Samsung Tipped to Unveil Galaxy S5 on 23 February - Report

Samsung's much anticipated 2014 marquee smartphone Galaxy S5 is set to make its debut next month in Barcelona.

Popular Tech Enthusiast Eldar Murtazin has claimed that the South Korean company would announce the new Galaxy S5 on 23 February, a day before the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 event in Barcelona, Spain.

 "Samsung Galaxy S5 launch - 18.00. Barcelona. 23 February. Price the same. Launch - end of April. Specs - u know them :) new touchwiz ;)," he tweeted.

Even though there is no proof to verify the authenticity of his claim, Murtazin has a pretty good track record of predicting Samsung device launches.

In the past year, he accurately predicted the Galaxy S4's 14 March unveiling date. There is another reason to believe his claims, as Samsung launched its flagship phablet Galaxy Note 3 in Germany, two days before the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) 2013. Samsung may follow the same launch pattern next month.

Samsung's Galaxy S5 is expected to sport a 5.25-inch Super AMOLED display with 2K (2560 x 1440p) resolution having pixel density of 560 pixels per inch (ppi) and run on new Android KitKat (probably v4.4.2) OS paired with new TouchWiz UI and 4GB RAM.

Rumor has it that the Galaxy S5 will come in two variants: one boasting a 64-bit architecture based Exynos 6 Octa-core CPU and another with Snapdragon 805 chipset. However, there is still an element of doubt whether the new Galaxy S5 will boast of a metal body or not. Other reports are rife that Samsung may introduce new Galaxy F series with metal shell.

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