SAMSUNG NOTE 8

Samsung has confirmed that its next major smartphone launch will take place next month.

The South Korean firm is holding an event on 23 August, called “Unpacked”.

Last year’s Unpacked event saw the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the now infamous smartphone that had to be recalled twice after models started exploding.

Unofficial preliminary specifications. Product image for illustrative purposes.

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	Exp. announcement 2017, August
	Status	Rumored. Exp. release 2017, September

BODY	Dimensions	162.5 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	-
	Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Stylus - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.3 inches (~83.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels (~522 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- Always-on display - Grace UI

PLATFORM	OS	Android 7.1 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China
	CPU	Octa-core

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
	Internal	64 GB/128, 6 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	Dual 12 MP, f/1.7 & f/2.4, OIS, phase detection autofocus, 3x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	1/2.3" sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
	Secondary	8 MP, f/1.7, dual video call, Auto HDR

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Samsung Desktop Experience support - Fast battery charging - Qi wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue
	Price	About 1000 EUR