Samsung most awaited smartphone Galaxy S5 SM-G900H is now available in India. The Indian version was powered by Octa core processor running on Android KitKat 4.4 over a 5.1 inch screen with FHD resolution.The box contains the handset, user manual, data cable, travel charger, earphone, earphone ear plug cap and battery of 2800 mAh capacity.
There is nothing new with reference to the design, it looks like any other Samsung smartphone, however there are some new features included. I got the shimmery white color handset for the review. There are dotted textures on the rear and the same is also replicated on the front panel. The handset is pretty light weight at 136 grams with battery.
Build quality and finishing is very good and because of the dimensions – 72.62 x 141.79 x 8.20 mm handset is comfortable to hold. Like most of the Samsung handset the S5 also comes with 3 navigation buttons – 2 touch buttons and a dedicated physical button in the centre. On the Samsung Galaxy S5 the middle physical navigational button doubles up as the finger print scanner.
The power button is on the right, volume rockers on the left and the USB 3.0 port at the bottom. An infrared port and 3.5mm audio jack are placed on the top side. There is a mic at the bottom near USB 3.0 and another on the top next to the infrared port. The USB port comes with a cover to seal off the ports to prevent dust / water from entering. The handset is IP67 certified its water resistant, but not waterproof. On the back cover under there is a rubber strip that seals off certain exposed area of the hardware like the battery, SIM/micro SD card slot etc to prevent water from entering into those areas. This is a single SIM handset and you need a micro SIM card.
The screen is super AMOLED of size 5.1 inches. The color reproduction and viewing angles are just great. The screen supports FHD 1920px x 1080px resolution. There are accelerometer, light, proximity, magnetic, gyro and pressure sensors. Touch is very smooth and responsive.
The Galaxy S5 runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. There is micro SD card slot that supports up to 64GB/128GB external cards. Apps cannot be installed on the external storage. Of the 2GB RAM, 889MB is available on the first boot and of the 16GB storage about 11 GB is available as storage for apps and user data storage. You can connect external pendrives using the OTG cable, OTG is supported.
Key Features Of SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 SM-G900H
- Adonis Prime2 (Quad 1.9 GHz + Quad 1.3 GHz) + XMM6360 Processor
- IP67 Certificated Dust and Water Resistant
- Ultra Power Saving Mode
- Ultra HD video Recording
- Fast Auto Focus
- Selective Focus
- Android KitKat v4.4.2 OS
- Heart Rate Sensor
- Finger Scanner
- 16 MP Primary Camera
