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Samsung changing the Galaxy S formula?

All current Galaxy S phones are pretty much the same in terms of hardware, give or take a front facing camera or led flash. So given that Samsung has just unveiled the Infuse 4G (labeled a Galaxy S phone), and has also announced it will still unveil new phones at WMC 2011 (including dual core phones), it sounds like Samsung intends on having different levels of Galaxy S phones this time around. I'm thinking the infuse is going to be considered their entry level Galaxy S phone, hence it's early introduction at CES 2011, and the upper end Galaxy S phones (dual-core) will be the ones to be announced at WMC 2011. Given how Samsung has come out with some seriously beautiful designs in other devices (Series 9 laptop, TV line up, heck even their appliances) I'm hoping for something really exciting at WMC 2011.

Samsung planning April release for Galaxy S5, considering iris scan technology

Well, looks like Samsung will indeed be sticking to its usual schedule of announcing new Galaxy S flagships in March and launching them in April. Lee Young Hee, executive vice president of the company’s mobile business, confirmed to Bloomberg that the Galaxy S5 would launch sometime in April, along with the second-generation Galaxy Gear (already hinted at by another Samsung exec.)
“We’ve been announcing our first flagship model in the first half of each year, around March and April, and we are still targeting for release around that time,” Lee said. “When we release our S5 device, you can also expect a Gear successor with more advanced functions, and the bulky design will also be improved.” He also mentioned that the Galaxy S5 would feature a radically different design with a focus on the display, as the lack of visual differences between the Galaxy S III and Galaxy S4 were part of the reason why the latter didn’t sell as well as expected.
Lee also mentions that the company is looking at implementing iris/retina scanning technology for its next flagship, lending credence to the plethora of rumors that have been swirling around in the last few months. “Many people are fanatical about iris recognition technology and we are studying the possibility,” said Lee; his words suggest that even if the Galaxy S5 doesn’t sport the iris scan feature, at least the Galaxy Note 4 could do so when it launches later this year.
The Galaxy S5 is expected to sport a QHD (2,560×1,440) 2K display, a Snapdragon 800 processor/64-bit Exynos processor, 3GB/4GB of RAM, 16-megapixel camera, and Android 4.4 KitKat. It is also expected to be the first Samsung flagship to have a metal construction, at least on one of its variants.
Source:
http://www.sammobile.com/2014/01/09/samsung-planning-april-release-for-galaxy-s5-considering-iris-scan-technology/

huh
I don't know how keen i am about retina scans for your phone. I have had eye surgery and really dislike the idea of stuff messing with my eyeballs.
I mean at one point you gotta ask yourself " how much security is to much?". I will stick with a pin number. Finger print scans, iris/retina, God only knows what is next?

Samsung Galaxy S5 model numbers confirmed: Report
http://www.sammobile.com/2014/01/29/all-model-numbers-sm-g900-galaxy-s5-confirmed/
In related news, the model numbers of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone have been confirmed. Shared by SamMobile today, the various Galaxy S5 version will be known SM-G900(X), where the ‘X’ will change depending on the region or variant of device.
Here are the full model numbers:
SM-G9006V_CHN_CHN (China)
SM-G9008V_CHN_ZM (China)
SM-G9009D_CHN_CTC (China)
SM-G900A_NA_ATT (AT&T)
SM-G900D_JPN_DCM (Japan)
SM-G900F_EUR_XX (Open Europe)
SM-G900H_EUR_XX (Open Europe)
SM-G900I_SEA_XSA (Asia)
SM-G900J_JPN_KDI (Japan)
SM-G900K_KOR_KTC (Korea)
SM-G900M_LA_VF (Vodafone)
SM-G900P_NA_SPR (Sprint)
SM-G900R4_NA_USC (US Cellular)
SM-G900S_KOR_SKC (Korea)
SM-G900T_NA_TMB (T-Mobile)
SM-G900V_NA_VZW (Verizon)
SM-G900W8_NA_BMC (BMC)

I heard somewhere that Samsung gonna release it in Barcelona on 23rd February
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So much for that retina scanner talk. Galaxy S5 was a disappointment. Good but still a disappointment.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime

Samsung is rumoured to have a version called the 2K Galaxy S5 Prime up its sleeve. As the name suggests, it'll have a 2K screen, also known as QHD (as in "Quite High Definition", no, okay "quad HD"), packing 2560x1440 pixels rather than the current S5's 1920x1080.
Within Samsung's hallowed halls, the 2K Galaxy S5 Prime is said to be known by the codename 'KQ', with the model number SM-G900. A handset with that model number was recently spotted on a shipping database. It's reportedly being used for research and development purposes.
So why not launch the S5 with the better screen in the first place? That was the plan, according to SamMobile, but it was abandoned due to production issues. These are currently being ironed out, and the hi-res S5 should be with us this year.

