New possible details have emerged about the Samsung Galaxy S5, the next smartphone flagship in line to eventually take over the Samsung Galaxy S4's reign. Some of those possible feautres include a faux-leather and metal body, 64-bit Exynos processors, and a 16-megapixel camera, either made by Sony or Samsung's subsidiary.
As it's still very early on, you should take all of these details with a grain of salt, but some are quite fascinating, especially the 16-megapixel camera.
The 16-megapixel camera for the Samsung Galaxy S5 seems to be the best-sourced rumor, as it comes out of an UnwiredReview report about the bidding war between Sony and Samsung LSI, a division of Samsung that makes components for mobile devices.
The report details how Sony has been the leading manufacturer of high-tech camera sensors up until recently - even providing components for the Samsung Galaxy S4's 13-megapixel camera. But now, Samsung LSI and Toshiba have finally figured out how to produce high-megapixel camera sensors en masse, leading to the bidding war between Samsung LSI and Sony for the Samsung Mobile 16-megapixel manufacturing job.
Within this report, of course, is the mention that the Galaxy S5 will therefore have a 16-megapixel camera, which seems pretty sound. An additional bonus bit that's good to know is that 16-megapixels and above is likely to be the standard for the next generation of flagship devices. But 13-megapixel cameras are likely to make their way into mid-tier smartphones very soon as well.
Other rumors surrounding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 are interesting, but less substantiated. One is that the Galaxy S5 might feature the faux-leather chassis that made it into the Galaxy Note 3. Another is that Samsung will make the Galaxy S5 waterproof. Yet another is that the Galaxy S5 may have 4GB of RAM.
Again, rumors are flying, so take those Galaxy S5 specs with a hefty grain of salt. However, the idea that Samsung is considering a 64-bit processor, like Apple's (Samsung-made) A7, has been proffered by Samsung itself, so that's a fair bet.
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