Samsung will skip a number for the 2016 Galaxy Note
Well this is a doozy. According to reports
out of Korea on May 25, Samsung may be about to pull a Microsoft (skip
Windows 9, straight to Windows 10) and skip a number for its Galaxy Note
series; instead of the much-rumoured Galaxy Note 6
said to be arriving in August, we may be looking at the 2016 Galaxy
Note model being dubbed the Galaxy Note 7! The word comes via Korean
publication ETNews, which claims that Samsung is seeking to align the
Galaxy Note with its contemporary Galaxy S flagship series; because the
Galaxy S7 is the current model, Samsung apparently thinks having the
Galaxy Note for the same year as the Galaxy Note 7 will be less
confusing, and will prevent consumers from assuming the newest Galaxy
Note is in some way an older, inferior, or outdated model compared to
the main flagship.
The same report goes on to say that the Galaxy Note 7 (for 2016) will feature curved edges on both front and back, strongly implying that we're looking at a curved 'edge' display, though whether the handset will be dubbed the Galaxy Note 7 edge remains to be seen. It's interesting because previous reports claimed Samsung was considering two prototypes for the next Galaxy Note, one with a curved edge display and one without, but the reports were adamant that only one would be chosen. This latest report would appear to indicate that Samsung has picked the edge display model. What's also interesting is the curved edges around the rear panel, which is reminsicent of the Galaxy S6 generation where the Galaxy S6 edge had a curved front and flat back, while the Galaxy S6 had a flat front and curved back, except with the Note 7 it will be both!
Previously rumoured specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 823, 6GB of Samsung's new LPDDR4 10nm RAM, and water and dust proofing just like the Galaxy S7 - this will be a first for the Galaxy Note series, however.
The same report goes on to say that the Galaxy Note 7 (for 2016) will feature curved edges on both front and back, strongly implying that we're looking at a curved 'edge' display, though whether the handset will be dubbed the Galaxy Note 7 edge remains to be seen. It's interesting because previous reports claimed Samsung was considering two prototypes for the next Galaxy Note, one with a curved edge display and one without, but the reports were adamant that only one would be chosen. This latest report would appear to indicate that Samsung has picked the edge display model. What's also interesting is the curved edges around the rear panel, which is reminsicent of the Galaxy S6 generation where the Galaxy S6 edge had a curved front and flat back, while the Galaxy S6 had a flat front and curved back, except with the Note 7 it will be both!
Previously rumoured specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 823, 6GB of Samsung's new LPDDR4 10nm RAM, and water and dust proofing just like the Galaxy S7 - this will be a first for the Galaxy Note series, however.
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