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According to latest reports out of Samsung’s native Korea, the flagship Samsung Galaxy S5 will be followed by a waterproof and dustproof model later in the year, much in the same vein as the Samsung Galaxy S4 Activefollowing the Samsung Galaxy S4.

While Korean outlet ETNews has suggested that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active accounted for just “3-4 per cent” of all S4 sales, it has claimed that the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active will be positioned closer to its flagship sibling and could account for 20 per cent of all S5-branded devices sold.

Although it is likely that Samsung will launch spinoffs of its upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 flagship, with a Samsung Galaxy S5 mini seemingly a given, we must stress that these reports should be taken lightly given their less than official roots.

Earlier this week Samsung offered the biggest indication yet that the Samsung Galaxy S5 will be unveiled during MWC 2014, with the manufacturer issuing invites to a February 24 press conference that has been dubbed “Unpacked 5”.

Latest Samsung Galaxy S5 rumours have hinted the handset could play host to everything from a new quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor to an improved 16-megapixel camera and a larger 5.2-inch display with a 2K resolution.

TrustedReviews will be on hand at Samsung’s February 24 launch event so stay tuned for all the latest on the Galaxy S5.

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Both HTC and Samsung have only launched a few select Windows Phone handsets, choosing to focus on Android rather than Microsoft’s mobile OS for their smartphone ranges.

However, various new clues have emerged suggesting Samsung could launch a new Windows Phone device this year.

A Samsung device with the model number SM-W750Vhas been spotted in a Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) listing and on a User Agent (UA) profile accessed via the Samsung Mobile site.

According to the listings, the Samsung Windows Phone 8 device will feature a 5-inch Full 1080 x 1920p HD display and have 4G LTE compatibility.

The UA profile hints most notably to the Windows Phone 8 OS as it reveals the Samsung device includes the Internet Explorer browser.

Earlier reports suggested Microsoft had offered Samsung a $1 billion (£608 million) incentive to launch continue working with the Windows Phone OS, which could be why Samsung is supposedly launching a new WP8 device.

Rumours also suggest that Sony will launch a Windows Phone handset this year.

There’s no further information on the alleged high-end Samsung Windows Phone 8 handset, but it could be part of the Samsung line-up for MWC 2014.