Hopefully it is soon. It would be nice if they offered some type of trade in for all the people who might want to upgrade from the s5. I think moto did something similar with the X? They gave people the option to return theirs for a wood back one for 50 bucks or something.
Although it might not be worth it. Would need to have similar battery life or that would be a deal breaker.
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Samsung to launch Galaxy S5 Prime in June
This is what I hope:
1. At least 32GB for internal memory.
2. The replaceable/removable battery.
3. A micro SD card slot for external storage of up to 128GB.
In addition to all of the other enhancements over the current S5.

I will have no respect for Samsung if this is true. They outright said to us that there will be no "premium" Galaxy S5. If that is true, it might not be an "S5" it might be part of another series.

These are the specs released on the news.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime Specifications:
5.2” , 2560 x1440 display
2.5 GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor
Andreno 420 GPU
3 GB RAM
32 GB of storage
16 MP camera
2 MP front camera
Android 4.4.2 KitKat

Another thread about this?
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hemander said:
Samsung to launch Galaxy S5 Prime in June
This is what I hope:
1. At least 32GB for internal memory.
2. The replaceable/removable battery.
3. A micro SD card slot for external storage of up to 128GB.
In addition to all of the other enhancements over the current S5.
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#3 already exists for our phone
Hellscythe said:
I will have no respect for Samsung if this is true. They outright said to us that there will be no "premium" Galaxy S5. If that is true, it might not be an "S5" it might be part of another series.
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agreed...the VP of samsung said a prime is a no-go...
if he was lying just to increase sales of the s5 instead of having people hold out, screw samsung...ill never buy from that deceiving company again....and this is coming from someone who had a s2, s3, s4, note 10, note 8, original samsung tab 10, etc

hemander said:
These are the specs released on the news.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime Specifications:
5.2” , 2560 x1440 display
2.5 GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor
Andreno 420 GPU
3 GB RAM
32 GB of storage
16 MP camera
2 MP front camera
Android 4.4.2 KitKat
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Those were actually the initial rumoured specs for the generic S5... So whichever journalist dug those up should be fired for being incredibly slow.

planned marketing
Yeah they do that kind of thing all the time, release a nice phone with a few features of current technology missing, then a few months later they release one with the better tech so people upgrade. If there aren't free upgrades (which there won't be since it's not a fault) it's just a planned marketing strategy to make more money. yay!

I dont think they will release anything else to kill the S5 they have just released this year. They smart enough not to **** with those who has purchased the S5.

Analyst assumptions was the S5 Prime was to shore up their product offering before the two new iPhones launch, but now it is reported the new Prime might just be a small launch due to cost of display production.
If this is true, the iPhone 6 will likely destroy Samsung in sales. First big iPhone display and an even faster/efficient chipset than the i7, which is already faster than the S801. This might be the first time since the S2 where the iPhone trumps Samsung.
I am not an iPhone fan, so do not find this potential scenario of revived dominance a good thing. I do like the iPad Air though, in spite of my Android affliction. That said, Kitkat's killing of sd card writes ofr third party apps is making Android more like iOS....

rushless said:
Analyst assumptions was the S5 Prime was to shore up their product offering before the two new iPhones launch, but now it is reported the new Prime might just be a small launch due to cost of display production.
If this is true, the iPhone 6 will likely destroy Samsung in sales. First big iPhone display and an even faster/efficient chipset than the i7, which is already faster than the S801. This might be the first time since the S2 where the iPhone trumps Samsung.
I am not an iPhone fan, so do not find this potential scenario of revived dominance a good thing. I do like the iPad Air though, in spite of my Android affliction. That said, Kitkat's killing of sd card writes ofr third party apps is making Android more like iOS....
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I think that if Samsung released the S5 Prime, then it would anger a LOT of people.
However, I'm not quite sure how you got the impression that Apple's Cyclone based A7 chip is faster than the i7. Quite simply put, it's not.
Look at the Geekbench comparison down further on the page: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ-vs-Apple-A7
Even if the score were four times higher, it still wouldn't match up with the MOBILE version of the i7 Haswell.
Things get spaced even farther apart when you compare it to a desktop class i7 Haswell: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-vs-Apple-A7
I agree with you in terms of iPhone 6 sales outpacing that of the S5. Apple usually sells more, and has more loyal followers.
Connor Baker
P.S. If anything I've said above is incorrect, feel free to let me know.

