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Samsung Galaxy S5 may switch to aluminium case
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Samsung is rumoured to be switching from polycarbonate to aluminium and magnesium for its shell casings for next year's wave of Galaxy smartphones. It is speculated that the first device to ditch the plastic rear will be the Galaxy S5, but there are claims that other future handsets will also follow suit.
According to Korean site ET News, industry sources state that Samsung is to compete directly with rivals in adopting a metal rear casing. Both the HTC One and the iPhone 5 have aluminium shells and are considered by some as feeling more premium than the current flagship phone in the Korean firm's line-up, the Galaxy S4.
The site also claims that Samsung will look to reinvigorate the entire design of the premium end of the Galaxy range, not just in the materials but with aesthetics too. The manufacturer has allegedly dispatched engineers to a factory in Vietnam to examine the possibility of whether it can mass produce the new metal cases. Samples, it is suggested, have already been built.
According to Korean site ET News, industry sources state that Samsung is to compete directly with rivals in adopting a metal rear casing. Both the HTC One and the iPhone 5 have aluminium shells and are considered by some as feeling more premium than the current flagship phone in the Korean firm's line-up, the Galaxy S4.
The site also claims that Samsung will look to reinvigorate the entire design of the premium end of the Galaxy range, not just in the materials but with aesthetics too. The manufacturer has allegedly dispatched engineers to a factory in Vietnam to examine the possibility of whether it can mass produce the new metal cases. Samples, it is suggested, have already been built.
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