Samsung GALAXYS5 and GearFit worldwide on April 11th
Samsung has finally taken the wraps off its Galaxy S5. There weren’t too many surprises as far as specs for the phone go — the Galaxy S5 features a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a 2.5GHz quad-core processor, a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 3GB of RAM, a 2,800 mAh battery and Android 4.4 KitKat. From a design perspective, Samsung has largely kept the same winning formula it found with both the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy S4: The new device still has a home button but has otherwise been designed to maximize screen real estate to show off Samsung’s gorgeous display technology.
As expected, the new device is water-resistant and features a fingerprint scanner similar to the one Apple uses in its iPhone 5s. Samsung has also confirmed that the device will come in four different colors: charcoal Black, shimmery White, electric Blue and copper Gold. Another key feature of the Galaxy S5 is S Health 3.0, Samsung’s newest fitness-related software that it says 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.