Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:005930) is still rolling out its recently announced Galaxy S5 in international markets. But rumors have started doing the rounds about the next-gen Galaxy S6. After alukewarm response to the S5, Samsung needs to up its game to maintain its market domination. Let’s have a look at recent rumors surrounding the Galaxy S6, and what users actually want to see in the smartphone.
Galaxy S6 with graphene
Graphene is a planar sheet of carbon. It’s just one atom thick, with the atoms arranged in a honeycomb-shaped lattice. One big issue with graphene has been making it large enough to use in smartphones. But Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:005930)’s Advanced Institute of Technology has n successfully resolved that issue. The Korean company has made it possible to increase the area of graphene. Rumors have started making the rounds that it could be used in the Galaxy S6.
A better body
The Galaxy S series has been a massive hit. But it clearly lacks the premium feel. Users have been crying out for a new design for quite some time. But the Korean company hasn’t listened yet. Users want the Galaxy S6 to have a metal chassis and premium feel.
Galaxy S6 with 2K display
1080p is not enticing anymore. We have already heard that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:005930) is working on 2K and even 4K displays for smartphones. TechRadar says that anything less than a 2K display in the Galaxy S6 will be a big disappointment.
A 64-bit processor
The iPhone 5S already has it. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:00593i0) may have avoided bringing a 64-bit processor for fear of being tagged a copycat yet again. In any case, a 64-bit chip doesn’t have many real advantages yet. But 64 is definitely bigger than 32, so it creates a perception that it must be better. Some users expect the company to add more RAM to the Galaxy S6 because 2GB isn’t enough to meet the demands of multitasking users.
A bigger battery
Battery has been a big drawback in Android smartphones. You have access to all the data, music videos and other stuff, but only for a few hours. Most users expect bigger batteries, faster wireless charging and better power management. A concept design created by Mesut G Designs shows that the Galaxy S6 will have a 3,300 or 3,500 mAh battery, compared to 2,800mAh in the Galaxy S5.
Better stereo speakers
The dual front-facing speakers in the HTC One give an amazing listening experience. And Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758)’s Xperia Z2 has dual speakers too. But the Galaxy S5 has just one speaker. While the Galaxy S series display is big enough to watch movies, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94) (KRX:005930) needs to improve the sound quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 release is just days away and a new announcement points to an insanely powerful and battery friendly Samsung Galaxy S6 in 2015.
Thanks to the long lead time for producing and testing the powerhouse found in the best smartphones we get a look at the possible features that could show up in the Galaxy S5 and other top smartphones that will arrive n ext year.
Even though the Galaxy Note 4 release is likely six months away, this new tech will only be ready for Samsung to sample in the second half of 2014, and won’t be ready for a real world release until early 2015. That puts it right on track with Samsung’s annual spring Galaxy S release cycle, which will be up to a Galaxy S6 in 2015 if the naming convention sticks.
A Samsung Galaxy S6 could use the Snapdragon 800 processor to deliver impressive features.
Samsung and Qualcomm are long time partners for the U.S. versions of the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note smartphones, and it is very likely that the two companies will continue to work together to deliver more efficient and faster smartphones through 2014 and into 2015. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 powers the Galaxy S5 that arrives this week.
Qualcomm does not mention the Samsung Galaxy S6 or Samsung by name, but the history suggests this could be the powerhouse of a Samsung Galaxy S6 and t he key to next-level features. Here’s a look at what the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor is capable of. Like Apple’s A7 processor in the iPhone 5s, this is a 64-bit processor.
Faster Performance – Faster chip plus support for same RAM that can deliver “lightning quick” iPhone performance.
Better Graphics - 30% faster graphics performance
Higher Resolution Mobile Displays - 2560×1600 resolution compared to 1920 x 1080 on Galaxy S5.
Better Battery Life – “exceptionally low power consumption that does not sacrifice performance.”
4K video Capture – Support 4K video at 30fps and 1080P at 60fps
55MP Cameras – Support for higher megapixel cameras. The Galaxy S5 ships with a 16MP camera.
Display on External 4k Display – use an HDMi cable to play back 4K on a external device.
This isn’t a Galaxy S6 spec list, but it is as close as we’ll get to learning about potential Galaxy S6 features at this point. Some of these features are specs we first heard rumored for the Galaxy S5.
