Samsung Galaxy S5

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Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S5 on February 24th, 2014 at Mobile World Congress, and they later launched the device on April 11th in most of the planned launch markets. The Galaxy S5 was Samsung's start in a direction of more fashionable and health focused devices with features like the preforated pattern on the back for better grip and what Samsung calls a "glam look,"and the the heart rate sensor just below the rear camera. With the Galaxy S5 Samsung was trying to focus on giving users the features that matter to them, like the IP67 water and dust resistant rating to keep the device protected from the elements. They also made it easier to capture the moments that matter with the new 16 MP camera.

The Galaxy S5 sports a 5.1-inch superAMOLED display with 432 ppi, and 1080 x 1920 resolution and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Under the hood it carries a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core CPU clocked at 2.5 GHz, and an Adreno 330 CPU runs the graphics. It runs Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat out of the box, sports a 2MP camera on the front, and has a 16MP auto-focus camera on the back with LED flash, along with the heart rate sensor. The device is powered by a 2,800mAh battery, supports WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS, NFC, and 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE networks. It has a fingerprint sensor for security/payments(PayPal certified), and it comes with either 16GB or 32GB of internal storage with optional expansion of up to 128 GB microSD cards, and carries 2GB of RAM.

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The Galaxy S5 feels comfortable to hold in the hand which is an important factor. The screen as always looks fantastic and brings bright vivid color reproduction. When it comes to the camera, the Galaxy S5 takes a pretty great picture thanks to the 16MP auto-focus sensor, and there are a plethora of image options. One of the most useful features though is the Ultra Power Saving mode which can allow for up to 24 hours of uptime with only 10% battery life left. It has plenty of storage space with 16GB or 32GB options and the ability to grab expandable storage via the microSD up to 128GB. It played games very well, and multitasking was easy without any foreseeable lag. It also charges really quickly and the download booster is fantastic for grabbing larger files in quicker times.