Samsung Galaxy S5 India launch today: What to expect

Samsung Electronics unveils its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone in India along with Gear devices.

For the past many years, the Samsung Galaxy flagship has among been the most anticipated smartphone launches along with the iPhone and the Nexus devices. This year, Samsung launched its Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in late February. Less than a month later, the phone is ready for its India launch.

Read: Samsung Galaxy S5 launched in India

We expect Samsung to launch the phone along with the second generation Gear 2 and Gear Neo smartwatches. We would not be surprised of the company launches even the Gear Fit fitness band in the country today.

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For the past many years, the Samsung Galaxy flagship has among been the most anticipated smartphone launches along with the iPhone and the Nexus devices. This year, Samsung launched its Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in late February. Less than a month later, the phone is ready for its India launch.

We expect Samsung to launch the phone along with the second generation Gear 2 and Gear Neo smartwatches. We would not be surprised of the company launches even the Gear Fit fitness band in the country today.

Full Tech Specifications

Network: LTE Cat.4 (150/50Mbps)

Display: 5.1? FHD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080)

AP: 2.5GHz Quad core application processor

OS: Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Camera: 16MP (rear), 2.0MP (front)

Video: UHD@30fps, HDR, video stabilization

Video Codec: H.263, H.264(AVC), MPEG4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, MP43, WMV7, WMV8, VP8

Video Format: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

AUDIO

Audio Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC

Audio Format: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

CAMERA

Features: HDR (Rich tone), Selective Focus, Virtual Tour Shot, Shot&More

Additional Features

IP67 Dust and water Resistant

Ultra Power Saving Mode

Download Booster

S Health 3.0

Quick Connect

Private Mode

Kids Mode

Google Mobile Services: Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, Google, Google+, Google Settings, Hangouts, Maps, Play Books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Play Movie & TV, Play Music, Play Store, Voice Search, YouTube

Connectivity

WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac HT80, MIMO(2?2)

Bluetooth?: 4.0 BLE / ANT+

USB: USB 3.0

NFC

IR Remote

Sensor

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Hall, RGB ambient light, Gesture(IR), Finger Scanner, Heart rate sensor

Memory

RAM: 2GB

Internal Memory: 16/32GB

microSD slot upto 128GB

Dimension

142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1mm, 145g

Battery

2800mAh

Standby time: 390 hrs / Talk time: 21 hrs

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First published on: 27-03-2014 at 11:29 IST
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