Is the Samsung Galaxy S5 coming in January 2014?

New Delhi: Amidst speculations that the successor to the Galaxy S4, dubbed Galaxy S5, may come with waterproof and dustproof features, a new report has emerged claiming that Samsung may release the Galaxy S5 sooner than expected.

According to a report from South Korean news site Naver, Samsung is planning to launch the Galaxy S5 in January next year. The company, reportedly, will release the phone one month later in February.

Both the Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy S4 were released in the second quarter, but Samsung, reportedly, is rushing the next flagship device launch due to weaker than expected Galaxy S4 sales.

The Galaxy S5 is rumoured to have a 16 megapixel camera and the Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) function. It is likely to come powered by a 64-bit, eight-core Exynos processor.