News & Reviews:   Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime

While a black brushed metal Samsung Galaxy F picture has been making the rounds on the rumour mill, new renders of the smartphone otherwise known as the Galaxy S5 Prime have appeared. Coming courtesy of @evleaks, the renders show a golden brushed metal backside for the smartphone with a white front. Tech specs and features have yet to be confirmed but many are estimating a 5.3-inch display with 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution. Other features that are visible from the renders includea heart-rate sensor and a rear camera which will likely be the same 16MP sensor version. No news on Malaysia release dates or pricing, but stay tuned and we'll keep you updated.

We've been hearing rumours about the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime or Project KQ for a while now with one of the most recent rumours being a release date sometime in June 2014. This comes from a report in Korean media who didn't name any names per say. As usual for a claimed premium smartphone from Samsung, the usual wishlist of a metal body and 2K display have cropped up but the expected detailed tech specs include a 5.2-inch screen with 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution (yep, 2K) along with a version packing a 2.1GHz octa-core Samsung Exynos 5430 processor and a 600MHz ARM Mali graphics processor. Other versions are expected as well, perhaps sporting a Qualcomm Snapdragon or offering LTE-A connectivity. No details on a Malaysia release date or pricing yet, but we'll find out more in June 2014.

Based on all the variants from the Samsung Galaxy S4, rumours are that the current Samsung Galaxy S5 could also get a number of variants as well, with the latest being Project KQ. The leaked Project KQ could be the more premium version of the Samsung Galaxy S5, otherwise known as the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime with notable tech specs that include a 2K display and a more powerful Samsung Exynos 5430 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor. The Samsung Exynos 5430 was explicitly named in the leak along with the fact that instead of a Qualcomm or Samsung LTE modem, the Project KQ device will be using an Intel XMM7620 LTE modem, or at least for the international version meant for Europe and other non-South Korean locations. No news on Malaysia pricing or release dates but we expect it to be released alongside or before the LG G3 which offers a similar 2K display with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.