Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will launch on August 23rd

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will launch on August 23rd

Samsung has sent out invitations for a product launch event for its next major smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8, on August 23 in New York City.

The Galaxy Note 8 will be the new version of the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7.

Samsung was forced to recall the handset last year after devices overheated and caused fires or started smoking due to battery problems. 

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The invitations Samsung has sent out for a product launch event for its next major smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8, on August 23 in New York City.

The timing of the event is believed to be an attempt to sabotage the launch of the iPhone 8 - which apple is expected to unveil in early September.

Many of the Galaxy Note 8 features have already leaked.

A photo that claims to show the rear camera from the upcoming GalaxyNote 8 has been leaked online.

A number of concept images have already been posted to social media, based on rumours of features expected for the phone.

If real this may be the first genuine image of the back of the handset, which Samsung is expected to launch in the autumn to compete with Apple's iPhone 8. 

A number of concept images have already been posted to social media, based on rumours of features expected for the phone (pictured). The gadget is also expected to come with the same Infinity Display as the S8, as well as the S Pen stylus

NOTE 8 RUMOURS 

Rumours surrounding the Note 8 first came to light in April, which had suggested that the Android could have significantly smaller bezels, an infinity screen and dual cameras.

Sources have said its design will mirror that of the Galaxy S8.

Sources have suggested that the Note 8 will have an Infinity display, which has a n 18.5-to-9 width-to-length ratio.

It will have 6GB of RAM and a 12-megapixel sensor for each of the dual cameras on the back.

And the new software that will improve split-screen multitasking, give the S Pen more capabilities and enable users to pin handwritten notes to the always-on display. 

Rumours have said it will be unveiled in September and cost over $900 (€999). 

Facebook user Tung Ha, from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, posted the image on the social network this week.

Mr Tung claims that the photo shows the dual lens camera, LED flash and fingerprint ID scanner for the Galaxy Note 8.

Some had thought this sensor may be placed under surface of the front screen, as is rumoured for the tenth anniversary edition of the iPhone.

But this image suggests it will follow the design of the Galaxy S8, released in April.

The gadget is also expected to come with the same Infinity Display as the S8, as well as the S Pen stylus featured in previous models of the Note.

It seems Samsung believes its Galaxy Note 8 has what it takes to stand up to Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 8.

A rumour brought to light, by ‘an individual briefed on the company’s plans’, previously claimed the Samsung Note 8 will be unveiled in September, according to reports in VentureBeat.

If true, the rivals will have to battle it out for the top spot in the market, but Samsung's handset is believed to boast a new design, cutting-edge software and costs less than the so-called 'iPhone 8'.  

The firm will be hoping that the new device will help to restore c onsumer confidence in their products. 

A photo that claims to show the rear camera from the upcoming GalaxyNote 8 has been leaked online. Vietnamese Facebook user Tung Ha claims that the photo shows the dual lens camera, LED flash and fingerprint ID scanner for the Galaxy Note 8 (pictured)

Samsung was forced to scrap its Galaxy Note 7 range last year after repeated reports from users that they were catching fire. 

Airliners banned the devices over safety fears and the company had to recall three million handsets. 

Samsung launched a vast inquiry into the issue that is expected to cost the company an estimated  £4.3 billion ($5.3 billion).

It later claimed a battery fault in the Galaxy Note 7 was to blame. 

It was announced in March that the South Korean firm will begin to sell refur bished versions of the ill-fated tablet phone, as well as plans to rebrand it.  

Pictures of the new handset leaked online revealed what it will look like and, unsurprisingly, it's exactly the same.

Although Samsung did not plan on building ticking time bombs, they could have avoided this disaster by giving the Note 7 devices a user-removable battery, according to one expert.

'Samsung made some poor design choices with a phone that ended up being a fire hazard,'Gary Cook, senior corporate campaigner and IT sector analyst at Greenpeace told the DailyMail.com. 

'Previously, Samsung designed its smartphones to let customers remove the battery themselves, which is great.'

'Now, they’ve shifted to using adhesive to put the battery in and it is difficult to remove.'

'That is why they are recalling the entire phone, instead of just being able replace the battery.' 

FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE NOTE 8?

A nine second video was uploaded to Weibo, China's leading social media site in May.

It was later posted on Twitter by the leaker @mmddj_china.

If the video is to be believed, the new Note 8 would have a 6.3 inch screen which would reach to each edge of the device.

This bezel-less design is similar to the Infinity Display featured on the Galaxy S8 and S8+ released earlier this year.

A similar design is rumoured for the next flagship iPhone.

The screen dimensions shown would make the Note 8 0.6 inches larger than its predecessor.

It would also be 0.1 inches larger than the S8 + which would make it the largest flagship smartphone ever released by Samsung.

Other rumours suggest it will have a fingerprint scanner on the front as well as a dual camera on the rear.

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