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#MWC14: Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2, WatchOn, Group Gaming

The problem with being the biggest smartphone player in the world is that one expects wonders. Samsung decided to play it safe this year at Mobile World Congress, announcing the Galaxy S5 and three (not so) smart watches. Galaxy S5 Samsung's latest flagship phone might have all the right specs, but it seems to be missing the oomph factor to get people excited. It has taken all of the features touted by other manufacturers this year and added it to the device making it look like something built based on a checklist. You can unlock S5 using your finger print, like in iPhone 5s; it's water and dust proof like recent Sony phones; it has taken most of the camera features that made Nokia devices stand out and it also has a rubberised backpanel just like in Nexus devices. Overall, there's nothing unique about the device apart from the fact that it has it all...on paper. The real difference is in the implementation, as finger print scanner seems to be a hit or miss, UI is still the same TouchWiz which lacks any sort of fizz and the dotted back panel looks like a bandaid in copper color model. The only aspect in which S5 truly shines is with the specs. It has a 5.1" FHD Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 powered by a 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 801 processor and 2GB RAM. The device has a 16MP camera at the back and a 2MP one in the…

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