Samsung Galaxy S5 Review

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Android (4.4.2)
• Dimensions:
  • 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches (142 x 72.5 x 8.1)
• Weight:
  • 5.11 oz (145 g)
    the average is 4.8 oz (136 g)
• Rugged:
  • • Water, Dust resistant
  • IP certified:
    • IP 67

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 5.1 inches
• Resolution:
  • 1080 x 1920 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 432 ppi
• Technology:
  • Super AMOLED
• Touchscreen:
  • • Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 16 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Aperture size:
    • F2.2
  • Camera sensor size:
    • 1/2.5"
  • Features:
    • Autofocus, Phase detection autofocus, Touch to focus, Manual focus, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
• Camcorder:
  • • 3840x2160 (4K) (30 fps)
  • Features:
    • Digital image stabilization, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 2.1 megapixels

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC
• Processor:
  • Quad core, 2500 MHz, Krait 400
• Graphics processor:
  • • Adreno 330
• System memory:
  • 2048 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 16 GB
• Maximum User Storage:
  • 10.7 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GB

BATTERY

• Talk time:
  • 21.00 hours
    the average is 12 h (738 min)
• Stand-by time:
  • 16.2 days (390 hours)
    the average is 21 days (497 h)
• Capacity:
  • 2800 mAh

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
  • • Google Chrome
• Built-in online services support:
  • YouTube (upload), Picasa/Google+

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• Data:
  • LTE Cat4 Downlink 150 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS
• Navigation:
  • Turn-by-turn navigation

Samsung isn’t shy when it comes to loading its top-of-the-range phones with headline-grabbing specs, and the Galaxy S5 is no different. Centre stage is its quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor, which runs at a blistering 2.5GHz. This chip, paired with 2GB of RAM, means the phone shouldn’t have any bother smoothly running any app you throw at it. One thing to note: it isn’t 64-bit – that’s probably going to be a feature of next year’s Samsung flagship.

The phone comes with Android 4.4 KitKat and a new version of Samsung’s TouchWiz interface. There’s no word yet on whether or not a stock Android Google Play or Nexus edition will be be available.

Meanwhile, a 2800mAh battery should give the S5 enough juice to easily last a day (Samsung claims 21 hours of talk time), and as with previous Galaxy S phones it’s swappable.

You also get a choice between 16GB and 32GB of expandable storage (you can add up to 64GB extra via microSD), and there’s a microUSB 3.0 port for quick transfer speeds.

On the connectivity front, there’s both 4G LTE (supporting the speedy Category 4) and fifth generation Wi-Fi 802.11ac and 2X2 MiMo, plus a feature called Download Booster which uses both Wi-Fi and 4G simultaneously to download files more speedily.

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