Non-removable battery and no microSD card slot

Feb 25, 2015 22:07 GMT  ·  By

With less than a week left until the official revealing of the Samsung Galaxy S6, the first live pictures of the upcoming smartphone have just leaked online.

Although the South Korean company is trying to hide the design of their next flagship smartphone as if it were the biggest treasure in the world, it looks like someone was willing to take the wraps off the Galaxy S6' looks ahead of the official unveiling.

The pictures of an alleged Samsung Galaxy S6 for AT&T have just been published on XDA Forums by someone with access to the device.

He was also able to share some details on the Galaxy S6, which can only be confirmed when keeping the smartphone in your hand.

For example, it looks like Samsung has decided to cover the back side of the Galaxy S6 with a resistant glass, but they have also removed the microSD card slot.

Although the person having leaked these pictures says that this might be a test model, he also points out that if that were truly an early build, then why send it so late?

No microSD card and non-removable battery

Another aspect  worth mentioning is that Samsung Galaxy S6 might be available in many variants, including a 128GB version.

Seeing it from the front, the Galaxy S6 looks very much like the Galaxy S5, but the sides bring it closer to the Galaxy Alpha since they are made of metal.

The bottom and top sides look very much like the iPhone. If we didn't know this is the Samsung Galaxy S6 shown in the pictures, we could have easily thought it's the iPhone 6, when looked on from top or bottom.

Another piece of information confirmed by the leaker is the fact that Samsung Galaxy S6 won't feature a removable battery, so the SIM tray will be placed on one of the two sides of the smartphone.

Unfortunately, there's no telling whether or not the device in the pictures is indeed the Galaxy S6, as we can't vouch for the legitimacy of the source. That being said, we suggest our readers to take these with a grain of salt.

Alleged Samsung Galaxy S6 (8 Images)

Galaxy S6 wrapped up in bubbles
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