Samsung Galaxy S5
A new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone is seen on a display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 23, 2014. Samsung Electronics unveiled a new smart watch and fitness band along with the latest version of its flagship Galaxy smartphone on Monday, demonstrating how the battleground for innovation is shifting from the hand to the wrist.Picture taken on February 23. Reuters/Albert Gea

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, the rugged edition of the Galaxy S5 flagship smartphone of 2014, was announced to arrive in Canada. The Galaxy S5 Active will be available through all leading carriers of Canada such as Bell, Rogers and Telus.

According to GSMArena, the Galaxy S5 Active can be yours through Bell and Rogers by opting for a two-year contract at a price of CA$280. Without contract, the handset can be purchased for CA$700 through both the carriers. However, Telus has not announced the pricing of the S5 Active yet.

The Mil-STD-810G and IP67 certified Galaxy S5 Active is resistant to dust, water, thermal shock, salt, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation and transport. The handset can remain undamaged even if it kept immersed in up 3.2 feet of water for 30 minutes.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active sports the same technical specifications as the original Galaxy S5. However, the rugged model is slightly bigger and weighs more than the Galaxy S5.

The Galaxy S5 measures 142 x 72.5 mm whereas the Galaxy S5 Active measures 145.3 x 73.4 mm. The thickness of Galaxy S5 is 8.1 mm and weighs 145 g whereas that of Galaxy S5 Active is 8.9 mm and weighs 170g.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active comes with a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED display screen that offers a display resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels. It offers an impressive pixel count of 432 ppi.

The Galaxy S5 Active is powered by Snapdragon 801 chipset that features Krait 400 quad-core processor that produces a processing speed of 2.5 GHz and Adreno 330 graphics. It is packed with 2 GB RAM.

The original Galaxy S5 is available in two storage options like 16 GB and 32 GB. The Galaxy S5 Active features only 16 GB internal storage capacity.

It features a 16 MP shooter at its rear. It supports high quality video shooting of up to 2,160p quality at 30fps. At the front, there is a 2 MP camera that supports 1,080p video shooting at 30 fps.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a removable 2,800 mAh capacity battery. It can produce a talk time of up to 29 hours and a standby time of up to 480 hours.