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Note 7

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 was a fine device, though fans of the Annotation series were irked by the smallish battery and lack of expandable memory. Samsung didn't even give the Annotation v a full release in Europe, leading many to question its commitment to the stylus-packing phablet form factor. Rumors are swirling equally we arroyo the August 2d unveiling of the Annotation 7 — yes, Samsung is skipping a number to bring the Notation serial naming in-line with the Galaxy South phones. Skipping a number seems somewhat appropriate here. The Note 7 is getting leaky ahead of the declaration, and it looks like a big change for Samsung's flagship phablet.

The latest and best await we've gotten of the Note 7 comes from the Chinese social media service Weibo, by manner of French tech web log NowhereElse. This international connexion reveals a device that looks like a slightly blown up Galaxy S7 Edge. From the front, the phone has near no bezel on the left and right of the screen. That's because the Note 7 will utilize one of Samsung's curved Super AMOLED displays. This will be the starting time fourth dimension the Note series has gone with such a panel, but Samsung has seen huge involvement in the Edge variants of other phones. They vastly outsell the standard phone in many markets, even with the higher price tags.

Leaks points to a 5.seven-inch 1440p display on the Note vii, merely with the curved edges the usable space is slightly smaller. The curve in the leaked images looks like it might be less astringent than the GS7 Border, though. Samsung has always attempted to graft some features into the software to take advantage of curved displays, but they've never been very useful. The curved area will probably prove even less useful when using the Note 7'southward built-in stylus (which hopefully doesn't become stuck this yr). Beneath the screen in the leaked photos are Samsung's usual physical abode button (with fingerprint reader) flanked by capacitive back and overview buttons.

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Aside from the stylus, the Note seven is expected to include a Snapdragon 820 (or possibly 821), 4-6GB of RAM, and the same 12MP main camera as the GS7. The battery chapters is reportedly 3,600mAh, substantially college than the three,000mAh found in the Annotation 5. Rumors have long pointed to an iris scanner coming to Samsung's phones, and again some are expecting the Note seven to include this feature. The idea is that it would be able to look at the telephone and it would unlock after identifying you via the unique patterns of your iris. That sounds nice and all, but it might not work very well in practice.

The Notation 7 is expected to launch not long after the announcement on August 2nd with software based on Android 6.0. Android vii.0 Nougat is just around the corner, but that will have to expect until subsequently for the Annotation 7. It will at least come with a slightly revamped version of Samsung'south TouchWiz UI layer.