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Samsung Galaxy note 9 full specification in detail

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[PREVIEW]Petition for Android 11 update for Note9, S9 and S9+

Title: Galaxy S9 series and Galaxy Note 9 should update to One UI 3​.​x with Android 11.
On that terrible day, Samsung anounced the update plan for One UI 3, 4, and 5. Samsung Galaxy S10 series, S20 series, Note10 series, Note20 series, Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z series users leaped with joy, but Galaxy S9 series and Note9 users hung their head low, because the "2 Major Updates Only" curse was still on us. All Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note9 users are disappointed by Samsung for this reasonless decision, for not provided Android 11 for a fully capable flagship device.
Both Galaxy S9 and Note9 is equipped with Exynos 9810 or Snapdragon 845 chipset, which has 10-nm Octa-Core 4x2.7-2.8 GHz+4x1.7-1.8GHz. They have epic specs, which can only be challenged by Huawei Mate20 in 2018. It is not hard to provide a full 1TB hard disk of evidence to prove that the three 2018 flagships can easily run Android 11. For example, they are fully treble compliant, which means, they have enough specs to run latest Android as long as Project Treble is alive; and it has better specs than Galaxy A01 except the camera, as A01 has 12nm Quad-Core 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.45 GHz Cortex A53 chipset, and Galaxy A01 is in the list of One UI 3.0 update, WHICH MEANS THAT ONE UI 3.X UPDATE PLAN IS BIASED. And a low specs camera is not even possible to be a visible obstacle in the path of Android 11 update. It is astonishing, for Samsung to say that biased words on Galaxy Unpacked. Why? Simply our phone got out the box with Oreo? No. I mean it is not our fault to launch Oreo with S9, S9+ and Note9. Especially for Galaxy Note9, it is Samsung's fault. Samsung can wait one week or two, and launch Note9 with Pure Android 9+GMS, and add One UI as soon as it is ready by OTA. It is no need to launch with Oreo and toture us when Android 11 is released. This terrible decision forces us to either stay on Android 10, which is nothing but the same OS as a crappy 28nm Nokia C3, or go to custom roms which voids Knox and warranty, requires quite an amount of computer knowledge and is very easy to brick your device with one click.
We only ask Samsung to push One UI 3.x, AT LEAST ONE UI 3.0 CORE, based on Android 11 to Galaxy S9, S9+ and Note9, which has the certain right to update to Android 11. We are all going to sign this petition, not only the carriers of a Galaxy S9/Note9/S9+, but also anyone, who has their rage ignited due to the biased Samsung update policy. There is absolutely a piece of cake, as S9, S9+ And Note9 does not have custom resolution for both screen and camera, and Android 10 to Android 11 is not an enormous update, not like Windows XP update to 10. One man with a spare hour or two after work can do this in three months if enough knowledge. We strongly demand Galaxy S9 series And Note9 to update to Android 11, globally and stably.
If you have any recommendations of modifing this petition please tell me by replying. If no I will try my best to release at end of September. Thank you!

This marks the 8th petition for the same thing.

This is Pointless

How many times are y'all gonna make the same bogus petition for the same thing? If you want the newer upgrades get the devices that will get them undoubtedly or just stop whining. The note 9 isn't new or in it's prime anymore. Just stop

I already made such a petition and it's nice to see so many people supporting it. Here's the link, feel free to sign it: https://www.change.org/p/samsung-give-android-11-oneui-3-0-to-galaxy-note9-s9-phones

It will not work guys

Don't worry android 11 will be portwd from s10 lite for our devices 100% . If we have a good developer. I don't know cuz I didnt test any roms yet. I stick to official

Feels like we need to have this same conversation once every smartphone generation. Recap:
Breathing life into old electronics is not good business. Samsung is a business, they're in it for the money. Introducing new features for old phones will not sell new hardware; if anything, it will cause Samsung to sell less new hardware. Less sales means less revenue. That's why it's bad for business.
Developing software for additional platforms consumes more resources; resources which could be used for advancing development of newer hardware, and better software for said newer hardware. Again, why waste resources into something that will cause you to sell fewer next-gen phones?
Let me reiterate. Samsung is a business. They will not make poor business decisions to benefit users who hang on to old hardware instead of buying new hardware. End of story.