Galaxy S5 Heart rate monitor a.k.a Pulse Oximeter [The Age of personal sensors]

This Year so far has been tagged as the year of "Smart wearables" - those smart watches or wrist bands that contain sensors to measure and transmit  physical information like heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature. number of steps walked etc.

But the Galaxy S5 has become the first smartphone to have placed a dedicated heart rate sensor. Many observers consider this new addition as mere gimmick and not really meaningful for an average buyer. Moreover the accuracy of the measurement results is been questioned by some who have tested it.

Actually the so called Heart rate monitor on the phone is a "Pulse Oximeter" sensor package. Let's see how it works.

Samsung "Galaxy S5" has started shipping into India from Vietnam [ Available from: April 11, 2014 ]

The Latest flagship mobile device by Samsung, the Galaxy S5 has been launched in India on 27 March 2014 at Delhi. The variant for the Indian market would be different from the US & European markets with regards to the SoC (System-on-Chip, which includes the Processor, GPU, Wireless Modules, Sound chips etc). Samsung did not give the exact pricing on launch day, but said that it will be available to buyers on April 11 for a price between Rs.51,000 to Rs.53,000. 

Meanwhile the phone units have started to ship into India since March 31, according to an Import data portal and the above retail price by Samsung is shockingly higher than Import price !


Update: 33,786 units (White + Black + Blue) have arrived in stores !