Samsung Announced Water/Dust Proof Galaxy S5 With Snapdragon 800, 5.1" 1080p Super AMOLED Display And 16MP Camera

After months of rumors, Samsung has officially announced its new flagship device, the Galaxy S5 at MWC in Barcelona. The device is quite consistent with the numerous leaks we have seen so far. It's looking like some of the rumors were way off base – the Galaxy S5 specs are not much different than other flagship phones in recent months, and it's certainly not made of metal.

Here's the specification list that we are aware about:

• 5.1" 1080p Super AMOLED display
• 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC chipset) with Ardeno 330 GPU
• 2GB of RAM
• 16/32GB internal storage plus microSD
• 802.11ac MIMO
• USB 3.0
• 2800mAh battery
• 16MP rear camera, 2.1MP front camera
• Fingerprint scanner
• Heart rate sensor
• IP67 Dust and water Resistant
• 142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1mm, 145g
• Android 4.4.2

The Galaxy S5 is loaded with sensors. In addition to the usual compliment of brightness, IR, and so on, there's a new heart rate sensor around back. Just place your finger on the inlay where the LED flash sits to take your pulse. There is also a new light sensor that can detect the environment and adjust the screen contrast and color levels automatically.

The rear panel is removable and there is a rubber seal around the battery door to keep water out, and the USB has a port cover. It's IP67 certified, so the Galaxy S5 should survive through some rain showers or accidental drop in the water. The rest of the design again looks very much like the previous Galaxy smartphone. The Galaxy S5 will run Android 4.4.2 with Samsung's customary TouchWiz interface out of the box.

via android police