Everything you need to know about Samsung's flagship smartphone for 2014.
KOREAN PHONE MAKER Samsung's rumoured Galaxy S5 is already the talk of the town, despite its present Galaxy S4 flagship still proving to be one of the most popular smartphones on the market.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 smashed sales records for the company, and the firm will hope to do it again with the release of its next generation flagship handset this year. There's already plenty of speculation about the Galaxy S5, which we've rounded up here.
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Release date
During CES in Las Vegas, Samsung revealed that it will launch its Galaxy S5 smartphone by the end of April, alongside an updated version of the poorly received Galaxy Gear smartwatch.
Release date
During CES in Las Vegas, Samsung revealed that it will launch its Galaxy S5 smartphone by the end of April, alongside an updated version of the poorly received Galaxy Gear smartwatch.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Samsung EVP of mobile business Lee Young Hee revealed that the firm will unveil the Galaxy S5 in March or April, while also "targeting for release around that time".
Previously, a Samsung exec reportedly let slip that the firm was planning a Barcelona reveal in February. However, knowing Samsung, it's likely that the firm will hold its own launch event, with last year's Galaxy S4 unveiling having taken place in New York in March.
SpecificationsIt might still be a few months off, but we already know almost all we need to know about Samsung's next generation flagship smartphone.
At CES, Samsung made comments that indicated the S5 could include an eye scanner. "Many people are fanatical about iris recognition technology," Lee said. "We are studying the possibility but can't really say whether we will have it or not on the S5."
At CES, Samsung made comments that indicated the S5 could include an eye scanner. "Many people are fanatical about iris recognition technology," Lee said. "We are studying the possibility but can't really say whether we will have it or not on the S5."
A 64-bit Exynos 6 processor is expected to be at the heart of the Galaxy S5's specifications, with ARM having confirmed that it has been working with Samsung on the handset's chip. Samsung has also confirmed that its next generation smartphones will ship with 64-bit processors.
Conflicting rumours have suggested that the Galaxy S5 will ship with a quad-core 2.5GHz quad-core processor.
As for the screen, the Galaxy S5 is widely expected to pack a 5in 2K resolution display. Rumours have suggested that this will be an LCD panel, with Samsung cutting back on AMOLED to keep production costs low.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is also expected to come with a fingerprint scanner, similar to the Touch ID sensor on the iPhone 5S. The CEO of technology firm Fingerprint Cards has said that he expects Samsung to release "at least two" smartphones in 2014 with this added layer of security, hinting that this feature might also appear on the rumoured Samsung Galaxy Note 4 handset.
Again like the iPhone 5S, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is also likely to launch in a gold colour version, and there's talk that the handset will launch in two different models - one with a curved screen, and one without. This comes despite speculation that its first curved smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Round, hasn't been flying off the shelves.
There's also talk that the Samsung Galaxy S5 will launch alongside Samsung's second generation Galaxy Gear smartwatch.
Other rumoured specifications include a 20MP rear-facing camera, an upgraded front-facing camera, Google's Android 4.4 Kitkat mobile operating system and, unlike the Samsung Galaxy S4, an aluminium casing.
PriceThere's no word on Samsung Galaxy S5 pricing yet, but it's likely to fetch around the same price as the Galaxy S4, which launched for around £550. ยต
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