Samsung’s Galaxy line is one of the most popular brand names in the world of smartphones, not just among Android fans but tech geeks in general. Samsung have been doing a great job offering something with good specifications at an accessible price, while also improving the Android experience with various additions to the operating system. Given that popularity, it’s not surprising that the next device in the line, the Galaxy S6, is enjoying a great deal of attention and hype. Not much is known about the phone yet – but there is certainly no shortage of rumors.
The latest speculation regarding the device’s release date points at March 2015 as a possible time for its announcement. That’s because this year’s MWC is scheduled for March 2, and many are expecting Samsung to make the big announcement there. These rumors seem to be coming from a similar source like the ones regarding the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and iPhone 6, which turned out to be true – so it’s not unlikely that the new information is also close to the truth.
Some experts are actually expecting Samsung to accelerate the release of the device and to push it out on the market as quickly as possible, replacing the S5 and phasing it out eventually. That’s in response to the rather poor performance that the S5 saw after its release, which didn’t quite justify what most industry experts were expecting from the new launch. The device was not that bad overall, but it still failed to innovate the line in any significant way, and was described as a rather bland entry into the Galaxy line.
On the other hand, the Galaxy S6 is expected to completely reverse that trend, as the company is reportedly trying to make something truly innovative with their new release. There have been lots of rumors regarding how exactly they plan to achieve that, with some claiming that the phone will have some impressive hardware powering it, while others point towards an even more refined Android experience with further revisions from Samsung’s side.
In any case, the launch of the Galaxy S6 has to be a successful one, as Samsung aren’t going to get many additional chances to impress the market otherwise. They might have a pretty big crowd of loyal followers, but if they start showing a consistent track record of releasing less than impressive devices, then they might start losing this attention eventually. Response to the S5 already showed that this is a very real possibility, and if the launch of the S6 doesn’t impress a lot of people, there might not even be a point in coming out with an S7 afterwards.