Next Flagship Competition
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are about to release their next flagship smartphones by the names of Galaxy S5 Prime and G3, respectively. Consumers are paying much attention to the resolution of the displays and whether or not these products will come with three-band LTE-A.
The Galaxy S5 Prime is likely to support three-band LTE-A. Meanwhile, the G3 is expected to come with only two-band LTE-A because the Snapdragon 801 has been determined to be used in it. “It is said that Qualcomm’s APQ8084 and MDM9635 chips will be used in the Galaxy S5 Prime,” said an industry source, adding, “These improve on the Snapdragon 801 and support three-band LTE-A.”
This means that Galaxy S5 Prime users can benefit from the 300 Mbps network communication scheduled to be provided from this year by SK Telecom and LG U+. Both of the mobile carriers are preparing to provide three-band LTE-A by combining three separated frequency bandwidths. This technology is available only in Carrier Aggregation (CA) Category 6.
LG Electronics has decided not to support three-band LTE-A because the sufficient number of base stations cannot be ensured within such a short period of time. The advanced technique is available only in Korea, where the development of the infrastructure is relatively faster, and chips that are in wide use around the world may be a better option for the handset to be released globally.
In the meantime, both the Galaxy S5 Prime and the G3 are provided with QHD display for ongoing competitions in display quality. QHD display is characterized by its image quality twice as sharp as full-HD and four times clearer.