Samsung Galaxy S5 and New Gear Devices Now Available Globally
Samsung's new Galaxy S5.
Image: Stan Schroeder, Mashable
By Stan Schroeder 2014-04-11 07:49:51 UTC
Samsung's new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, today goes on sale in 125 countries, including the U.S. It also becomes available in Europe, Middle East, Latin America and most markets in Asia.
The company's trio of fitness devices — Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit — also become available today.
See also: Samsung Galaxy S5: Should You Buy It?
Launched during this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is a powerful device, with a 5.1-inch screen, a quad-core, 2.5GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 16/32GB of storage and a 16-megapixel camera. It's waterproof and dustproof, and comes with a fingerprint scanner and a heart-rate monitor.
In the U.S., you can get it at every major carrier, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile, for the price of $199 with a two-year contract.
The Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are the company's new, sleeker and lighter smartwatches, the biggest difference between the two being plastic (instead of metal) case and the lack of camera on the Neo. The Gear Fit is a smaller, leaner fitness wearable with a 1.85-inch Super AMOLED curved touchscreen. All three devices are water-resistant, and come with a heart-rate monitor.
Check out our reviews of the Galaxy S5, the Gear 2 and the Gear Fit.
Topics: galaxy s5, Mobile, Tech