Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 will be far more expensive to own, expected to launch in September

Under the hood, the Galaxy Note 8 will come equipped with the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 835 and Exynos 8895 chipsets as the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The report further claims the Galaxy Note 8 will be powered by 6GB RAM. In contrast, both the Galaxy S8 and S8+ feature 4GB RAM, though Samsung also sells the Galaxy S8+ with 6GB RAM in selected countries. Further, the Galaxy Note 8 is said to feature a 3,330mAh battery, a smaller battery compared to the Galaxy S8+.

Samsung has apparently improved the overall functionality of the S-Pen to make it more functional and useful. The report said the Galaxy Note 8 will also support Samsung’s DeX Station that lets users to use their phones as a computer. DeX was first announced earlier this year alongside the Galaxy S8 and S8+.

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While many report claims the Galaxy Note 8 will arrive in August, Venture Beat is expecting the release to happen in late September. This shows that the phone could be launched after Apple releases the iPhone 8 in the first week of September, the Note 8’s biggest rival. It seems that Samsung is doing everything  to avoid the issues that plagued the Note 7.