This morning we received a screenshot of a Galaxy S5 spec sheet from Samsung’s US website. The image (shown below) states that the Galaxy S5 will be running Tizen 2.1 Magnolia. The person who sent this to us said that the page was quickly removed but we tried anyways and sure enough nothing was there. We would like to first state that none of this has been verified and its just an anonymous tip that may mean nothing. Here is the email we received:
Hello Android Advice,
I was on the Samsung website looking through phones when a listing for a Galaxy S5 showed up in the list. I clicked on it and saw this which I decided to take a screenshot and send on to you. I noticed that it says the S5 will be running Tizen and not Android and figured it would be a good article for you. I tried to go back to it after leaving the page and it was gone so couldn’t have been up for more than a few seconds.
The specifications shown for the quick listing of the Samsung Galaxy S5 (SCH-R700M) from the partial screenshot we have is the following:
- Form and Color: Bar, Touchscreen Marble White
- Operating System: Tizen 2.1 Magnolia
- Processor: 1.25 GHz Hex Core
- Dimensions: 5.79 in x 2.98 in x .3 in
- Weight: 4.2 ounces
- Battery: 3250mAh (9.5 hours of talk time)
Samsung rumors of a new phone running Tizen has been mentioned more than once and rumor has it the release will be this year. Most sources currently say some time in August or September ub we all know thats just talk. We will be following Samsung and their intentions with Tizen over the next several months and see where all of the rumors get us.
We don’t put much stock in leaks of this nature although its worth showing to see what others think about the anonymous information. We assume that the posting on the website as an actual product would not be the first thing to leak although the sender has nothing to gain so its worth a mention. Let us know what you think of the new Galaxy S5 specs above via comments below.