It appears that Samsung will stick with
its traditional September launch of the
next Note phablet at IFA, with Samsung
Electronics President and CEO J.K. Shin
rubbishing the recent reports that said
the smartphone would arrive as early as
July.
J.K. Shin in a company meeting at
Seocho Samsung Electronics building on
Wednesday refuted the July launch
rumours of Galaxy Note 5 , reported
WhoWired website. He also scrapped the
rumours that hinted Samsung would sen
Galaxy Note 5 prototypes to its clients,
which also included several telecom firm
for pre-orders.
To recall, Samsung earlier this week was
said to have rescheduled the launch dat
in July due to faster production of the
phablet than previously expected. The
move to launch early was also linked wit
Samsung looking for a strategic
advantage over the Apple iPhone 6s and
iPhone 6s Plus launches in September.
The firm was said to finish the prototype
by June and showcase it to its clients
before the July launch.
J.K. Shin further added that the
company's Samsung Galaxy S6 is doing
well in terms of sales, with recent reports
claiming the company surpassed the 10
million unit milestone for shipments in
the first month of availability.
It is worth mentioning that like the
Galaxy S6, Samsung is expected to
include its latest Exynos chip made by it
14nm process in the Galaxy Note 5
instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon
810 SoC. The phablet is also said to be
0.6mm thinner than its predecessor, the
Galaxy Note 4 , at 7.9mm. Also expected
was a 5.89-inch display, which can be
operated by the company's own S Pen
stylus, besides a large 4100mAh battery.
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