Samsung Galaxy S5 release date in January to stem Galaxy S4 sales slump?

Samsung may do its song and dance at the top of the year

It may be a party of five in the next three months, as theNexus 5 smartphone that's expected to be announced next week could be joined by the Galaxy S5 as soon as January.

Samsung is said to be moving up the release date for the successor to its flagship Android, the Galaxy S4, due to the phone's "sales slump," according to Korean-language web portal Naver.

The suspected mid-January announcement could coincide with Samsung's presence at CES 2014.

However, we know that Samsung literally likes to do its own song and dance when introducing a new Galaxy S smartphone. And that may be the case early next year.

Naver say Naver?

January is always a tricky month to launch refreshed technology because companies often tout their previous generation gadgets during the holidays a month prior. Customers could feel burned.

However, the source, Naver, is a site made up of ex-Samsung employees, and we do know that the Korean electronics giant really wants to upgrade its smartphone to compete with the iPhone 5S.

The Galaxy S5 is expected to level the processor playing field with a 64-bit chip that's eight cores in all countries this time.

It's also thought to be Samsung's first major all-metal smartphone, ditching the cheap plastic of the S4 and the faux-leather plastic casing found in the Galaxy Note 3.

The Galaxy S5 may also run Android and Tizen. Samsung's homegrown Bada mobile operating system was previously thought of as a backup to Android.

Since Bada development was rolled into Tizen, this may be Samsung's first baby steps away from Google's dominate Android operating system. We may find out at the start of the new year.