Round one and a half months after the launch of this year’s mini-offshoot of Samsung’s Android flagship Galaxy S5, the S5 in this country reached mini customers. And the journalists: We have the 4.5 inch unpacked, powered up and tested with the weighty name. Below you will find more detailed review before our first impressions of the latest Samsung d’etat.
With the Galaxy S3 mini it went off, the S5 mini so marked Samsung’s now the third attempt, with a slimmed down version of its flagship smartphones on buyer Fang to go in the middle class -., and that was though to hear from industry sources recently that the whole compact flagship derivatives are lagged with respect to the revenue generated by it gains beyond the expectations of manufacturers
Also the mini S5 is again not a bargain: Very proud – actually allowed here before the word “measure” are troubled – 450 euros Samsung demands than MSRP for a device with a 720p display, 1.5 GB RAM, 8 MP camera and 1.4 GHz quad-core CPU. The market has been recognized for the launch that the clearly too much for the offered hardware (no, Samsung once again, buyers are still not so stupid, willing to pay such sums for the little bit of “S5″ feeling, and it borders slowly impudence that your trying it again), and the corrected price down every year at least to around 400 euros. But it makes it much better? Consider this: A HTC One from last year comes with 1080p display, Snapdragon CPU with 600-1.7 GHz and 2 GB RAM – and currently costs just under 400 euros
So it is difficult for the Galaxy S5 mini objectively and not to be measured by his brazen price tag – and even if Samsung would be attributable to such a bias itself, we still try to keep the cost below the outside in front and to consider the S5 mini than what it wants to be: A mid-range device with a couple of innovative high-end software features
Design and processing. S5 in small
the S5 mini again looks pretty much like the great Galaxy S5. In view of the look and the materials used various large and small competitors devices from LG, HTC or even OnePlus but we must hold that this transfer does not necessarily mark the biggest advantage of the new minis from the flagship to the mini-model.
To the rear of the S5 is therefore in the mini-known golf ball-optic and haptics; the frame is made of plastic which, although painted in chrome look, but this impression even at somewhat closer examination can not be maintained. No, beauty is not the S5 mini as its big brother. Maximum can be described as pragmatic design. And this impression then also underlines the fundamentally good build quality
The display:. 720p and AMOLED
With 720p, the display of the S5 solves mini nominally although significantly lower on than that of the Galaxy S5 or other current top smartphones, the throw now with masses of 1080p pixels and more around. In the mini-sector HD Ready resolution is so far but standard, so the S5 makes mini here no gaffe -. Especially since it also comes as a fully acceptable pixel density of 326 ppi if its compact 4.5-inch screens
The display also beneficial is the use AMOLED technology that Samsung devices has always been differentiated from the rest of the smartphone Armada: The S5 mini provides all content is particularly rich and colorful, with good contrast, undistorted black and white values and excellent viewing angles. The re-adjustable automatic brightness control precipitated with sufficient luminous strong results
Performance: To no great hopes for performance-altitude flights Well …
Just under 18,000 points in AnTuTu Benchmark leave.. And indeed, the tetranuclear, clocked at 1.4 GHz Exynos 3470 quad doing 3 hard to conjure in graphic intensive games a liquid Experience on the Screen: A quick test with the top-down shooter Sky Force revealed noticeable stuttering when on the screen was busy. The pretty, but in terms of hardware less demanding titles Leo’s Fortune on the other hand went exceptionally smoothly. Equally reassuring is the App Drawer, on the Home screen, in the browser and in “normal” apps S5 mini reacts instantaneously and delivers content swiftly is
However, in view of the fact that only a 720p display should be fired, it’s disappointing that the S5 takes mini to power at the start. Sure, for normal everyday without games and demanding applications, it is sufficient – but even middle-class devices two years ago have served
Or to make it clearer. The Galaxy S3 from the year 2012 has also a 720p display, but is performant and currently costs about new … no, we did not note the price even further
Software:. stuff from the big brother inherited
But then the software features of the S5 are there still mini, especially two that it takes over from the Galaxy S5: Like the flagship is on the back below the camera a heart rate monitor housed, of the inclined users using S Health Apps on current Blows of vital muscle informed.
The fingerprint scanner, which we also already out of the Galaxy S5, but also know the new Galaxy S Tabs, and the unlocking of the device and to log in to PayPal and Samsung -account allowed, performs his duties in S5 mini equally effective, but also with the known niggles.
You have to run the wiping motion with the previously scanned finger quite accurately in order to achieve a successful detection. This inhibits the really special diligence envisaged unlocking process sometimes a little – may be this little problem resolves with time and the necessary exercise but also in pleasure
Otherwise, can be found on the S5 the mini TouchWiz UI, the various Samsung Hubs, the Kids-fashion, the Remote application for remote control of the domestic hi-fi via the built-in S5 mini IR blaster and, unfortunately, a bit of bloatware from the blow of Zalando-, kaufDA-, pizza .de and HRS app – fortunately the latter can easily uninstall
Anything else: Has Loud Speaker, microSD slot, 8 MP camera and IP67 protection
Surprised. us so neatly roars at first test of the Speaker of the S5 mini, which turned up fully, that the entire device back violently vibrates – and this is to be understood as positive because total thus provides a compact smartphone a pretty strong, plastic sound that the device would have believed
As with Samsung usual while laudable again. The internal in itself ordinary 16 GB memory can be expanded via microSD card slot beneath the back cover easily. And thanks to IP67 certification of the little one is protected against splash water and dust, but also for longer stays in puddles, laugh, or the bathtub.
The camera of the S5 mini indeed only has 8 megapixels, which Photos that shoots the, but at first glance perfectly fine – in this discipline may be made to Samsung anyway so usually leave
First conclusion: little new – unfortunately the price
With fame, Samsung bekleckert not with the Galaxy mini S5; Instead, I get the impression that the Koreans are still trying unperturbed, to cannibalize the dairy cow “Galaxy S” with another mini-offshoot – regardless of what 2014 belongs to a middle-class smartphone. Yes, there are a few good features of the S5 and who should care, also gets its optics.
But at what (literal) price? Meager 100 euros less than the Galaxy S5 currently costs, Samsung mini estimated for the S5. And this is not only outrageous, also holds the mini at least in the first impression the promise that a 450 euro device emits not one. Especially since, hardly been an evolution even compared with the direct predecessor, the Galaxy S4 mini.
Whether this impression is alter, or rather manifests in the coming days, you can learn in a few days in our in-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy Mini S5.
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