Fans of Samsung's Galaxy line of phones will be pleased to know that the company has announced that the phone will, officially, debut at MWC in February.

According to the UK's outlet of CNET, "Bad luck if you were hoping to see Samsung's next flagship phone at CES next week. Because the handset is destined to launch at Mobile World Congress in February, Samsung has confirmed. Samsung's executive vice president and head of design strategy, Dong-hoon Chang, said that rumors that the S5 would rock up at Mobile World Congress were 'about right,' Korean site iNews24 reports. It's a pretty poor translation from the Korean, so I've contacted Samsung for confirmation and will update this story if I hear back. According to Chang, it's 'under review' whether to use a new material such as metal for the S5, and whether it'll have a flexible display like the Galaxy Round."

In addition, according to Stuff Magazine, the S5 will have a higher-resolution screen, but the screen may not be AMOLED as was previously thought. "Leaked benchmarks of what could be the Galaxy S5 have appeared at GFXBench, and they point to a -- wait for it -- 1440p display. That's an insane 2560x1440 2K HD screen. On a smartphone. If rumors of a 5in screen are true, that would result in an eye-melting 560ppi. Has science gone too far? The latest rumors whisper that Samsung is considering to drop its long-favored AMOLED display tech for LCD, in a bid to cut costs by 20 percent. This applies to both the Galaxy S5 and Note 4, according to Korean website ETNews," reports the site.

So, why is the Samsung premiering earlier than expected? According to Stuff, it's a question of accessibility. "Possibly because the 64-bit ARM architecture that the iPhone 5s' A7 chip is based upon is available to all, and Samsung will want to be first on the Android scene to pack the technology. But that's pure speculation. As for pricing, we'd expect the S5 to be in line with its forebears: just shy of $599 should bag you a SIM-free 32GB model," says the site.