While Apple takes the lion’s share of the world’s attention with the new iPhone 15 smartphones and Google waiting in the wings with the refresh on the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, Samsung sits quietly between its two key “Galaxy Unpacked” launch events of the year; the Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip were announced in late July, and the Galaxy S24 family are lined up for early February.
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The Galaxy S24 Ultra is expected to turn heads when it is revealed, presumably just ahead of Mobile World Congress 2024. One of the most significant changes may have been upstaged by Apple’s choice of material, but the S24 Ultra will use titanium, joining the iPhone 15 Pro.
Samsung won’t see as much of a weight difference between the old and the new models. Apple may have seen a notable difference, but that comes down to Tim Cook and his team moving away from the heavier stainless steel to titanium. Samsung is coming from a lighter aluminium construction.
This poses a bigger question to other manufacturers. If the two leading names in Samsung and Apple, are switching to titanium for their flagship smartphones, will they be forced to follow?
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