Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo begins receiving OTA Marshmallow treats

Not many people got the appeal or saw the point of a Galaxy S5 Neo derivation released more than a year after the standard model with extremely similar overall specifications, an Exynos processor replacing a Snapdragon, and no fingerprint sensor or 32GB internal storage option.But for the few that did embrace the summer 2015-unveiled mid-ranger pre-loaded with Android 5.1 Lollipop, Samsung has a surprise in store. One you probably lost all ...

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Samsung reportedly begins work on Marshmallow updates for eight phones

As always, Samsung stays tight-lipped regarding the state of internal development and customization of proprietary ports based on the newest Android version, despite many of its rivals recently tackling Marshmallow matters head-on.Obviously, that doesn’t mean a bunch of Galaxy phones don’t have 6.0 goodie packs very much on the way. It just means we ...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo shows up on retailer site

Going back several months now, we’ve been anticipating a new family member for Samsung’s Galaxy S5 lineup: the Galaxy S5 Neo. Rumors bounced around between a few possible model numbers, seeming to settle last month on Samsung’s model SM-G903F. Possible specs we heard attached to the phone made it sound like a pretty solid offering, with components like a 5.1-inch 1080p display and a 64-bit Samsung Exynos SoC. ...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo rumors sparked by device benchmarks

The Galaxy S5 has been available for months by now; the time since its release has seen the launch of a few additional family members, including the GS5 Active, and just a couple weeks back the GS5 Mini – and this isn’t even touching on the upgraded GS5 LTE-A edition. The GS5 Mini gave us a 4.5-inch phone that seemed pretty fitting for its name, but could we have another shrunken-down GS5 spin-off in our future? We’re left wondering just that tonight, as we check out the benchmarks ...

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Samsung Galaxy S5-family leak points to new Mega model

Samsung Galaxy S flagships aren’t just smartphones: they’re progenitors. From those single devices we see spring a whole family of related models, and this year should be no different for the Galaxy S5. We’ve been talking about it being joined by devices like a GS5 Mini or GS5 Neo, not to mention a quad HD GS5 Prime. Today we check out a new leak that attempts to firm-up details on a few of these models, while also setting us straight about another. We’ve ...

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Already a (slightly) cheaper Galaxy S5 variant in the works?

One of the biggest unanswered questions we find ourselves left with following Samsung’s Galaxy S5 launch last month has been what we should make of all those quite persistent rumors talking about Samsung releasing two versions of the phone. Maybe they were talking about a plastic and a metal handset, or a 1080p screen versus a quad HD panel, but this idea of dual GS5s was one that really felt like it had some legs. Except when the phone ultimately launched, we found ...

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