We can say that smart phones present in the title word mini designed specifically for people who do not like big smartphones that just squeezed into the narrow front pockets of his jeans and interfere with walking. On the other hand, do not really want to be disadvantaged in opportunities and enjoy all the benefits of modern communication-media device.
Fortunately, manufacturers understand consumer desires and release a lot of great smartphones; it is worth recalling at least HTC One Mini 2, LG G3 Beat, Sony Xperia Z1 Compact or iPhone 5C. Do not forget to release a mini-version of their flagship and ubiquitous to Samsung. After the Samsung Galaxy S5 model came Galaxy S5 Mini – similar in design and functionality, less productive, but more compact and cheap.Galaxy S5 Min stands in Europe, about $ 600.
Design and Features
Externally, the smartphone seems to be a miniature copy of Galaxy S5. Around the body made the familiar pseudo-metal ribbed border and the back side is made of identical polycarbonate with a textured surface with small dots.
Case Dimensions Galaxy S5 Mini – 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm, weight – 120 grams. Thus, it is 10.9 mm shorter at 7.7 mm already, 1 mm thick and 25 grams lighter leader. Screen size – 4.5 inches, which makes the smartphone easier to control with one hand.
Samsung has said that the grain pattern is made “under the skin”, but the people believe that the most “under the patch,” or under the dashboard trim. In any case, similarly treated plastic surface is more practical and looks quite original, albeit somewhat cheaper.
Smartphone comfortably and securely in the hand, but the border and slippery plastic cover give the impression that it is easy to drop to the floor. Looking case does not seem too strong, so there is concern that more than a couple of falls, he will not survive. But this is only subjective sensations…
Removing the back cover, you’ll find microSIM card slots and microSD, as well as a removable battery capacity of 2100mAh.
The good news is that the Galaxy S5 Mini lost annoying plug microUSB port on the bottom, which is available at the flagship model. But if you decide that because of this he lost against dust and moisture, then you are wrong! In reality, the hero of our review of the quality of all protection and conforms to IP67, which means that you can safely drop in the water bath is not afraid to drown forever.
In the smartphone Galaxy S5 Mini has several “chips”, which he inherited from his older brother. The first is the built-in fingerprint reader, which is located on the right side under the button «Home». The scanner can be used not only for access to the smartphone, but also to confirm the PayPal payment without using a password.
The problem is that the identification system does not work very well. For example, a fingerprint from iPhone 5S able for a moment to learn the user’s finger at any angle without requiring tightly pressed the entire surface. In Galaxy S5 Mini with this problem: the finger should be placed evenly over the button «Home», but it is not very natural position, where both need the same hand holding smartphone itself. And, of course, to identify needs more time. Within a day of exploring the device, the scanner was wrong a few times.
The second interesting “trick” is a heart rate monitor. With him running the application S Health. The pulse is enough to hold your finger over the sensor located on the rear of the enclosure next smartphone with LED flash.
Another nice “chip” can include the presence of the IR transmitter that lets you use your smartphone as a replacement remote control for consumer electronics.
Display
Most of the front of the Galaxy S5 Mini takes a 4.5-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (326 PPI). For users who expect to see a resolution fullHD, it would be “unpleasant” surprise. But in reality, the display is quite good: Super AMOLED technology used makes it very bright, rich colors and well-read in the sun.
Image sharpness is enough for all, including for reading text when zooming web pages. So the difference in the clarity of the display can be seen only by putting Galaxy S5 Mini next to another smartphone having the same display diagonal, but a higher resolution.
Stuffing, experience, and performance
If you touch the “iron» Samsung Galaxy S5, it is quite productive, but not impressive 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 400 with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz, Adreno 305 graphics accelerator and 1.5 GB of RAM.
The smartphone runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with a proprietary interface TouchWiz UI from Samsung. TouchWiz interface in the generation smartphones S5 several modified (updated design icons, rearranged options in the settings menu), so at first it seems a bit unusual.
As for performance, it works quickly, including “heavy” games. Some braking observed only at the opening of a large number of applications or multi-tasking menu, but they are rare and do not irritate, though reminded that you are enjoying is not a leader, and make it cheaper version.
Camera
These days, a smartphone is difficult to imagine without integrated photo module. The hero of our review has two: the main 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and a front 2.1-megapixel webcam.
Focus speed and operation of “closure” of the main chamber are very high, that allows capturing interesting moments. Videos can be shot in fullHD quality. Settings of the camera a lot and play with them, you can achieve good results shooting.
Pros:
+ Protection against water and dust;
+ Bright and rich colors of the display;
+ Enough capacity battery;
+ Additional functions.
Cons:
- Uncomfortable fingerprint scanner;
- Cheap-looking body.
Review Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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