The images on SlashLeaks represent the output of a CAD design, and as
such rate pretty low on the confidence scale in terms of ‘this is what
the Galaxy S9
will look like when it is launched.’ There’s every chance that this is
one of a number of test designs used by the South Korean company to
assess form factors - a process every manufacturer will use. No doubt
Samsung will have a small run of hand-built devices in various form
factors to assess options. This may not be the final design, but I’d be
confident it is a design that is being looked at.
It’s worth noting that the design does match up with recent leaks
around next year’s flagship. It retains the ‘bezel free’ design and the
lack of a physical home button on the front of the device. This has
moved the fingerprint sensor to the rear of the presumptively named
Galaxy S9. That sensor sits below the camera. The camera itself has a
dual lens setup, and the shape of this isolated unit echoes the styling
of the dual lens/flash/sensor on the Galaxy Note 8. Of all the options that the South Korean company could take for the Galaxy S9 Plus,
this design is the safest. If you were looking for the minimum viable
upgrade of the hardware and design, this is it. It would be the first
Galaxy S to come with a dual camera (which, coupled with Samsung’s
latest patent, would be a significant upgrade), it would be the first
Android handset to come with the SnapDragon 845 chipset (and would
retain that advantage for some months), there’s no sign of a 3.5mm
headphone jack, and it would allow Samsung to focus on Machine Learning
and software advancements as the key selling points. Source: Caseme
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