Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Leaked Specs And Features Revealed; New Patents Hint An Iris Scanner?

Rumor mills have not ceased swirling speculations around the purported Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and recent reports doing rounds online are now hinting a new home button design apart from tipping the internal specs of the next Note model. The latest leaks also give a sneak peek of the Samsung's new Touchwiz UX Beta version.

A Chinese leaker recently posted a slew of specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 7, hinting that the smartphone will be available in two variants packed with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 and Exynos 8893 SoCs.

Rumors are running rampant that the Exynos model may hit the shelves in upcoming markets such as India, the Snapdragon 821 version on the other hand will only be available in select markets such as the United States, NDTV Gadgets reported.

An array of other innards tipped for the upcoming smartphone include a 5.7-inch QHD Super Amoled display; 12 MP rear camera augmented with dual pixel PDAF; 5 MP front snapper; 6GB of RAM; 64 GB/128 GB storage models packed with expansion support and 4000mAh battery. The device will run Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with the rumored TouchWiz 'Grace' UX.

According to the Chinese tipster, the Galaxy Note 7 will be first handset to boast a 256 GB inbuilt storage option.

It's worth noting here that the internal specs tipped by the Chinese leaker are in alignment with what the acclaimed tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks) recently claimed for the purported smartphone.

If the recently surfaced alleged Samsung patents are anything to go by, the Galaxy Note 7 may feature a different home button.

The new USPTO patents suggest that the South Korean tech firm is considering options to incorporate the fingerprint scanner-embedded home button on the front of the next Note model with a new square shape, Patently Mobile reported.

Another patent hint Samsung might opt to place the fingerprint scanner on the back of the smartphone.

The leaked patent documents that divulge how Samsung intends to incorporate the iris-scanner technology on its devices, further cements these claims.

According to Samsung's patent notes, the iris recognition system may spawn an image signal by picking up images of the face and eyes of the smartphone user which are in line of sight for the iris recognition system.

In numerous representations, the iris recognition system utilizes three lenses in order to capture the image signal, and then checks the iris of the user on the basis of the generated image as well as other information.

A recently leaked video via (via HDblog) claims to shed light on the new TouchWiz UX slated to debut with the Galaxy Note 7. The video hints the new TouchWiz 'Grace' UX will feature a new notification panel, overhauled settings menu, brand-new colors along with a slew of latest customization options.

A South Korean daily newspaper, Munhwa Ilbo had recently published a report hinting Samsung will skip the launch of standard screen model (flat screen) and the only version that will see the light of the day is the curved, Edge screen.

Samsung has remained mum regarding these rumors and has neither denied or confirmed them. Until Samsung gives these speculation a nod, its recommended to take them with a grain of salt.