GALAXY S5 :What we
finally got!
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| What everyone hoped and expected! |
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After almost a year ,we finally have the brand new (really?)
Galaxy S5. But is it good enough to have
the 'S5' badge?. Or did all the hype kill the most expected Star to the new
galaxy S family ?. We shall look into all these things in this blog and its not
a review because i havent used the device .
I would say that we sky rocketed out imagination which was to
good to be true. Lets analyse fact vs fiction mathematically . Lets analyse each major component of the device Ro(Rumour) vs
WVG(WhatWeGot) mathematically weighing RO VS WVG on a scale of 0 to 5.
Lets start from the heart of the device and grow inside out.
1)PROCESSOR AND RAM:
RO:
When Apple
showcased their ultrafast 64bit processor, it was sure that Samsung would hit
back with the same method. A Snapdragon 805
with an adreno 420 GPU or Samsung’s own Exynos 6 was expected to power the S5
and push it to the top of benchmarking charts. Galaxy S4 had 2 giggs of RAM,
Note 3 3 giggs and a minimum of 3 giggs is what everyone would expect
WVG: Disappointment!.
Just a minor upgrade. A Snapdragon 801 quad core processor humming at 2.5GHZ and
shocking downgrade to 2GB of RAM .Though
this dosent put the S5 anywhere behind the competition but , it won’t be the
fastest either.
SCORE:3/5
2)SCREEN
RO: A stunning 5 inch or more
display with a super crisp resolution of 2560*1440 with a whopping 560ppi.
WVG: This was the biggest disappointment
of all .Normally a new device is supposed to ‘succeed’ a previous generation
,but the S5 boast of a 5.1 inch full HD AMOLED display with a ppi which is
lower than the S4’s ppi. This dosent
mean that the diplay is bad in any sense but being a flagship Samsung could
have done better work .
SCORE:3/5
3)DESIGN
RO: All in the all, the Galaxy S
line hasn’t changed too much in terms of aesthetics over the years. We heard
that S5 could ditch the “cheap n plasticky ” design to a more premium full
metal unibody much like the HTC one .Also
a waterproof and rugged design was also on the lists.
WVG:Biggest Dissappointment!.
Samsung threw at us the same old design with a back with a new soft touch dimple
like texture borrowed from the Note 3 which many of us wont be a fan of. A
minor upgrade would be the water resistant (not waterproof) and dust proof
IP-67 certification.
SCORE:2/5
4) CAMERA
RO: A 16 MP sensor with ISOCELL technology to boost photography in low
light condition .OIGS was sure to be skipped.
WVG: Quite true to the rumours ,
S5 features a 16MP sensor with the fastest autofocus time of .3sec .New
additions include super fast burst mode, 4k video recording ,HDR ,selective focus
modes etc.
SCORE:4/5
5)BIOMETRIC SENSORS ,BATTERY AND
SOFTWARE
RO: When Samsung introduced the S health app in the S4 ,it was clear
that they were
experimenting with the fitness and weareable tech segment.The
biggest rumour was
that the S5 would include an iris scanner which would enable
the user to log in to to their
device and services by scanning their eye.
Samsung was sure to give an answer to Apple’s
Touch ID. The battery was
expected a major boost from the previous
generation in
terms of life and rating.
WVG:A fingerprint scanner
integrated into the home button ,a 2900 mAh battery ,skinned down version of
Touch-Wiz. The application of the fingerprint sensor is limited as of now ,though
that will surely improve with time. Samsung has done some quite interesting
work in terms of battery saving mode on the software front .The new ‘Ultra
power saving’ which when enabled ,not only gives you a complete minimalistic
homescreen but also makes everything completely
greyscale meaning that you would get
24hrs of standby on just 10% of battery. A heart rate monitor placed below the
camera at the back helps you to calculate your heart rate via the S-health app.
SCORE:4/5
So,What did we finally get?
TOTAL SCORE:16/25
Which means the we got 64% of what we hoped and expected .Will this phone sell
a million units in a short span just like other galaxies? Well ,that now depends on the pricing .
