Samsung Galaxy S5 hands-on accidentally comes online

Technology site Pocket-Lint accidentally put the hands-on of the Galaxy S5 online early, revealing some details about Samsung’s new flagship. Among other things, there is a function for fast download via mobile internet and WiFi.

The hands-on only appeared briefly and has since been taken offline, but members of the HardwareZone forum among others managed to get their hands on the text and images. in addition published Twitter account Saudi Android a series of photos.

It can be seen that the new Galaxy S indeed seems to have a 5.25 “screen, which the rumors have already talked about. The device is between the Note 3 and the S4 in length. It can also be seen that the standard Home button is present, just like the other buttons below the screen. The back is a surface with holes to improve grip. At the bottom, a microusb 3.0 port is hidden behind a cover. The Galaxy S5 is dust and waterproof, as appeared in posts before and this is based on an ip67 rating.

The text discusses, among other things, the Download Booster function, with which files can be downloaded simultaneously via WiFi and mobile internet, which improves the speed. Also featured is a feature called Finger Scanner: the scanning would be done by moving the Home button multiple times with the tip of a finger. A heart rate monitor is also present and in the field of photography there is the Selective Focus option for after-focusing. The 16-megapixel camera can also record 4k video and shoot HDR images.

According to the rumors, Samsung will introduce two variants of the Galaxy S5 on Monday evening: one with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and one that shows 2560×1440 pixels.