While the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S4 last year could be more likened to a Broadway production with its orchestral performance, the New York Times is reporting that a source close to this year’s event is saying that the Samsung Unpacked event scheduled at MWC 2014 this year is going to be a ‘low key’ affair; this event is widely expected to usher in the announcement of Samsung’s next flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S5. According to the Times though, this ‘low key’ event is because the Galaxy S4 ‘underperformed’ according to analyst’s expectations; I’m not sure, but I think most of the other Android phone manufacturers would have died for a disappointing phone that still sold well over 40 million handsets.
Perhaps more interestingly, according to the Times’ source, the Galaxy S5 will not feature a Quad HD display, also known as 2K resolution, nor will the device feature a retina scanner as it has been previously rumoured. This definitely throws a spanner in the works as multiple parties have previously speculated that these features would definitely be in the Galaxy S5, but I guess we should take this, and all other news surrounding the Galaxy S5, with an extra big grain of salt as you never really know who to believe. The Times also goes on to say that its source says Samsung will also show off its upgraded Galaxy Gear, which is actually a little early according to some previous rumours, but I guess the only way we’ll know is to wait till the Unpacked event itself.
I think after all this news, the only thing I know conclusively about the Galaxy S5 is that I’m slightly confused: what hardware will it actually have? What do you think about these rumours: which ones do you think are true? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Source: New York Times via Phone Arena
