Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event is nearly here and more Galaxy Note 7 leaks about the specs and features are still surfacing including new variants spotted on Geekbench and the USB-C replacement for the microUSB connector.
The Galaxy Note 7 was hyped to be one of the most powerful phablets that Samsung will release but the recent reports, leaks and rumors point that it would probably be just as powerful as the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge. Instead of the expected Qualcomm Snapdragon 823, the phablet has been leaked to sport a Snapdragon 820 chipset instead in the recent AnTuTu benchmark results.
Now, another variant of the phablet has been spotted on Geekbench. The new Galaxy Note 7 variant has a code name of SM -N930R6 and it was shown to have a Snapdragon 820 SoC and Adreno 530 GPU, Android Headlines has learned. The quad-core processor was clocked at 1.6GHz and it was running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow instead of the new Android 7.0 Nougat version that the other variant was spotted running.
Samsung has not yet confirmed whether their new phablet will be shipping with Android 7.0 Nougat on all variants. It could be another disappointment if it would only ship with Android 6.0 which is still being rolled out gradually to other Android devices.
Another recent leak about the Galaxy Note 7 is Samsung reportedly deciding to opt for USB-C instead of the popular microUSB option, Forbes reported. There are also speculations that the South Korean tech giant will be releasing an updated Samsung Gear VR headset with USB-C connectivity.
Samsung's VR venture proved to be successful as their VR headset, while expensive, is considered to be significantly better than the Google Cardboard variants out in the market. The Gear VR headset has traditionally been powered by a microUSB connector and the obvious solution for the new Galaxy Note 7 with USB-C would be to launch a new version with the updated connector.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is expected to be unveiled at the company's Galaxy Unpacked event in August as what the leaked press invites have shown. Hopefully, Samsung will confirm whether the new variants will be running Android 7.0 too and if it will indeed have the USB-C connector instead of the microUSB.