When it comes to mobile data plans, most of us are tethered to some kind of contract, and if you want a half-decent smartphone thrown into the bargain, these monthly agreements can prove costly. FreedomPop has long since sought to shake the market up by offering basic smartphones for a one-off fee, and continued monthly minutes, texts and data for free. More recently, the company has opened its doors to the more lucrative iPhone range, and now, last year's flagship Galaxy S4 from Samsung has also been added to the ever-growing roster.
Even though Samsung is renowned for releasing a bunch of spin-off devices after every new flagship, we naturally thought that the South Korean company might skip the Galaxy S5 Active this time around. After all, the Galaxy S4 Active's main draw was its dust and waterproof nature, and given how the standard Galaxy S5 is already both of these things, we naively touted the demise of the Active. However, a new video showcasing the Galaxy S5 Active in full working order suggests otherwise, and as well as being more rugged than its just-released cousin, is notably different in a few other departments, too.
Some times things seem too good to be true. Equally, other times things seem so awful that they just can't be accurate. Thankfully, the latter is the case today.
We already know that Samsung isn't averse to launching multiple versions of the same phone, whether the differences be screen sizes, shock or water resistance or horsepower, but the rumored Galaxy S5 Prime still has us interested. What appears to be a Galaxy S5 on steroids, the unannounced product has been gathering some traction in the leak stakes of late, and now one appears to have popped up on YouTube.
Whenever a launch of a new mobile device doesn't go exactly to plan, there's always at least one guy up in the higher ranks who winds up taking the fall. Scott Forstall was the scapegoat when Apple's iOS 6 Maps app took a public flogging for its not-even-beta-worthy state, and now, Samsung design chief Chang Dong-hoon has been replaced by his deputy thanks to shortcomings relating to the Korean outfit's Galaxy S5 design.
We always knew, following the announcement of the Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in February, that the Samsung flagship would be the first of many S5 spin-off handsets. The preceding Galaxy S4 had, after all, spawned many, including the Active, Zoom and the mini. Thanks to the inherently "Active" Galaxy S5 shipping dust and waterproof right off the bat and the recent announcement of the Galaxy K Zoom, it was only a matter of time before the compact edition manifested, and now, we have a sighting of said device courtesy of a reliable source.
Samsung's Apple-bashing ways are well documented throughout the tech community, with the Cupertino company all too happy to put forth its own slanderous marketing campaigns in order to belittle its fiercest competitor. But in its latest spate of Galaxy S5 ads, Sammy has shown that it can explain where and how its flagship is better than that of its rival's without getting into the school playground-esque fare that many have grown tired of.
Samsung has used its Kapture The Moment event at The Red Dot Design Museum in Singapore to introduce its second camera-focused smartphone.
The Samsung Galaxy S5's 16-megapixel camera is pretty darned good, and with 4K video shooting to boot, it's not too difficult to see why many consider it to be among the best in the industry. But apparently, as confirmed by Samsung, a small number of devices have been beset by camera issues, and even though the company is keen to stress that only a fraction of units are affected, the problem itself is severe enough to warrant a replacement.
When it comes to advertising a new product, Korean outfit Samsung is famed for pushing the boat out, spending extravagant amounts to ensure that consumers are fully aware of its latest releases. Given that the flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone is now a fortnight old, it's not surprising that we've already seen a swathe of new ads, and in the latest, Samsung makes sure to point out that the device's new camera is superior to that of the iPhone 5s.
