The Samsung Galaxy S5
It supports LTE Cat-4 mobile broadband and Wi-Fi 802.11ac wireless
networking with one really impressive feature: the "download
booster." This bonds the Wi-Fi and LTE connection to maximize the downlink
bandwidth, which apparently can go as high as 650Mbit/s as a result of the
coupling.
Download booster is a spot-on name because while it will provide
fabulous download speeds, the latency stinks, as you'd expect from an LTE/Wi-Fi
bonded connection, so it’s no good for smooth web browsing nor online gaming, for
example.
The impressive camera tech works like a
human eye. Samsung said the rear-facing sensor is a 16-megapixel camera
with super fast – 0.3 second – autofocus in the S5. The special effects that
can be applied to pictures are not as rich as those Sony announced 12 hours
earlier, but you can apply a fashionable background blur.
The Android 4.4.2-powered gadget felt really rather snappy, and
that’s down to its 2.5GHz ARM-compatible quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 system-on-a-chip processor.
The Gear Fit wrist-puter
The fingerprint scanner can be used to unlock files, typically
photos and videos kept in a special secure area – ideal for your most intimate
snaps. Something everyone will appreciate is the ultra-power-saving mode, which
has a time-left-before-power-off countdown, and which will keep the phone alive
for 24 hours in standby mode with only 10 per cent of battery life left. The
battery itself is a 2,800mAh part.
The Galaxy S5 measures 142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1mm, and
weighs 145g, we're told. The HD AMOLED touchscreen's resolution is 1920 x 1080
pixels, it has a pixel density of 432 ppi, and it's 5.1 inches across. There's
2GB of RAM inside, 16GB or 32GB of internal flash storage depending on the
model you buy, a microSD slot that will take cards up to 64GB in capacity, NFC
radio, a USB 3.0 port, and Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy wireless connectivity. But,
essentially, it's taller and heavier than the Galaxy S4.
Alongside the phone, Samsung announced three new watches. The Gear 2, the Gear 2 Neo and the more-like-a-wriststrap Gear
Fit. Perhaps the most interesting is the 27g Fit which has the first curved,
super AMEOLED touchscreen in a wearable device. The straps come in three colors
and there will be designer versions from posh fashion houses.
Samsung is keen to court app makers and will soon release a
software development kit for the smartwatches.
5,000 people, all of whom want to be first to try the new Galaxy
S-phone
The S5 will ship on April 11
in 150 countries.
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