First impression / optics / haptics:
Let's start at the beginning. The phone comes in a held, in wood look, therefore cardboard from recycled material which is not to scare the eco-hipsters. No, aside! Fun. This of course is a nice side effect, which has become so common in all the major manufacturers. Of course, marketing not technically unimportant.
Besides the usual cables, headphones and Begleitzettelchen the Galaxy S5 to friemeln out of the box and it occurred to me, the first thing on the amazingly concise plastic look. The vaunted by the Group as a shock, scratch (removable) rear has such a large plastic flair that I was quite surprised. Upon closer examination, I was afraid I would break the particles. At the big advertised feature "Waterproof" I dared not to think now. No, well not affect the whole. Rather completely unspectacular, but some like it so simple, so an opinion is fortunately subjective. The little too much protruding bulge of Rear Camera does not tell me too much.
Grip the whole of this is no doubt. If you hold the S5 in hand slips absolutely nothing. The usual middle-scale home button and the side rocker have a pleasantly firm and clear pressure point, which I for example. the competitor of HTC, the One, the volume rockers something was missing. The build quality is impeccable, no edges or protruding corners. So I'm done positively by the general processing, the mentioned plastic feeling but can pay no greater enthusiasm.
Behind the back hiding, how is the usual, MicroSIM- and microSD slots. In Germany, unfortunately, only the version with 16 GB of internal storage is sold. After deduction of the mandatory pre-installation of Android and Co. remain effective 10-11 GB of memory left. But do not worry: this is expandable. The S5 supports SD cards with up to 128 GB of memory. In addition, you can also move apps to this. If you're that still is unhappy, this is not helping;)
On the underside of the USB port can be found. This disappears under a small flap that is IP67-standardized according to data, protecting against water and dust. Before anyone here expects a big test: No, I did not let the mobile plunge. For this purpose please other tests and view videos;) The Small Seal will not let me in any case to rapturous applause and any "Yes, just let go swimming together" chants carried away ...
The phone is the way to USB 3 standard. The supplied cable is USB 2 on the other hand ... Well at that price would have quietly put up a gear.
Start / Control / Display:
Eye-Candy first. The screen is a stunner ...
The AMOLED 5.1 is admittedly a real chunks and you have to get used to, with such an abundance of color that should happen quickly but in most only once to such a size. Sharpness and contrast can not be desired. According to laboratory tests latter was slightly weaker compared to the direct predecessor, the S4. Since I do not own this, I can not say anything more accurate to, but I am absolutely thrilled by the presentation of performance S5. The touch screen responds promptly and without any defects, as one would naturally expect from smartphones these classes today.
In the first use of the usual data is queried. Username, profiles, blah. What's new is that you also can secure equal the entire phone via fingerprint. Unlike the Apple colleagues this happens here not by resting but then slide your finger on the scanning surface in the home button. To set up one sweeps repeatedly with the desired finger over the surface until the phone has a pattern saved, which is then used as a reference. Benefits can be this way, a maximum of 3 fingers. Also for payment services like PayPal can then use this feature. Personally, I do not believe, but after all, is, according to some magazines, the scanner of the S5 still harder to outwit and to crack so that, as the colleagues from the nibbled fruit ... but it is still defeatable.
The menu system is running after a short familiarization period quite well by hand. Who is accustomed Android (Version 4.4.2 is on board), which is likely to encounter any major problems even when migrating from other manufacturers on the Samsung TouchWiz own interface. Only the wealth of pre-installed apps that bothered me a little. Since you will be bombarded almost and it interested me not even half that. Rein subektiv I feel the "Sense" interface called HTC but something tidier and more pleasant, since less playful. Nevertheless, I would by no means be described as the Galaxy S5 overloaded. The customizable screens are built colorfully but logical. Beautiful are some shortcuts and that a file manager with this is.
Performance / etc:
Inside the Koreans will be fueled by a quad-core Snapdragon 801, which gives the phone a truly impressive power. All applications as well as games turn so liquid that it is a real feast. I seltenst may find even a bucking. The battery strikes with 2,800-mAh. Phoning regularly and is much more active on the Internet, unfortunately, the fun does not last long and you have to visit the outlet even when this smartphone generation. If you want to save juice, you can schedule various internal battery saver switch on, up to "emergency mode", which simply times, the display switches to B / W and 90% of all functions kills. Now that's comprehensively.
To make the network insecure, the latest standards available. On everything from wireless ac, over HSPA + to LTE Cat4 can count one, which no desire remains.
The call quality is okay, but does not tear me away. A bit more brilliance in sound quality, I would have been there even desired and here and there it began to murmur from time to time. As I expected something more.
Some gadgets have to offer a good piece also. On the one hand this is an infared control to operate domestic appliances via the mobile phone. So you want family or neighbors, whom one duly go despite court order rear stalking, on the laces by rumpfuscht on the devices that are being served by these - here is the chance.
Also, a heart rate monitor is integrated, which is located directly under the camera. But this requires a lot of time in my experiments and you must not move this. I can imagine this in active use during exercise only as hardly useful if I here must be at absolute zero. Since the comprehensive fitness program S-Health is already installed, Samsung is setting course to use both features.
Pictures makes the S5 tidy. In times of constant Selfies and Co Samsung has put into the front camera 2 MP to enable the last teen lady can make enough material. Hach, how beautiful.
The MP 16 on the back to bring in most lighting conditions acceptable results and all sorts of gadgets, such as HDR mode are. But it is also the S5: it gets dark, you can not expect that a phone with a full-fledged camera can keep up.
Conclusion:
The new wide-body sedan of Samsung shows off very impressive with his qualities. From an impressive display performance over the sheer power of the quad core is here a lot to find out what will delight the user.
Unfortunately, it is enough for me due to plastic optics, battery performance and call quality is not the full 5 stars.
