Sunday, January 12, 2014

Samsung Galaxy a S5, a new watch and glasses ... - Les Echos

The South Korean manufacturer has confirmed the arrival in Las Vegas in the spring of its Galaxy S5. This could include integrating technology of iris recognition. Its output is accompanied by a new version of the Galaxy Gear shows and can even be connected glasses.

successor of the Galaxy S4 should be revealed in March or April next year – DR

The successor of the Galaxy S4 should be revealed in March or next April - DR

Samsung unveiled some information at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (CES), the anticipated successor to its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4. In a long interview with Bloomberg, Lee Young Hee, Executive Vice President in charge of the mobile division of Samsung including agency said that forecasting marketing desired by the South Korean manufacturer should be observed: namely commercialization in the spring, in March or April. The smartphone is expected to be presented at the Mobile Word Congress in Barcelona in February, according to the Korean site ZDnet.

But more than the release date, it is the technical characteristics of the future smartphone that stir the curiosity of most observers and analysts. Lee Young Hee, however, remained cautious regarding the most awaited innovation, namely the iris recognition, which would unlock the phone by scanning the eye of its owner. “Many people are excited iris recognition technology. [...] We consider this possibility but I can not really tell if we have the S5. “


A Galaxy Gear 2 and can be connected glasses

Another certainty, the output of Galaxy S5 will be accompanied by a new version of the Galaxy shows connected _ Gear _ the South Korean manufacturer. “When we launch our S5, you can also expect a successor to the Gear with more advanced features. The somewhat solid design will also be improved, “she says.

At the same time another object connected could also be presented but Lee Young Hee said no more. This opens the door to speculation about the release of collected glasses that would compete with the Google Glass. The South Korean has also applied for a patent in October for a prototype able to make calls and receive notifications.


Compete with Apple by presenting two models simultaneously

stalled because of smartphones, Samsung obviously wants to regain control, compete with the iPhone 5S and 5C and create buzzz. Shortly before the interview by Lee Young Hee is another leader of the Korean firm had lifted the veil on this future model. In a given iNews 24 Korean magazine interview, Dong-Hoon Chang, director of design Samsung has indeed confirmed the release of the new model in the spring but caused confusion by suggesting that “Galaxy S5″ was a temporary name .

Another Korean site ETNews, it would be a way to announce the arrival of the end “Galaxy F” with “F” means “Fashion” (fashion, in English).

presentation of two smartphones would be a way to follow the lead of Apple who presented two different models of its latest smartphone: iPhone 5S and 5C

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shell plastic or metal

The rumor is recurrent. To better compete with Apple, Samsung should ultimately provide a smartphone with a steel hull (an argument strength regularly displayed by Apple fans).
According to several specialized sites the Galaxy S5 could be provided. Unless, as is indicated in the Site ETNews whatsoever in fact the “Galaxy F”, while the “S” series continue to make plastic shells.
As for performance, the Galaxy future could have a 64-bit chip to better compete with Apple.
Written by Claude Fouquet
Journalist
cfouquet@lesechos.fr

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