Earlier today, we reported that the Galaxy S5 will not come in the Active variant since the regular model will be dust and water resistance. Previous rumors hinted that the Galaxy S5 will feature a QHD display however, a recent report suggests that the Galaxy S5 will come in two variants, one with an HD (1920 x 1080) display and another with a QHD (2560 x 1440) display.
Korean media is reporting that Samsung could release the QHD model a few months after the HD variant has been launched. Samsung has already started the production of Galaxy S5's HD displays but the QHD panels are still in queue. The reason for this “delay” is from difficulties Samsung is facing with optimizing the QHD picture quality.
This also complements the rumor that the Galaxy S5 will be priced lower than its predecessor since having a QHD display makes it difficult to price it lower than its previous model.
In my opinion. The S5 will be 1080p and the new F series will have QHD with a metal body. The S5 will more than likely be about $100 cheaper where the F series will be about $100 more expensive than the normal S series. This is just my opinion, I have no source backing this up.
Focus on other things, Samsung. Battery life, performance optimization, there’s a ton you could do better than fitting an unnecessary 2K display on a phone.
Just because you think it’s unnecessary doesn’t mean that it will be deemed useless, like it or not 2k/4k displays are staying for the next decade on phone screens.