Samsung Galaxy S5 to come in twovariants, ship alongside next GalaxyGear: Report

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.

Samsung Galaxy S5 to feature eye- scanning sensor: Report

Samsung is reportedly working on a
new eye-scanning feature which is
expected to be introduced on the
Galaxy S4's successor.

According to a report by AndroidSaS
that cites some sources from Korea,
claims that the South Korean giant
has started working on an eye-
scanning sensor which will be featured
in the rumoured Galaxy S5.
The feature is said to bring the eye-
scanning unlock ability to the
smartphones. Unfortunately, the report
does not reveal many details of the
alleged eye-scanning unlock feature.

The eye-scanning feature has not
been introduced on any smartphone
(from a major manufacturer) as an
unlocking method, and if the rumour is
true, Samsung would become the first
handset maker to debut the feature on
a smartphone. However, there is no
official word from Samsung on the
alleged eye-scanning feature.
Previously, Apple and HTC have
introduced the fingerprint scanner
features to the iPhone 5s and One Max
respectively.

The fingerprint scanner
feature lets users to log-in (and
authorize payments, etc., on the iPhone
5s) with a swipe of the fingertip.
Earlier a report, predicted that
Samsung will refresh its flagship
smartphone
offering sooner than expected. The
report suggested that Samsung has
been preparing to launch the Galaxy S5
smartphone in January due to
disappointing Galaxy S4 sales.
It cited
internal sources and informed that the
Galaxy S5 is likely to be announced as
early as mid-January, with a market
release expected to take place in
February.

The report also shed some light on the
specifications of the alleged Galaxy S5
smartphone. It claimed that the phone
would be powered by a 64-bit Exynos
5430 chip and will sport a 16-megapixel
camera with enhanced low-light
performance and Optical Image
Stabilisation.

The South Korean major has already
revealed that its next smartphone
would be powered
by a 64-bit chip, after Apple unveiled
the iPhone 5s which is powered by a
64-bit processor.