Firmware development has started for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Firmware development has begun for the development for the international variant of the Note 8, code named ‘Great,’ according to an unnamed source that spoke with SamMobile.

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 8 isn’t expected until the end of the year, but if the Note 7 is any indication, it should contain impressive specs. Although the Note 7 was a fiery mess, battery issues aside, it was well-reviewed and had impressive internals.

For the Note 8, Samsung is likely aiming to take what was good about the Note 7 and what is great about the Galaxy S8 and combine them into its next-generation phablet, in order to rise like a phoenix from the flames.

Note firmware build: N950FXXU0AQC6/N950FOXM0AQC6/N950FXXU0AQC6.

Specs

Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Samsung Galaxy S8

Display

5.7-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1440 x 2560 pixels

5.8-inch Super AMOLED display, 18.5:9 aspect ratio

Processor

Quad-core 64-bit (2.15GHz dual + 1.6GHz dual) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Snapdragon 835 (Exynos 8895 in Europe and other regions)

RAM

4GB RAM

4GB of RAM

Storage

64GB

64GB (expandable up to 256GB)

Dimensions

153.5mm x 73.9mm x 7.9mm

148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0mm

Weight

169 g

152g

Rear Facing Camera

12-megapixel f/1.7 camera with OIS (optical image stabilization), 4K video

12-megapixel (f/1.7, OIS)

Front Facing Camera

5-megapixel camera

8-megapixel (f/1.7)

OS

Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Android 8.0 Oreo

Battery

Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery

3,000 mAh

Network Connectivity

GSM/HSPA/LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), MIMO (2×2) 620Mbps, NFC, Bluetooth v 4.2 LE, ANT+

GSM/HSPA/LTE

Sensors

Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, HR Sensor, Iris Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor

Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor, Iris Sensor, Pressure Sensor

SIM Type

Nano SIM

Nano SIM

Launch Date

August 19, 2016

March 29, 2017

Misc

Recalled on October 10th, 2016

Colours: Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue and Maple Gold| Bixby, IP68 certified water-resistant, 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C.

Source: SamMobile