Samsung S5 Goes Underwater

As it has been reported earlier, Samsung has presented another flagship model of its ‘S’ line, which has obtained, as you might guess, the sequence number 5. The smartphone has traditionally absorbed all the new technologies available since the premiere of his predecessor S4.

The phones are almost identical conceptually, and an inexperienced user perhaps won’t distinguish S4 from S5.

S5 has a bit wider screen, 5.1 inches versus 5 in S4. Yet, apart from the size, the display remains the same: it’s the same Super AMOLED with 1920x1080 pixels.

The main difference between the phones is the back of the smartphone. S5’s back cover is made not only from rubber, but punched, as in the Nexus 7.

In addition, the standard Micro-USB connector is now covered with a rubber stopper; S5 (even the basic version) has a dust and splash protection, according to IP67 standard. This means that it can function under water (up to 50cm depth).

Same basically new characteristics are inside the device. The smartphone will be equipped with a quad-core Snapdragon 800 with a frequency of 2.5 GHz, and 2 GB of RAM. There is an LTE support. The built-in memory is 16 or 32 gigabytes.

One of the main additions in the new S5 is definitely a ‘Home’ button, with a mounted fingerprint scanner. However, unlike iPhone 5S, the button in S5 is narrower. Nevertheless, the sensor works fine. Samsung has also announced about its partnership with PayPal, and the payment service will now accept a fingerprint as a user ID when making purchases.

While talking about biometrics, it should be mentioned that S5 is now armed with a brand new heart rate monitor. In order to measure the pulse, it is necessary to clamp one’s finger to the infrared sensor. A sensor will automatically provide cardiac statistics for the user.

The smartphone’s camera has undergone significant changes; now its is a 16- megapixel sensor with a new control software, which allows, for example, display light settings not before taking a picture, but after. Also there is a super-fast focus and an opportunity to change it even on the finished picture (similar options are available on Nokia’s flagship devices too).

S5’s battery has also ben renewed; now its capacity is 2800 milliamp-hours, plus the new super-efficient power saving mode. When it is enabled, and the remainder of the charge is at least 10 percent, the smartphone’s screen becomes black and white, light disappears, and all the internet connections are automatically shut down. According to Samsung, the phone is able to stay “alive” another day without recharging (of course without making/receiving calls).