Need to upgrade
While most Samsung Galaxy S5 users all over the world have Android 5.0 Lollipop running on their devices, the need to upgrade to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop has become imperative given the impending release of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow. If users don’t upgrade their OS, they would not be able to enjoy the latest tweaks and apps that shall come with the latest OS.
Samsung has already released the final Android Lollipop update to many of its devices including the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 Edge, the Galaxy Note 4, the Galaxy Grand Prime, the Galaxy Mega 2, the Galaxy J1, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and the Galaxy Core Prime, among several others.
While there have been reports initially that the Samsung Galaxy S5 would be skipping the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop firmware update by going straight to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, T-Mobile proved the rumors wrong by rolling out the firmware update to Galaxy S5 under its fold in July.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is the epitome and the last of the Korean tech giant’s plastic phone hardware. With the metal unibody of the Samsung Galaxy S6, it seems like the fascination of Samsung for plastic is over.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is now being offered for as low as $300 on eBay, which is significantly cheaper from the smartphone’s introductory price when it came out in 2014.
The handsets are reportedly unlocked AT&T models, so buyers can use them on other GSM networks. The phone is available in black, blue, white, and gold colors but the gold is already sold out.