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Samsung announces the Galaxy S5 at this years MWC

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Samsung has announced its new flagship smartphone the Samsung Galaxy S5 at its Samsung Unpacked 5 event at Mobile World Congress 2014.

With new extras in the Galaxy S5 like to include a fingerprint scanner on the home button, a heart rate sensor on the back and smart modes for the 16-megapixel camera.

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The Galaxy S5 has a Download Booster feature that uses both LTE and Wi-Fi at the same time for super fast connections.

Specs on the Galaxy S5 are top end. Power comes from a 2.5GHz quad-core chipset backed by 2GB of RAM. Onboard storage is either 16GB or 32GB storage with microSD expansion

On the front there’s a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display offering 1920 x 1080 pixels, not the 2K screen that was rumoured also with a 2800mAh battery. It will be released on 11th April in 150 countries.

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On the rear of the Galaxy S5 is a heart rate sensor that sits perfectly where your index finger rests when holding the handset normally. This can be used for independant measuring or to add to your S Health 3.0 app for a complete picture of your health levels throughout the day.

On front of the Galaxy S5 looks like it features the normal home button but it’s actually a fingerprint scanner. With the iPhone 5S, which requires a press to unlock, the Galaxy S5 will require you to swipe down. With the fingerprint scanner like when buying items with PayPal as a secure means of verifying your account and identity.

The Galaxy S5 comes with a 16-megapixel camera which is capable of shooting 4K UHD video. The new HDR Live mode has been added which allows users to see HDR correcting a picture live on the screen. So if shooting into bright light has darkened the rest of the shot a quick tap of HDR and the brightened, more balanced, end result can be seen before taking the shot.

Here is the Specs for the Galaxy S5

Display Specs 5.1-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display (432 ppi)
Display Type FHD Super AMOLED
Operating System Android 4.4.2 (at launch)
Processor 2.5GHz Quad core processor
RAM 2GB
Storage
  • 16GB
  • 32GB
External Storage Yes
External Storage Specs
  • Micro SD up to 128GB
Main Camera (Back) 16MP
Secondary Camera (Front) 2MP
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

 

Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
Battery 2800mAh
NFC Yes
Sensors
  • Heart rate
Height 142 mm (5.59 inches)
Width 72.5 mm (2.85 inches)
Depth 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz)
Colors Black, Blue, Gold, White
Other Features
  • Fingerprint Scanner
  • IP67 Dust and Water Resistant
  • IR Blaster
Chris Hare
Chris Hare
A True Tech Geek at Heart, I Started my life of being a Tech Geek at the age of 5 with the BBC Micro. Went on through most of Nintendo stuff and now a Xbox and PlayStation fan. I also leaked the information about the leaked Hotmail passwords story from October 2009 that went World Wide. I Started writing tech articles at the beginning of 2011, most of my articles are about Android phones and Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and other gaming news. When Chris has free time its with the family.

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