Galaxy S5 to come with fingerprint scanner, 2K display, water-proof body

Samsung is aiming to bring a phone which will sell better than Apple’s iPhone 5. The company will pack its next flagship, the Galaxy S5 with a swipe-style fingerprint sensor and a 2K display.

Popular Samsung leakster and informer Sammobile has confirmed that the device will pack a fingerprint sensor in the new phone. In a news report yesterday it said “we are finally confirming that Samsung’s upcoming flagship device, the Galaxy S5, will be equipped with a fingerprint sensor”

More about the Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor

Not only this, the leakster also confirms other details about the fingerprint sensor in the upcoming phone. The sensor will not come in the actual display but will come fitted in the Galaxy S5’s home button. (sounds like Sammsung will follow iPhone 5S on this?) The phone will show the real-time image of your finger as you scan it across the sensor.

The sensor will work in a “swipe manner, which means that you would need to swipe the entire pad of your finger, from base to tip, across the home key to register your fingerprint properly,” says Sammobile. The swipe should be at a moderate speed for the phone to recognize your fingerprint. The sensor will be sensitive to moisture.

The company will allow you to store 8 fingerprints in the phone where you can assign an independent task, or a shortcut of an app to each of the finger.

Samsung will also focus on your privacy with the new phone using the fingerprint scanner. “A new Personal Folder and Private Mode has been developed by Samsung, where you will be able to hide personal apps, widgets, and content you want to keep private”, reports Sammobile. Users will be able to open and close Personal Folder and Private Mode.

The company is not opting for on-screen buttons and will be making the phone sport physical buttons, similar to its earlier flagship.

2K display in Galaxy S5

According to a fresh leak of a screenshot of the upcoming Galaxy S5’s ‘About phone’ page, the new phone will sport a 2K display. According to this image posted by SamsungGalaxyS5Abonnement It will sport a 5.25 inch display screen with a (qhd) display resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The 4-inch display screen iPhone 6S sports a 640 x 1136 pixels display resolution offering it a pixel density of 326 ppi (pixel per inches). The 560 ppi pixel density of upcoming Galaxy S5 will surely take a huge lead over iPhone 5S on this account.

Waterproof Galaxy S5?

Is Samsung also looking to compete with the water and dust proof Sony Xperia Z and Z1 smartphones with the Galaxy S5? Seems so!

The O2’s German store has teased the arrival of a new Samsung phone by the end of February this year. The page says “Anticipation High, Get news about Samsung that can do more.” (That’s the translation of ‘Vorfreude hoch 5 Hol Dir News zum Samsung, das mehr kann,’ via Google translate).

The picture teased shows a handset in water. This will be an obvious indication that the upcoming Galaxy S5 will also be a water-proof phone.

Other specs

The phone is expected to come in two processor variants of Snapdragon 800 and 64-bit octa-core Exynos Octa processor, 3 GB RAM, at least 16 megapixel camera on the back, Android 4.4. KitKat OS, 3000+ mAh battery. The launch is expected on Monday next week at the Mobile World Congress 2014, Barcelona.