Samsung Galaxy S5 – First Impressions

Samsung released one of their most famous products, Samsung Galaxy S5, to compete with Apple iPhone 5S. I want to introduce you my first impressions about this smartphone.

DESIGN

I don’t see any big change on S5 compared to S4. S5 is beautiful but it is not enough to make you exited like HTC One or iPhone 5S.

SPECS

If you don’t like S5’s design, don’t worry, you will feel better when you see S5’s specs, it’s really a strong smartphone.

Network

    LTE Cat.4 (150/50Mbps)

Display

    5.1” FHD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080), 432 ppi

Dimension

    142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1mm, 145g

OS

    Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Memory

    RAM : 2GB

    16/32GB User Memory + microSD slot (up to 128GB)  

Connectivity

    WiFi : 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac VHT80, MIMO(2x2)

    Download Booster (LTE + WiFi simultaneous reception)

    NFC, Bluetooth®: 4.0 BLE / ANT+

    USB 3.0

    IrLED

    This device supports a USB 3.0 interface as well as lower versions of USB, including

    USB 2.0. A USB 2.0 compatible cable is included in the package. A USB 3.0

    compatible cable is not included in the package, and may be purchased separately.

Camera

    Main(Rear) : 16MP (1/2.6”, Phase Detection AF)

    Sub (Front) : 2.0MP (1920 x 1080, Wide-angle lens )

Camera Features

    HDR (Rich tone), Selective Focus, Virtual Tour Shot

Battery

    2800mAh

DISPLAY

S5’s super amoled screen is vibrant, bright and smooth… it can fulfill all your requirements about watch video, images or play games… S5’s screen is one of the best screen on smartphone I have ever known.

PERFORMANCE

Samsung uses CPU Samsung Exynos 8 cores on S5 and the result is we have a super strong and fast smartphone, you can do many things with this configuration. S5 scored 24079 in Quadrant and 38301 in AnTuTu (compared to 11746 and 22678 for HTC One). If you are a big fan of game, S5 is best choice.

BATTERY

Samsung equips a 2800mAh battery for S5, it’s enough to run through a day, you can switch to ultra power saving mode to have a longer using time. I think S5’s battery meets demand of most of users.

CONCLUSION

Samsung Galaxy S5 is a good smartphone, its specs is incredible, it can fulfill all your requirements, S5’s screen is good, its camera is one of the best camera on smartphone. If you buy a S5, it will not disappoint you.