Update:- Samsung Galaxy S5 will not have metal body Samsung is testing diamond metal treatment for galaxy S5
Samsung's next flagship device, rumoured to be dubbed Galaxy S5, might
be the first smartphone from the South Korean giant to sport a metal
chassis.
As per a report published by Japanese site, EMS One the alleged
Galaxy S5 would sport an aluminium unibody chassis and that it
would be manufactured by Taiwanese based company, Catcher. The report
claims that Catcher would be manufacturing between 10 million and 30
million Galaxy S5 metal unibody cases.
Notably, Catcher has been
the company manufacturing aluminium unibody for devices like HTC One,
Apple iPad mini 2, notes Phonearena.
In addition, the RB Men blog has posted a
purported image of the Galaxy S5 with metal chassis. The alleged image
reveals an unnamed Samsung device's rear panel which features metal
back, instead of the plastic we have seen in other Galaxy smartphones.
Prior
to this, a set of images allegedly showing a structural component of
Samsung's next flagship smartphone, the rumoured Galaxy S5, was spotted
online.
Earlier a report suggested the South Korean manufacturer plans to release two versions of the
alleged Galaxy S5. As per the report, there would be two variants of the
Galaxy S5: a premium variant sporting a metal chassis and a flexible
OLED, and a variant which would come with the usual plastic body, as
found on other Galaxy smartphones.
Further, the report also
speculated that Samsung would initially manufacture around 800,000 to 1 million units of the
alleged Galaxy S5 in January, and would increase the number up to 6
million units in February. The report claimed that Samsung would likely
release the Galaxy S5 in March or April 2014.
Rumoured
specifications of the alleged Galaxy S5 include a 64-bit Exynos chipset
or a Snapdragon chipset; 3GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel camera, a 4000mAh
battery and Android 4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz UI on top.
Update:- Samsung Galaxy S5 will not have metal body Samsung is testing diamond metal treatment for galaxy S5
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