It was clear from the sales of the Galaxy S5 that Samsung was going to have to shake things up a lot if it was going to make the Galaxy S6 desirable again. One of the big requirements was a phone with a metal case.
While the official invite to the 1st March unveiling hinted at a metal body, fresh leaks of the S6’s case on nowhereelse.fr, would seem to confirm that this is the case. There have been many leaks before, but there are a few things that make us think that this is genuine.
For starters, from the side view, the phone is reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. These handsets were Samsung’s first step towards using premium materials, with both phones have a metal rim, although they had plastic backs to provide a removable battery.
With the Galaxy S6, the photos show a full-metal unibody design, which would suggest that the battery on this model will not be removable. Given the likely power savings from an improved Exynos CPU and, potentially, the new PoP memory, a removable battery is no longer a necessity for a lot of people. Besides, from our point of view, we’d rather have a metal phone that looks and feels like a premium device than a plastic phone with a removable battery that looks and feels a little cheap.
From the bottom, the design looks very similar to that of the iPhone 6, with a curved metal base. Even the micro-USB port on the bottom is in the same place as the iPhone 6’s Lightning port.
That said, from the side views, the Galaxy S6 looks substantially different and it’s good to see Samsung use better-quality materials in its phone. Whether it’s enough to convince people to buy this model will have to be seen, but things are starting to look up already for the company. We’ll be at the launch event in Barcelona to bring you the full details of the phone as it launches.