The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is expected to arrive on August 23, before IFA 2017 kicks off in Berlin and leaks surrounding the smartphone are in full swing. With a little over a month to go, it’s time for Samsung to start dropping ‘official’ hints and tease the smartphone on social media platforms. This year, the South Korean company seems to have gone one step further and instead of teasing, just given us the first glimpse of the actual handset. And the first look of the smartphone, unsurprisingly, is not very different from what the leaks suggested.
Samsung just tweeted out an image of the latest Exynos 8895 chipset from its official Exynos Twitter account. The chipset powers the latest Samsung flagship smartphones – the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, and is also rumored to power the upcoming Galaxy Note 8. And while that may not be very interesting to many, what is interesting is the smartphone that accompanies the chipset in the image. It is neither the Samsung Galaxy S8 nor any other Samsung flagship from the past. The smartphone, in fact, looks eerily similar to the recently leaked Galaxy Note 8 renders.
The device in question comes with the new Infinity Display that debuted with the Galaxy S8 series. Only the front of the smartphone is seen with the top bezel. The picture also shows the extremely thin top bezel. Unfortunately, the bottom bezel isn’t revealed in the image, keeping the curiosity of the physical scanner and the home button alive. Neither has Samsung shown the back of the smartphone keeping the most exciting features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 – the camera and the fingerprint scanner placement a mystery.
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Leaked renders and even Samsung Galaxy Note 8 cases listed online have already revealed that Samsung has ditched the in-display fingerprint scanner and instead, opted for a rear mounted scanner. The placement is not right next to the camera setup, but rather, the LED flash and the laser sensor offer a break. Though the official image does not reveal the specifics, it will definitely be interesting to see whether the Galaxy Note 8 does debut with a design similar to the leaks or will Samsung make some changes to the smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will take on the Apple iPhone 8 and the Google Pixel XL 2, both smartphones which have recently cropped up in CAD renders and leaks. The smartphone war in the second half of 2017 seems to be interesting with all the three battling it out with similar features and specifications. Samsung reportedly faced issues with the in-display fingerprint scanner and had to ditch the plan last minute, something which Apple is said to have mastered for the iPhone 8. On the other hand, the latter is known to be facing issues in integrating the facial recognition scanner and wireless charging, which are Samsung’s forte.
Interestingly, the image has not been pulled down from Twitter or the tweet deleted telling that the move was not an ‘accident’ but rather, a deliberate reveal by Samsung. With the first look out, additional teasers are expected in the coming week and the official invite rollout for the (rumored) August 23 event might not be too far off.
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