Samsung and Qualcomm have a long history of working together on Galaxy S and Galaxy Note phones.
For several months rumors pointed to a Galaxy S5 with a 64-bit processor and support for a higher resolution display. Some rumors suggest Samsung is already working on a Galaxy S5 device with a 2560 x 1440 resolution display that could be a Galaxy S5 primeedition, but it is using a Snapdragon 805 processor and Adreno 420 GPU.
Current Galaxy Note 4 rumors point to a higher resolution screen, in this range, but don’t expect to see it arrive with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor on board.
There is not much known about the Galaxy S6 at this time, but a report from January 2014 suggests Samsung is working on a large foldable display which might arrive in a 2015 Galaxy S or Galaxy Note product.
Samsung Galaxy S5 vs iPhone 6: The iPhone 6 may not yet have been released yet but rumors about the next generation iPhone that is expected for a release this June.
With an expected larger screen and a reportedly giant retina with IGZO display, a new state of the art next generation iPhone will surely be expected this year.
According to Business Insider, the new phone will have a major improvement on a minute change on the home button seen in the 5s as opposed to what have seen in the iPhone 5 as they were quoted saying, "new form factor with no home button. Gesture control is also possibly included"
As a trend being seen in the improvement of iPhones throughout the year, the improvement in speed and size is expected. A larger 5.7-inch almost borderless phone can be expected as the company tries to improve the usability of the phone for the users to maximize the space and maximize the resolution of the display that would surely blow the minds of the Apple phone users.
The body of the phone looks to improve every time Apple upgrades its phone and so with the iPhone 7 concept, a much sturdier aluminum body and a longer battery life can be expected.
Also likely to be seen on the future flagship model phone may include an 8-megapixel camera that has been reported that Apple has been improving every year. A huge improvement of the camera and the sensors will surely give the phone the most powerful it has ever been.
In relation to its toughest competitor - Samsung - a trend has been spotted with regards to the cameras. Starting with the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 which has a 13-megapixel camera, the S5 has been rumored to come up with a 16-megapixel camera and then the new S6 was reported and speculated by experts to have a larger 20-megapixel camera.
The concepts of different smart phones that are introduced lately are changing over time. With time more features are added to the existing phones and their succeeding versions. After the introduction of Samsung Galaxy S5, the brand new S6 is in news.
Samsung Galaxy S6 concept has been introduced which holds several new and advanced features. While the final layout is not provided by the telecommunication giant, anticipations have already made their ways into the tech-market.
The OS version of the lately introduced smart phone from Samsung, Galaxy S5 is Android Jelly Bean 4.4.2. The newer version smart phone is believed to operate on Android Version 4.5 or more. This brand version is something which gives the users every possible way to remain updated with high-end applications.
The aluminum rubberized plastic body of the phone is a new changeover from the regular smart phone types. The edges of the phone might also be very less rounded at the corners. While after the launch of Galaxy S5, the roundness of the edges has been reduced; the newer version of Samsung Galaxy range is believed to have more sharp edges.
The phone will have a thickness of 7.2 mm which will be one of the sleekest phones on the earth. With an average weight of 120 grams and display screen measuring 5.5 inches, the phone will suit any occasion for the feel of a phablet. The additional IPS LCD panel is believed to make the display more crisp and crystal clear.
The external memory of the Galaxy S6 might be set up to 128 GB. The 4 GB RAM might also be introduced. By far no other frontier smart phone company has incorporated such huge RAM memory. The internal memory has more than 90% chances to be kept to 64GB.
Now coming over to the camera section, the phone will definitely have one primary and a secondary camera. The primary camera might have a resolution of 21 megapixels; the secondary camera might come with a variation from 4-7 megapixels resolution. The experience of video calls will be fantastic with such high resolution. Additionally it might also support IRIS scanning for locking and unlocking phone.
A battery of 4000mAh power will be made available which will allow the phone to be kept in talk-time mode for more than 36 hours in a single go. The phone is believed to have various advanced features. However the phone is believed to be released in the beginning of 2015.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Rumors: In a recent interview with vice president in charge of Android and Chrome at Google, Sundar Pichai in the recently held Mobile World Congress, he confirms not the specs of the future flagship phone of Samsung yet but confirms that the phone would still run on an Android OS.
