It seemed like a lock that the Galaxy S 5 would be the first Samsung phone with a metal chassis, but the latest report out of DigiTimes says it’s unlikely. Earlier in the month, we reported that a company called Catcher would be supplying 10 to 30 million metal housings this month, but there is one problem…no production has started yet.
The reason for this could be because Samsung is still evaluating exactly how they will implement metal in their phones, not to mention, a lot of people think it’s unnecessary since Samsung is already successful with plastics. Metal is only going to add to their cost, thus lowering their bottomline.
At the same time, we have another report out of Korea saying that Samsung is looking into a diamond-like coating that would be applied to a metal surface. This process is exposing carbon to high pressure and temperature, converting it into liquid or powder, then coating a metal surface. I presume it could also coat a plastic surface as well.
It will sure be interesting to see what Samsung comes up with next spring.
sources: DigiTimes / ETNews
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