Samsung Galaxy S5
The new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone is displayed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Reuters

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is set to hit the shelves in over 150 countries all over the world on April 11. The release date includes all four major U.S. carriers in addition to US Cellular. Typically, when a device nears its market arrival, it takes only a matter of time before the first firmware build reaches the Internet - for the Samsung Galaxy S5, its official firmware build is already available for download.

As per Web site Sam Mobile, the Chinese SM-G9009D firmware is now available for download. The build date is listed as March 12 and once it arrives, the build for other countries will surface in relatively short order. Afterwards, people will be begin to crack the firmware open to extract wallpapers, images, sounds and Samsung's newest updated apps.

For those who are interested, Sam Mobile has already made the newest version of the S Voice available. And if you are the type who likes digging deep into firmware builds, this one is undoubtedly for you.

Here are the Samsung Galaxy S5 Specs and firmware details:

Display 5.1 inches Super AMOLED, Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution with 432 ppi
Processor 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 or 2.1Ghz Exynos octa-core, Adreno 330, unspecified GPU in Exynos variant and 2GB of RAM
Storage 16GB or 32GB
Battery 2800 mAh
Cameras 16MP sensor rear LED flash with ISOCELL and 4K recording and 2.1MP sensor front camera
Networks 3G, LTE Cat. 3 2X2 MIMO
Dimensions and Weight 142mm x 72.5mm x 8.1mm and 145g
Water-resistant and Dust proof IP67 certification and USB port covered with plastic flap
Software Android 4.4 KitKat

Firmware details

Model SM-G9009D
Country China (Anycall)
Version Android 4.4.2
Changelist 965559
Build date Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:40:35 +0000
PDA G9009DKEU1ANCC
CSC G9009DCTC1ANCC
MODEM G9009DKEU1ANCC

The Samsung Galaxy S5 firmware and firmware for other Samsung devices can be downloaded at the firmware section of Sam Mobile. In the Web site, you can find every Samsung firmware including mobile specific firmwares, which mean that you can still download the firmwares even though your device is carrier branded.

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