It's been quite the day at the MWC 2014, with both Sony and Nokia making
some very interesting announcements. But it's Samsung's upcoming
christening of the new Galaxy S5 that is bound to draw the most
attention, if only because the world's biggest smartphone manufacturer
managed to keep details around it a secret for this long. Well, that
streak is now over, as somebody over at MWC managed to snap several
photos of the Galaxy S5 in its full glory hours before the announcement
is due to take place, and also outed some details of the flagship's new
hardware and software features.
Perhaps most interesting is the claim that the Galaxy S5 has a
swipe type fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button, which will
apparently allow you to make PayPal payments. We're also told it's
IP67-certified, meaning it's water- and dust-proof. The camera is said
to be a 16-megapixel one. It's also interesting to note that the phone
has gone through some rather minor, but visible design changes. For
starters, the back has a rather aggressive dotted pattern, so no
faux-leather this time around. Moreover, a snap that puts the Galaxy S5
next to yesteryear's Galaxy S4 and Note 3 indicates that the phone has
grown perceptibly -- the screen looks slightly bigger, and we're
guessing that waterproofing the phone had its adverse effect on
dimensions.
There are visible changes in the software department, too.
TouchWiz, for one, appears to have gone through some flattening, and
folders are definitely different than what we're used to. The camera UI,
along with the S Health app have also been tweaked, design-wise, and
we're shown an all-new Download Booster feature that will likely come
pre-loaded on the Galaxy S5. The feature will apparently allow you to
download files over 30MB faster, by using both an LTE and Wi-Fi network.
source: Hardwarezone
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