Following a tide of leaks about the device, Samsung has officially taken the wraps of the device, and we now have our first hands-on of the device. by a Russian blog wh got their hands on it before anyone else. Check out their video:
While the video itself doesn't tell us much, the written version does give us a whole lot more details, and we brought you a summary of what they wrote in their website:
First of all, contrary to previous rumors of a 6 mm metal body, the device is going to feature a metal body, and will have an improved version of the dimpled back of the Galaxy S5, with a metal frame surrounding the device. The dimensions will still be thin: The device will be a mere 6.7 mm thin, with the full dimensions being 132.4x65.5x6.7mm., and that should help it fit the hand comfortably.
However, the thickness comes at a cost in the shape of a small-ish 1,860 mAh battery. In comparison , the Galaxy SIII with similar dimensions but thicker had 2,100 mAh. But, since Samsung is trying to compete with Apple here, perhaps sacrificing battery for thinness is a smart move, as the iPhone 5s only has 1,560 mAh.
When compared side by side to with the iPhone 5s, it shows the size difference is very subtle compared to the 0.7' screen difference. This can also be seen with the dimensions, and the device should be compact also for those with smaller hands.
The full specs of the device inclue a 1280x720 4.7' SAMOLED display, 1.8 GHz 8-core Exynos 5430 (there might be another version with SD 805), Mali-T628 graphics accelerator, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB of un-expandable memory (which translates to real-life 25 GB), and LTE-A (Cat. 6) support., and for a Samsung first it will feature a nano-sim card.
As far as performance goes, the device got 37,734 on Antutu, which would position it best among the major OEMs. In the battery, we got somewhat of a weird situation- While the screenshots show an amazing 11 hours of screen-on time, Antutu tester claims this battery is one of the worst, getting a very low score of under 3,000, so it looks like the small battery does suffer when it comes to usage. However, this might not be a final product, and we could see some changes by the time it goes on sale. Also, the small battery should allow for very quick charging.
The device features a 12 MP back-camera, with 4K video support, and a 2.1 MP front. Next to the camera is a heart-rate monitor, with the fingerprint scanner on the home button. The phone will run Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It will also be water- and dust-proof.
The launch date will probably be around September 12, so you'll have tow wait until then to get your hands on the device.
Source: Hi-Tech (Russian, use Chrome's translate feature)
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