Samsung's next flagship smartphone, expected to be called the Galaxy S5,
might still be far from confirmed, but a new report suggests that the
device will hit mass production in January 2014. The report also expects
the speculated successor of Samsung Galaxy Gear to be launched
alongside the rumoured Galaxy S5.
Korean publication, ET News reports
that the South Korean manufacturer plans to release two versions of the
alleged Galaxy S5. As per the report, there will be two variants of the
Galaxy S5: a premium variant which will sport a metal chassis and a
flexible OLED, and a variant which will come with the usual plastic
body, as found on other Galaxy smartphones.
Earlier this week, a
new set of images purportedly revealing the supposed metal frames of the rumoured Galaxy S5 was spotted online.
Further,
the report speculates that Samsung will initially manufacture around
8,00,000 to 1 million units of the alleged Galaxy S5 in January, and
will increase the number up to 6 million units in February. Samsung is
likely to release the Galaxy S5 in March or April 2014, according to the
report.
Sammobile has revealed some of the specifications of the alleged Galaxy S5,
with two variants expected to be powered by 64-bit Exynos chipset and
Snapdragon chipset (no word on this would be the new Snapdragon 805
chipset. Also expected on board is 3GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel camera, a
4000mAh battery and Android 4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz UI on top.
Earlier
reports had suggested that Samsung's next-generation of high-end
smartphones, including the rumoured Galaxy S5, would be equipped with a 16-megapixel camera, but didn't
indicate the type of module.
In addition, the ET News also claims
that Samsung is also busy developing the successor to the Galaxy Gear
smartwatch, and that it might launch along with the alleged Galaxy S5.
The next generation Samsung Galaxy Gear is said to be 15 to 20 percent
thinner than the current smartwatch. As of now, there is no word on
specifications of the rumoured Galaxy Gear smartwatch.
A recent report has suggested that sales figures Samsung's first wearable device, the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, had been disappointing. However, Samsung countered the claim immediately after, and said that it sold 800,000 smartwatch units in 2 months.