Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos Mobile Price List in India

Features and Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos comes with 5.1-inch large screen powered by 2.5 GHz Quad-core processor. This smartphone has Dual SIM capability as the name indicates. Both the SIMs work at the same time.  It is little heavy weighing 145g. It has 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage which can be extended up to 128GB through microSD card slot. It supports 16MP rear camera with LED flash and 2MP front camera for dual video calls. It runs on Android v4.4.2 KitKat making it a perfect choice for smartphone lovers. The battery life it provides it 2800mAh off Li-Ion which is quite enough to support intensive use of phone. All the features and specification of the phone are perfect for any smartphone of today.

Design and Quality

Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos is the latest smartphone from Samsung which is the next generation competitor in war with Apple, HTC and Sony. The body of the smartphone remains plastic as it was in its previous version but the back has been changed from plastic to vinyl like cover. It is available in different colors like black, white, gold and blue which are quite attractive colors. The build has no flaws as yet and it feels very solid in hand providing powerful grip. The screen is large 5.1-inches having very wide viewing angles and is close in quality to LCD screens. The size of the phone is quite fit for one handed use. The power and volume buttons are located at the sides which are easily reachable with thumb. Samsung has also added a one handed menu option to move things to one side of the screen. The screen sensitiveness can also be adjusted to accommodate gloves. At the bottom of the display has the back and menu sensor buttons along with home button. The Home Button serves as fingerprint scanner. This waterproof set has microUSB port at the bottom of the phone along with one available inside of back cover.

OS and Tech

Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos has a powerful OS Android v4.4 KitKat allowing all Android apps to be run on it very comfortably. The OS makes it the fast and the furious among rest of its competitors having 2.5 GHz Quad core processor. It helps in loading heavy apps quickly and more easily. It use various latest technologies especially the fingerprint scanner which allows the user to swipe his/her finger or thumb across the fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone. The heart rate sensor is located at the back; below the camera as Samsung is also ambassador of S health app which allows people to remain aware of their heart rate and fitness.

Camera and Multimedia

The 16MP rear camera in Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos is great for many reasons. Its autofocus takes only 0.3 seconds to capture the picture which is normally perfect in first shot. The performance of camera is awesome in bright light but in dim light, noise and grainy pictures have been observed. A unique feature has been added to this set which is HDR mode that displays how the image is going to look like in viewfinder before it is actually captured. This feature can hardly be found in its competitors. It also offers 4K ultra high definition video but this may quickly fill up the phone memory. The front camera of 2MP can be used for perfect video conferencing.

Battery and Memory

Battery life supported by Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos is perfect to for heavy usage all day like emailing, heavy games, videos etc. It also offers some power saving functions. The ultra-power saving mode is quite impressive allowing saving much battery under heavy use by transforming the phone into feature phone and screen is switched to black and white and turns off all non-required features along with allowing access to just few apps. It offers removable battery so one can easily carry a spare battery along if required. The internal memory is 16GB which is extendible to 128GB along with 2GB RAM, this is something very fantastic about this smartphone.

Pros and Cons

For pros:

·         Larger screen

·         Great power saving features

·         Powerful fingerprint scanner

·         Excellent camera

·         Waterproof

For cons:

·         Plastic construction

·         Very large footprint

·         Average software

Verdict

Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos has tried to run down all the negativities of its previous versions and highlighted all the advanced features. Overall, this is an excellent phone especially the fingerprint scanner and the battery saving sensors besides being waterproof. The camera is also good but lower in performance than Nokia Lumia 1020. The smartphone is powerful, colors of the display are bright and crispy but the Samsung’s software are still lagging behind from Apple and HTC along with having plastic build make it little down.