It is the year's most anticipated mobile and has finally arrived in the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. After months of rumors, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is now official, and comes with some of the developments that were expected. More power, more screen and a more careful design , and improve their relationship with water.
Galaxy S5 depth review-Design and Display
The screen is one of the juiciest news of the new Samsung Galaxy S5. FHD is a Super AMOLED panel with Full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080) , the same as its predecessor.
In this case, the Koreans have considered it sufficient resolution for the screen of a phone. What has increased is the panel size, reaching 5.1 inches diagonally . With this information we obtain a density of 431 dots per inch, still well above what is assumed that the human eye can detect.Another important change is the water resistance. E l Samsung Galaxy S5 is waterproof according to IP67 standard. This means that not only can withstand splashes but little depth can dive up to 30 minutes without damage this will cause. The sealed housing is complemented with a plastic closure in place of the MicroUSB port.
Another jump S5 quality is found in the materials. 's rear casing material changes, and adopts a rugged touch that improves feel and grip of the phone, and keep it from slipping in your hand or on a flat surface . The color has also reached the top of the Galaxy range, but with sobriety. A total of four different options: black, white, blue and gold.
Galaxy S5 depth review -Power and memory
Phone Power has increased significantly, and now features a quad-core processor and 2.5 GHz It's a huge amount of power for a mobile phone, ensuring you will have no problem to the screen and applications function properly. Along with this chip found 2 GB of RAM.
Galaxy S5 depth review-Camera and Multimedia
The camera is one of the aspects that most Koreans like to take care, and S5 had to be special. has a captor of 16 megapixels with a new auto focus in principle faster. Speed is one of the figures that boasts this phone, also on camera. It is assumed that the AF could take a photo in 0.3 seconds .
But cameras of mobile phones, even the highest ranges have limitations because there is very little space. That is especially important software accompanying the captor. S5 in the Galaxy find real-time processing of HDR , with what we got amazing pictures.
The camera interface has changed and generally simplified operation. In addition, all effects applied to photos can be implemented after the decision, so do not worry too much about it at the time of taking the photo. On the front we find the secondary camera dedicated to video calls and self-portraits, with a resolution of 2.1 megapixels.
The Galaxy S5 find some of the news we expected, as the bio metric sensor button. do not use it to protect anyone who does not want to print. can set up to three authorized users. This sensor can also be used for digital authorize payments through PayPal.
Galaxy S5 depth review - Operating System and Applications
With the operating system no surprises were expected and has not been. Samsung continues to rely on Android for its flagship phones, and in the case of the Galaxy S5 come with the latest version:
Android 4.2.2 Kit Kat . This ecosystem is accessed most popular services as Google Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, Google, Google+, Google Settings, Hangouts, Maps, Play Books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Movie & TV Play, Play Music, Play Store, Voice Search and YouTube.
It is also the gateway to the largest application market, Google Play. Here you find more than one million titles of different developers, and do not miss any of the most popular apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp, Telegram or Line.
But it is not the only sensor that face our fingers on this phone. In the back, next to the camera, we found a second camera, aimed not take pictures, but check our pulse and sends it to a number of applications. Uses for this device are varied, from controlling our health to improve in the sport.
But the launch of the S5 is not focused on the technical characteristics of the product, but much more in the accompanying software. One of the most interesting developments is called "Kids Mode". This is a suite which can be accessed easily in the event we share our phones with a child. Upon activation, some of the options that can be dangerous for children or for the phone in her hands. Some applications specifically designed for younger also arise.
Safety is also important in this terminal, it has been shown how the biometric sensor. With it you can also access what Koreans call "Private Mode" or privately. This function can block a number of contents of the phone memory that can be accessed only after passing a safety filter.
Galaxy S5 depth review - Connectivity
It is the only wireless I found the Bluetooth 4.0 is present mainly to connect to other devices such as the bracelet Samsung Galaxy Fit Gear , which has also been submitted to the time the phone. Nor could I miss the NFC connectivity. As for the physical connections are the Micro USB port, which is already 3.0, and headphone jack
Autonomy and Availability
S5 battery has not experienced a breakthrough, at least in regard to the power. has a stack of 2,800 milli amps. What if it looks like it has improved phone performance with respect to this, and both their real autonomy.
The figure offers Samsung is 320 hours standby and 21 hours talk or navigation. Which battery lasts really determined and how users use the phone, but representatives of the brand have dared to speak of three days actual use. It is more than what we are used with almost all smartphones in the market, especially the high end, but we can not take seriously this autonomy until we test ourselves.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is available in April, but the brand has not yet disclosed the price it will have on each of the countries. It is common for this item to be reserved manufacturers in the presentations of the terminals, and that at the time of distributing the phones and put price, telephone operators in each country have much to say.