Samsung Galaxy S5, S6 Concept Videos Feature Aluminum Body, Android 6.0, and Fold-Out Without Bezels?
In terms of innovation, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is a pretty powerhouse of a smartphone, with new features such as the Smart Scroll and Pause that lets you do hands-free navigation.
While innovative and groundbreaking features are hardly easy to come by with each annual new device, fans of Samsung have been very hopeful about what the company can do in order to up the ante for the Samsung Galaxy S5.
A new concept video showcases some awesome specs including a 16-megapixel rear camera, a 3.2-megapixel front camera, power LED (1EA) flash, and autofocus for the camera technology alone.
There is also a new home button, though the functions were not detailed, a 6-inch full HD AMOLED screen, an aluminum body to replace the plastic make, a thinner body at 5 mm, a 2.4 GHz quad-core processor, and wireless charging.
Check out the different angles for the two standard colours, the black and white version, in a variety of angles.
Into the future with Samsung Galaxy S6
Even before the Samsung Galaxy S5 can make a debut, concepts of the Samsung Galaxy S6 have already been circulating in the Internet.
In the video, you can see a number of angles for the concept, one that is almost unrecognisable as a Samsung Galaxy flagship smartphone.
Some of the more hyped up features include the Hyperskin, which is tagged to be the kind of plastic that consumers will no longer be mad about. This may be due to the fact that, compared to other smartphones, Samsung has stayed true to the kind of materials that it uses for its devices.
It also features the Android 6.0 with Gravity UX. Overall, the list of specs include a non-rectangular and flexible 4.5-inch 2K+ SOLED screen and a top-of-the-line unibody made of Hyperskin, touted to be a nano-coating hydrophobic that has been shatter- and scratch-proofed.
This feature seems to put the flexible screen idea to an even greater height, now pushing for an entirely flexible phone. Connectivity has also been transformed to become wireless, from the charging down to the data connections--perhaps aiming for a feature that is similar to Apple's Airdrop.
Though the details did not go into any specifics, the concept did dabble with the battery, giving it the kind of power that can last heavy usage for a week while only on a single charge's worth of juice.
Camera has also been improved to 16-megapixel with 4K high framerate video recording. But considering that some Samsung Galaxy devices are being pegged to have the 16-megapixel camera to come out this year, the camera specs for the Samsung Galaxy S6 may be pushed a little higher.
Potential Samsung Galaxy S5 feature?
Back in July, Samsung showed off a concept video for a foldable phone--and not it is not the flip phone that it is trying to revive with the Hennessy--wherein fold-out panels can allow the phone to take away the annoying bezel that usually disrupts the flow of a foldable screen.
Colour display also changes colour, and you no longer need a backlight as the colour will change accordingly as it is a reflective technology.
Not only that, the concept also features wearable technology though not in the manner of a smartwatch. It is an integrated technology that is connected with the phone to allow for transfer of physical information such as the health of the wearer.
Accessories to the smartphone, as well as innovative technology, are some of the things that Samsung aims to achieve with each Galaxy smartphone version and, given that the Samsung Galaxy S5 is not expected until next year, there is a good chance that similar technology will be pursued.