A detailed teardown and analysis of the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s titanium shell revealed that Samsung uses Grade 2, which is an inferior variant. It was believed that the Korean giant cut corners here to save up on production costs, and even then, the company charged consumers $100 extra as its top-end flagship now starts from $1,299.99 for the base storage. One would assume that with the hardware upgrades arriving for the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung would opt to use higher-grade titanium, but one tipster believes otherwise and provides two reasons why.
Since Samsung uses a combination of aluminum and titanium for its chassis, reusing Grade 2 is better to keep the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s frame in place
Like Apple, the titanium frame of the Galaxy S24 Ultra uses aluminum to help with the bonding process and to keep both materials from separating from one another. According to PandaFlash, Samsung may retain Grade 2 titanium on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, and there are two reasons why this may happen. The first one would obviously be the cost, which was why Grade 5 titanium was not used for the Galaxy S24 Ultra. The second reason is that the bonding process using Grade 2 titanium is a simpler process.
Apple uses Grade 5 titanium in its iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, and even though it is a higher quality material compared to the Grade 2 variant, the bonding process between this kind is a more complicated endeavor. Naturally, suppose the Galaxy S25 Ultra sticks with Grade 2. In that case, Samsung will experience less trouble in the bonding process, allowing it to price the upcoming flagship in the same range as its predecessor since the procedure could practically be the same.
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Currently, the Galaxy S25 Ultra design is yet to be decided because the same account that refutes the claim of Samsung using higher-grade titanium previously stated that the company is testing out four prototypes with different frames and bezel sizes. It is possible that Samsung changes its mind on using Grade 2 titanium and ends up using an improved version, but any and all updates will be provided to readers shortly.
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