Depending on the rumour of your choice, the launch of Samsung's next flagship, the Galaxy S21 series is barely a few weeks away. Rumoured to go official in January, the Galaxy S21 series is tipped to bring three new phones with itself. Of these, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is expected to be the most premium with top-of-the-line specifications and a design to match.
The other two phones in the list, the Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus are tipped to be premium segment offerings themselves, however, if reports are to be believed, they would be premium only in name and price, and not in specifications and design. This is especially looking true for the regular Galaxy S21 which according to reports will feature slightly underwhelming hardware and pair that with a design that could be made from materials not exactly premium in definition.
This is because a new report from Android Police claims that the Galaxy S21 will come with a plastic back, with the Galaxy S21 Ultra set to be the only device to get premium materials for its design. There is no word about the Galaxy S21 Plus yet, but it has been suggested this third device could be relegated to getting plastic at the back.
The report suggests that the decision to go with plastic, instead of more premium ones like glass or ceramic on the high-end Galaxy S21 is because of Samsung's learnings of the consumer response to its glass-like plastic material, glasstic. The report adds that Samsung has found the consumer response to be more positive than the company expected. However, we're not entirely sure if that's a good enough justification for using cheap materials on an expensive device which will eventually be sold as a premium-segment flagship.
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