Samsung Galaxy S5
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is an upgrade to the Galaxy S4 and was Samsungs top leading Smartphone as of then. Galaxy S5 came packed with a lot of high-tech features, such as a fingerprint scanner which is positioned at the homescreen, making it easier for users to make PayPal payments and secure their device. It also comes with cool fitness and health apps.
The then flagship galaxy S5 runs the latest version of Android on a quad-core processor featuring brilliant cameras, a wider display and a notable battery capacity. This device is also very light and thin, measuring 142 X 72.5 X 8.1 mm and weigh 145 grams. It comes in four stunning colors, copper gold, electric blue, shimmery white and charcoal black, available in 16GB and 32GB models.
Display And Camera
Compared to the Galaxy S4, Samsung galaxy S5 received a slight display upgrade, it came with a 5.1 inch super AMOLED capacitive touch screen (1080 X 1920 pixels), that’s +0.1 inch, still protected by corning gorilla glass 3.
It features a 16MP autofocus camera (5312 X 2988 pixels) with ½.6 sensor size, LED flash, phase detection, dual shot, face & smile detection, touch focus, HDR, image stabilization, 2160p HD video. Also, it has a front-facing 1080p HD 2MP camera featuring dual video call.
Hardware And Software
Samsung galaxy S5 works on Android OS, v4.4.2 kitkat, operating on a quad-core 2.5GHz krait 400 processor. It has a 2GB RAM size, 16/32GB internal memory and 128GB memory card support. The galaxy S5 features a fingerprint sensor which is built-in the homescreen, this feature enables users make PayPal payments and unlock their galaxy S5 with just a swipe of their finger.
The battery capacity of Samsung galaxy S5 is also an upgrade to its predecessor, it added a 200mAH to the 2600mAH battery of the Galaxy S4 (giving the S5 an impressive Li-Ion 2800mAH battery).
Internet And Connectivity
The Galaxy S5 came with a single micro-SIM support, offering up to 150mbps of download speed via 4G LTE, it also features 2G & 3G networks, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi direct, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, DLNA, dual-band, Bluetooth 4.0 (with EDR, A2DP, LE), NFC, USB 3.0 (USB host, USB on-the-go), A-GPS, GPRS/EDGE, HTML 5 browser.
Design And Body
Samsung galaxy S5 is totally water and dust resistant. Weighing 145 g and measuring 142 X 72.5 X 8.1 mm. it can be obtained in four colors; charcoal black, electric blue, shimmery white and copper gold.
Other Specs
- Sensors: Accelerometer, compass, proximity, heart rate, gesture, gyro, barometer
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, IM, EMAIL, PUSH EMAIL, RSS
- Radio support: NO
- Java support: YES (MIDP emulator)
- Wireless charging
- S-voice
- 50GB cloud storage
- Music player: MP3, WMA, eAAc+, WAV, FLAC
- Video player: MP4, WMV, DivX, H.263, H.264, XviD
- Image viewer and editor
- Document viewer
- TV out
- Gmail, Gtalk, Google search
- Battery capacity: 2800mAH | (Talktime) up to 21 h | (Standby) up to 390 h | (Music play) up to 67 h
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also known as Samsung galaxy S5 plus SM-G9O1F is a slight upgrade to the then popular flagship Galaxy S5. It runs on Android version 4.4 kitkat with a quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM. The display is still the same as the predecessor, a 5.1 inch touchscreen under the precious protection of corning gorilla glass 3.
Body And Design
The Samsung galaxy S5 plus is available in charcoal black, shimmery white, copper gold, electric blue colors. It’s 8.1mm thin and weighs 145 grams which is pretty light for a 5.1 inch device. The design of the galaxy S5 plus is no different from the flagship galaxy S5, they look very much alike and yes, it’s dust and water proofed.
Display And Camera
We couldn’t ask for a better display and camera on the galaxy S5 plus, it features a 5.1 inch super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen offering 1080 X 1920 pixels resolution (432ppi). The back camera is a 16MP with LED flash, phase detection, autofocus, dual-shot, touch focus, HDR and so many other amazing camera features. A 2MP is located at the front for selfies, with up to 1080p HD video. The front camera features dual video call.
Software And Performance
Running on Android v4.4 kitkat with a super fast 2.5GHz quad-core processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon 805), the overall performance of Samsung galaxy S5 plus will be overwhelming (the gaming experience will be awesome).
It provides a 2GB RAM, available in 16/32GB model which is expandable up to 128GB on microSD card. The 2800mAh battery of the galaxy S5 plus is expected to last up to 75 hours on music play and 20 hours on talktime (3G).
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus Specs
- Weight: 145 grams
- Dimensions: 142 X 72.5 X 8.1 mm
- Colors: Charcoal black, Electric blue, Copper Gold, Shimmery white
- SIM: Single micro-SIM
- Display: 5.1 super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (1080 X 1920 pixels)
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Dust and Water resistant
- OS: Android v4.4.2 kitkat
- Processor: 2.5GHz quad-core krait 450
- RAM: 2GB
- Memory status: 16/32GB built-in, up to 128GB via microSD card, 50GB cloud storage
- Back camera: 16MP, LED flash, dual shot, autofocus
- Front camera: 2MP, dual video call
- Battery: Li-Ion 2800mAh
- Wireless charging
- Networks: 2G, 3G, 4G (up to 300mbps)
- Bluetooth 4.0, EDR, A2DP, LE, apt-X
- USB 3.0
- NFC
- WLAN: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi hotspot
- GPS: A-GPS, GLONASS
- Java MIDP emulator
- Music & Video player
- Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack
- Photo & Video editor
- Document viewer
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
You might already know that all Samsung galaxy S line of Smartphones has its mini version. These mini versions are meant for people desiring to operate the main model but couldn’t afford it; it gives them a taste of the main Smartphone.
The Samsung galaxy S5 mini is a lower version of Samsung galaxy S5. The S5 mini is available as Samsung SM-G800F / Samsung SM-G800H and as expected it’s cheaper than the parent device.
Samsung galaxy S5 mini weighs 120 grams making it a very light device, it features a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a 720 X 1280 pixels resolution. It’ll be offering a 1.5GB RAM, 16GB ROM expandable to 64GB. The galaxy S5 mini runs Android latest v4.4 kitkat on a 1.4GHz quad-core processor.
Looking at the cameras, it’ll support an 8MP back camera + a LED flash with cool features such as touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection and so on. Also, it has a front-facing 2.1MP camera with 1080p HD video.
Samsung galaxy S5 mini offer users shimmery white, electric blue, charcoal black and copper gold colors to choose from.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Specs
- (Weight) 120 grams
- (Dimensions) 131.1 X 64.8 X 9.1 mm
- 4.5-inch super AMOLED touchscreen (1280 X 720 pixels)
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- TouchWiz UI
- Android OS v4.4 (kitkat)
- 1.4GHz quad-core processor
- 1.5GB RAM, 16GB ROM, 64GB memory card
- 8-megapixels camera / 2.1-megapixels camera
- (Sensors) heart rate, compass, gyro, proximity
- 2100mAH battery capacity
- Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi direct, dual-band, DLNA
- 2G, 3G, 4G networks
- NFC for 4G LTE models
- USB v2.0
- Bluetooth v4.0 with LE, A2DP, EDR
- A-GPS support
- (Media players) MP3, MP4, DivX, WAV, XviD, eAAc+, WMA, MMV, FLAC, H.263. H.264
- Google & Social Apps
- (Colors) Shimmery white, Charcoal black, Electric blue, Copper gold