The future of Samsung's Galaxy line is metal, not polycarbonate, if a report issued today can be believed.
Samsung's Galaxy S5 will be housed in an all-metal chassis, according to Korean site ETNews (via Android Community).
The Galaxy S4 disappointed some with its polycarbonate frame, though it still sold like hot cakes. A switch to metal with the S5 wouldn't be surprising, and since this is the second time this rumor has floated about, we could very well be in for a metallic follow up.
The first time the metal S5 rumor struck was in June, when a person claiming inside knowledge described a metal frame for the next Galaxy flagship.
Embrace the metal
Samsung's main competition in the high-end Android handset market, and the only handset that could give the stellar Galaxy S4 a run for its money, is the aluminum-bodied HTC One.
It would be no surprise if Samsung decided to follow HTC down the metallic road, despite the success of its polycarbonate-housed smartphones.
This discussion has been going on for some time; back in April sources said that Samsung was "worried" about competition from HTC and planned to go metal for the Galaxy Note 3.
That could still happen, and in the meantime the Galaxy S5 is rumored to be getting camera tech shuttled from the Note 3 as well.
Watch out for more Samsung Galaxy news coming out of IFA 2013 next week, including the reveal of the Note 3.