You may have to wait until May for the LG G4. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
There won’t be a shortage of smartphone unveilings at Mobile World Congress in early March, but you can cross LG’s new G4 off your wishlist right away. A company executive has confirmed that the device will not be unveiled at the event, but sources familiar with Samsung’s plans say we will get the Galaxy S6 instead.
This year’s Galaxy S6 could rely solely on Samsung’s Exynos chips. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy devices come with Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon chips every year, but the chip maker’s newest offering not be good enough for the Galaxy S6. Sources familiar with Samsung’s plans say that due to overheating issues with the Snapdragon 810, Samsung will use its own Exynos processors instead for this device.
The Galaxy S6 could be the world’s first smartphone with 4GB of RAM. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Samsung is looking to deliver a more fluid software experience with the Galaxy S6 having finally listened to our complaints about TouchWiz. One of the ways in which it will do that is with a more streamlined operating system, but sources say the South Korean company is also going to max out the handset’s specifications as well just to be sure.
The Galaxy S5’s back panel was made out of cheap plastic fashioned to look like a Band-Aid. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Wave goodbye to your removable batteries, Galaxy S fans, because it looks like Samsung could be ditching them for this year’s flagship. Sources say that the upcoming Galaxy S6 will have a high-end glass back panel similar to that of earlier iPhones or Sony’s Xperia Z devices, and you won’t be able to pull it off yourself.
Say goodbye to the swipe. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Samsung’s fingerprint scanners could be some of the worst available in today’s mobile devices; they’re so unreliable that most people don’t even bother with them. But sources familiar with the company’s plans say it is working to change that for the upcoming Galaxy S6.
How? By copying Apple, of course.
