Samsung Galaxy S5 Anti-Theft feature

NEW YORK — A move by Samsung to include free anti-theft features on its Galaxy S5 smartphones sold by Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular won praise on Friday by two U.S. members of an international coalition aimed at combating robberies involving smartphones.

The new features allow Galaxy S5 users to track devices and require the owner’s account information to reset the phone. The features, Find My Mobile, and Reactivation Lock, will come installed in the phones but must be activated by users.

“The decision … to provide Samsung’s Find My Mobile and Reactivation Lock features on Galaxy S5 smartphones and to allow those features to be activated for free is a step forward in our effort to ensure the industry makes effective theft deterrents available on every smartphone sold in America,” New York’s attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, and San Francisco’s district attorney, George Gascon, said in a statement.

Schneiderman and Gascon, along with London Mayor Boris Johnson, are co-chairs of the coalition Secure Our Smartphone Initiative.

They said, however, that they remain “concerned that consumers will need to opt in to the system, thereby limiting the ubiquity and effectiveness of the solution.”

Both Schneiderman and Gascon have criticized the cellphone industry for what they say is a perceived unwillingness to solve an escalating theft problem.

Schneiderman has publicly supported bills currently in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate that would require a kill switch to be installed in every smartphone manufactured in the United States. The switch would prevent the phone from being re-activated in the black market.


Features:

Fast Auto Focus

Don't miss the action

Don't hesitate to shoot and capture action as it's happening! The faster Auto Focus helps you capture important moments of movement more quickly and in focus.

HDR(Rich tone)

For brighter & vivid captures

For both photos and videos, turn on the HDR when there is a strong counterlight or when the subject is shaded.
Preview in real time natural light and color being reproduced vividly and clearly while you take your shot.

Selective Focus

Treasure moments in detailed focus

Selective Focus allows you to focus on what’s important by blurring the background and accentuating the main subject
in defined detail.

Heart Rate Sensor

Following your every beat

Galaxy S5 is the first smart phone with a built-in Heart Rate
Sensor which enables you to measure your heart rate
directly on your phone.

Download Booster

Powered speed with LTE & Wi-Fi together

The Download Booster technology lets you use the LTE and Wi-Fi
simultaneously to give you an unrivaled network experience!
When you need to download files in a hurry, turn on the LTE and Wi-Fi
together and experience approximately 80~90% of the added network
speed of LTE and Wi-Fi.

MIMO(Multi-Input Multi-Output)

Doubled connection, Faster speed

The 5th generation Wi-Fi 802.11ac and 2X2 MIMO technology equip Galaxy S5 with two internal Wi-Fi antennas to
double the connection and accelerate the speed of your Wi-Fi like never before.

Dust & Water Resistant

Made to last longer and stronger

With an IP67 certification, Galaxy S5 is resistant to sweat, rain, liquids, sand and dust, so your phone is protected for
any activity and situation.

Finger Scanner

Fingerprint security & access

Security has been upgraded and personalized. You can now
unlock your phone and make faster and more secure
payments via PayPal with the swipe of your finger.
When purchasing content with Samsung services, you can
use your fingerprint instead of entering your Samsung
account password.

SPECS:

Network

Camera

Main(Rear) : 16MP (1/2.6”, Phase Detection AF)

Sub (Front) : 2.0MP (1920 x 1080, Wide-angle lens )

Camera Features

HDR (Rich tone), Selective Focus, Virtual Tour Shot

Video

UHD@30fps, HDR, video stabilization

Video Codec : H.263, H.264(AVC), MPEG4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, MP43, WMV7, WMV8, VP8

Video Format : MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Audio

Audio Codec : MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC

Audio Format : MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Sensor

Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer, Hall, RGB ambient light, Gesture, Fingerprint, Heart Rate Sensor

Battery

2800mAh

Google Mobile Services*

Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, Google, Google+, Google Settings, Hangouts, Maps, Play Books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Play Movie & TV, Play Music, Play Store, Voice Search, YouTube