Samsung Galaxy Note 5 to hit European markets in January 2016

Finally, European markets will get to receive the much awaited Samsung Galaxy Note 5 by late January 2016.

Trusted sources from Samsung confirmed the Note 5 will be available in Europe from January 2016, according to Gadgette. That’s almost six months later than the phone release in the rest of the world. There’s been no news on the exact launch date and Samsung hasn't explained why it took so long for the phone to get to Europe .

Samsung is already slated to unveil it next generation of flagship late February and the Note 5 is still unavailable in the huge European market. Samsung only released the Galaxy S6 edge+ in Europe and withheld the stylish Note 5, which features a stylus.

Another report in Android Central reconfirmed Galaxy Note 5 sales in Europe will commence in early 2016. Samsung is yet to announce the launch officially.

The Galaxy Note 5 comes packed with a 5.7-inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. It’s powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 7420 processor along with 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage.

The handset ships with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and boasts a 16 MP main camera coupled with a 5 MP front snapper and a massive 3,000 mAh battery. The Korean giant decided to drop the microSD card slot for expandable storage. Amazon sells the 64 GB Galaxy Note 5 (White) at US$790. The price of the phone in European markets is yet to be revealed.

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