Samsung's Galaxy F smartphone has appeared in another photo leak, this time offering a look at a gold-hued model of the handset, Digital Spy said.

Reliable tipster Evleaks posted the image on Twitter, claiming that it is the first press render of the super-powered Android device.

The phone is believed to be a revamped version of the Galaxy S5, with more powerful hardware specs, a smaller design and increased resistance to dust and water.

Previous reports claim that the device features a 5.1-inch, 2K display with a 2560x1440-pixel resolution and 3GB of RAM, as well as a 2.5Ghz Snapdragon 805 quad-core processor.

Other rumoured specs include an Adreno 420 graphics card, a 16-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing snapper, 32GB storage and Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

Samsung has been tipped to launch the Galaxy F in September to rival Apple's iPhone 6.