Galaxy S5
Samsung Mobile Division Management Shake Up Imminent As Profits Drop [Rumour]
Samsung co-CEO and mobile head J.K. Shin may lose his role in the company, as the smartphone manufacturer wants to reverse its fortunes after a difficult year, people familiar with the matter have told the Wall Street Journal. The South Korean manufacturer has three co-CEOs as of 2013: Shin – responsible for the mobile phone...
Size Comparison of ‘iPhone 6’ with LG G3, HTC M8, Galaxy S5 and Note 3
A new size comparison by Gizmobic offers a good guide for those thinking how much bigger Apple’s upcoming 'iPhone 6' would be from iPhone 5/5s and other flagship Androids like LG G3, LG G Pro 2, HTC M8, Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The comparison gives a rough idea of how these devices would stack...
New Samsung Galaxy S5 Ad Slams iPhone Users as ‘Wall Huggers’ [WATCH]
This morning Samsung uploaded a new TV ad to their USA YouTube channel taking a jab at iPhone owners, labelling them ‘wall huggers’. The hilarious ad depicts a typical scene found at airports where iPhone users are seen to be huddling around where any electrical outlet can be found to keep their device powered. Meanwhile,...
4.7-inch ‘iPhone 6’ Compared to Galaxy S5, Nexus 5 and Others [PICS]
Majority of rumours and reports over the past few months have hinted that Apple will launch the 'iPhone 6' in two sizes, i.e a 4.7-inch display model and a larger 5.5-inch one. We have already seen evidences of the 4.7-inch version in the shape of Foxconn’s manufacturing molds and leaked iPhone 6 cases. Today, a MacRumors forum member has shared...
Samsung Explains why Galaxy S5 has the Best Smartphone Display
A couple of months back, Samsung announced its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, featuring a 5.1-inch full HD Super AMOLED display. While DisplayMate has recently dubbed Galaxy S5’s display as “the best performing smartphone display ever tested”, the Korean company has today published a detailed explanation of just what makes the Galaxy S5's AMOLED display so amazing (via...
Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Scanner Hacked, Owners’ PayPal Accounts at Serious Risk [VIDEO]
According to a report by German security blog H Security (via BGR), the fingerprint scanner on the recently released Samsung Galaxy S5 has already been hacked, leaving owners' devices and their PayPal accounts at serious risk. A video posted by Security Research Labs has revealed that the fingerprint scanner on Samsung’s Galaxy S5 can easily be spoofed using...
Fingerprint Scanners Compared: iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5 [VIDEO]
Back in February, Samsung announced their new flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which unsurprisingly also contained a fingerprint scanner, following in the footsteps of Apple’s iPhone 5s. If you’re curious about how Apple’s Touch ID in the iPhone 5s compares to the fingerprint scanner in the Galaxy S5, check...
DisplayMate: Samsung Galaxy S5 has the Best Performing Display
DisplayMate, a company known for evaluating latest display technologies for consumers and manufacturers, has dubbed the Galaxy S5’s AMOLED display as "the best performing smartphone display ever tested”. The firm performed comprehensive display lab tests, measurements and analysis on a pre-release production unit of the Galaxy S5 provided to them by Samsung. Contrary to common belief that Galaxy S5 essentially has the...
Samsung Unveils Galaxy S5, Gear Fit Wrist Band at Event in Barcelona [PICS]
This afternoon Samsung unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, at an ‘Unpacked’ event held at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The design of the Galaxy S5 is almost identical to that of the S4, retaining the metal-looking plastic around the sides, but changing the back to a dimpled soft-touch finish. The S5’s display is a...
Samsung to Add iPhone 5s-like Fingerprint Scanner in Galaxy S5
Samsung is all set to introduce an iPhone 5s-like fingerprint scanner in its upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone, The Korea Herald is reporting. According to the source, Samsung will follow Apple as usual, and embed a fingerprint sensor within its next flagship device to perform various tasks for the users, such as authentication. The Korean publication details...
Samsung Galaxy S5 Specs Leaked, Galaxy S5 mini and S5 Zoom Also in the Works
According to SamMobile, Samsung’s next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, will come in both metal and plastic versions, with the metal version costing around $1100 and the plastic model coming in at around $900. As always, Samsung's move seems quite similar to what Apple has done, offering both a plastic body iPhone (iPhone 5c) and a metal one...