Special features | bluetooth-enabled, smartphone, dual-camera, built-in-gps, touchscreen, lte |
Display resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
Other display features | Wireless |
Human Interface Input | Touchscreen |
Other camera features | 16 MP |
Form Factor | Smartphone |
Color | Shimmery White |
Phone Talk Time | 21 Hours |
Phone Standby Time (with data) | 390 hours |
Whats in the box | Adapter, USB Cable |
Department | Cell Phones & Accessories |
Manufacturer | Samsung |
Date First Available | April 30, 2014 |
Memory Storage Capacity | 16 GB |
Standing screen display size | 5.1 Inches |
Ram Memory Installed Size | 16 GB |
Weight | 5.12 ounces |
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Customers like the value and quality of the phone. They say it's a great purchase for a good price and the phone itself is very nice. That said, some customers have reported issues with scratching and charging. They mention that the screen has a hair-line crack and the back cover just continues to chip and crack. Customers are disappointed with battery life, and sound quality. They are mixed on performance, and screen.
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Customers like the quality of the phone. They mention that it is very nice, has no flaws, and is absolutely amazing. They appreciate the quality and functionality of the built-in camera, as well as the sleek and thin design. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...10 thumbs up to Samsung, you have an absolutely amazing phone...." Read more
"...Great phone, great price, but be aware that some patience may be required to get up and running." Read more
"...Update: the phone was used, even more so - refurbished...." Read more
"...The phone itself is very nice: white, slim, and stylish. The box it came in looked brand new, but the power adapter was in a used ziplock bag...." Read more
Customers like the value of the wireless accessory. They say it's a great purchase for a good price and works fine.
"...Although the S5 is steep in price, it is absolutely worth it!" Read more
"...Great phone, great price, but be aware that some patience may be required to get up and running." Read more
"...I am not upset because the price is right...." Read more
"...Well, I found out WHY it's so cheap, let's review the phones, 1 by 1 shall we.Phone one (mine)..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the wireless accessory. Some mention it works extremely well, while others say that it stopped working after a few days. The speaker works and the screen is mostly good. However, some customers say that the accessory would not turn on or that it started having issues within a year.
"...The SIM card I used with this was seated correctly, undamaged, activated properly, and was recognized by the phone; and after much investigation the..." Read more
"Purchased the phone new, and it works quite well. It is an At&T Samsung phone, which was not mentioned in the Amazon listing...." Read more
"...The screen has come loose, so the phone is no longer usable at a low brightness setting--either flickering screen or flashing green lights and the..." Read more
"...It works great with T-mobile!..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the screen of the wireless accessory. Some mention that the big screen is amazing, has a high-sensitive touch, and takes crystal clear pictures and videos. Others say that the screen stopped displaying, went completely black, and is not responsive to any touch.
"...Also takes amazing pictures and videos...." Read more
"...phone is no longer usable at a low brightness setting--either flickering screen or flashing green lights and the phone is difficult to wake up from..." Read more
"...It takes very good pictures but that also depends on your lighten in your background. The finger print unlocking feature sucks...." Read more
"...(yes, my bad, but it didn't brake or anything, the screen stopped displaying, though)..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the battery life of the wireless accessory. They mention that the battery is horrid, completely depleted, and may need replaced at some time in the future. Some customers also mention that it may need to be replaced at a later time.
"...It's quite a bit slower, and the battery life is down to about an hour and a half of active use (apps or internet or phone call), so I have to..." Read more
"...I like to this phone but it do get on my nerves at times. The battery does not last long on this phone...." Read more
"...Phone one (mine)Battery life is horrid, unless the battery saver is on I get MAYBE 14 hours before it goes belly up...." Read more
"...The S2 has a pretty decent battery life but the S5 is a big improvement on battery life. I have the S5 4g LTE and it is lightening fast...." Read more
Customers are disappointed with the scratching of the wireless accessory. They mention that the screen has a hair-line crack that runs diagonally from one side to the other, the back cover just continues to chip and crack, and the camera lens is scratched.
"...to do with the phone carrier, I began to suspect that there was hardware damage or else corrupt firmware...." Read more
"...The screen has come loose, so the phone is no longer usable at a low brightness setting--either flickering screen or flashing green lights and the..." Read more
"...horror after doing so I found that just my fingernail ended up scratching the lens in several places and this would not be an issue if Samsung had..." Read more
"...Very pleased so far 😌.Update 5.3.2016: The white back plate has cracked on the bottom\both sides of the charger port...." Read more
Customers have issues with the charging of the wireless accessory. They mention that the charging port stopped working after a few months. Some customers also report that the battery charging stopped working.
"...Charging also has become a trial...." Read more
"...Well there is a hairline Crack in the screen and damage to the USB port, back cover and the water resistant gasket is out of alinement, also I had..." Read more
"...a short time I started getting messages on the phone saying it wasn't charging and to make sure the charger was an authorized Samsung charger...." Read more
"...original charger, had scracthes, and one of the phones the charger port didn't even work. That was ebay...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the sound quality of the wireless accessory. They mention that the sound is bad, the volume is low on calls, and the speakers are defective. The other person on the line hears terrible static, and there is poor voice transmission. The speakers are busted and there's a dent in the side.
