Samsung S5 Price In India: A Long-Lasting Phone Packed With Features

Samsung India launched the Galaxy S5 on April 11, 2014. The smartphone used to be a great choice among flagship smartphones. Despite its plastic body, at that time, the smartphone came with a powerful processor and a great display. When it was released, the Samsung S5 price in India was Rs 51,500. The flagship smartphone turns five this year and is no longer available. Of course, you can still find some used S5 on online marketplaces. Here is an in-depth review of this smartphone.

Samsung S5 price in India: Design

The Galaxy S5 is an upgraded version of the Galaxy S4. Both of the smartphones have a similar appearance. Compared to the flowing corners of the S4, the S5’s curves are slightly bolder. But when you put them next to each other, they almost look identical. Both handsets have a metal-effect bezel surrounding them. However, the S5 with its dimpled rear cover feels classier than the glossy finish of the S4.

There’s no doubt that the phone has a sleek appearance, which partially explains why Samsung S5 price was that high. The phone is also really thin, at only 8.1mm. But it is a little bit disappointing when Samsung decided to give the S5 an all-plastic design. On the bright side, the phone is IP67 dust/water-resistant. It is not possible to use the touchscreen when you are underwater, but you can still use the volume key.

Unfortunately, in exchange for making the phone water-resistant, Samsung needed to add a cover for the smartphone’s USB port in order to prevent water damage. Removing the flap when you need to charge the phone is a little fiddly. The flap is kept intact with a piece of rubberized plastic. And if that falls off, the phone would no longer have its weatherproof abilities. The port uses the USB3 standard, which is faster than the USB2. But the Samsung S5 price in India 2014 didn’t come with a USB3 cable.

Samsung S5 price in India: Display

The S5 comes with a 5.1-inch display. It is a little bit larger than the 4.99-inch screen of the Galaxy S4. But since both smartphones have the same HD resolution at 1,920x1,080, the pixel density of the newer phone is lower. However, in reality, the reduction in clarity or sharpness is not visible. Moreover, using your eyes to see individual pixels is impossible.

The S5, just like other Samsung’s smartphones, has an AMOLED panel, which provides excellent deep black levels. That means the black images look truly black, instead of looking washed out.

Even though the phone’s peak brightness is as high as that of other phones, it is still enough to see in brightly-lit conditions. The S5 has excellent viewing angles. Images and text look sharp thanks to the Full HD resolution.

Samsung S5 price in India: Camera

Samsung Galaxy S5 price in India was Rs 51,500 when it was first released. So obviously, fans of Samsung in India would have a high expectation for the smartphone’s camera. This smartphone is the first Samsung phone to use the company’s ISOCELL image sensor. According to Samsung, this sensor can help the camera capture clear and more detailed images by preventing individual pixels’ light leakage. The phone comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera.

In natural conditions, the photos from the S5 looks impressive. Even when in bright-lit conditions, the photos don’t’ look overly exposed. If you look at the images carefully, you can see a fair amount of noise, mostly in landscape ones or in photos of objects that are in the distance. Despite the fact that the focus times are said to have been improved to less than 0.3 seconds, some of the photos still look blurry.

But once you turn on the High Dynamic Range mode, the quality of the photos is improved.

The Samsung s5price performs well in low-lit conditions and indoors, partly due to its bright LED flash.

The S5 can record 3,840x2,160 4K resolution videos.

Samsung S5 price in India: Performance

Given Samsung Galaxy S5 price in India was Rs 51,500, many would expect that it would have a great performance. The smartphone has the Snapdragon 801 chipset and a 2GB RAM. Users would have no problem opening apps, switching between games and playing full HD videos. The only exceptions were some custom apps of Samsung, including the photo gallery.

Samsung S5 price in India: Battery

Samsung S5 battery is a 2,800 mAh battery, the phone can easily last you 17 hours and 30 minutes of usage even when you do moderate to heavy tasks.

If you are worried about your power running out, the new Ultra Power Saving mode can help you keep things in control. The new mode disables all services that are non-essential, including Bluetooth and NFC, limits the CPU frequency, and turns the display to greyscale to save power. According to Samsung, even with 10% of battery, the phone can still last you 24 hours maximum.

Unlike the S5, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini has a 2100 mAh battery.

Samsung S5 price in India: Fingerprint And Heart rate Sensor

The home button of the smartphone now works as a fingerprint sensor, boosting up security.

Your fingerprint can be used for unlocking the device, logging into your Samsung account, and making payments. The button requires a swiping downwards motion rather than a press like Apple’s TouchID. It takes less than a second for the phone to be unlocked.

With the S5, Samsung set up a heart rate monitor right on the back of the smartphone. This is a light-based sensor. It measures your pulse using high-intensity red light.

Samsung S5 price in India: Verdict

Even though there are more new phones coming out with more advanced technology, the Galaxy S5 can still prove its capabilities.  Samsung S5 price in India 2014 used to be Rs 51,900. At the moment, Samsung S5 price in India has dropped to around Rs 24,000 on Flipkart but it is currently out of stock.

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