Samsung Galaxy S5 Rumors: Company Announces 64-Bit Chipset, Could be for Next-Gen Model

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is rumored to feature a 64-bit Exynos chipset as the company announced that it will begin manufacturing this new component soon.

A director with Samsung's System LSI division confirmed during a conference call that the company is ready to manufacture its first 64-bit SoC, according to Korean website IT Today. This new chip will allow the use of large amounts of RAM, and will be available in the second half of 2014.

The industry buzz at this time points to Samsung using this chip for the first time on the Galaxy S5. However, if Android 4.4 doesn't feature 64-bit support, there will not be a huge benefit for Samsung to rush this component on the next-gen flagship.

Samsung will most likely release the Galaxy S5 sometime in 2014 and the handset is also rumored to be water and dust proof out of the box.

Instead of releasing a separate version of the handset with these capabilities, the company will equip the default version of the flagship for harsh conditions, according to a new report from Korea-based ET News. Samsung is also expected to release an Active version of the Note 3 before the end of this year.

The company would be mimicking Sony with this strategy as the Japan-based electronics firm recently unveiled the Xperia Z1 that will also be dust and water proof.

Samsung will water proof the Galaxy S5 because of the surprising success it had with the S4 Active model. The rugged appeal will also help the company to shake the image of its devices being less premium in terms of appearance, in comparison to its competitors.

The company is currently experimenting with new materials and could make changes in its supply chain, according to a previous ET News report. This is all an effort to build better rugged handsets than the competition.