The next Galaxy (S5/F)

White Heart Loon

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I don't mind plastic but the glossy plastic that Samsung use is annoying. Makes it more likely you'll drop the phone.

The first galaxy s was a slippy fecker with rounded smooth edges

jonnny68

It never use to bother me that much but once you've owned a premium quality phone like HTC One you could never go back to plastic

leemaree

Looks like there going to announce early. Hope so?

http://www.mobileburn.com/22496/news/samsung-invites-world-to-unpacked-5-so-the-galaxy-s5-may-debut-in-february-after-all

wotzgoingon

leemaree wrote: »

Looks like there going to announce early. Hope so?

http://www.mobileburn.com/22496/news/samsung-invites-world-to-unpacked-5-so-the-galaxy-s5-may-debut-in-february-after-all

Supposed specs. http://www.sammobile.com/2014/02/04/more-galaxy-s5-spec-details-leak-might-feature-3200mah-battery/

leemaree

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Supposed specs. http://www.sammobile.com/2014/02/04/more-galaxy-s5-spec-details-leak-might-feature-3200mah-battery/

Hope so. I also heard they might even go up to 20MP camera

wotzgoingon

leemaree wrote: »

Hope so. I also heard they might even go up to 20MP camera

Maybe. I hope the big battery is true. It will definitely need it.

leemaree

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Maybe. I hope the big battery is true. It will definitely need it.

And I hope when you charge it, the charge will last more than half a day or a day?

tupac_healy

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I must be in a minority as I do not mind plastic phones. I don't think Samsung phones are cheap looking. Also if Samsung new phone is aluminium with it have a sealed battery which will be a first for Samsung.

I'm with you, I've an s3 and herself an s4 and I prefer the s3... I don't think the s3 or the s4 are cheap looking at all!

leemaree

I wonder will these specs b right;

http://www.samsunggalaxys5.nl/specificaties/

nicebutdim

I moved to 3 recently on a SIM only deal.... I asked about the S5 and they said it wasn't even slated for this year... we could be waiting a while.... or maybe they just haven't been informed.... either way.... :eek:

SuprSi

I think they don't have a clue. There's no chance of it not being released this year and most likely it'll be available in April, May at the latest.

leemaree

nicebutdim wrote: »

I moved to 3 recently on a SIM only deal.... I asked about the S5 and they said it wasn't even slated for this year... we could be waiting a while.... or maybe they just haven't been informed.... either way.... :eek:

Well it's most likely being released at the end of April. It's going to be announced at MWC 24 – 27 February

tupac_healy

leemaree wrote: »

Well it's most likely being released at the end of April. It's going to be announced at MWC 24 – 27 February

End of April?


I'm due an upgrade then!!!


Woo hoo!!!

leemaree

tupac_healy wrote: »

End of April?


I'm due an upgrade then!!!


Woo hoo!!!

I may b wrong at the end of April. That's what I heard. Hope I'm right

wotzgoingon

leemaree wrote: »

I may b wrong at the end of April. That's what I heard. Hope I'm right

End of April/ May, that is going by the release of SIII and S4

Uriel.

It had been rumored for some time that there might be a standard and a premium version of the S5 and that seems to be case.

Worryingly though by this report it would seem to suggest that the better speced model will see a US release rather than European. Although it does state that the benchmarks show the European one outperforming the US one. However, that might be no surprise if the features are pared down in Europe.

Hope that's not going to be the reality of the situation, or else I'll be waiting to take a look at the HTC One (2, M8)

Alpha Dog 1

If I remember correctly last year the quad core version was released in Europe while the octa core was released in the US only.
Very little difference performance wise.

ZeitgeistGlee

While I wouldn't be all that surprised if Samsung chose to release a few different models I'd also take anything published by IBTimes with a grain of salt. Their reporting for the Nexus 5 bordered ridiculous at times.

cython

nicebutdim wrote: »

I moved to 3 recently on a SIM only deal.... I asked about the S5 and they said it wasn't even slated for this year... we could be waiting a while.... or maybe they just haven't been informed.... either way.... :eek:

SuprSi wrote: »

I think they don't have a clue. There's no chance of it not being released this year and most likely it'll be available in April, May at the latest.

