After months of leaks and dealing with rumors, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has been finally unveiled. The device was unveiled at a special event held in New York, the USA on the 2nd of August. So are there any surprises? much of the rumors and leaks have been confirmed. Most notably are the skipping of the number '6' to name the latest flagship Galaxy Note 7 and the iris scanner feature.

Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 looks more like the Galaxy S7 edge with dual-curved screen and a rounded back. The device is 5.7 inch with a Super AMOLED screen and QHD resolution. The Galaxy note 7 is the first among the note series to be IP68 water and dust resistant. Also, the stylus has the same protection, it is water resistant. Dimensions are 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm and it weighs 168g.

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Camera

The camera is the same as the Galaxy S7 series. It comes with 12MP primary and 5MP secondary camera and has f/1.7 aperture size and an optical stabilization (OIS) module like the Galaxy S7. Another feature is the selective focus. Use Selective Focus mode to try out the focus on the foreground and background. The pro mode gives you full control of the camera just like a DSLR to test out your professional photography skills.

Iris Scanner

The addition of an iris scanner is one of the unique features of the Galaxy Note 7. According to Samsung, it's one of the safest and most convenient ways to keep the Galaxy Note7 and its contents locked. And to keep all authentication methods secure and your privacy protected

Other Features

The smartphone features Type-C USB (with quick-charge support) and packs 64GB onboard storage for the base model, with microSD card support for up to 256GB of external memory. There is fingerprint scanner at the home key. The processor comes in two variants- Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor for North America and Europe while for Asia is Samsung's Exynos Octa 8990. Both variants come with 64 bits chip with 4GB RAM on board.

FULL SPECIFICATIONS



NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	LTE
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9/Cat10 or LTE Cat12 600/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, August
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2016, August 19

BODY	Dimensions	153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	169 g (5.96 oz)
	Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant 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 (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels (~518 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PROCESSOR	OS	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 - USA
		Exynos 8890 - Global
	CPU	Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
		Quad-core 2.3 GHz + quad-core 1.6 GHz
	GPU	Adreno 530
		Mali-T880 MP12

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, 4 GB RAM



CAMERA	Primary	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
	Features	1/2.6" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
	Secondary	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, 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

COMMUNICATION	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging
		- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
		- ANT+ support
		- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
		- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
		- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
		- Photo/video editor
		- Document editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx

Price: $800 to $900

To sum it up, the Galaxy Note 7 is just the Galaxy S7 with stylus pen and iris scanner. What are your thoughts about the new Galaxy Note 7 device? Is it a worthy upgrade?