Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Release Date Confirmed For August? Latest Leaks Includes New Gear VR, Specs And Features!

Rumor mills have not ceased swirling speculations around the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The next iteration of Samsung's popular "phablet" is rumored to hit the store shelves on August 19, at least at T-Mobile.

The smartphone will probably be released for other carriers around the same time as well, however specific details on that are not available just yet.

Nevertheless, several reports reports have divulged details centering on the phone's innards and how it will look like. With info for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 just pouring at this point, a slew of leaks from 9to5Google have been authenticated by acclaimed leakster Onleaks. And consumers who are keen on buying the Galaxy Note 7 but are still in two minds as far as virtual reality is concerned, the South Korean smartphone manufacturer has something amazing waiting for them too.

First, the smartphone; the Galaxy Note 7 will feature a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display coupled with 1440x2560 of resolution. The smartphone is rumored to come in a form factor that boasts the following dimensions: 153.5mm (length) x 73.9mm (width) x 7.9mm (height).

The Galaxy Note 7 will pack a 12-megapixel rear camera with an ability to shoot 4K videos (and boast built-in image stabilization features), and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfie addicts.

As far as internal specs are concerned, the Galaxy Note 7 includes a mammoth 64 GB of onboard storage paired with 4 GB of memory. It's likely that the Galaxy Note 7 will be up for grabs in various storage configurations; however no specifics about that or how it would affect the device's price are currently available.

In addition, rumors doing rounds hint a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 chip or even the latest 821 quad-core chip for the Galaxy Note 7. That said, there is a possibility that it might come with some sort of Exynos chip, or even a totally difference chip configurations based on the various regions where the smartphone will be released.

If rumors proved to be true, the Galaxy Note 7 will feature a USB-C port for data transfers and charging. The device will pack a robust 3,500 mAh battery, which users may or may not be able to remove/replace.

For buyers who prefer to use older charging cable and plugs may get a USB-C to microUSB adapter with their new smartphone. But that's not all, the purported smartphone will boast an iris scanner - a cutting-edge way to corroborate into one's device, PC Mag reported.

Samsung will also be taking the wraps off a brand new iteration of its Gear VR headset in conjunction with the Galaxy Note 7, featuring a larger field-of-view as compared to existing Gear VR headset - 110 degrees versus 96 or so - and come with a USB-C port for connecting up the Galaxy Note 7.

Samsung is expected to make an official announcement about the Galaxy Note 7 toward the beginning of August. Also, Samsung is sticking with the "seven" naming although there was no Galaxy Note 6.