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Galaxy S5 Top notch performer, offers myriad options for health freaks and even battery that lasts long but looks are a letdown — S. Aadeetya simple, less cluttered and good to look but still heavily loaded to take up lot of storage space. Same old mania hits India - One thing that remains unclear is Samsung’s fascination with Exynos chipsets and that too for India. That said, the octa-core packed on the S5 is truer than the one on S4. The eight cores function together and with 2 GB RAM that translates into top-end performance (highlighted in fig). Playing games like Subway Surfer and more demanding titles as Asphalt 8 was a lag- free experience, with minor heating observed. You also have a USB 3.0 port that means faster data transfer and charging time. The in-built speaker placed at the back is average and the positioning feels rather odd if someone wants to use the speakerphone option. Price: `51,500 Some more features - The other addition on the S5 is Fingerprint scanner which accepts 3 user profiles but the overall experience is rather clumsy. Unlike Apple iPhone 5S where you have to press on the Touch ID, with S5 you have to slide your finger down. There is a heart rate sensor at the back which offers real-time health reading via S Health app and the results are very year we are greeted with a new quite accurate. You can check your heart beat flagship Galaxy device from Samsung by placing a finger on the sensor and that works well too. Key Specs: Eand this year we have seen the incoming 5.1 inch Super AMOLED 1920x1080 of Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S5 has the same Spot on camera; functional power options pixels display, Android 4.4 KitKat OS, monotonous design that has become the - The phone comes with a 16 MP rear camera. Exynos octa-core CPU, 2 GB RAM, fulcrum of Galaxy but for a Images taken during daylight offer crisp detail 16 MP rear and 2 MP front cameras, flagship device there needs to be more that and during low-light we did observe noise but 2800 mAh battery meets the eye. definitely better than others. The battery life has Same old design; same old - Galaxy S5 improved drastically; S5 will easily run its course borders on the same design ethics of sleek for more than day. Pros: frame, curves on the side and metallic framing 100000 Bright display, Water and dust on the sides. However, the S5 feels a lot more resistant, Cameras, Power saver slimmer than S4 even with its bigger size and 1101 80000 1881 modes, Top performer that seems to be the only saving grace as far 1587 18943 Vellamo HTML5 as looks are concerned. The front is somewhat 13241 60000 18929 backed up by matte perforated plastic finish. 3DMark Ice Storm Unltd Cons: 25572 Bright, crisp but high saturated colors - 23302 Still plastic retains value, Looks and 18388 The S5 sports a 5.1 inch crisp, bright display 40000 Quadrant same design but with its fair share of high color levels. The Antutu company has opted for Corning Glass 3 display 20000 37246 33891 37583 Write to: on its smartphone and with that you have assurances of no scratches even with rigorous 0 Samsung India S5 M8 Z2 Phone: (STD code) 30308282 usage. The bezel space is well balanced with Email: [email protected] the display and makes for a good viewing Bottomline: S5 offers top performance but experience. The refreshed TouchWiz UI is the overall build betrays its value.

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