.Samsung on Tuesday announced the Galaxy S5, its new flagship Android smartphone. Among many other new features, the Galaxy S5 comes with a faster camera, a fingerprint scanner similar to the one found in iPhone 5 and a water and dust resistant body.
The Galaxy S5, which was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, will be available in around 150 countries on April 11. The device sports a slightly larger 5.1-inch Super AMOLED (1080 X 1920p) display which looks similar to that of the Galaxy S4.
Powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core processor and 2GB RAM, the Galaxy S5 will come in 16GB and 32GB internal storage variants which will be expandable up to 64GB through microSD card.
Galaxy S5 offers more tools to help people stay fit and well. It provides a comprehensive personal fitness tracker to help users monitor and manage their behavior, along with additional tools including a pedometer, diet and exercise records, and a new, built-in heart rate monitor. Galaxy S5 users can further customize their experience with an enriched third party app ecosystem and the ability to pair with next generation Gear products for real-time fitness coaching," said a Samsung spokesperson.
Another highlight of the phone is a new fingerprint sensor integrated with the phone's home button. The finger scanner will offer a biometric screen locking feature and mobile payment experience to consumers.
The smartphone sports a 16MP rear camera and a 2.1MP front-facing camera. The rear camera is capable of capturing 4K video at 30 frames per second. Samsung claims that the Galaxy S5 offers the world's fastest autofocus speed up to 0.3 seconds.
The phone is IP67 certified dust and water-resistant. The back panel of the phone sports a dimpled soft-touch cover similar to the Nexus 7(2012) tablet.
In terms of connectivity options, the Galaxy S5 offers Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and ac, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, NFC and InfraRed. The phone supports a large number of 4G LTE frequency bands with LTE Category 4 standard. It comes with accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, RGB ambient light, Gesture(IR), and heart rate sensors. The phone is backed by a 2800mAh battery with a claimed standby time of 390 hours and talk time of 21 hours.
The Galaxy S5 will be available in four different colors: charcoal black, shimmery white, electric blue and copper gold.
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