Samsung Galaxy S5: an overview of the characteristics and innovations

So, Samsung showed its new flagship. Galaxy S5 - even more, more feature-rich. You should not have a negative attitude to the mobile products of this company. Manual report on more than 200 million sold smartphones Galaxy S series, and is an unconditional success. Huge advertising budgets, combined with flair to consumers' desire to do their job.

So what is this beast and how it will be of interest to users? We've put together an online presence information about a new product Samsung and lightly analyzed the main innovations and advantages of the five that make it a desirable purchase in 2014. However, to criticize the S5 also have something. Go.

We have already published a comparative table of smartphones Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5 on key parameters. In principle, these data are sufficient for the realization that, in technical terms, the new product has not made a revolution. Grow gigahertz, gigabytes, milliseconds or tenths of inches - a quantum leap not only quantitative gains.

Iron

You can congratulate yourself and everyone else happy owners of Nexus 5 - at us again top iron :)

The S5 set Snapdragon 801 2.5 GHz, which is more productive. In the chart the new chip at all udelyvaet 800-ku by almost a third. The sad thing is that all these facilities are not currently in use by any application. Synthetic tests, of course, all the show and in real life just does not feel the difference. But, of course, sparkle tsiferkami Samsung and other manufacturers of love, and the same love pontovatsya techno-users. So, everyone is happy, ask to the counter. Just do not rush. In the near future promises S5 version with some cosmic 8-core monster, and then the fans to be ahead of the rest will have to spend money again to buy.

Much more important indication of the new iron is the speed of the camera. Samsung reported almost twice as fast data processing with the device's camera. It is more interesting.

Memory

RAM - still 2 GB. This is still a margin enough for everything.

Memory - 16 or 32 GB. About 64 GB while it is not audible. Samsung is very good, because they do not change their own traditions solder in their devices expansion slots for memory cards. In this case, the slot is also in place and provides a demanding user 128 GB additional space under heavy data. All perfectly.

Camera

In place of the 13-megapixel camera 16 come megapixel with improved HDR, 4K video recording, selective focus for the blur of the background images and breakneck reaction AF in 0.3 seconds. Everything is good, but why such permits? The front camera is 2.1 megapixels. For video calls are more than enough.

Battery

Battery became even fatter and now has a capacity of 2800 mAh battery. For growing capacities is an obvious measure, and we are unlikely to see any marked difference in the smartphone operating time in normal mode. This time, Samsung has decided to make some changes in the time of the device and add a special energy-saving function, but about it later.

Data transfer

LTE Cat 4 makes unimaginable 150 Mbit / s for reception and working all over the world! It is a pity that our telecom operators in this respect far behind Samsung.

Wi-Fi the very, very latest standard, implemented in conjunction with MIMO method and the possibility of simultaneous use of LTE channel, promise to download gigabytes of slightly more than 10 seconds. Now the eyeballs scored pure smartphone with the largest memory card you can in less than 3 minutes.

Screen

Samsung continues to move the Super AMOLED displays, increasing their size gradually. At this time, delight the eye 5.1 inch vivid beauty. Resolution retained the same - 1920x1080. Therefore, slightly down-ppi figure, but in this case we are still talking about 400+ pixels per inch, which is far beyond the capabilities of the human eye. The key is that, thanks to the AMOLED and this incomprehensible to anyone new technologies with crazy names came to realize steep energy saving system.

Dimensions

It is clear that increasing the diagonal led to an increase in the physical size of the body. S5 added 5.2 mm high, 2.7 mm wide and 0.2 mm became thicker. Very sorry for pretty women, whose hands are not always able to comfortably use even 4-inch smartphones. Supply increased by 15 grams, however, taking into account the size of the device, according to witnesses, were holding it in your hand, it seems very easy. The back cover feels resembles a hybrid of rubber and leather, and further involves the replacement on design options from third-party manufacturers.

MOST INTERESTING INNOVATIONS

Well, here we got to the innovations through which you can justify the appearance of this smartphone.

adaptive screen - a wide brightness range from super-dim 2 cd / m² to blinding 500 cd / m².

Ultra Power Saving mode - when the charge drops to 10%, FIVE can work even 24 hours in standby mode. This was made possible thanks to the above-mentioned adaptive screen, thanks to the type used AMOLED matrix, as well as software, makes this super-computer to normal phone. It cuts down all but the GSM module, but it works for a long time.

Wireless charger - it appeared, built-in, but the station is purchased, as usual, separately.

Protection against water and dust — IP67 in all its splendor. If you look at the specification, the first digit "6" means "dust-proof, dust can not get into the unit, complete protection against contact." The second digit "7" means "short-term immersion to a depth of 1 meter, with short-term water immersion misses the quantities of disruptive devices, constant work in submerged mode is not It supposed to be. " At the presentation it was said that testing water resistance still not worth it, and it makes sense. If you are told that your forehead can withstand a direct clash with the concrete, it's not a reason to seek immediate wall.

The fingerprint scanner - Yes! We still wait for the normal implementation of the coolest features on non-Apple device. Reading takes place by movement of the finger on the button «Home» from the top down. Scenarios for the use of standard - Unlock purchase.

Protection of children - Samsung went on Google and found not only the profiles of users with customizable rights and full parental control system with pre-selection of applications and functions to which the child will have access.

pulsometer - a dubious decision, but "the world's first smartphone with a pulse sensor." It placed on the back, under the camera. To be honest, for such things seems appropriate to use some bracelet, and the data displayed on the smartphone. However, Samsung, of course, know better.

in total

All these software have the bells and whistles and the consequences. Samsung is still the leader in the number of memory parameters, which eats the device for their needs. By purchasing a 16 GB model, be prepared for the fact that you will be available only with a small 7 gigabytes. However, there is a memory card.

What do you think? Personally, I like a Nexus 5, the mixed feelings of the owner. On the one hand, protection from moisture and dust, fingerprints, power-saving mode - it krutota. On the other hand, IPS-matrix somehow better looks. I like to stock Android, I do not like TouchWiz and that an increasing weighting of their own software, and if you reflash almost all proprietary development products will not be available. Do not forget about the price, because most optimistic $ 600, which are easily converted into € 600, in conjunction margins sellers will buy the expected new Nexus (which is no longer Nexus 5, and the next), and more money left to eat well a month. Your verdict?