"...The speaker is in the back of the phone which makes the sound muffled at times. Depending on your apps it gets heated very quickly...." Read more
"...an old windows android and wanted to upgrade, downside is the volume is low on calls...." Read more
"Speaker quality is bad. But the phone came very quickly with everything included in the box...." Read more
"...well in the being and after 6months it started acting up you can not hear the person when making or getting calls..." Read more
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As for our Unlocked Galaxy S5 purchase, it was supplied by “BlutekUSA.” After reading so many reviews of people getting locked phones, used phones, refurb phones & other network incompatibilities by other or unknown suppliers, etc... We decided to email BlutekUSA directly asking them who unlocks the phone, is it new, never used, never activated or refurb? Does it have 3G & 4G & (LTE) on ALL the OTHER GSM networks? And no restocking fee if this phone is returned for not meeting above claims. They replied in writing within 36 hrs. Their Unlocked S5 is NEW, not a used or refurb and it is supplied by a professional unlocking supplier in brand new original sealed packaging! Not a scratch one! No restocking return fee if it is not as advertised. All we needed was the precise APN settings from our GSM phone carrier and we did indeed receive 3G, 4G & LTE as the different towers did support in different areas. Our carrier is Consumer Cellular. All other advertised claims were true! We couldn't be more pleased with BlutekUSA and they get 5 stars! Ordered on Tues, received it that Friday with standard free shipping! I won't go into a lot of other details that are already provided by many other website technical reviews. Just have these few added comments below:
Very important PRO's for me were:
REMOVABLE BATTERY! - *Please pay attention manufacturer's!
SHC/SD XC/SD Card slot to 128 GB - * Please pay attention manufacturer's!
Water resistant.
*APPs that can be turned off that insist on sharing all your info with AT&T, Samsung, Google & the Cloud! Some of us don't have multiple computers or enough data service to support these features.
Not having an overly huge screen! -* Please pay attention manufacturer's (5.1” is almost too big)!
Best Music player I have ever seen! Album art not jumbled here and there + it has folder view!!!!
Fantastic camera & video (better than my own stand alone's). So customizable!
Lookout anti-malware.
More customizable settings on everything of any phone I've ever seen.
Had over 9.8 GB free on the internal memory.
Has a document file cabinet.
Stand alone APPs that don't require the internet to work! - *Please pay attention APP developers!
Some very minor disappointments:
Just doing inputs, settings, data loads, contacts etc.... Battery went down to 46% in 3 hrs.
Music speaker sound quality could use just a little improvement.
Peel Smart remote control APP didn't work on our 2012 LG 3D Smart TV or Satellite.
Don't know how to reverse an APP that I “Forced Stop” How to undo a Forced Stop?
Couldn't get the 32GB version that I preferred. Good thing I'M not an APP-O-Holic & have a sd card!
NUETRAL - 388 Total phone system APP's, about 45 are screen icons.
This is really a great phone overall and supplied by BlutekUSA, a better supplier @ roughly $340 for 16GB version. The cell phone was tested for tower signal strength side by side with a Moto G EXT. Signal strength was very close, maybe just a bar less on the S5 at times. The phone feels & looks well constructed (& I'm very picky). Don't think you can really go wrong with this phone unless you do prefer the cheaper sealed battery yearly throw away type phones with no SD ext memory slots? Otherwise your search should be over!
When I unboxed the phone, there were no obvious, tell-tale signs of tampering. Everything *appeared* to be factory sealed and in proper new condition. However, upon activating my device I encountered several problems-- calls either couldn't be placed ("emergency calls only" message), or would appear to ring on my end but not actually go through, or more commonly, drop immediately after being answered; the data connection could not be accessed at all; and the GPS could not connect. The SIM card I used with this was seated correctly, undamaged, activated properly, and was recognized by the phone; and after much investigation the issue did not seem to be the SIM card or my carrier. Since GPS service functions independently and has nothing to do with the phone carrier, I began to suspect that there was hardware damage or else corrupt firmware. My partner and I inspected more closely.
The first sign of use that caught our eye was the screws; the inner corners were worn and not sharp, evidence of wear by a screwdriver. The screen also did not sit flush in the bottom right corner and can be pressed down about a millimeter or so but would not stay in place. The last and most damning sign of wear was crud around the camera frame; there was not a lot, but it appeared to be either pocket crud or rust. In either case, this should not be present on a new product.
I realize that these concerns are specific to the seller and not to the product itself; however, you should heed this warning if you are considering buying the product from this listing. I will also be leaving a review of the seller, but because there is a rather strict 400-character limit, I cannot go into as much detail as I can here. Please proceed with caution and should you choose to buy your new phone from this listing, have a high index of suspicion and scrutinize it carefully until you are confident that you have received what you intended to purchase. Most sellers are probably selling with integrity.
And yes, this could have been a labeling/clerical error; I have extended the benefit of the doubt to another seller when a similar scenario occurred in the past. But after reading the other reviews claiming to have received refurbished merchandise, I am feeling somewhat less forgiving. Fraud or error? Either way, sellers are accountable for the condition of their merchandise. Buyer beware.