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the Samsung Galaxy s5 Samsung introduced its newest smartphone the galaxy s5 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and it's taking his battle with Apple to heart the galaxy s5 not only contains a fingerprint scanner for unlocking the phone similar to the iPhone 5s it also features a heart rate monitor on the flash module this is the world's first smartphone equipped with a heart rate sensor the applications go beyond health all it takes is a simple swipe of your finger to make secure payments no need to key in your credit card number the s5 will come in four colors with a 16 megapixel camera a Snapdragon quad-core processor and a 5.1 inch display it's also safe around kids and in the rain what's your video in the tub sing along your playlist in the shower don't worry about the rain though samsung played it safe by not using a curved screen we know that curved screens are definitely in Samsung's plans for the future in fact we've seen it before in the samsung galaxy round they want a surefire hit they don't want to possibly alienate potential buyers Samsung is using its curved screen technology on its newest wearable gadget the gear fit a fitness tracker with a touchscreen heart rate monitor and pedometer can stay up to date with instant notifications on your gear fit as well you can also interact with your Galaxy device such as rejecting a call controlling the alarm and using quick message reply and these things are impossible with other fitness bands the move could be a preemptive strike against Apple as rumors bill that Apple's developing an eye watch centered around health and fitness Samsung is never content to just compete against rivals they want to absolutely dominate them despite disappointing sales at the Galaxy gear Samsung is doubling down on smartwatches introducing the gear 2 and gear 2 neo with Samsung's own Tizen operating system in addition to the camera and microphone there is an infrared blaster that will let you control your TV through an app for more on the newest mo devices go to cnet.com in San Francisco I'm Kara Tsuboi cnet.com for CBS News