Or there's always the possibility that they lied as they just wanted to get you to switch ASAP and then they can sell you the S5 at a punitive "existing customer" price, rather than the more enticing price they offer switching customers.

Now the above may be overly cynical, I'll grant you, but ultimately their main concern was probably to sign you as a customer now, rather than risking you waiting for an as yet unannounced but virtually guaranteed product release.

wotzgoingon

Finger print scanner revealed. http://www.sammobile.com/2014/02/17/explained-samsungs-implementation-of-the-fingerprint-sensor-on-the-upcoming-galaxy-s5/
I had a finger printer scanner on the Motorola Atrix 4G a few years ago. They are handy enough.

marcbrophy

Saw a tweet from @SamsungMobile earlier on.

It said don't miss unpacked on February 24th.

I guess that's the day it'll be announced

leemaree

marcbrophy wrote: »

Saw a tweet from @SamsungMobile earlier on.

It said don't miss unpacked on February 24th.

I guess that's the day it'll be announced

Where have u been for the last 2-3 weeks? Haha

marcbrophy

leemaree wrote: »

Where have u been for the last 2-3 weeks? Haha

I knew it was going to be revealed at MWC and I knew that it runs from 24th to 27th of Feb. But I wasn't sure of an exact date, until I saw that tweet

leemaree

marcbrophy wrote: »

I knew it was going to be revealed at MWC and I knew that it runs from 24th to 27th of Feb. But I wasn't sure of an exact date, until I saw that tweet

Fair enough....CAN'T WAIT and according to 02 German site, it'll be a few days later after the announcement

SuprSi

Rumours floating around that it could be waterproof and dustproof, like the Z1.

tupac_healy

SuprSi wrote: »

Rumours floating around that it could be waterproof and dustproof, like the Z1.

Dust proof? Heard of waterproof but that would be great!!!


Excited to hear more about this phone!

joeKel73

One more sleep. Tune in for live feed from 7pm tomorrow.

nicebutdim wrote: »

I moved to 3 recently on a SIM only deal.... I asked about the S5 and they said it wasn't even slated for this year... we could be waiting a while.... or maybe they just haven't been informed.... either way.... :eek:

I also moved to 3 prepay I'm December when my S3 contract finished with eMobile. They wanted me to sign a new contract and get an upgrade, I told them I'm waiting to see the S5. He checked "the system" and said it would be at least November before the S5 is out. Needless to say we agreed to disagree on that and parted ways!

Sonics2k

J o e wrote: »

One more sleep. Tune in for live feed from 7pm tomorrow.



I also moved to 3 prepay I'm December when my S3 contract finished with eMobile. They wanted me to sign a new contract and get an upgrade, I told them I'm waiting to see the S5. He checked "the system" and said it would be at least November before the S5 is out. Needless to say we agreed to disagree on that and parted ways!

Hah, the lad was taking out his arse. Companies like Apple, Samsung and HTC are incredibly easy to predict for release times.

Uriel.

Early suggestions seem to point to an expected disappointing reaction in general to the s5. This seems really to relate to a general disinterest in incremental updates. It does seem so far that the rumours don't suggest something particularly new or innovative. Hopefully that's not the case.

Alpha Dog 1

Uriel. wrote: »

Early suggestions seem to point to an expected disappointing reaction in general to the s5. This seems really to relate to a general disinterest in incremental updates. It does seem so far that the rumours don't suggest something particularly new or innovative. Hopefully that's not the case.

Highly unlikely there will be anything innovative for financial reasons, they can just reproduce a similar phone, bump up the specs and it will sell like hot cakes.
Pointless spending millions on research and design and then having to worry if it will be a success or not.

The big innovation for this phone is going to be the new version of touchwiz which looks to be greatly improved.

Uriel.

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Highly unlikely there will be anything innovative for financial reasons, they can just reproduce a similar phone, bump up the specs and it will sell like hot cakes.
Pointless spending millions on research and design and then having to worry if it will be a success or not.

The big innovation for this phone is going to be the new version of touchwiz which looks to be greatly improved.

