Man unharmed thanks to “bullet-proof” Samsung Galaxy Mega

Forget the Galaxy S5 Active; the next variant Samsung may want to consider is a bullet-proof one following this news of a man in Taiwan surviving a gunshot to the chest thanks to his plastic Galaxy Mega 6.3. It seems that this is the result of a miscommunication between two parties regarding a lost wallet; the man who was shot seemed to find it and lay claim to it, while the owner wasn’t too happy and may have overreacted. As we can see, the phone was located in the breast pocket and absorbed the full force of the bullet.

The Galaxy Mega 6.3 phablet debuted approximately one year ago running Android 4.2.2 OS on a 1.7GHz dual-core processor with 1.5GB RAM, LTE support, an 8MP rear camera, a 1.9MP front camera, with microSD card support, and a 3200mAh battery.

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Samsung is working on a phone with ‘new materials’

Samsung reported their Q2 2014 financials today and in the earnings call held shortly after the results, Samsung confirmed two new devices that will be revealed in the coming months. Kim Hyun-joon, senior vice president at Samsung Mobile confirmed a big screen phone will be unveiled along with a new device made from “new materials”.

It’s safe to say the large-screened device will be from the Galaxy Note range but the phone with the new materials could very well be the Galaxy Alpha.

We’ve been bringing exclusive info on the Galaxy Alpha and according to our source, the phone will have a metallic design. Few other things we know for certain is the 4.8-inch screen with 720p resolution support, 32GB of internal storage, fingerprint scanner and the launch slated for next month.

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