Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung Galaxy S5 (2014) review

Android OS v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

2 GB / 16 GB

5.1 inches 1080 x 1920 px

The Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900) smartphone released in 2014. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC chipset, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 runs on Android OS v4.4.2 (KitKat) out of the box. It comes with a Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery. It features a 5.1 inches AMOLED display with 1080 x 1920 px resolution. The AMOLED technology is widely used for smartphones because of their gorgeous color reproduction abilities and very deep blacks.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900) specifications

Brand

Samsung

Name

Galaxy S5

Type

SM-G900

Rating

★

★

★

★

★

Rated

4

/

5

based on

41

user votes.

Launch

2014

Body

Weight

145 g

Dimensions

142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm

Colors

charcoal blackcopper goldelectric blueshimmery white

SIM type

Micro SIM

System

The Samsung Galaxy S5 runs on Android OS v4.4.2 (KitKat) out of the box, but the Galaxy S5's firmware can be upgraded to a newer version of OS.

OS

Android OS v4.4.2 (

KitKat

)

Chipset

Qualcomm

Snapdragon

801 MSM8974AC

CPU

Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400

GPU

Adreno 330

Display

The screen size is in inches, from corner to corner diagonal. The 5.1-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels supports multi-touch.

Technology

Super

AMOLED

Size

5.1 inches

Resolution

1080 x 1920 px

Multitouch

yes

Memory

The smartphone's memory (2 GB) cannot be expanded, but the storage (16 GB) can be expanded with a microSD card.

RAM

2 GB

Internal storage

16 GB

External storage

microSD

Camera

The camera of the Samsung Galaxy S5 is equipped with autofocus. Autofocus is a camera feature that fine-tunes the focus of the camera, it is a nice feature of this smartphone.

Front camera

2 MP

Rear camera

16 MP5312 x 2988 px

autofocus

Flash

LED

Connectivity

Galaxy S5 is 3G and 4G capable. This smartphone has a built-in GPS receiver. GPS is a satellite based navigation system that allows the determination of the exact geographical location on Earth. The Galaxy S5 comes with Near Field Communications (NFC) functionality for transferring content with other NFC-enabled devices. This Samsung smartphone has FM radio receiver.

GSM

850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Mobile network

2G / 3G / 4G

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Bluetooth

v4.0,

A2DP

, LE

GPS

A-GPS,

GLONASS

, Beidou

NFC

yes

FM radio

yes

USB

USB host

Audio

3.5 mm jack

Battery

The Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery gives the smartphone a good battery backup. This is a low maintenance battery. No periodic discharge is needed and charging can be done at random.

Type

Li-Ion 2800 mAh

Features

The smartphone sensor measures physical quantities and transmits them to the application processor. The accelerometer of a mobile phone is a built-in electronic component that can measure inclination and movement. The proximity sensor detects when the user brings the phone close to their face during a call and turns off the display to prevent key presses and the display from draining battery power.

Sensors

accelerometerbarometercompassgesturegyroscopeheart rateproximity

Specials

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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