Stock of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 could be in short supply at launch, as the company is apparently struggling to produce enough fingerprint sensors to meet expected demand for the device.
The latest in Samsung's long-running Galaxy smartphone family, the Galaxy S5 was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event last month with the promise of better performance, improved battery life, and a fingerprint scanner which it is hard to see as anything other than a response to the popularity of Apple's similarly-equipped iPhone 5S.
The latter feature, however, is reportedly causing Samsung a few headaches as it prepares for launch. Korean news site Daum is reporting that Samsung is struggling with yield problems (the percentage of sensors that work compared to those that have hardware flaws) with the planned fingerprint sensors, and has been forced to draft in additional manufacturing capacity from third-party companies in order to meet expected demand.
With yield issues potentially causing a problem this close to launch, it's likely that stock of the smartphone will be in short supply when it hits shop shelves - meaning those who aren't planning to place pre-orders for the handset may find themselves waiting on a backlog of orders before they can take theirs home.
Samsung has refused to comment on the rumour.
source:expertreviews
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