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Samsung has a penchant for launching several variants of its flagship smartphone. Come April 11th the Samsung Galaxy S5 is going to be released in more than 100 countries. A couple of upcoming variants have already been rumored, such as Galaxy S5 mini and the Galaxy S5 Zoom. Today a purported picture of the Galaxy S5 Zoom has appeared online. Rumor has it that the device might actually be called Galaxy K Zoom.

If that really is true, then Samsung would be moving away from the naming convention that it debuted with Galaxy S4 Zoom. A similar variant of 2013 flagship was also released last month, the main idea behind this variant is to offer a much better imaging experience, even if that means opting for not so spectacular hardware specifications.

Rumored specifications for Galaxy S5 Zoom include a 1.6GHz quadcore or 1.4GHz Samsung Exynos 5 hexacore processor with ARM Mali-T624 graphics. It may have a 4.8-inch display and 2GB RAM. The Galaxy S5 Zoom might come with Android 4.4.2 KitKat pre-installed.

Evidently the pièce de résistance on this variant will be its camera. Word on the street is that it packs a 20 megapixel rear camera with 10x optical zoom as well as a Xenon flash. Its predecessor, the Galaxy S4 Zoom, had a 16 megapixel camera, so at least that’s an improvement. Samsung hasn’t officially confirmed when or if it intends to launch this variant. [Image via KZoom]

Galaxy S5 Zoom Purported Picture Appears Online original content from Ubergizmo.

It has been a little over a month since Samsung announced the Galaxy S5 and if the rumors are to be believed, the Galaxy S5 will not be alone and that there could be many variants launched after it. One of them is said to be the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini and according to the folks at SamMobile, they claim to have gotten their hands on the specs.

According to SamMobile, the Galaxy S5 mini will have the model number SM-G800 so that’s something to keep an eye out for with regards to FCC filings and other sightings. The handset is also said to pack a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a 720p HD resolution. This is smaller than the Galaxy S5’s 5.1-inch display but we guess there are some who prefer their screens to be more manageable. (more…)

Alleged Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Specs Revealed original content from Ubergizmo.

Against Samsung’s wishes, carriers in South Korea have released the Samsung Galaxy S5 a lot earlier than originally planned, leading to retailers around the world considering something similar as well. Why does it matter, you ask? Well Samsung is currently producing the handset at the moment and by releasing it early it could impact their supply chain.

In any case like we said despite Samsung probably not being too happy about it, sales of the handset have been good, at least according to Yonhap who is reporting that sales of the Galaxy S5 in South Korea are “robust” and are averaging about 7,000 units sold per day. (more…)

Galaxy S5 Sales In South Korea Are Reportedly “Robust” original content from Ubergizmo.

At Mobile World Congress 2014 Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5, its latest flagship smartphone. The company announced that its latest flagship will be released in more than 100 countries around the world on April 11th. Some carriers in South Korea have already started selling it before they’re slapped with a sales ban. It appears that Samsung Galaxy S5 release is happening a bit early in the U.S. as well. Several third party retailers appear to have jumped the gun, as they have already started selling the new phone through Amazon.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Release: Third Party Retailers Jump The Gun original content from Ubergizmo.

Any new parent develops the ability to hear a baby cry no matter what they are doing. You could be cutting tile with a 50hp saw while a jet taxies in the background and if the baby cries, you hear them. Once the second kid rolls around you don’t even get up when the baby pukes on you. A new feature has turned up on the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone that helps parent hear their baby that could be useful if you have any hearing issues.

The feature is called the Baby Crying Detector and for it to work, you’ll also need a Galaxy Gear smartwatch. With the S5 and the Gear synced, you leave the phone within one meter of the baby. When the baby cries, the phone will vibrate and send an alert to the Gear watch. That way you know the baby is awake.

Samsung wisely warns you not to use this feature in lieu of actually watching your baby. I can’t think of too many parents these days that can be away from their smartphone games and social apps like Facebook long enough to leave the phone in the baby’s room.

[via Soyacincau]