Samsung Galaxy S5 Review

Samsung Galaxy S5 Price-Rates in Pakistan :

PKR : 55,000 (~550$) (without warranty)

PKR : 61,000 (~600$) (with warranty)

Overview : 

Samsung Galaxy S5 is the latest high end smart phone addition to the very famous Galaxy series. Samsung Galaxy S5 is currently the best Samsung's Android powered smart phone. The new Galaxy S5 features a 5.1 inches 1080X1920 full HD Super-Amoled display with Gorilla Glass 3 on top, Galaxy S5 comes in two different processors, The Exynos 5 5422 (Octa Core) and Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (Quad Core). Galaxy S5 is packed with 2GB DDR3 RAM, 16 GB or 32 GB internal storage and micro SD expandable storage upto 128 GB. The 16MP camera of the Galaxy S5 is also one of its kind and is capable of taking some descent images even in low light conditions. The camera on Galaxy S5 is capable of doing video recording of 2160p@30fps that is 4k video resolution. The Galaxy S5 is running on the latest Android version that is Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). Powering the Galaxy S5 is a lithium ion 2800 mAh battery which will give you a talk time of 21 hours on 3G, which means your phone will last you at least a day or more on a single charge. Some of the main key features on the Galaxy S5 are Fingerprint scanner, IP67 certified  - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes, IR blaster and heart rate sensor.

Specs :

Display	5.1 Inches Super AMOLED, Capacitive Touch Screen, 16 Million Colors, Multi touch upto 10 Fingers
Processor	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801, Quad Core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 (LTE 4G Model) or Exynos 5 Octa 5422, Quad Core 1.9 GHz Cortex A15 & quad Core 1.3 GHz Cortex A7
GPU (Graphic Processor)	Adreno 330 (LTE Model) or Mali-T628 MP6
OS	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
RAM	2 GB (DDR3)
Battery	Lithium Ion – 2800 mAh  -Talk Time up to 21 Hours -Music Play up to 67 Hours -Screen on Time upto 5 Hours
Internal Storage	16/32 GB
Expandable Storage	Via Micro SD Slot upto 128 GB
Camera	16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, -1/2.6'' sensor size -1.12 µm pixel size -Dual Shot -geo-tagging -touch focus -face and smile detection -image stabilization -HDR
Video Recording	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps -Simultaneous HD video and image recording -dual-video rec. -HDR
Front Camera	2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
SIM Card	Single SIM, Micro SIM
Wifi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB	microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB (OTG) On-the-go, USB Host
Other Features	- Wireless charging -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll -Air gestures
Dimensions	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)

Display :

As stated earlier, the GS5 offers a 5.1 inches Super AMOLED full-HD high definition capacitive touchscreen supporting 16 millions colors at 1080 x 1920 Resolutions having ppi density of (~432 Pixels per inch). The display on the GS5 produces sharp and punchy images full of details. The colors on the screen are nice with high contrast but are rather more punchy than being accurate which is not a bad thing but they are not as natural as of some other phones (take LG G2 for example). Some might say that the ppi density of Galaxy S5 is lower than Galaxy S4, so does that mean that the display on the Galaxy S4 is better? The answer is NO. You will hardly find any difference in both phone's screens. The display on the Galaxy S5 in some what better than the old Galaxy S4, with better outdoor visibility, less reflective and more brightness. To some things up, the Display on the GS5 is slightly better than its older brother GS4.

Our Rating : 9.5/10

Camera :

The camera on the GS5 is one of the best camera that you can find in a Smart Phone. Capturing still images or recording videos, the GS5 gets the job done in style. The GS5 offers a 16 MP camera (1/2.6'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size) that capture still images at 5312 x 2988 pixels and records video at 2160p@30fps (4k Resolution), 1080p@60fps (Full-HD), 720p@120fps (HD) resolutions. The phone has some some in build photo capturing modes such as Beauty face, Dramatic Shot, HDR (Rich Tone), Panorama and more that will make your images look more cool and will make photography easy on your phone. The images taken form the GS5 are full of details with natural and accurate colors.

Our Rating : 10/10

Performance : 

Powering the GS5 is a Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (Quad-core 2.5 GHz, Krait 400) processor Samsung Galaxy SM-G900F (OR) Exynos 5 Octa 5422 (Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) processor Samsung Galaxy SM-G900H, and Adreno 330 (OR) Mali-T628 MP6 GPU's respectively. Both processors are very powerful and will handle your normal day to day tasks and intense heavy games quite easily, both will run almost all the games with no issues what so ever but the Samsung Galaxy SM-G900F has the slight upper hand in the overall performance with its all 8-cores running simultaneous unlike the previous GS4. Backing up this is a 2GB DDR3 RAM which means you can install as many apps as you want with no worries.

Antutu Benchmark Results : 

Samsung Galaxy SM-G900F = 38,580Samsung Galaxy SM-G900H = 36,018

The Goods : 

-5.1" 16M-color 1080p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

-Android OS v4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz

-Powerful Processors

-Lots Of RAM (2GB)

-Outstanding Camera

-Large Battery 2,800mAh

-Smart gestures
-Infrared Blaster on top for remote control

-NFC

-Wifi

-Bluetooth

-3G & 4G Support

The Bads : 

-No dedicated Camera Button

-Low Speaker Sound