We have another picture of what is likely to be the next
Galaxy phone. As usual, the phone is camouflaged by being placed within a case
but we still get a glimpse of some of the important bits.
For starters, we see the arrangement of the buttons at the bottom
of the display. For the first time, we are also seeing a Menu button there,
along with the Back, Home and multitasking button. Samsung has changed the
order of the keys again and placed it on the left unlike the Galaxy Nexus,
which places it on the right. Also, unlike the Galaxy Nexus, the Menu button
pushes the other three buttons on the right, so they are no longer in the
center.
What's curious, though, is what we see below the display.
There is a physical Home button, not unlike the ones we have seen on previous
versions of the Galaxy smartphones. However, we did not see this when we first
spotted this prototype device. If the phone is going to have on-screen controls
then it makes no sense to have a physical Home button. Perhaps this is
something that will eventually disappear by the time the phone reaches the
production stage.
Another thing to note is the shape of the device. If you
look closely, placed within the case, the corners of the base seem to be highly
curved. If you remember the media invite image for the Mobile Unpacked 2012
image, you see two curved droplets of white and blue metallic substance.
If we put on our soothsayer hats for a minute, we can see
the Galaxy S III being available in white and blue colored versions, with the
blue model having a metallic finish, and both having highly curved corners. The
curves will help the device fit your palm perfectly, which also goes with
Samsung's tagline that says "For technology to be truly smart, shouldn't
it fit into your life naturally?" with additional references to Galaxy
fitting in your hands in the teaser video.
Anyway, we won't have to wait too long to find out how it
really looks like, with the Samsung event being just a week away from today.
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