Samsung Galaxy S5 announced, SA launch window

[jes]

Samsung Galaxy S5 announced, SA launch window

The Samsung Galaxy S5 has been officially announced and confirmed for South Africa

 

[Zyzzyva]

Meh...

 

[Adeptus Mechanicus]

Huge disappointment after all the rumors this year. Guess my S3 will be swapped out for the new Xperia Z2 in April

 

[skimread]

April 11

 

[dudewotevr]

Thoze Bezels.. Mini-Note..

 

[JimboBob]

Thoze Bezels..

Are bigger than the LG G2?

 

[dudewotevr]

Are bigger than the LG G2?

Yes. Just from a visual comparison it looks like it's a third larger, if you include the silver band. Chunky phone.
LG - http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lg-g2-review-01-640x426.jpg
S5 - http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_mwc_2014-review-1055.php

 

[Viva]

Are bigger than the LG G2?

Well, they're also quite a bit bigger than the S4's bezels. It makes the S5 look like a bigger version of the S4 mini to be honsest.

 

[elL0L]

"IP67 water and dust resistance specifications,fingerprint scanner below the display, in the middle of the device. The Galaxy S5 also includes a built-in heart rate monitor, on the rear of the device below the camera lens.

This is nice.

 

[TehStranger]

Meh, not over the moon about this TBH.

 

[JimboBob]

"IP67 water and dust resistance specifications,fingerprint scanner below the display, in the middle of the device. The Galaxy S5 also includes a built-in heart rate monitor, on the rear of the device below the camera lens.

This is nice.

I must admit that I'm slightly confused about the fingerprint scanner! The news stories say it's integrated into the Home button but the event showed the finger being swiped on the screen above the Home button?

 

[Fox1]

More plastic in a different flavour whereas companies like Huawei are boasting aircraft construction techniques and materials used in their "cheap" phones. Good opportunity for the other Android manufacturers can catch up or even surpass Samsung.

 

[tiaanels]

Congrats Sony

 

[battletoad]

maybe an upgrade for an S3. looks like my next phone will be a toss up between HTC, Sony, LG.... heck even a Huawei.

Hopefully they actually engineered a stable phone unlike this damn S4 I have which needed a software update before becoming worthwhile. Thank goodness they not trying an octacore this time round!

 

[Randux]

well it seems we are stuck, no innovations.

 

[Fudzy]

Sadly not surprised by the S5 lackluster launch I'm now more interested in its competition, my contract is up in June and I hope there are some interesting handsets out by then.

 

[entrepr]

I've been waiting a while for this upgrade opportunity. Now it seems I'll have to shop around a bit. The S4 was such a great step forward, my expectations may have been too high.

 

[ChocolateBadger]

April, just in time for my upgrade. This will be a nice jump from my S2 but I can understand the disappointment is you have a s3 or s4 seeing as not much has changed from then.

 

[genetic]

April, just in time for my upgrade. This will be a nice jump from my S2 but I can understand the disappointment is you have a s3 or s4 seeing as not much has changed from then.

It's a massive upgrade from the S3... but the S4? Not so much.

 

[Dolby]

What did people expect to see?

I think smartphones have reached a plateau