The long wait is finally over. Samsung officially unveils the successor to last year's Galaxy S4, the Samsung Galaxy S5!
First impressions? It's powerful and it's feature packed but will Samsung's newest prove to be their greatest too? We'll find that out soon but for the meantime, here are 10 things you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S5.
First impressions? It's powerful and it's feature packed but will Samsung's newest prove to be their greatest too? We'll find that out soon but for the meantime, here are 10 things you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S5.
1. It's waterproof
Not an entirely new feature since Sony's Xperia flagships already had a couple of waterproof smartphones in their arsenal. It is good to know that the Galaxy S5 is IP67-rated to withstand both water and dust.2. It'll scan your fingers
Another not-so-new feature, Apple had this covered with their flagship iPhone 5s. The Galaxy S5's Home button comes with a built-in fingerprint scanner where swiping your digit down unlocks the device, as well as protect sensitive files.As an added benefit, you'll also be able to authorise all online PayPal transactions with the swish of a finger, perfect for that annoying and repetitive logging in. The Samsung Galaxy S5 definitely gives more power to your fingers.
3. It has a heart-rate detector
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a heart-rate detector on its rear. Simply place your fingertip over it and it'll display your heart rate and save it in its newly updated S Health app.4. Imaging - Reimagined
The Galaxy S5 has a 16MP camera with an ultra-fast 0.3 second autofocus. It also has a live HDR mode for both photos and videos, in addition to being able to record 4K video.The S5 also supports post-shot refocusing with a feature called Selective Focus, much like Nokia's Refocus feature and what it does is to let you blur the background or focus on close objects after you've taken the shot.
5. It's more powerful
The Galaxy S5 is the first phone to arrive with Qualcomm's super-beefy quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor. It's got 2GB of RAM as opposed to the expected 3GB, but it should be enough to run Android 4.4 KitKat with little to no hiccups.Samsung also bumped the display for easy viewing, the screen now measures 5.1 inches and that's enough to let you watch your favorite movie or play your favorite game with ease. There's no QHD resolution though, as 1080p makes a return.
6. Battery will last longer
The S5's larger 2800mAh battery should hopefully should be enough to last you through the day, of course depending on usage, you may still have to bring around a charger or your trusty powerbank.7. It's a fitness beast
Samsung's updated S Health app incorporates the new heart-rate readings into an already comprehensive fitness app which measures your steps and tracks what you've eaten with a vast food database and barcode reader. It also plays nice with the new Galaxy Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit.8. It downloads files fast, as in really fast
Download Booster uses some technological witchcraft to simultaneously utilise both 4G and Wi-Fi and therefore download large files faster than ever.9. It has an Ultra Power Saving mode
If you're low on battery you can initiate Ultra Power Saving mode, which provides an alternative power-sipping home screen with black and white icons, disables apps but keeps messaging and phonecall features alive.10. It has space – and lots of it
You can bolster the S5's in-built 32/64GB of storage with a 128GB microSD card if you like, making it the most capacious smartphone on the planet.So are you ready to throw away last year's model in favor of Samsung's newcomer? Your guess is as good as mine.
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