Leaked documentation of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 appears to point out some limitations of its rumored iris scanner. Plus, the phone may come in a gold shade and almost certainly has a 12MP camera, but may not actually have as big a battery or as much RAM as we had hoped.
Additionally, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7's S Pen could work underwater and we've seen clear shots of the front, back and bottom edge of the phone, as well as a video. The possibility of a flat version has popped up again too. Here's the latest Note 7 news.
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is the large-screen phone for 2016 that Android power users have been waiting to upgrade to, and its release date is almost here.
Sure, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge stretched out fingertips into phablet territory too, with a 5.5-inch display earlier this year. But it didn't have two Note series staples: a 5.7-inch screen and an S-Pen stylus.
Note 7 rumors point to a phone that maximizes the screen space, while minimizing the body and bezels. Returning features like a microSD card are welcome and the unconfirmed iris scanner will turn heads.
It's especially anticipated in the UK and Europe, as Samsung made the bizarre decision not to launch the Galaxy Note 5 outside of the US and a few other countries. Their S-Pen upgrade is long overdue.
Just don't expect it to be called the Samsung Galaxy Note 6. All recent rumors indicate that Galaxy Note 7 is the name of the next phablet. It's thought the company wants to bring it in line with the name of the Galaxy S7 series - and the forthcoming iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
With the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 probably launching in early August we're hearing plenty of rumors about it. We've also cooked up a wishlist of things we want to see.
- More into Apple? Check out the 5.5-inch iPhone 6S Plus and the upcomingiPhone 7 . Or for something smaller there's the iPhone SE.
- Looking to the future? We're already hearing rumors about the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Edge in 2017.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? Samsung's next phablet
- When's it out? Expect an August 2 release date
- What will it cost? It's sure to be very expensive
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 release date
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 release date is Tuesday, August 2, according to every rumor out there and, as of this month, a Samsung Unpacked invite. We got one and will be there in both New York and London.
The official announcement will happen at 11am EDT. That means you can expect all of the Note 7 news to start at 8am PDT, 4pm GMT (or 1am the next day, on August 3 AEST).
The August 2 launch event is a little under two weeks earlier in the year than the Galaxy Note 5 announcement. But it's what we've suspected for several months now. A Korean news source believes production to be starting in July - so an August announcement made sense.
Samsung typically launches its Galaxy Note flagships during IFA, which is happening in early September this year, so that's the only other possible launch date, but It may have its hands (or wrists) full with other announcements, like the Samsung Gear S3
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 colors
Hottest leaks:
- Four colors at launch
- More may be added later
Before we get into the design, let's talk about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 colors. It may come in three hues, according to an early July leak that made the new Android phone look especially convincing.
Options include Black Onyx, Silver Titanium and, the highlight of the bunch, Blue Coral. However, we've since seen another leak, showing the Note 7 off in a gold shade, so we may get four colors at launch.
It's also possible that Samsung will add additional colors to the mix after the initial sales rush, to revive interest in the phone.
Techradar's take: Samsung limited the Note 5 in the US to three colors: Black Sapphire and White Pearl at launch and, eventually, Gold Platinum. However, there was a Silver Titanium color too, but it didn't launch in the States. So it's not clear whether all four of these colors will launch in all locations or not.
- Want more? Read our Samsung Galaxy Note 7 colors news
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 design
Hottest leaks:
- A glass back and metal frame
- Water and dust resistance
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 design is poised to be more than just a bigger, S-Pen-included version of the Samsung Galaxy S7. In fact, there may be no flat version of the phablet at all, although a question mark remains on the Edge-only Note 7 rumor.
Water resistant
We're hearing a few other rumblings about the design of the Galaxy Note 7 too. Rumblings like the possibility that it will be waterproof and dust-resistant. AWeibo post echoes those claims, saying it will be IP68 certified. That's one rumor that seems likely, given that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is.
TechRadar's take: It would make sense for Samsung to stick with the popular Galaxy S7 Edge design for the Note 7 and that included waterproofing, so expect to get that here too.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 screen
Hottest leaks:
- 5.7 or 5.8 inches
- Curved screen
- Always-on display
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 screen is said to be large and curvy, with a 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, according to phone leaks expert Evan Blass. That's our best guess, too.
Sure, it could get a tad larger. Word from both Weibo and GSM Helpdesk points to a 5.8-inch screen at the same 1440 x 2560 resolution, with the latter also claiming the display might be curved.
We also heard similar rumors from another Weibo post, which claimed the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will have a 5.8-inch screen in both curved and flat varieties. In fact it could be bigger still, as a listing on Indian import site Zaubaputs it at 6 inches.
That seems like a literal stretch, but one thing is certain: Everything we're seeing says it'll be big.
It's also going to fill that screen space with at least a QHD resolution, given that the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 uses a Quad HD display already.
But our money is on a 5.7-inch screen in the end. After all, the Samsung Gear VR might not be able to fit anything bigger, unless Samsung is shaving off .2 inches from the already-thin Note 5 inner bezel.
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