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Samsung Galaxy Note 6 release date, specs rumors: Water-resistant device with iris scanner to launch in July

Miguel Salonga April 11, 2016 03:42 AM EST

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in IFA 2015 | Wikimedia Commons| http://www.flickr.com/people/janitors/

Fans of Samsung's premium phablet flagship, Galaxy Note, have been eagerly waiting for announcement or confirmation from the South Korean tech giant about the upcoming gadget's release date. Many are assuming that Samsung will go by their annual schedule of upgrade releases and the Galaxy Note 6 will be launched in the early months of 2016. The latest rumors, however, may imply that the waiting period for the updated Galaxy Note may not take too long, and the final version will be introduced to the public for the very first time in July. The Samsung phablet is expected to sport several jaw-dropping features upon its release.

SamMobile reported that the Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will be a water-resistant device. It is expected that the gadget will be able to survive minutes of submersion underwater one and a half meters deep. Galaxy Note 6 is rumored to withstand exposure to water for about 30 minutes. Also, the gadget is also going to sport higher level of security system with the rumored iris scanning camera included in the specs.

Additional features to make the Galaxy Note 6 a highly sophisticated model above others are the brand new operating system called Android N, 6GB RAM capacity and a 5.8-inch QHD screen display. The battery life is also expected to be improved with 4,000 mAh capacity.

The huge discount offered by Walmart for the price of Galaxy Note 5 also sparked the speculation that Samsung is clearing out the previous models to give way to the brand new Galaxy Note 6. Galaxy Note 5 has been discounted by $150 with contract included for phone lines such as AT&T, Yibada reported. The offer will run for a limited time until June 30, with other Samsung gadgets such as Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7 Edge and Galaxy S7 also discounted by $150.

The present Samsung phablet design, Galaxy Note 5, was unboxed in August 2015 according to Digital Trends. Galaxy Note 5 has a lot of features that the upcoming design upgrade must top off, including the 5.70-inch touchscreen display with 1440x2560 pixel resolution, Exynos 7429 processor and 4 GB of RAM.

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