[Weibo]
There were multiple rumors and leaks on Samsung's new "Galaxy C" lineup and recently a set of images of the mysterious phone was leaked on Weibo, Chinese counterpart of Facebook. Unlike its other Galaxy brothers, The Galaxy C seems to be a full metal cased smartphone, similar to iPhone or HTC's recent lineups.
According to the leaked information, the phone shown in the images is Samsung's Galaxy C5. It features full metal casing along with antennae lines which are regularly seen from full metal smartphones.
[Weibo]
Galaxy C5's speculations say that the smartphone would be fitted with Qualcomm Snapdragon 617, 4 GB of Ram and 16 MP rear camera / 8MP front camera. Also, a dual tone camera flash is clearly shown on the leaked images. Samsung has not yet released any information on the C5's release date, regional availability or how much it would be priced at.
This is not the first time for the Galaxy C series to be leaked online. In April, an AnTuTu benchmark test results of Galaxy C7 (codename SM-C7000) device emerged on Weibo. According to the information, the C7 will be equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC processor, 4 GB of RAM, and a 1080x1920 pixel resolution display. Its rear camera has 16MP imaging sensor and the front camera is fitted with an 8 MP imaging sensor.
Since the mysterious smartphone do not feature 1440x2560 (QHD) resolution, the C7 is expected to be released as a mid-range variety. QHD displays are adopted by most of the high-end smartphone lineups by various brands. Its performance is a little behind of Galaxy S6, released in 2016.
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