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If there’s one thing we can be pretty certain about, is that Samsung’s flagship products will typically use the South Korean company’s AMOLED displays. After all what better way to show off your own technology, right? Interestingly enough thanks a new rumor that has surfaced, it seems that with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5, word on the street has it that Samsung might turn to Sharp for their displays, as opposed to using their own AMOLED panels which is typically the case and more or less to be expected from them. This rumor comes from Tencent who claims that Sharp could be the one to provide Samsung with LTPS LCD displays.

So why turn to Sharp when Samsung can easily make their own display panels? Well as it turns out, Samsung is having a hard time manufacturing 2K AMOLED displays that were rumored to be part of the Galaxy S5, and also because the company is apparently trying to focus on bringing more flexible displays into the market, meaning that their efforts could be focused elsewhere. Given that Samsung has invested into Sharp, we guess Samsung could be taking advantage of their investment by getting Sharp to manufacture their displays for them. It is unclear how much of a difference Sharps’ LTPS LCD displays will compare to Samsung’s AMOLED, but we guess we will have to wait and find out, which will be at MWC 2014 if the rumors are to be believed.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Rumored To Use Sharp’s LTPS LCD Displays Instead Of AMOLED original content from Ubergizmo.

Last year it was reported multiple times that due to disappointing sales of the Galaxy S4, Samsung has decided to launch Galaxy S5 earlier than originally planned. Some rumors even pegged the launch for January 2014. There have been conflicting rumors about a possible Galaxy S5 release date, and the latest from Korean publication inews24 offers a new timeframe. This publication claims to have heard from Samsung executive Dong-hoon Chang that the company is going to launch Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona next month.

Mr. Chang is currently the executive vice president and head of the design team at Samsung’s IT & Mobile Communications Division as well as the Head of Design Strategy Team at Samsung Electronics’ Corporate Design Center. He is certainly a high level executive, and it seems a bit odd that someone in his position is “confirming” the launch of this year’s flagship smartphone even before the company has made an official announcement. So its best to take this report with a grain of salt. The report also claims that Galaxy S5 might not be the final moniker for this device, which implies that perhaps Samsung has a new moniker in mind for its 2014 flagship smartphone. As always, Samsung has not commented on rumors about the Galaxy S5. MWC 2014 kicks off on February 24th, so we’ll know for sure then.

Galaxy S5 Launch At MWC 2014 ‘Confirmed’ By Samsung Executive original content from Ubergizmo.

In the computing world, more RAM isn’t a bad since it allows your computer to run smoother. However when it comes to mobile phones, while more RAM can’t hurt, is it truly necessary? It would seem as though our smartphones these days are catching up in terms of hardware to computers and if the reports are to be believed, there is a chance that Samsung’s Galaxy S5 could feature a whopping 4GB of RAM as part of its hardware. According to ZDNet Korea, Samsung is expected to begin production of its 8Gb LPDDR4 chip sometime in 2014, which has led to speculation that if the production could be completed on time, there is a good chance it could debut in the Galaxy S5.

As it stands we have been hearing a lot of rumors regarding the Samsung Galaxy S5 these days. Last we heard Samsung could adopt a 5.25” QHD display and also a metal body which is a nice change of pace from the plastic material Samsung typically favors. Samsung has also recently teased a possible Exynos announcement for CES 2014, which some believe could be about a new 64-bit Exynos chipset which would compete with the likes of Apple’s own 64-bit chipset, the A7. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but what do you guys think? Is 4GB of RAM really necessary in our smartphones these days? Or do you feel like it might be overkill?

Samsung Reportedly Developing New LPDDR4 RAM Chip, Could Debut In Galaxy S5 original content from Ubergizmo.

We have been hearing a fair bit of rumors regarding the Samsung Galaxy S5, and unsurprisingly so given that we’re approaching that time where Samsung is expected to make an announcement of sorts. According to the latest rumor, it seems that if you were hoping that Galaxy S5 to adopt a curved display similar to that of the Galaxy Round, you could be disappointed as sources claim that Samsung is highly unlike to adopt the Youm technology for its next-gen flagship device amidst reports that there is insufficient production capacity. We would have thought it is because curved displays at the moment couldn’t feature high resolutions, but we suppose that could be a valid reason as well.

So far we have heard how the Samsung Galaxy S5 may or may not adopt a metal body, and how the phone could even adopt a Super AMOLED display with 2K resolution, giving it an impressive pixel density of 560ppi. Of course all of this are rumors for now, so take it with a grain of salt. Still no word on when Samsung plans to announce said device, but rumors have pegged MWC 2014 as a possible candidate, while other rumors are claiming sometime in April. Either way we’ll definitely be keeping our eyes peeled, but in the meantime what do you guys think? Is it that big of a deal if the Galaxy S5 skips on the curved display?

Samsung Galaxy S5 Will Not Featured Curved Display [Rumor] original content from Ubergizmo.

If the latest rumor is to be believed, the second largest mobile carrier in the U.S. has already started testing its particular variant of Samsung’s next generation Galaxy smartphone, the much awaited Galaxy S5. It should be kept in mind that the company is expected to release the Galaxy S5 earlier than originally planned, which means that this is the correct timeframe for a carrier to start testing its variant. However there is the possibility that AT&T might not be testing its variant, after all it hasn’t been officially confirmed that the Galaxy S5 release date has been pushed forward.

AT&T’s Galaxy S5 is said to carry the SM-G900A model number, SM-G900S and SM-G900F have already been spotted, they could simply be different models or different variants. As far as the device itself is concerned, the Galaxy S5 is expected to tout a 2,560×1,440 pixel resolution QHD display, a 64-bit Exynos processor, 16 megapixel rear camera, 3GB of RAM and Android 4.4 KitKat. It was initially believed that Galaxy S5 will come with a metal chassis, but recent rumors suggest that Samsung might end up sticking with plastic after all. The rumor about AT&T testing its variant of the Galaxy S5 comes from serial Twitter leaker @evleaks, who has a credible track record when it comes to these things.

AT&T Galaxy S5 SM-G900A Reportedly Being Tested original content from Ubergizmo.