With the emergence of the South Korean OS, Tizen, and even breaking through some gadgets of Samsung including the new Gear 2, Android confirms that fans of the Samsung flagship phone series will surely still impress its fans with the same look of the Android OS but will surely exceed expectations for more upgrades and advancements on the new phone.
Taken from Frandroid.com regarding Sundar Pichai
"Finally, he was questioned about Samsung. According to him, the collaboration with Samsung is " most boring she looks ". We must understand that there is no real tension between the two actors, " who always work as ". The Gear 2 watches under Tizen? "(...) it is a product among hundreds of others, but I'd rather it uses Android ". Finally Pichai is sure: " the next Galaxy S6 run Android ". It is of course the persistent rumors about the abandonment of Android by Samsung, which prefer equip its flagship Tizen, the next Korean OS."
With regards to the specs of the phone, rumors spread around that the future Samsung Galaxy S6 concept may find a sturdier and more advanced looking body with a reportedly aluminum body and a much clearer and bigger screen.
Also, talks about the future flagship model phone may include a 20-megapixel camera that has been reported that Samsung is working on this kind of technology to be added to their models along with all new kinds of sensors for the phone. This is with regards to the Samsung Galaxy S5 that boasts a 16-MP camera with a new advancement with the fingerprint scanner.
"After the 16-megapixel product, the 20-megapixel product will become the general trend," a source told PCMagazine.com.
It may not have been confirmed and it is just rumors that circles the web regarding the phone's specs but who would know? This technology is not far from happening with what people see with today's smartphone releases.
It's never too early to speculate wildly about the next smartphone in Samsung's Galaxy S series. The Galaxy S5was definitely a step up from the S4, but we can't shake the feeling that everyone's favourite South Korean manufacturer (sorry LG) is resting on its laurels.
Come on Samsung, market domination should be about more than outspending your rivals on advertising, get back in the game and kick it up a gear!
We don't have to strain our grey matter too much to dream up a wish list of improvements we'd like to see in the Galaxy S6, given the relatively muted response the current S5 met, so if you're reading this Samsung, please take note...
A better body
It would be fair to say that the dimpled back panel on the S5 wasn't universally well received. Everyone has been crying out for a new design in the Galaxy S series for a while now, but Samsung isn't listening.
An S6 with a metal unibody and a premium feel would be a potential crowd pleaser. If a redesign is on the cards, why not take it further and go for a new form factor? A new premium profile could refresh the range and make it feel special again.
A 2K display
No one is impressed by 1080p anymore, not when 4K TVs are in the shops and we've already heard that Samsung's working on 2K and 4K displays for smartphones. We wouldn't have been surprised to see a 2560x1440 pixel resolution on the S5, but it seems QHD displays are not ready for prime time just yet.
Anything less than a 2K display in the S6 will be a crushing disappointment. We're sick of all these fat pixels. Make them invisible to the naked eye - and make sure it doesn't hurt the battery while you're at it, Samsung.
Hey, we're not here to solve these issues - that's for your fancy R&D labs.
A 64-bit processor
Perhaps the lack of a 64-bit processor in the S5 was an acknowledgement that there aren't many advantages yet, or maybe it was a statement about not copying Apple.
In any case, regardless of benefits perceived and real, 64 is a bigger number than 32 so it must be better, and if our friend's iPhone has one, if you don't put one in the S6 we're not buying it.
While you're there, for heaven's sake add more RAM – 2GB is not enough to satisfy the modern day demands of multi-tasking, especially if you're going for a 64-bit chip.
A flexible design
Remember that Sky advert where the guy folds his phone out to tablet size? That would be a real slice of fried gold and we've heard Samsung has a folding prototype already. Failing that, a squidgy, bendy phone that can take all sorts of damage and return to its original shape unblemished would be nice.
Squeezy controls could bring a fresh tactile element to smartphone ownership. At the very least we expect flexibility to deliver greater durability and new potential shapes, but it has got to be better than the Samsung Galaxy Round.
A bendy screen is a prime candidate for abuse
A bigger battery
We can hold the sum total of humanity's achievements in one hand, accessing all of our scientific knowledge, and our greatest works of art, but only for a few hours at a time. Why are mobile phone batteries still so crap?