Completely agree.

It's just that I've read a number of articles in the past week that seem to suggest that after S4 criticism (which still sold well), Samsung needed something "edgy" this time, or it might be the first wall the"S" brand hits.

Hope you're right about touchwiz. I'm a nexus junkie, but have skipped the last two iterations as they didn't offer anything particularly exciting. My now 2.5yr old GNex is struggling a bit and upgrade is needed..

S5, HTC M8 or wait for the next Note. Though note for me is just stretching into too big at this stage

Oafley Jones

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

The big innovation for this phone is going to be the new version of touchwiz which looks to be greatly improved.

Aren't they just hugely paring it back to something that's not too far from stock? Or is that your point?

wotzgoingon

Any one know what time Samsung event is on at? Or even where I can watch it?

marcbrophy

7pm GMT

You can watch it on Youtube

joeKel73

Photos apparently leaked;
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/samsung-galaxy-s5-pictured-before-launch-specs-fingerprint-scanner-confirmed-487535







Fingers crossed they're not real - that's an ugly device....

Uriel.

Bezel in those pics don't look as thin as those being predicted. Of course predictions/rumours can be very wrong.

Yeah hopefully that's not the device.

wotzgoingon

J o e wrote: »

Photos apparently leaked;

Fingers crossed they're not real - that's an ugly device....

Looks plastic. I thought they were going with aluminium. Big mistake if plastic.

leemaree

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Looks plastic. I thought they were going with aluminium. Big mistake if plastic.

I heard 2 devices. 1 in plastic and 1 in aluminium

Uriel.

leemaree wrote: »

I heard 2 devices. 1 in plastic and 1 in aluminium

I'd heard that this was largely unlikely. Two devices - one US and one European with different internals but a lot of the well known sources in the past week have been suggesting all plastic with a faux leather backing like note 3

wotzgoingon

Uriel. wrote: »

I'd heard that this was largely unlikely. Two devices - one US and one European with different internals but a lot of the well known sources in the past week have been suggesting all plastic with a faux leather backing like note 3

I don't usually mind plastic phones but I was looking forward to metal S5.
HTC gained some ground last year with HTC one and if they bring out another premium phone it will affect Samsung.

pleasant Co.

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I don't usually mind plastic phones but I was looking forward to metal S5.
HTC gained some ground last year with HTC one and if they bring out another premium phone it will affect Samsung.

Did it? I know it's a good phone but I hadn't read any news on HTC gaining ground with the one, could you link to where you've read this because sometimes it's hard to decipher facts from personal opinions.

Sonics2k

pleasant Co. wrote: »

Did it? I know it's a good phone but I hadn't read any news on HTC gaining ground with the one, could you link to where you've read this because sometimes it's hard to decipher facts from personal opinions.

It didn't so much gain ground, more keep its ground tbh. The One is a fantastic looking phone.

Ontopic.
I'm somewhat letdown by the look of the S5 if these leaks are real, there's no real change from the S4 and a faux leather back can only do so much.

Really really hope the leaks are wrong.

wotzgoingon

pleasant Co. wrote: »

Did it? I know it's a good phone but I hadn't read any news on HTC gaining ground with the one, could you link to where you've read this because sometimes it's hard to decipher facts from personal opinions.

I have no links. Just what I heard maybe your right. HTC was failing. Losing money but the one helped keep them on track. It propably wasn't as popular as the SIV but was able to hold it's own.

Uriel.

If today's leaks are to be believed I would think that the design and the tech specs of the s5 are very disappointing, particular if no major touchwiz overall.

I guess we'll need to wait and see a few more hours. Maybe this is the S line faltering....

leemaree

6 minutes left

leemaree

It's started now

wotzgoingon

leemaree wrote: »

It's started now

I'm still listening to music.

leemaree

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I'm still listening to music.

probably just intro music. wish it was over

DylanII

leemaree wrote: »

It's started now

5 minutes after this and its still not started for me? Still just the music.

marcbrophy

DylanII wrote: »

5 minutes after this and its still not started for me? Still just the music.

Enjoy it, cos it'll be the default ringtone on the S5 and no one will change it