The rumors are rife that Samsung's next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S9, will have an advanced launching next year. With this, it can be expected that several specs leaks would surface as early as now. For one, the most recent leak reveals the casing of the Galaxy S8 successor.
While the South Korean tech giant has yet to confirm the development of the Galaxy S9 and S9+, renders of the upcoming handsets have already been posted online. In fact, the alleged case renders of Samsung Galaxy S9 have circulated the web since last week. The said image leaks are said to come from Ghostek, one of Samsung's accessories manufacturing partner. It is reported that the company has started to take orders as the unveiling of the Galaxy S9 inches closer.
Based on the case images, the Samsung Galaxy S9 will keep the Infinity display feature of its predecessor. The all-screen display of the 2018 flagship is estimated to have 18:5:9 aspect ratio, according to GSMArena. It also appears that the bezels on the top and the bottom portion of the screen have become slimmer, offering a more immersive viewing experience than the Galaxy S8. The case render shows the Bixby button positioned on the left side with the volume switch, while the power button remains on the ride side.
There is also a bit of good news from the Samsung Galaxy S9 case leaks as the fingerprint scanner is shown to have a more convenient location right below the camera lens. To note, this new location of the biometric reader is the same as that in the upcoming Galaxy A8 (2018) mid-range handset. However, some users may still not be convinced with the fingerprint sensor placed at the rear, as there is a demand to put it back to the front panel via in-display scanner technology.
Another good news is that the Samsung Galaxy S9 case renders still shows the 3.5mm headphone jack, positioned near the USB-C port and the speaker. Ghostek did not provide the case images for the Galaxy S9+ model, although it is speculated that the larger variant will sport a vertical dual camera module.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are expected to be showcased at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 on February 27th.
