Despite having been universally panned for ignoring calls for a metallic case with the Galaxy S5 Smartphone, rumor has it the new flagship Galaxy F will once again carry Samsung’s trademark polycarbonate back-plate. There’s been another online sighting of the Samsung Galaxy F this weekend, adding credence to ongoing rumors of a late-summer or early-fall […]
Despite having been universally panned for ignoring calls for a metallic case with the Galaxy S5 Smartphone, rumor has it the new flagship Galaxy F will once again carry Samsung’s trademark polycarbonate back-plate.
There’s been another online sighting of the Samsung Galaxy F this weekend, adding credence to ongoing rumors of a late-summer or early-fall launch. It’s probably fair to say at this stage that the S5 is pretty much yesterday’s news and isn’t set for a particularly strong Q3 – the time is ripe for something to come along and take its place.
For Samsung to release more than one Galaxy flagship in the space of a single year is largely unheard of. However, it appears that this time around the South Korean firm has decided to take a leaf from Sony’s book – Sony having gone on something of a flagship-frenzy over recent years.
And with new-generation rivals like the LG G3 and the soon-to-be HTC One M8 Prime doing the rounds, Samsung has little choice but to up its game.
Which is where the Galaxy F comes into the equation – the device that will apparently close the curtain on the Galaxy S Smartphone range and usher in a new era of excellence. The latest snapshot of the device tells us little that we didn’t already know or couldn’t have guessed, but it’s still comforting to see the thing in the flesh…or so we’re told.
With slimmer bezels and a stunning QHD touchscreen – meaning 1440 x 2560 pixels – the Galaxy F has all the makings of a true game-changer. We’re told to expect a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 CPU under the hood mated to 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage space as standard and maybe…just maybe…Android L right out of the box. There will also be a 16-megapixel camera to the rear and top-notch dust and water-proofing, just to keep the thing safe and sound.
However, there’s one rather painful problem with the latest supposed leak depicting the Galaxy F, which concerns Samsung’s choice of materials. Nothing’s confirmed of course, but if they do indeed go ahead with a removable plastic rear-case as suggested, Samsung will be torn a new one by critics and consumers alike. The decidedly less-than fantastic plastic coating of the Galaxy S5 proved to be its downfall in many eyes and even led to some high-profile firings within the ranks.
We’d say they can’t possibly make the same mistake twice, though in this instance it’s be more like making the same mistake for a third, fourth or fifth time.
Say it ain’t so!
