Samsung Galaxy Note 8 release date, specs rumors: premium hardware and premium specs including 4K display

Even though Samsung's reputation was badly hurt by the chaos caused by the exploding batteries of its supposedly fancy Galaxy Note 7 phablet, the truth is there's no stopping the South Korean electronics giant in building another device wearing the same Note brand. The Note range of smartphones, throughout the years, carved out a reputation of being a premium, high-end device, which means it will never go out like this. So the next in line is the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and yes, there will be no exploding batteries this time.

What should everyone expect from a device that is certainly hard-pressed to make a great impression, one reason of which is to make people forget its predecessor? For one, Valuewalk said that Samsung cannot afford to unveil a rather conservative device. Simply put, the Galaxy Note 8 needs to go all-out, or else it'll just become another smartphone from Samsung that will fall into obscurity.

Since the device is expected to be released within the same timeframe to that of Samsung's upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S8, it means the phablet must also wear the S8's most coveted feature: 4K display. Without it, no one's buying the Note 8 for sure. Aside from the 4K display, which by the way is on track to becoming the standard for smartphones in a year or two, the Galaxy Note 8 must likewise be equipped with at least 6 GB of random access memory and probably 128 GB of internal storage, both of which are intended to challenge the biggest competitors out there, most probably the iPhone 8 and whatever Chinese phone brands will be offering.

At this point, it no longer matters if the Galaxy Note 8 will be using Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipset or Samsung's in-house Exynos processor, so long as either have the industry's fastest clock speeds and considering the minimum 6 GB of RAM, it will be more than capable of erasing the memory of the Galaxy Note 7, which has been put to rest by Samsung.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 could be launched early next year.

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