Overseas Galaxy

The Samsung Galaxy S5.
The Samsung Galaxy S5.

 

Samsung Electronics introduced the Galaxy S5 worldwide on April 11. After its launch, Samsung’s new flagship smartphone has scored high marks in function, but has met with a mixed response from foreign news outlets and IT news sites in design. The market, on the other hand, is showing a warm response. 

The Korean tech giant announced on April 13 that the sale of the Galaxy S5 in 125 markets around the world, including the US, the UK, and France, is showing a positive trend. 

Samsung reportedly sold nearly 120,000 Galaxy S5 units in Korea from its launch on March 27 to April 11. The figure is similar to the early sales volume of its predecessor, the Galaxy 4. 

Meanwhile, overseas media outlets and IT news sites have been showing different responses to the new product. 

In a “Your Friday Briefing” article posted on its website on April 11, the New York Times said, “How many gizmos can one phone have?” adding, “The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a fingerprint scanner, a 16-megapixel camera and a personal fitness tracker that can measure not only your steps but also your heart rate. The highly anticipated phone is released around the world today.”

The Wall Street Journal, on the other hand, reported that the new smartphone is excellent in dust and water resistant functions, screen, and Ultra Power Saving Mode. However, its heart rate sensor works well only if it doesn’t move. Its camera was said to perform poorly especially in low light. The newspaper also pointed out, “The plastic phone lacks the stylishness and luxury feel of the new all-metal HTC One (M8).”

The Telegraph said, “The launch of its latest, the new S5, comes just 11 months after the S4, and that in large part explains why there is not that much that is new. The S4 was an excellent device and the S5 comes with the expectation that it will be better. But in reality meaningful innovation takes longer than that.”

TechRadar wrote, “The Samsung Galaxy S5 can be defined by one word: evolution. However, it doesn’t look like a cutting edge smartphone. Overall, the design of the Samsung Galaxy S5 is likely to be the area that receives the most criticism, and for good reason. It doesn’t command a premium feel in the hand like so many other high-end phones on the market. It’s lighter and probably more hard-wearing, but this is the biggest pain point for Samsung and it’s one that it needs to improve with the Galaxy S6.”

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