Samsung Unpacked 2014 (Galaxy S5 Launch Event)

Ok. The moment all of us have been waiting for has finally arrived. Samsung is ready to unveil its latest Flagship Galaxy S5 at an event @ MWC Barcelona. For Most of you who would not be attending the live event but still can't wait to see what the company has in store, Samsung is Live streaming the event.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Specs reportedly confirmed

Samsung Galaxy S5 is the currently the phone everyone is waiting for. There have been lost of rumours going around this and everyday we see some new report or leak published about the device. Recently we put together a dossier for you which had shown Everything that is known about Galaxy S5.  Even after so many reports and leaks, we are still not sure on the key aspects of the phone?Will it be in metal or in plastic or will  have 2 variants? Will it be launched with Snapdragon 805 or Exynos 6? How will the camera be? Will OIS finally come to Samsung S5? Will Samsung launch Galaxy S5 with QHD screen?

Sam Mobile has been able to confirm some of the key aspects of the Galaxy S5. Here is a list of reportedly confirmed specs of Galaxy S5

Galaxy S5 Confirmed Design

This is the area where we have seen maximum buzz this year. Previously, we have seen reports and pictures leaked of Galaxy S5's metal frame. This put very strong credibility to the rumours that S5 would indeed be launching in a metal this year. We also had rumours previously that Galaxy S5 will be launched in both Metal and Plastic. This made sense as apple has taken the same route last year and Samsung will be able to keep users wanting a new design from Samsung and also its loyalists who love plastic frames. Sam Mobile seems to have confirmed that there will be two versions of the flagship - one in metal and another one in plastic. The Metal Galaxy S5 will be a premium model and would cost around 800 euros, while the plastic Galaxy S5 will be costing around 650 Euros. Will the new model be called Galaxy F or anything else is still not clear

Galaxy S5 Confirmed Display

Display is also one of the most awaited features on Galaxy S5 where Samsung is expected to do a major bump in the specifications. We have heard rumours previously and most of them pointed to the display being a 5.25" QHD display.There were numerous leaks surrounding these and Samsung was also responsible fro some of those. Samsung confirmed during their Analyst Day event that their 2014 Flagship phones will be launched with QHD screen. As expected, the Galaxy S5 will sport an AMOLED display of 2,560×1,440 resolution though it is yet not confirmed that what will be the size of the device. All the previous rumours point to a size around 5.25", so we can expect that to be true. So this will give the new Galaxy S5 an amazing 560PPI resolution! 

Galaxy S5 Confirmed Processors

Every year especially in Android ecosystem, we eagerly await the launch of new flagships to see how their internal have been ramped up. This year seems to be no different. The rumours this year are mostly pointing to two configuration- either an Exynos 6 processor with true 8 Core or an Snapdragon 805 processor which will give a significant boost to Graphical processing. Well, the report seems to confirm that the Galaxy S5 will be launched with both the Exynos chip and the Snapdragon chip under the hood. This does seem likely seeing the previous track record of Samsung but we have heard claims that LTE issue of Exynos processors have been solved now and there should not be any hindrance in launching them in any of the regions with LTE. Still this might be a possibility as report points out. Also, another entirely different possibility is that Samsung might launch its Metal Galaxy S5 with its own Exynos processor and the plastic one will be launched with Snapdragon. Well, that can be the case as well, if indeed there are two versions.

Galaxy S5  Confirmed Camera

Another area where smartphones are constantly improving is Camera. The report seems to confirm that the S5 will indeed come with an 16 Mega pixel camera. However, it still unclear if this will be a Hardware Optical Image Stabilization Module! 

Other than this, the operating system will be Android 4.4 with Touchwiz on top. The  device is expected to be announced in March in London followed by a Global launch in April

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SamMobile

Samsung starts mass production of Galaxy S5's display

Another News breaks out for Samsung Galaxy S5. This is one of the most awaited smart phones of 2014 and Samsung is expected to show us what the latest in mobile technology can be.

 According to report, the Device would feature a 5.25" display with QHD Resolution (2560X1440). The device hence is expected to be launched with an unbelievable 560 Pixels Per Inch (PPI)! The report also claims that Galaxy S5's display would have the same Diamond Pixel arrangement similar to what was seen on last year's flagship Galaxy S4 and Note 3. Just to remind you for Diamond Pixel arrangement- Green pixels are interleaved with alternating red and blue pixels, but with each red and blue pixel shaped like a diamond for increased sharpness and pixel density. 

The reports also says that the mass production of these dispalts has already started and the Galaxy S5 is expected to laucnched with these displays around feb/march 2014. Seeing how other rumors also point to a same type of device, we will have to put atleast some credibility to these one but as always, take these with a grain of salt.

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DDaily

Samsung Galaxy S5 Metal Frame Leaked

Finally we have some leaked images of New Samsung Galaxy S5. A new set of images allegedly showing a structural component of Galaxy S5, has been spotted online.

Samsung Galaxy S5 (Metal)  - Leaked Images

The French News site, Nowhereelse has posted a bunch of images of the alleged Galaxy S5's metal frame. This does point us to the fact that Samsung Galaxy S5 would indeed be launched in a metal frame. The dimensions of the phone according to the leaked source has been mentioned as 149mm X 72.27mm. Also, from the frame, it is evident that the display of Galaxy S5 would definitely be bigger than that of Galaxy S4.

The News site also speculates that Samsung might launch the rumoured Galaxy S5 by February next year which is in-line with our earlier reports which predicted a MWC 2014 launch of Galaxy S5. The leaked images of the metal frame reveals that Samsung is finally answering all the critics who said plastic was well plastic. This can help company to make more people switch from Apple Eco-system to android and mark another successful device in its Galaxy S line

The physical button ports on the leaked metal frame (volume and power) are placed similar to the ones found on the other Galaxy smartphones, so there are no major surprises there. The placement of Camera Module is however different and it seems to be seem whether this will be similar to one on Galaxy S4 ( with bunmped up megapixel count though) or a completely new design! 

We would advise you, however to take this all with a grain of salt now, but leaked images often turn out to be very similar to actual devices. Also,  in many cases , these are just clever photoshops or one of the many prototypes that company might be testing which can be drastically different than the actual device. 

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Nowhereelse

Samsung's 2014 Flagship phones to come with WQHD Screen

I am always wondering what's Next for mobile displays.  I mean can they improve on what we have on Galaxy S4, HTC One or LG G2. With the spec war heating, especially in the android arena, What more cna companies bring to their displays. Seems like days of 1080p are over. Samsung is all set to launch its flagship devices next year (Galaxy S5 or Galaxy Note4 ? ). Samsung will be launching flagship devices in 2014 with AMOLED displays that have a pixel density of 560ppi and a resolution of 2560 x 1440 (2K or WQHD) – which means your standard 5-inch+ smartphone displays will be even sharper than they are now. Would be able to see nay difference? I am not sure but I do think the difference would be easily visible while reading books, browsing web pages. If you think that is overkill, the 2015 phones will have 4K displays!

The news comes from Samsung’s Analyst Day event in Korea, 

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Samsung Analyst Day