Apple and Samsung admit smartphone faults

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Samsung has confirmed a camera glitch affecting a limited number of Galaxy S5 phones, while there's also a fault affecting the sleep/wake button on some iPhone 5S devices

Less than a month after Samsung's new flagship smartphone – the Galaxy S5 – arrived in the UK, it has been revealed that a "very limited" number of handsets have shipped with a faulty camera.

In a statement to Reuters, the Korean manufacturer confirmed reports of a glitch affecting some S5s that told users the camera – one of the handset's acclaimed features – had failed.

It hasn't been confirmed if anyone in the UK has been affected by the issue, but a spokesperson did say the problem had been reported in the US and a number of other countries.

In our review of the four-star handset, we said: "The S5 is fast, powerful and the slickest Galaxy phone yet: but it’s not the best for audio or video and doesn’t quite have that wow factor."

Pete Hayman

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