Alleged Image of Samsung Galaxy S6 Metal Frame Leaks

Looks like the Samsung Galaxy S6 could be the most leaked Samsung Galaxy flagship by the time we get to the actual announcement of the device next year. Earlier today we told you about the Galaxy S6 showing up on Indian import tracking portal Zauba, and now we have yet another Galaxy S6 leak. This time the leak comes from nowhereelse.fr, a website that does seem to have a pretty decent track record with Samsung leaks in the past. They seem to have received a photo of the metal frame that could belong to the Galaxy S6. The website does claim that the leaked image showing the metal frame may not necessarily be used for the Galaxy S6, and might be meant for another unannounced Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

The various images posted on the website show the aluminum frame in different stages of processing. A report on Italian blog HDBlog.it had claimed that the Galaxy S6 will arrive with a full-metal body and dual-sided curved display. So if the metal frame pictured here indeed belongs to the Galaxy S6, it doesn’t look like the Galaxy S6 will really be arriving with a display that is curved on both the sides. The full-metal body does seem to be getting confirmed by these pictures though. However, since the sources of the images don’t seem to be sure about the part belonging to the Galaxy S6, it will be a bit too early to assume that. Also, the metal unibody frame means that users will not be able to replace the battery on the Galaxy S6. While most other Android OEMs do not offer removable back covers on their flagship devices, Samsung has always allowed users the ability to swap batteries on their Galaxy flagship devices. The company’s newest flagship smartphone – Galaxy Note 4 features a metal frame but does offer a user-replaceable battery.

The Galaxy S6 is expected to sport a completely new design and bear no resemblance to its predecessor the Galaxy S5. Even if the leaked metal part doesn’t belong to the Galaxy S6, it does seem pretty certain by now that Samsung is going to use metal in the construction of its next flagship smartphone. One of the main reasons behind the Galaxy S5’s lower than expected sales is its uninspiring design and polycarbonate build quality. Samsung has been losing market share over the past few quarters and analyst data for the past quarter reveals that Samsung continues to slide in the global smartphone and its sales have plummeted further this year. Samsung managed to sell 73.2 million smartphones in Q3 this year, which was down from 80.4 million units for the same period last year. For the same quarter, its market share dropped from 32.1% last year to 24.4% this year. Clearly, Samsung desperately needs the Galaxy S6 to be a major success. A report recently claimed that Samsung could propone the Galaxy S6 announcement to bolster its sales in the high-end segment by gaining the early advantage over other Android OEMs.