Wednesday, 1 June 2016

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Smartphone "Review"

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Smartphone

Review 



New revision. The Galaxy S5 Neo from Samsung is the new version of the former flagship smartphone Galaxy S5. Is it an inexpensive alternative to the current Galaxy S6?

For the original German review, see here.
Unlike the previous generations, Samsung has not so far announced a Mini version of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S6. Instead, the Korean manufacturer now offers the Galaxy S5 Neo, which is based on the old top model Galaxy S5 for price-conscious users. On the outside, you can hardly distinguish any differences between the two devices, but there are some small changes. Samsung has discarded the Snapdragon 801 and uses its own Exynos SoC. There are some changes to the cameras as well, but some features have been removed. The Galaxy S5 Neo also takes care of two issues of the current S6, because besides the replaceable battery, you can now expand the storage via microSD-card.
Over the course of this review, we will obviously compare the results with the old Galaxy S5 and the current Galaxy S6. Other rivals for the review unit are the Huawei P8, the OnePlus 2 as well as the Motorola Moto X Play.

Processor
Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa 1.6 GHz
Graphics adapter
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
Memory
2048 MB 
Display
5.1 inch 16:9, 1920x1080 pixel, capacitive, 10 touch points, Super AMOLED, glossy: yes
Storage
16 GB eMMC Flash, 16 GB 
, 10.1 GB free
Weight
145 g ( = 5.11 oz / 0.32 pounds), Power Supply: 53 g ( = 1.87 oz / 0.12 pounds)
Price
400 Euro

You can immediately see that the review unit is a Galaxy S5, even though there are some small but important differences between the new S5 Neo and the Galaxy S5. For example, Samsung has dispensed with the fake leather back. The pattern is still there, but you can clearly see that the back is made of plastic. This creates a nice package, especially for our silver test sample, but you can also get the smartphone in gold and white. Fingerprints are not a big issue for the Galaxy S5 Neo.
The ports are a welcome improvement since they are now encapsulated, so you do not need the additional covers anymore. The smartphone is still dust-resistant and waterproof (up to 1 meter/~3 ft; for 30 minutes) according to IP67. The notification to close the back cover properly is rather annoying, because it appears after every restart. 
The home button has also changed and there is no fingerprint reader anymore. The physical buttons are well integrated, but both the volume rocker as well as the power button are rather loud when you press them, which slightly affect the quality impression. We have already mentioned that you can remove the cover at the back to get access to the battery. The latter also has to be removed if you want to access the two slots for the SIM card and the SD-card (both Micro).
Once again, we can hear some quiet creaking sounds when we twist the device or apply a lot of pressure. However, we could not provoke ripples on the display and the overall stability is good. Overall, the case once again leaves a good impression, even though it cannot quite keep up with the sophistication and the stability of the new Samsung Galaxy S6.
Posted by at
Labels:

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)