Samsung Galaxy Note 7 August 2 Launch Confirmed: Here's All That You Need to Know

Why Galaxy Note 7 and not Note 6?

Samsung has also given reasons why it has skipped the Note 6 name and gone to Galaxy Note 7. Firstly, Galaxy Note 7 will complement the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge flagships and unify the product portfolio. The next reason is that the Galaxy Note 7 will reduce confusion about the most recent technology from the manufacturer providing full alignment with the Galaxy S lineup.

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Iris Scanner Tipped in Invite

Apart from the S Pen stylus with additional functionalities, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 teaser also shows a ring made of blue-hued pen-like silhouette and a white line that forms an iris pattern as seen in the eye. This tips that the flagship will arrive with ocular-based biometric technology that the Note lineup was long rumored to arrive with.

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Exynos 8893 or Snapdragon 821/820 Spotted

Lately, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was spotted in Geekbench database that reveals that the flagship will arrive in two variants with different processors. One variant is powered by the octa-core Exynos 8893 chipset and the other one was spotted with the quad-core Snapdragon 820. With the Snapdragon 821 SoC already being official, we can expect the Note 7 to arrive with this faster SoC.

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Will it have 6 GB RAM?

Though there are rumors and speculations that the Galaxy Note 7 could feature 6 GB RAM for efficient multitasking, the benchmark tests revealed by Geekbench rules out the same and suggests that the device will have just 4 GB of RAM.

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Hybrid UFS 1.0 Standard Based Micro SD Card Slot Expected

Last week, Samsung introduced a new mobile storage format that is based on the UFS 1.0 standard. This way, the read and write speeds will be improved by a minimum of 5x in comparison to the standard micro SD cards. The high-end Note 7 is likely to adopt the new removable storage format from Samsung.

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Pricing has also Leaked

One of the rumors even leaked the pricing of the Galaxy Note 7 tipping that it might be priced starting from EUR 849 ($938). However, we can expect some changes in the final retail pricing.

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Double-Edged Screen

The Galaxy Note 7 is likely to be launched with a double-edged front display that has even confirmed by the first prototype of the device. The device is rumored to come in three color variants such as Black, Blue, and Silver.

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Potential Specs

As of now, the Galaxy Note 7 is rumored to feature a 5.7-inch Quad HD 1440p Super AMOLED curved edge display and 64 GB of internal memory that can be expanded. Based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the device might feature a 12 MP rear camera with LED Flash, dual-pixel PDAF, and Smart OIS, and a 5 MP front-facing camera. It is likely to feature the IP68 ratings water and dust resistance. The device is said to feature a heart rate sensor, fingerprint sensor, barometer and come packed with features such as 4G LTE, NFC and USB Type-C. A 3,600 mAh battery is claimed to power the Note 7 giving it the ability to be charged quickly.