Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Price Likely Confirmed Aug. 25 With Preorders Starting
The Galaxy Note 8 is expected to be unveiled at a Samsung launch event which is scheduled for Aug. 23. A new report indicates the device may become available for preorder soon after it is announced.
Ausdroid a Romanian tech blog shared documents, which originally came from a Samsung webpage containing detailed logistics of a Galaxy Note 8 promotion to be hosted in Australia.
According to the leaked document the promotion will begin Aug. 25 and end Oct. 31. There has been no scheduled date for the release to market but rumors suggest it will be available to consumers between September and October.
Samsung already has a history of opening pre-orders for premium Galaxy models soon after they are announced as the Galaxy Note 7 and Galaxy Note 5 were available for preorder just hours after their unveiling.
It is possible the Galaxy Note 8 may not hit stores for close to one month after being unveiled.
Specification
NETWORK
Technology GSM/ HSPA/ LTE
6GB RAM,
5.7” 3840x 2160 pixel
13MP 2160
BODY
Dimensions –
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 5.7 inches
Resolution 3840 x 2160 pixels (~773 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
– Always-on display
– Grace UI
PLATFORM
OS Android 7.1 (Nougat)
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 13 MP, OIS, phase detection autofocus, 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 [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], HDR, dual-video rec.
Secondary 8 MP, f/1.6, 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 (front-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 battery
MISC
Colors Gold, Silver, Black, Blue
Price About 1000 EUR