OUR VERDICT
The Galaxy S5 does incorporate new features like water and dust resistance, a heart rate monitor and a fingerprint scanner, but the area where it loses is its design. Samsung has not done enough to make the Galaxy S5 a desirable premium smartphone.There is no compromise on performance though but we really wished that the Samsung would overhaul the build and design of its smartphones.
Samsung’s Galaxy S flagship smartphone has now reached its 5th generation and it has evolved a lot over the years. Comparing the Galaxy S5 to its predecessor, there has been a slight change in design, which entirely doesn’t mean that it has improved. There is a new chipset, a larger display and a better camera as well. But is it really worth the upgrade?
SPECIFICATIONS
- Display: 5.1 inches AMOLED with 1920x1080 resolution with Gorilla Glass 3 (432ppi)
- Battery: 2800mAh
- Storage: 16GB
- Camera: 16MP rear with LED flash, 2MP front
- SoC: Exynos 5 Octa 5422
- CPU: Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz
- GPU: Mali-T628 MP6
- RAM: 2GB
- Operating system: Android 4.4.2 with TouchWiz UI
- Connectivity: 3G, W-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 3.0 with OTG
- Heart Rate monitor, fingerprint scanner
BUILD AND DESIGN
Probably the most crucial and highly debated topic is Samsung’s design philosophy. It is true that the Korean company uses a similar design over a vast range of smartphones and that people have been complaining about the fact that Samsung has slowed down in its design department.
Probably the most crucial and highly debated topic is Samsung’s design philosophy. It is true that the Korean company uses a similar design over a vast range of smartphones and that people have been complaining about the fact that Samsung has slowed down in its design department.
The Galaxy S5 has a similar looking design as its predecessor and for a minute you won’t be able to tell the difference between a Galaxy Grand 2 and the Galaxy S5. The new flagship again has the curve design along with a chrome metal frame just like the Note 3. The display is now a 5.1-inch Full HD AMOLED display (0.1mm larger than the S4) which is probably one of the best displays on a smartphone right now. The viewing angles are great and colors are very vibrant. Below the display we have two capacitive-touch keys and one hardware home key which is also the fingerprint scanner (we shall come back to it). Above the display there are a bunch of sensors and the 2MP camera.
