Galaxy S5 Prime?!?

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So i was looking at screen protectors on ebay and found something interesting. Spigen has listed a Galaxy S5 Prime in the product discription. It says the screen protector fits the S5 and S5 Prime. Is this a slip up. No joking this time!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-...ne_Screen_Protectors&var=&hash=item3a8c347056

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now I'm not canceling my pre order or anything I've waited too long for a new phone but I thought I'd share with others.
 
I doubt Spigen would know about this. Could Prime be a code name for the S5 in another region?

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Verizon)
 
I doubt Spigen would know about this. Could Prime be a code name for the S5 in another region?

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Verizon)

Yeah i doubt it too but I would not be surprised if they launch a prime around the same time of the iphone launch to directly compete with apple. Either way, I'm not waiting to find out. I'm still excited for my S5..Come on Sprint! Ship it already!!:eek:
 
Yeah i doubt it too but I would not be surprised if they launch a prime around the same time of the iphone launch to directly compete with apple. Either way, I'm not waiting to find out. I'm still excited for my S5..Come on Sprint! Ship it already!!:eek:

I understand that anxious feeling. A new toy is about to be made public and you want yours before the rest. :p
 
I kind of think this could be "fake" Why would Samsung go the iPhone route and bring out an "updated" version of a flagship device? I can see a "downgraded" device with lighter specs and smaller version just for cheaper purposes, like the S3/S4 Mini..

You think Samsung would provide us with the "Premium" version of a phone first before they would do this..
 
I kind of think this could be "fake" Why would Samsung go the iPhone route and bring out an "updated" version of a flagship device? I can see a "downgraded" device with lighter specs and smaller version just for cheaper purposes, like the S3/S4 Mini..

You think Samsung would provide us with the "Premium" version of a phone first before they would do this..

What is fake about it?!? I found it on ebay lol. Why would Spigen want to fake a phone listing?
 
"Prime" is the Amazon designation for certain customers for which they pay $ 100 per year extra (it used to be $ 80 per year). I purchased my Samsung Galaxy S5 with Amazon Prime. Thus, I saved some costs over buying it direct from ATT. I had an ATT Store specialist review all my options both ways from Amazon and ATT direct and he determined I would save $ 100 per year buying from Amazon rather than ATT plus I saved $ 10 on the phone, itself.

Thus, I recovered my Amazon Prime fee just on this one phone.
 
Because a lot of companies also go by hear/say... without any real confirmation..

I doubt companies go by hear say to develop products.

Wouldn't make much sense, would it? They sure wouldn't stay in business very long.

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I also believe that Samsung will come with a "Prime" model later this year, but let's be honest here, this will probably be an Asian market only model...something Samsung has regularly done in the past ...releasing only in Korea! They have a regular history of releasing several Galaxy models/colors as the year progresses with exclusivity to certain markets/carriers! So your chances of actually getting one is extremely limited!



Cheers
 
I also believe that Samsung will come with a "Prime" model later this year, but let's be honest here, this will probably be an Asian market only model...something Samsung has regularly done in the past ...releasing only in Korea! They have a regular history of releasing several Galaxy models/colors as the year progresses with exclusivity to certain markets/carriers! So your chances of actually getting one is extremely limited!



Cheers

I mean there WAS a metal Galaxy S4, called the Galaxy J and it was only for Japan and Taiwan....
 
As I posted on my blog, Samsung is tinkering with higher-spec'ed S5 variant definitely. The device will have Snapdragon 805, 3GB RAM, QHD(2560x1440) display and most importantly LTE Cat.6 support. Even GFXBench result surfaced online several days ago(it's deleted from GFXBench site now).

These days, I ran across some (unofficial) tidbit leaks at the Korean tech geeks community often. People there regard this new device as a matter of fact only if all the requirements are met. However, in addition to a grain of salt, you should take notice of 3 important points.

1. Even in the case the device really hit the market, it will have plastic. It's speculated that Samsung will not use metal for the device. If Samsung goes with metal, they will use magnesium as they did before, instead of aluminum. However, I don't think Samsung will set up metal processing facility for this highest-end device. The device would be very expensive and, as a result, will not be sold in big volume like S series would. Metal is not good for wireless charging, dust/water resistance, signal reception, etc. Samsung has no reason to use metal for the device just to show they can make devices with metal. It's not the matter of "they can't" but of "they don't".

2. This device is unlikely to go beyond Korean market even if it's released. Some Korean telecom companies(especially SK Telecom) will launch LTE Category 6 network sometime this year and the device is for the new network(FYI, GS5 supports LTE Cat.4). Like last year's S4 LTE-Advanced, the device will be limited to Korean market unless carriers abroad have immediate plans for LTE Cat.6 network. As far as I know, there's none. Some European carriers are testing so-called LTE-A network(LTE Cat.4) currently, thus there's huge gap between Korean carriers and the others. No carriers but Korean would require the device supporting LTE Cat.6.

3. If Snapdragon 805 doesn't get ready soon, this device will not be launched at all. Rumors say that Samsung is already negotiating with Qualcomm for 3~5 million 805 chips for their devices. Some of those can be used for this device. However, if Qualcomm fails to mass-produce the 805 SoC on time before summer, we will probably see the SoC from Samsung device in September for the first time. Yes, it would be Note 4. Even though Samsung Exynos SoCs has been better than or at least on par with Snapdragon SoCs in terms of raw computing power, Samsung is way behind regarding SoCs with built-in LTE communication function. That's why Samsung can't release this device without 805 chip.

Thus, you don't need to get disappointed with the galaxy S5 in your hand right now. The device called as Galaxy F, Galaxy S5 Prime or whatever may well be vaporware if things don't go well. It's not certain that the device would get out of the lab and see the sunlight yet. Absolutely, no need to worry. That's my 2 cents.
 
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