Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Likely To Be Announced On August 12; Check Out The Most Likely Features

As the Galaxy Note series of Samsung has gained a lot of popularity, it makes sense for Samsung to refresh its Note series every September and this gives a reason to many in the tech and gadgets circle to speculate about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 5. However, this time, Samsung intends to run before schedule as some unconfirmed reports suggest that the company is expected to announce the Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus in August.

Usually, Samsung launches new versions of its Note series at the IFA event held in September every year but this year, the company is expected to announce the Note 5 on August 12, alongside the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, as per a report on CNET. The Galaxy Note 5 that is likely to be offered in black, gold, silver and white colour options, will sport a 5.67-inch super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, however, the display will be flat, reports Sammobile. The publication also hinted at a glass back likely to be featured in the upcoming Note 5. This feature is found in the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge and if Note 5 too receives this feature, it is quite possible that it could miss out on a removable battery or a microSD card slot.

Codenamed as "Project Noble," the Galaxy Note 5 is likely to get an Exynos 7422 processor, which unifies a 64-bit octa-core CPU, GPU, RAM, storage and the Shannon LTE modem (Samsung’s homegrown feature) in a single package. The South Korean company had also tried out the Exynos 7430 chipset and a 4K display for the Note 5 but finally decided to go for Exynos 7422 and a 2K display for the time being, as per the Sammobile report.

As far as the camera specifications are concerned, CNET expects the Note 5 to get a 20 MP rear camera, while a 16 MP camera equipped with improved processing software and increased lowlight sensitivity would also be a good option. At the front, Note 5 is expected to get a 5 MP camera and perhaps it could go upto 8 MP. Meanwhile, Phonearena.com got its hands on the latest renders of the upcoming Note 5, which reveals that the device could get an auto-eject S Pen Stylus.

In terms of price, it is expected that the Note 5 will be priced within the same range as the Note 4. However, the price of the upcoming Note 5 will vary in different region, reports CNET.

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