It appears that we have come full circle when it comes to rumours of a metal-bodied Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Reports of a new Samsung line of high-end devices first surfaced back in September. The initial report suggested that Samsung would launch this line of premium smartphones and tablets to share the limelight with the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note devices. […]
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Samsung Galaxy S5 codenamed K
The rumours about the Samsung Galaxy S5 continue. Rather than another conflicting rumour (it will or will not come with a metal body; it will come or will not have a flexible display, it will or will not include OIS), the latest one reveals what could be its codename. According to the usually trusty @evleaks, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is […]
No metal body for the Samsung Galaxy S5 after all?
The rumours continue to swirl around Samsung’s next flagship smartphone. While most recent ones have suggested that we could see two variants of the Samsung Galaxy S5, one with a plastic body and a premium variant with a metal body and a flexible AMOLED display, a report today dismisses the existence of the latter. Hit-and-miss Digitimes indicates that its sources […]
Is the Samsung SM-G900F the first Project F premium smartphone?
Just days after Samsung shipped the SM-N7005 to its Indian R&D centre, India’s Zauba shipment tracking database has revealed that it has also shipped the SM-G900F there as well. The manifest shows that 3 such devices landed in India on December 2 for the usual “R & D purpose.” Unlike previous entries, this one reveals little else, not even a […]
Late April launch for Samsung Galaxy S5?
The Samsung Galaxy S5 rumours are in full flight today! First, a report suggested that the next Samsung flagship will launch sometime in Q1, perhaps as early as January or February. Shortly after, Mobile-review’s Eldar Murtazin tweeted that the launch will not happen until late April, pushing it out of the Q1 time frame. Galaxy s5 launch date – late […]
Samsung SM-G900S spotted on GFXBench – Is this the Galaxy S5?
A new Samsung device has been spotted on the GFXBench website. The details for the SM-G900S suggest we could be looking at Samsung’s next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5. A caveat first: Nowhere on the benchmark results does the name Galaxy S5 show up. In fact, the model number itself suggests it could be a variant or successor to the […]
More evidence for metal body for upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5
One of the earliest rumours about the Samsung Galaxy S5 was that it would drop the plastic case in favour of a metal one. Since then, there have been contradicting rumours as well as leaked pictures of what this new chassis could look like. Then last week came word that Samsung was considering two variants, one with a 5-inch flexible […]
No Optical Image Stabilization for Samsung Galaxy S5?
Following yesterday’s report that Samsung was planning to launch two versions of the Galaxy S5 along with a new Galaxy Gear smartwatch in early 2012, South Korea’s ETNews today has more details about the next Samsung flagship smartphone. Early reports about the device spoke about a new “state-of-the-art” 16MP camera module being developed for it. This suggested that Samsung may […]