Samsung Galaxy S5: Things you need to know

About Samsung Galaxy S5:

Samsung has brought a great revolution in the Smart phone segment. In fact, Samsung created a platform of innovation and uniqueness for all the players in this category. In the last two years, it has created a great competition for players like Sony, iPhone, Blackberry, etc… Samsung has been consistently coming up with new and unique offerings in its Smartphone segment. They are launching their smartphones so speedily that by the time it is available with the masses, it immediately launches a new smartphone altogether. Samsung recently launched next smartphone Galaxy S5 on 11^th April 2014 worldwide. The company has worked immensely on the designing, functioning, features, looks and technical specifications of Samsung Galaxy S5.

Detailed understanding: Samsung Galaxy S5

1. Body and Design: Galaxy S5 is an immediate successor of Galaxy S4. Hence, the design of S5 matches to a great extent with S4. Galaxy S5 is made up of polycarbonate chassis with a trim metallic look. The rear cover of this smartphone can be removed easily. The rear cover of this touch screen smart phone is made up of a soft plastic of a higher quality which ensures grip in holding. Galaxy S5 measures to 5.6 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches and weighs around 145 grams.

2. Operating System and Processor: The OS and processor of Samsung Galaxy S5 are the latest ones available across all the smartphones. Galaxy S5 runs on the operating System Android KitKat v.4.4.2. It includes an advanced processor namely Quad Core 2.5 GHz and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset.

3. Memory: Samsung Galaxy S5 has a slot for memory card which supports memory upto 128 GB. The phone is available with both 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory feature supporting a 2GB RAM.

4. Battery and Battery Life: Samsung Galaxy S5 has Li – Ion 2800 mAH battery which gives a talk time of 21 hours from one single charge. Due to graphics and several apps, the device might tend to consume few battery charges as well. It has a stand time capacity of 390 hours. The best part about battery is that it has an in-built feature termed as “Ultra Power Saving”. By selecting this mode, the phone reduces battery consumption and enables the user to experience long benefits from their smartphone.

5. Display: The display of Samsung Galaxy S5 is outstanding. With a 5.1 inch screen size, the smartphone supports a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The screen is multi – touch and is protected with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 cover, more specifically TouchWiz UI. The screen type is Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen.

6. Connectivity: Samsung Galaxy S5 has excellent connectivity features. It supports GPRS, EDGE and wireless connectivity i.e. WI - FI. It also connects via Bluetooth v.4.0 and USB v. 3.0. USB supports sharing and transfer of files.

7. Camera: The 16 MP camera Smart Phone gives efficient clarity and result after clicking images. It size of pixel is 5312 x 2988. It supports LED flash and phase detection auto focus functions. The front camera supports 2 MP effects.