The rumor mill has started talking about the alleged specifications, price and release date of Galaxy Note 8. Fresh information suggest that it would be arriving with a codenamed of Baikal.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 had received rave reviews on its launch. It was dubbed as the best Note smartphone ever from Samsung. However, the Seoul-based company had to permanently discontinue it as numerous Note 7 units exploded because of faulty batteries present in them. After the Galaxy Note 7 recall in October 2016, the rumor mill had stated that the company would be killing the Note series forever.
However, when Samsung gave out details on the exchange program of Galaxy Note 7, it had hinted about releasing a successor device this year. Moreover, while announcing the exact cause of Galaxy Note 7 issue in the previous month, the company did confirm the Galaxy Note 8 will be better, safer and innovative, CNET reported.
A leakster has revealed on Twitter that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is codenamed as "Baikal." Baikal is one only one of the oldest lakes in the mountainous areas of Siberia and it is said to be the deepest lake in the world, Android Pure reported.
There are not many details available on Galaxy Note 8, but some of the rumors that have started at the very start of this year have stated that the Galaxy Note 8 would be coming with a UHD 4K resolution support display for topnotch virtual reality experience.
Samsung is expected to introduce Bixby voice assistant on Galaxy S8. Hence, it is likely to be available on Galaxy Note 8 that is pegged to release later this year by August. Rumors are also claim that the Note 8 would be arriving with a costlier price tag than Note 7.
As of this writing, there is no official information available on Galaxy Note 8. However, the Seoul-based company seems to be concentrating on the launch of Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones at March end. On Feb. 26, Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Tab S3. Rumors have also stated that the Samsung may showcase its upcoming foldable smartphones as well as Galaxy S8 models as teasers at the Feb. 26 launch event.
Here is a rumor roundup of Galaxy S8: