Gallery: Hands-On With Samsung's New Galaxy S5 Smartphone
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The 5.1-inch AMOLED display is crisp and bright, just as you'd expect if you've seen other Samsung flagship phones.
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It looks like metal, but the S5's back plate is actually made from perforated polycarbonate.
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The biggest difference — and one of the most compelling reasons to upgrade from last year's Galaxy — is the new fingerprint scanner on the S5.
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The Galaxy S5's camera has been upgraded from a 13-megapixel shooter to 16 megapixels. Just below the camera is a heart-rate sensor.
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Samsung says the phone is waterproof. An inner seal prevents any wetness from creeping past the seams, and the connecting ports along the phone's bottom edge are protected by a small rubber flap.
