Some critics believe that the GoPro Hero 5 could be the product that shall save GoPro from the financial slide that it has been experiencing since last year.
GoPro has been in a profit slump last year. In fact, the company had to give its Hero 4 Session a major price cut. In January this year, it was revealed that its sales had gone down by as much as 31% compared to the same period in the previous year.
Since late in 2014, there have been a lot of reports, information, rumors, and speculations about the GoPro Hero 5.
From a previously-reported October 2015 release date, the GoPro Hero 5 shall reportedly come out in the global retail markets in October this year.
Most of the specifications and features that have made the rounds on the internet about the GoPro Hero 5 were already confirmed by GoPro CEO Nick Woodman, who also promised that when the action camera comes out, it shall immediately become the best videographic equipment the world has ever seen.
Based on the latest statements from Woodman himself regarding the highly-anticipated action camera, GoPro Hero 5 shall have a superior hardware as well as a smartphone and cloud-connected storage.