by Samsung had long dominated the Android market and with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S5, they saw that dominance falter slightly.
Having faced severe backlash for making their flagship phones with plastic bodies, everyone had hoped that the S5 would see a shift to more premium materials, unfortunately, this was not the case.
Despite a disappointing design, Samsung used the S5 to a introduce fingerprint scanner and waterproofing to their Galaxy range, features that would reappear on the S7 and S7 Edge.
THE GOOD
The Galaxy S5 excels at all the important things – it came with Android 4.4 (KitKat) at launch (the OS is upgradable to Android 6.0) ; a bright, beautiful display; quad-core processor; and a great camera experience.
THE BAD
The Galaxy S5 is a minor upgrade over the Galaxy S4. The fingerprint scanner is hit-and-miss, and the heart-rate monitor is a niche feature which you’ll hardly ever use.
THE VERDICT
Despite being two years old, the S5 has some specs internals and continues to hold up well against today’s mid-range smartphones.
Samsung Galaxy S5 specifications
| Network | LTE Cat.4 (150/50Mbps) |
| Display | 5.1” FHD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080) |
| AP | 2.5GHz Quad core application processor |
| OS | Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat) |
| Camera | 16MP (rear), 2.0MP (front) |
| Video | UHD@30fps, HDR, video stabilisation
Video Codec : H.263, H.264(AVC), MPEG4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, MP43, WMV7, WMV8, VP8 Video Format: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| Audio | Audio Codec : MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC
Audio Format: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA |
| Camera Features | HDR (Rich tone), Selective Focus, Virtual Tour Shot, Shot&More |
| Additional Features | IP67 Dust and water Resistant
Ultra Power Saving Mode Download Booster S Health 3.0 Quick Connect Private Mode Kids Mode |
| Google Mobile Services | Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, Google, Google+, Google Settings, Hangouts, Maps, Play Books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Play Movie & TV, Play Music, Play Store, Voice Search, YouTube |
| Connectivity | WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac HT80, MIMO(2×2)
Bluetooth®: 4.0 BLE ANT+ USB: USB 3.0 NFC IR Remote |
| Sensor | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Hall, RGB ambient light, Gesture(IR), Finger Scanner, Heart rate sensor |
| Memory | RAM: 2GB
Internal Memory: 16/32GB microSD slot upto 128GB |
| Dimension | 142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1mm, 145g |
| Battery | 2800mAh
Standby time: 390 hrs / Talk time: 21 hrs |
