In 2009, when the first Samsung Galaxy made its debut, it seemed to fit in with its vendor’s overall reputation in the mobile market – a heavyweight in terms of numbers, but not a high end player. It was only with later iterations that Samsung became a smartphone superstar, but in 2014, it seemed the Galaxy gravy train was slowing considerably, squeezed by more visible innovation from high end rivals and by low cost smartphones from China. Now Samsung not only aims to emulate Apple and rekindle the love affair with its flagship, but also to push its chip business along the same path that Galaxy trod – from solidly middle-of-the-road to cutting edge. In the wake of successive loss-making…