SAMSUNG GALAXY S5



GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-G900F
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-G900M
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-G900A
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-G900T
4G NetworkLTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - SM-G900F
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - SM-G900M
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - SM-G900A
LTE 700/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - SM-G900T
SIMMicro-SIM
Announced2014, February
StatusAvailable. Released 2014, April
BODYDimensions142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight145 g (5.11 oz)
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAYTypeSuper AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.1 inches (~432 ppi pixel density)
MultitouchYes
ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass 3
- TouchWiz UI
SOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
MEMORYCard slotmicroSD, up to 128 GB
Internal16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
DATAGPRSYes
EDGEYes
SpeedHSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetoothv4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
NFCYes
Infrared portYes
USBmicroUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host
CAMERAPrimary16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features1/2.6'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR
Video2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
Secondary2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call
FEATURESOSAndroid OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
ChipsetQualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
CPUQuad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPUAdreno 330
SensorsAccelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
BrowserHTML5
RadioNo
GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
JavaYes, via Java MIDP emulator
ColorsCharcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
- Wireless charging (market dependent)
- ANT+ support
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll
- Air gestures
- Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL 2.1 A/V link)
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
BATTERYLi-Ion 2800 mAh battery
Stand-byUp to 390 h
Talk timeUp to 21 h
Music playUp to 67 h
MISCSAR US1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
Price group
TESTSDisplayContrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
LoudspeakerVoice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio qualityNoise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
CameraPhoto / Video
Battery life

Key features

  • MIL-STD-810G certification for salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistance
  • IP67 certification for dust and water resistance
  • 5.1" 16M-color 1080p Super AMOLED with Gorilla Glass 3
  • Android OS v4.4.2 KitKat with TouchWiz UI
  • Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset; 2GB of RAM
  • 16MP camera; LED flash; 2160p@30fps video recording
  • 2 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
  • 16GB of built-in storage, expandable via the microSD card slot
  • Heart-rate monitor
  • IR gesture sensor for Air gestures
  • Barometer, showing the elevation and air pressure
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • 2,800mAh removable battery

Main disadvantages

  • No OIS in the camera
  • No fingerprint sensor (Galaxy S5 has it)
  • No microUSB 3.0 (Galaxy S5 has it)
  • Rear-mounted mono speaker
  • Poor video codec support out of box
  • Design is a bit too cluttered
  • Only available in the United States for AT&T at the moment