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Could This Be the New Samsung Galaxy S6?

Feb 25, 2015 09:05 PM

Feb 26, 2015 05:02 PM

Smartphone being held to showcase its back, front screen, and side features.

With Mobile World Congress right around the corner, we're all left to patiently await the unveiling of two Android flagship smartphones—HTC's One M9 and Samsung's Galaxy S6.

We already have a great look at the M9, courtesy of images and promo videos that were leaked by upleaks. Now it appears we've got a peek at the Galaxy S6 as well, just days before its unveiling.

Mobile phone wrapped in protective bubble wrap.

Draped in bubble wrap, these images come from XDA member reefur, and he claims to have one in-hand.

Mobile device wrapped in bubble wrap packaging.

While the face certainly looks like a Galaxy device, the leaker states that the front and back are glass, with metal on the sides—both of which were rumors associated with Samsung's upcoming flagship.

We'll be monitoring reefur's thread for more information and will post updates here as necessary. And join us March 1st for a rundown of announcements from both HTC and Samsung.

Update #1

More pictures, and the confirmation that this guy has a non-removable battery (most likely to keep this baby thin). Mic, USB, and headphone jack appear on the bottom, with what looks like another mic and an IR blaster on top. There's no apparent SD-card slot, but we'll have to wait for the final build to see if that holds up.

A person holding a smartphone at an angle on a textured surface.

Right side.

Hand holding a white smartphone with a black screen.

Front.

A hand holding a smartphone with cartoon cat stickers on the case.

Back.

Smartphone viewed from the side, showcasing the edge and ports.

Top.

Mobile phone viewed from the side showing the charging port and headphone jack.

Bottom.

Right side.

Front.

Back.

Top.

Bottom.

And here a couple shots of the SIM-card slot...no SD card slot visible.

SIM card tray insertion tool alongside a smartphone.

Finally, we have a very crude "measurement" of screen size, which looks to be somewhere between 5- and 5.5-inches.

Smartphone with a measuring tape and decorative animal stickers on a bubble wrap surface.

Update #2

More leaks! This time by XDA member graaler:

Two smartphones displaying different app interfaces on a wooden table.

Two Samsung smartphones placed on a wooden surface.

Well well, if it isn't the Galaxy S6 Edge along with it's standard counterpart. Not too much to glean from these except that the Edge is freaking beautiful!

And here are more shots from the original leaker:

Smartphone with a cartoon animal face design on the back.

Smartphone on a table decorated with cartoon animal stickers.

Smartphone with a cartoon animal face sticker on it.

So what do think? Real, fake, don't care? Let us know in the comment section below, or via our Facebook, Google+, and Twitter feeds.

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