A video has shown the short journey of a Galaxy S5 that slipped out of its owner's hands while he was recording video from a plane, and tumbled to the ground - remarkably, surviving its impact.
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The Galaxy S5 is almost three and a half years old now, but that hasn't stopped Samsung from updating it with the latest Android security patches, along with various bug fixes and system improvements.
In two weeks' time, the Galaxy S5 will be three years old - but that hasn't stopped Samsung from bringing the ageing device up to date with Google's latest security patches for Android.
Samsung has started rolling out the February security patches for Android to its Galaxy S5 in Europe. The rollout comes a few weeks after the patches were released for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.
Back in April, Samsung rolled out Marshmallow to the version of its Galaxy S5 with a Snapdragon processor in India - but Android 6.0.1 is finally available for those devices with an Exynos chip too.
After rolling out to the Galaxy S5 on Sprint and T-Mobile in recent weeks, the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update has now started making its way to Samsung's 2014 flagship on Verizon.
Two months after Samsung began upgrading the Galaxy S5 to Android 6.0.1 - and over seven months after Google released Marshmallow - T-Mobile is finally rolling out the update to the 2014 flagship.
Along with the standard Galaxy S5 and - more recently - the S5 Plus, the Marshmallow update is now making its way to another variant of Samsung's 2014 Android flagship: the Galaxy S5 LTE-A.
Android 6.0.1 finally arrived for Samsung's Galaxy S5 in Germany this week, and hot on the heels of that rollout, the Marshmallow update is now making its way to the device in Italy too.
Samsung began its international rollout of Marshmallow for the Galaxy S5 last month, and it's now making its way to the most widely-available SM-G900F variant of the device in Germany.
After recently upgrading its Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ to Marshmallow, Sprint has now begun upgrading the Galaxy S5 to Android 6.0.1 - but the rollout won't be complete until May 19.
Samsung has pushed the Marshmallow update to Galaxy S5 users based in Trinidad & Tobago. The update is the first outside of South Korea, Samsung's home country. More countries should follow soon.
Samsung finally started its Marshmallow rollout last month, focusing initially on its newer flagships - but the Galaxy S5 is next in line, as the update begins to make its way to older devices.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow is already rolling out to some devices, but AT&T has just got around to releasing Android 5.1.1 - which was first compiled over six months ago - for its Samsung Galaxy S5.
A week after T-Mobile's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge became the first to receive the latest Lollipop version, the carrier has now released Android 5.1.1 for Samsung's 2014 flagship, the Galaxy S5.
In a blind test conducted by Phone Arena, the Nokia Lumia 930, with its 20MP sensor, has won out over a range of high-end competitors, winning with over 6,000 votes.
Samsung has started rolling out Lollipop to its Galaxy S5 in the UK, but it appears that the firmware is based on the original Android 5.0 release - not the newer 5.0.x builds released since.
A Samsung employee has revealed details of its Android 5.0 rollout in the US, including which devices will get the update first, and hints that Samsung is pressuring carriers to speed up its release.
Android 5.0 rolled out to the Galaxy S5 earlier this month - but only in Poland and South Korea. That's all about to change, as another market is now receiving the update, with more being added soon.
The Galaxy S6, the currently unreleased flagship of Samsung, to be released early in 2015 has had yet more specs leaked, with the phone supposedly to include a 5.5-inch display along with new colours.
Samsung has confirmed that it has begun rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to its Galaxy S5, with other devices - including the Galaxy S4, Note 3 and Note 4 - getting the update next year.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has been refreshed into the Galaxy S5 Plus, receiving a chipset upgrade to the latest Snapdragon 805 which provides performance increases across the board.
A video of Android L running on the Samsung Galaxy S5 has leaked online, showing off the yet to be launched Android update skinned with Samsung's own TouchWiz UI on top.
Apple has long held the number one spot in sales, but the release of the Galaxy S5 and its variants meant that Samsung's market share of LTE smartphones in Q2 2014 greatly surpassed Apple's.
Images of an unannounced smartphone from Samsung alleged to be the Galaxy Alpha have leaked online through a Chinese social network showing the metallic device from all angles as launch draws near.
A new Samsung advert for its Galaxy S5 flagship smartphone is asking users of its ageing S3 device who use the camera heavily to upgrade, by pointing out how the S5 has superior photo-shooting powers.
A photo of what is alleged to be the Samsung Galaxy F, the rumored premium edition of the S5, in the wild has appeared online that highlights the metal frame of the handset.
Back in May I had the chance to review the Samsung Galaxy S5, and as expected the Snapdragon-equipped phone performed fantastically. Today we'll take a look at the cheaper Exynos-based variant.
Samsung has announced the Galaxy S5 mini - but with a slower processor, lower-resolution display, less RAM, smaller battery and inferior camera, the new device shares little with the larger Galaxy S5.
Samsung has announced a new variant of its Galaxy S5 today, with a Quad HD display, 3GB of RAM and LTE-Advanced support - and it's the first handset in the world to feature a Snapdragon 805 chipset.
A leaked document has revealed that development of Android 4.4.3 for the Samsung Galaxy S5 has been completed and is ready for deployment this month whereas the S4 should be good to go next month.
Multiple sources have posted new images of the unannounced Galaxy F, which is alleged to be the next flagship smartphone from Samsung with better specifications than the recently launched Galaxy S5.
According to a latest leak, Samsung may be prepping a OLED variant of its Galaxy Tab tablet under the name Galaxy Tab S, making it one of the first tablets to feature the technology.
Samsung has announced the "Master" smartphone for South Korea. It features a clamshell design that sports a design similar to the Note 3 and Galaxy S5 but with low-end specs.
Samsung announced yesterday that it would be completely "rebranding Heathrow Terminal 5 as 'Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5'" - but an airport spokesperson says Samsung is merely renting existing ad space.
The sky's the limit for Samsung's marketing machine, as the company will next week completely rebrand London Heathrow's fifth terminal as 'Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5' to promote its newest flagship.
The Galaxy S5 is packed with features, including water-resistance, heart rate sensor, fingerprint reader, 4K video recording and an all-new TouchWiz UI. But is Samsung's new flagship really any good?
Samsung has announced that a 'a limited number of Galaxy S5 devices" have a problem which causes the smartphone's camera to stop working when it shows a 'Camera Failure' error message.
Nearly two weeks after launch, new details have surfaced supporting rumors that Samsung is creating a premium version of the S5. This version would have improved specifications and a metal chasis.
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