One of the largest economics
publications in Taiwan is reporting that the local metal chassis
producer Catcher has been tasked with making bodies for the upcoming Galaxy S5. The first time we heard that Catcher is in the mix for Samsung's 2014 flagship, was back in September, when firms were supposed to submit their bidding so Samsung can choose suppliers.
That
moment has apparently resulted in Samsung leaning towards Catcher for
the December production of Samsung Galaxy S5's metal chassis, as the
publication is reporting that the premium material is now a done deal,
marking a huge change for Samsung, and perhaps the beginning of its Design 3.0
phase. Last time we heard Catcher was allegedly been asked for
procuring 10 to 30 million chassis units, and now we learn that the rest
will be eventually going to the Chinese BYD and Taiwan's Ju-Teng
companies.
Catcher is the company behind masterpieces like the aluminum unibody of the HTC One, which just got our Design of the Year Award, plus Apple's iPad mini 2 and
MacBook Air housings, so we can rest assured that Samsung is in good
hands, and can't wait to see the upcoming Galaxy S5 design. There are
rumors of two versions, depending on the processor - Snapdragon or 64-bit Exynos - thus it's possible that the more premium S5 version will carry the metal frame, so the next two or three months should form a true leak bonanza.
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