We need bigger batteries, more efficient power management, and faster wireless charging. The 2,800mAh battery in the S5 might be a slight step up from its predecessor, but it has an extra 0.1 of an inch of screen to power. You're treading water, Samsung. Free us from the daily charge.
An end to bloatware
No one wants a Samsung-branded app that does exactly the same thing as an existing Google app, only worse. We also expect a device listed as 16GB to have more than 10GB free. The days where Android was rough and ready and Touchwiz really added value are gone.
Stock Android is smooth and delicious, KitKat needs no embellishment. It's time to tone it down a little. By all means stick S Health on there as an optional extra, but please let us uninstall the S apps we don't want and ditch the superfluous doubles.
A decent pair of stereo speakers
Sadly there's just one speaker on the S5. We don't want to have to wear headphones or hook up speakers all the time. It's a mobile device. The HTC One clearly demonstrated the benefits of dual front-facing speakers. Sony heard it, because the Z2 has them too.
Screens are big enough to watch movies with friends now. How about bringing that sound quality up to scratch? A good set of stereo speakers in the S6 would be welcomed by everyone.
A DAB chip
Wi-Fi isn't always available and mobile data can be costly, so streaming tunes from the cloud or internet radio can be tricky and prohibitively expensive. FM radio seems to be rapidly disappearing from mobile devices and the quality is pretty patchy anyway.
Isn't it about time digital radio made it into smartphones? Access to high quality stations without the fiddling or the network connection would open up a world of music, sport, and talk. DAB chips are coming to smartphonesand we'd love to see one in the Galaxy S6.
Always listening
The Moto X was a mixed bag, but it's undeniably cool to be able to talk to your phone and have it blink to life. Google continues to improve Now and add more functionality. If the Galaxy S6 was always listening, we'd get more value out of it.
Voice recognition is improving fast. Given that our smartphones are starting to connect to wearables, home electronics, and cars, the ability to issue voice commands brings us a step closer to the futuristic utopia we've all been dreaming about.
We want more functionality and we want it NOW
A new UX
We already suggested that Touchwiz is no longer adding much value to stock Android, but that doesn't mean it couldn't. A radical rethink of the stagnant UX could wash away childish fonts and pointless features to deliver something fresh and stylish.
Samsung must have bags of data on how we interact with our smartphones and a cursory glance at popular launchers reveals a world of possibilities. Be bold Samsung, offer us something new and exciting! As long as it isn't a candy-fuelled, garish, neon nightmare, we'll give it a try.
As discussed above after the launch of Sony Xperia Z1 and iPhone 5S the sales of S4 are affected with really bad pace and still declining. However, on other side Samsung is climbing with next stair of its market the all new Galaxy Note 3 but the future is not so easy. Other manufacturers are also trying to bring the similar hardware devices and already there are few similar devices. Samsung has a name no doubt but people out there are getting intelligent and they are comparing every bit of a smartphone and most importantly the price & performance ratio. In just few days, Google will come with up the unbeatable price & performance ratio smartphone i.e. Google Nexus 5 whose price would be around just $299 and the performance would be matching the iPhone 5S criteria.
Where Samsung will stand in the future if things will go like this? Well, we have an answer. Galaxy S5 is going to be the first Android smartphone to be powered with 64-bit processor chipset. Firstly there were rumors S5 would be powered with next generation 16-core chipset Exynos 8000 series but not it seems like, S5 would be powered with true Octa-core Exynos 5430 chipset but the good news confirms the presence of Exynos 8000 series chipset in the Galaxy S6.
The performance of Samsung Galaxy S6 would be defined by its internal hardware that would be better than your present laptop in many aspects.
• Samsung Exynos 8000 16-core processor • 4GB RAM • 128GB on-board memory • 5.2 inches Ulta High Definition display (4K) or full HD flexible display • 21MP (Ultra Pixel Sensor) recording at 8K resolution (ready content for your 8K resolution TV) • 3300 to 3500 mAh battery • Android 5.0
These specifications are damn amazing if we think about 2013 but who knows, if some other manufacturers like Sony, HTC, ZTE or LG would come up with better or similar specs in 2014 so that if Samsung will launch them, then it would be indifferent.
