Samsung Galaxy S5 buffers, ie Active officially – CHIP

On the occasion of the previous model – Galaxy S4 – Samsung has released version smartphone designed not so much for fans of extreme sports, which for those users, who often reside in unusual physical conditions. Hence the model of Active excelled resistant to dust and water housing.

Galaxy S5 had in its original installment already had but the casing, hence it was expected that the Active model will be more than it meets the stringent requirements of IP- 68 (protection against flooding during continuous immersion and pressurized water up to 1 meter deep). Unfortunately, this smartphone has the same properties in terms of water resistance as the standard model, and therefore interesting pictures underwater in this case we forget. What, therefore, is in favor of the Galaxy S5 Active

First of all, what you see at first glance. The phone has a rugged housing that meets the requirements of MIL-STD-810. Rubber “zderzaczki” to protect your smartphone against bumps and impact. Active stand also 4 physical buttons, one of which – on the side of the housing – we can program. This will be handy in situations where the use of the touch screen is difficult. The smartphone also features a barometer. But ran out of space on the fingerprint reader. Other elements of the technical specifications are the same as for the Galaxy S5.

The smartphone is available in three different colors: Titanium Grey, Ruby Red and Green Camo AT & T. In the U.S. operator would have paid $ 715 for it without a contract. Samsung has not yet announced when the device will hit the European market.