Rumor: first device of Samsung’s new metal-built smartphone lineup to be “Galaxy Alpha”
It’s no secret by now that Samsung is exploring a shift to metal smartphone designs from their usual plastic rodeo. We’ve heard so much about the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime / Samsung Galaxy F up to this point, but another smartphone is said to be leading the charge in Samsung’s new metal series.
ETNews reports that Samsung is preparing the “Galaxy Alpha,” which certainly is a fitting name for a kickoff device. There’s no word on how far Samsung’s scope is reaching on this thing — could be that they’re just going to launch in limited fashion like the Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A (which didn’t go far outside of South Korea).
Without much else to go on it’s tough to say what the purpose of this launch will be. Is Samsung looking to test their manufacturing processes for metal devices? Are they looking to test the market itself? Is this the first step to seeing their core flagships outfitted with metal like users have been clamoring for? Only Samsung can answer that question in an official sense, though a timely leak or two should hopefully shed some light in the weeks and months to come.
[via SamMobile]