The popular Samsung Galaxy S5 flagship smartphone has gotten a new major modification as Samsung has released a sturdy version of this smartphone that is called Galaxy S5 Active.
The new smartphone is codenamed SM-G850F and meets all IP67 requirements, which means it is resistant against water and dirt. Users can use the device in a wide temperature range that starts at -10 ˚ C and reaches +60 ˚ C. In addition to that the smartphone is shock resistant.
The Galaxy S5 Active comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chip with four Krait 450 cores that run at 2.5 GHz and Adreno 330 graphics. A quick look at the specs will also reveal that the device has a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display that works at Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot (up to 128 GB), a rear 16 MP camera, video recording at 30 FPS, a front 2.1 MP camera and more. As expected there’s also Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, LTE and a 2800 mAh battery.
The new Samsung smartphone runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat and makes use of the TouchWiz users interface. US customers can now find it in AT&T stores where the Galaxy S5 Active costs USD 715 with no contract.
Source: Samsung