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[* black] The newest in a long line of Samsung Galaxy smartphones, the Galaxy Alpha still proudly features an easily removed rear cover and tool-less battery replacement.
-[* black] With the Galaxy S5, Samsung made waterproof smartphones standard, with glue and rubber gaskets all over, to keep your delicate pocket computer safe from a drop in a puddle.
+[* black] Samsung's mothership, the Galaxy S5— packed with glue and rubber gaskets, took pains to keep your delicate pocket computer safe from a dip in a puddle.
[* black] The first evidence of waterproofing we found in the Galaxy S5 was a rubber [guide|24016|o-ring embedded in its rear cover|stepid=61522]...
- [* black] ...that is clearly absent from the Alpha. So what happened here? Samsung's flagship no longer bears the much-touted IP67 standard.
+ [* black] ...which is clearly absent from the Alpha. So what happened here? Samsung's newest child clearly didn't inherit the [http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S5s-IP67-certification-gets-questioned-holds-water_id53910|much-touted|new_window=true] IP67 standard.