Rumor of cheaper Samsung Galaxy S5 might be true

One of the very few rumors regarding Samsung Galaxy S5 is it will be a cheaper device from Galaxy S4 considering the opening price. And the good news is that might be true. According to a South Korean source the official launch price of Galaxy S5 will be $750, around $80 lower than previous Galaxy phone. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is going to hit the world covering 150+ countries on April 11, but there is still no official pricing announced from the Korean manufacturer.

Samsung Galaxy S5 is expected to go on pre-order two weeks before launch. Many EU retailers have the Galaxy S5 already listed with prices, but those are unofficial and will be corrected once the retail pricing is confirmed.



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Samsung scheduled Galaxy S5 Unpacked event for February 24

At last after so many rumours Samsung this time decided to uncover the Galaxy S5 revealing date to us. The Korean giant’s next major mobile product announcement will take place this February, on February 24 in Barcelona, right at the MWC kick-off. That’s the least expected date and I place I believe according to many experts. The invitations contain more than a subtle hint that the Samsung Galaxy S5 will break cover during the event. They have the number 5 on display which is as clear a suggestion as it gets in our book.



The same source also claims that Samsung has decided to keep it simple in terms of new software features, after many of the new features such as Air View on the Galaxy S4were considered gimmicky by critics. Instead, the company will focus on other features to make the device more attractive to relatively untapped audiences, such as business users, with features such as the KNOX security suite. While that’s certainly good news, as it could mean the S5 won’t add too heavily to the already existing bloat on Samsung devices, it might also come as disappointment to those who like to modify their phones’ software, as Samsung’s current implementation of KNOX has already caused enough problems with simple things such as getting root access.

A potential appearance of the Samsung Galaxy S5 during the Mobile World Congress guarantees it a great deal of spotlight. Samsung was relatively quiet during last year’s MWC and did not announce any flagship products. The Galaxy S5 is expected to sport a 5.25-inch display of 2K resolution, an Exynos 6 octa-core / quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB of RAM, 16-megapixel rear camera, 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera, 32/64 GB of storage and a microSD slot, a 3,200 mAh battery, and Android 4.4 KitKat with a refined user interface. It will come in both a metallic and plastic variant, most likely with a fingerprint scanner on-board, and launch in markets sometime in March. These all are speculation at this moment. So we are not certain about all of these.

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New rumors confirms the Metal finished premium Galaxy F along with S5 again

Samsung has been heavily criticized over the year for not making metal or aluminum casing for their premium devices. Now we all are hoping that the scenario will change in early 2014. Either Samsung Galaxy S5 or new premium series Galaxy F will feature metal body everyone is waiting for. Now another Korean source is giving same information again. ETNews reported that Samsung plans to make a high end metal smartphone: the Galaxy F. The phone will be decked out with a metal exterior. This is supported by earlier reports that a production line in Vietnam was created for making metal casings for the Galaxy S5.

We also previously reported that Samsung had plans for a metal clad, premium line of smartphones, which will carry the model number SM-G900F, giving more and more credence to the phones rumored release. It should be launched around the same time as the highly awaited Galaxy S5.

The Galaxy F is purported to be Samsung's newest top-of-the line handset, but we don't know if this "premium" approach extends to the device's technical specs. There's been rumors that in addition to the metal body of the Galaxy F, the phone will sport an QHD 2K display (2,560x1,600 pixels). However, these rumors are unsubstantiated. So keep your eyes open for any new developments.
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