Galaxy Note 7 to launch August 2, skipping the Note 6. Here's the latest
Update: 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.
Original article follows below.
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 upcoming iPhone 7 Plus. 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.
The good news is that Samsung has confirmed the Note 7 will be coming to the UK, corroborating a TechRadar source high up at one of the UK's major networks.
TechRadar's take: The evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of an August 2 launch.
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