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Samsung is reportedly working on a mysterious new smartphone family

Published Nov 6th, 2014 6:00PM EST
New Samsung Android Smartphone
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Samsung’s bad recent financial earnings raised a clear signal that the giant handset maker needs to make some changes to its smartphone lineup, and there are already signs that the company has gotten the message and it’s working on reinventing itself. Samsung has just launched a couple of metal smartphones, the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5, and is rumored to be designing the Galaxy S6aka Project Zero — from scratch, rather than improving on past Galaxy S design versions. Furthermore, SamMobile has learned that Samsung is also working on a new series of smartphones.

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It’s not known what the new family will be called, but the company is said to “soon come up with new smartphone range with single letter naming convention, similar to that of the Galaxy A series.” Thus, silly handset names like the once-glorious Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch will be a distant memory.

Other details about this particular Samsung smartphone family have not been shared at this time, so it’s not clear what they’ll have to offer in terms of specs or design.

For what it’s worth, the metal-only Galaxy A versions will soon hit stores in various markets, though they’re not the flagship handsets with sturdy design you’re waiting for Samsung to make.

Chris Smith Senior Writer

Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.

Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming almost every new movie and TV show release as soon as it's available.