I'm glad they didn't go with a glossy plastic back like the original.

I would have preferred glass, but I guess textured (is it fabric?) is good too.

 

Yep, I completely agree, not a fan of a glossy back on the SGS or the Nexus S.

 

That phone looks amazing. The back on my Galaxy S is scratched bad. It's either this phone or iPhone 5....

 

iPhone 5? What's that?

 

Plastic.

 

man if that was a carbon fiber back that would probably be the flyest cellphone batt cover ever

 

iPhone 5 part surfaces, shows larger display and thinner bezel? | 9 to 5 Mac iPhone 5 part surfaces, shows larger display and thinner bezel? | Apple Intelligence

 

BGR says that's a photoshopped picture.

Apple iPhone 5 front part leaks? [updated] | BGR

 

The back has to be plastic. It dissipates the heat produced by the battery.

 

Yea. No plastic, and you might burn your hand by accident... I remember seeing this in a thread somewhere

 

Actually the plastic doesn't dissipate heat, it does the exact opposite so you CAN touch the phone. They make heatsinks out of aluminum you know.