Samsung Galaxy S5 Key Features You Should Know

Samsung Galaxy S5, which has been dubbed as one of the most advanced mobile phones on the market, hit UK market in April and it is the latest gadget Samsung is hoping to further consolidate the electronics giant’s position in smartphone market.

Samsung Galaxy S5 was earlier rumoured to have have a flexible. But the giant electronics company has opted for its usual Galaxy Series design with more details and better finishing.

Designed to be ultra secure and your fitness partner, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also has an outstanding camera and is one of the most impressive phones money can buy right now.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Awesome Features

With a fingerprint scanner built into the home button means only you can access your device.

Also, built in fitness software makes it the first smartphone with a built in heart rate monitor which let it improve your health.

And with a camera that focuses in a third of a second, photos have never looked better. It’s the best phone around at improving your health.

#1). The Samsung Galaxy S5 essential tech specs

The battery inside the S5 is 2,800mAh in size, giving 21 hours of talk time and up to 390 hours of standby time. The processor is a top of the range quad core 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801, excellent for gaming.

The phone is powered by Android 4.4.2 KitKat™ and it’s feature packed, while the 5.1″ Super AMOLED screen automatically adjusts to different lighting conditions. On the back is a 16MP camera and on the front is a 2MP one. Both are excellent. With 16GB of built-in memory and a microSD slot for memory cards up to 128GB (cards sold separately), there’s plenty of space for videos.

#2). Samsung Galaxy S5 is an all-in-one fitness device

If you are into fitness and want to improve your health, Samsung Galaxy S5 is the best gadget for you. The phone will let you track your exercises, what food you have eaten, your weight and your stress levels.

There’s also an excellent Coach feature that helps keep you motivated and reach your fitness goals. On the back of the Samsung Galaxy S5 is a built in heart rate monitor. This lets you track your fitness more accurately than ever before.

#3). Your photos will always be in focus with Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with a 16MP camera that will let you take some pretty special photos. It’ll actually focus in 0.3 seconds. That’s as fast as the human eye blinks and is the fastest focus of any smartphone.

That means your 16MP photos will always be in super sharp focus. It also has a special mode called high dynamic range mode. This picks out light and dark spots on photos in perfect detail. It even works on your videos.

#4). Samsung Galaxy S5 is water and dust resistant

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is packed with awesome features, and Samsung also managed to make it water resistant. It means you can make calls in the rain and it’ll survive being dropped in the sink. It passed IP67 certification so it’s dust proof and is able to withstand being under 1 metre of water for up to 30 minutes.

#5). Ultimate security with a fingerprint scanner

Samsung Galaxy S5’s home button isn’t just a button. It’s a fingerprint scanner too. You can unlock the phone without a PIN. It can be used for mobile payments too, such as with PayPal.

If you have lots of personal files you want to keep private, like photos, videos or work documents, keep them in Private Mode. Only your fingerprint can unlock them. And to make sure your fingerprint is stored safely it’s heavily encrypted and kept only on the phone.