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Samsung Galaxy Note7 Price, Release Date, Specifications, and All Other Rumours

Samsung Galaxy Note7 Price, Release Date, Specifications, and All Other Rumours h6d35

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 30 July 2016 18:16 IST

Highlights

The phablet will be unveiled on August 2 at Samsung's Unpacked event
The Galaxy Note7 will come with an iris scanner
The phablet will sport a dual-edge display exclusively

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Samsung has announced that it is hosting its grand Galaxy Note Unpacked 2016 event on August 2. The event will be conducted in New York, London, and Rio de Janeiro simultaneously, where the Galaxy Note7 will be unveiled to a presumably large audience. The event will be live streamed on the company website, and will begin at 8.30pm IST. 3u3s4u

With less than a month left, the rumour mills have been working overtime churning out all the possible details of the phablet. Numerous features and specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 are already known. We compile all the rumours and leaks that have surfaced online so far, and give you a comprehensive list of all that is expected to come with the Galaxy Note7 this year.

Release date
Samsung is breaking its traditional pattern by launching the phablet in early August. The company looks to fend off iPhone competition, and for that reason the Galaxy Note7 will reportedly be leak tips availability in the US via T-Mobile from August 19.

Price
Leaks surrounding the price of the phablet have been minimal, but an early leak did tip possible Europe prices. The Galaxy Note7 is expected to be priced starting from EUR 849 (roughly Rs. 63,000) in Europe, which is EUR 50 more than the Galaxy S7 Edge.

Note7 not Note6
The company is skipping a numeral this year and calling the phablet the Galaxy Note7, instead of the Galaxy Note6. The company has announced that it has taken this step to avoid confusion among its consumers, and unify its product portfolio. Samsung released the S7 and S7 Edge this year in its flagship Galaxy 'S' series, and bringing its Note series to the same numeral made sense to it.

Iris scanner
After the leaked video also showed the iris scanner feature in action.

Dual-edge display
There are a lot of firsts with the Samsung Galaxy Note7, and at the top of the list is the Galaxy Note 5 due to some tech difficulties in getting the S Pen to work on the edges. That seems to be solved now, and the company is all equipped to flaunt the display as its big feature on the phablet.

Water resistant
The Galaxy Note 7 will be the first in its series to get water-resistant capabilities. A tipped water resistance, further cementing the rumour.

USB Type-C port
The Galaxy Note 7 is also said to be the first phablet in the Samsung portfolio to switch to the Google-approved USB Type-C port. recent one that tips Samsung will pack a USB Type-C to Micro-USB adapter in the box.

Specifications
Very little has been fast charging capabilities. The smartphone will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based TouchWiz Grace UX, and ship in Onyx, Titanium, and Blue Coral colour variants.

Colour variants
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 is expected to come in three colour variants - Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, and Blue Coral. This information comes from Evan Blass, a source with high accuracy rate. Interestingly, a Gold colour variant is not added in the mix, however we won't rule it out completely till official launch.

Improved S Pen features
Samsung has succeeded in keeping details about the S Pen a close-guarded secret for now. The Korean giant 'S Pen design flaw' that allowed the stylus to be inserted backwards into its slot, causing damage to the stylus detection mechanism and possibly getting stuck.

New Gear VR headset
Samsung has been tipped to launch a new Gear VR headset with new capabilities alongside the Galaxy Note7 on August 2. Apart from new features, it is said to come with USB Type-C compatibility, to natively the new smartphone instead of requiring an adapter.

Samsung Cloud
The Galaxy Note7 is expected to launch with a new cloud backup service from Samsung, said to rival Apple's iCloud network. While no real details are known at this point, it should enable easy backup of photos and other data, which can then be accessed from other compatible devices.

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