Samsung has started rolling out the Android Nougat update for the Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo. Reports claim that this may be the last major update that is coming to the smartphone before the South Korean tech giant finally stops rolling out support for the Galaxy S5 Neo, as the device's support window is coming to its end.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo was manufactured in two variant, one for Europe and one for Canada. The latter Galaxy S5 Neo with the model number G903W is getting the latest Android Nougat update. The nougat release is fully under way, but as usual, it can take a few days for it to reach all the devices out there. Once the user installs the update then Galaxy S5 Neo will be on firmware version G903WVLU1CQH4, as reported by GSM Arena.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo also getting the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update in June of last year that brought a slew of features to the smartphone including Doze and Google Now On Tap, among others. Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo, which was launched in August 2015, hit the market initially with Android 5.1 Lollipop, as reported by Android Headlines.
The Galaxy S5 Neo is considered an inferior variant of the Galaxy S5. The device packs some features including a 5.1-inch full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080×1920. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by the Exynos 7580 Octa processor while its graphics performance is fuelled by Mali-T720MP2. Galaxy S5 Neo has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of native storage, which is expandable through a memory card slot.
Other key features of Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo include a 2,800mAh removable battery, a fingerprint scanner baked into the physical home key, and a 4G LTE connectivity. On the camera side, the device boasts a 16-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter. The
