Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Prodcution Set to Start in July: No Flexible, IGZO Display as Samsung Will Use 6-Inch OLED Panel
Samsung will reportedly begin building up its next-generation phablet, the Galaxy Note 3, on the last week of July, en route to a global release date that likely will take place between September and October.
However, the Note 3 will be rolling out without the rumoured flexible and IGZO display components. In a report by OLED-Display, Samsung appears to have favoured the panel to avoid unnecessary delays.
The new Samsung phablet is geared for a late Q3 2013 release, which apparently is a target that will not be met by the Samsung Youm display technology. Touted as the company's in-house durable display panel for mobile devices, Youm will not be ready in time for the Note 3's release date, the same report said.
Also, IGZO on the Note 3 is now a remote possibility because "Samsung did not want to use high definition LCD displays for its new 6-inch flagship model in 2H13," OLED-Display said on its report.
To ensure that the Exynos-powered Note 3 remains on course for its appointed release date, Samsung Display, which manufactures the OLED display part, will complete its delivery of the components by July.
Afterwards, production lines for the Galaxy Note 3 will be fired up with Samsung eyeing to start shipment before Q4 2013 marches in.
Apart from the display panel revisions, the report did not mention other changes, suggesting that the Note 3 will mostly retain its rumoured specs - headlined by the 8-core Exynos Octa 5 CPU and a 13MP main camera sensor.
Analysts expect Samsung to introduce the oversized smartphone by early September, probably using the 2013 IFA gadget showcase in Berlin or staging its own Unpacked event to be dubbed Episode 2.
Actual availability of the Galaxy Note 3 is seen to follow in the immediate weeks after its grand unveiling.