Nick Woodman, founder and CEO of GoPro speaks during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on June 26, 2014 in New York City. (Photo : Getty Images/Andrew Burton)
GoPro Hero 5 is said to be one of the most "connected and convenient" action cameras that will come to the market and would hopefully replace its predecessor. That is why as early as now, consumers and selfie enthusiasts wanted to be in the loop for its release date and some possible discounts.
According to reports, major changes will be observed with the upcoming Hero 5 as it would be focusing on the athletic community and the versatility of the camera. And this would include a refinement on how the camera would connect to smartphones and the Cloud.
Hero 5 will do a great job connecting to other devices and would definitely be efficient compared to its predecessors. The anticipated release of this particular action camera will undoubtedly showcase a simpler form of GoPro with fewer parts,a go-anywhere camera that could fit in small spaces and still achieve amazing results, according to The Verge.
Though there is still no exact release date, it is expected that its arrival would be in the latter part of the year. In the past days it has been strongly speculated that Hero 5 will be released in October, and this would somehow coincide with the previously report of CNET. Apart from the release date, there are different takes on how much the upcoming GoPro action camera would cost. Reports are varying from $450 to $550, despite its alleged smaller and lighter feature.
Similar to the uncertainty of price, there are also some reports that were claiming that GoPro may switch to another processor. This would mean that from its usual Ambarella processors, the next big thing for this action camera may actually come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, according to CNET.
If that would be the case, as confirmed by CNET from a Qualcomm representative, then it would be expected that future Hero 5 users may be able to enjoy Snapdragon processor that can simultaneously capture and stream 1080p at 30fps.
However, with regards to the final process choice, both Ambarella and Qualcomm did not give any comment. And guess it would mean that we would just have to wait for the official details of GoPro Hero 5 to be released, concerning both on its features and arrival in the market.
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