Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Release Date, Specs Rumors: First 4K Ultra HD Phone in 2015
Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 is barely a year old, yet rumors have started coming out that a new Galaxy Note will be launched before the end of the year. According to a report in Trusted Reviews, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is set to be unveiled within the third quarter of 2015. It also notes that this year's big thing may be the smartphone's screen, which is rumored to feature a 3840 by 2160 pixel Ultra HD, 4K display, the very first smartphone to have such a display.
Although Samsung has yet to confirm any of these rumors about the release date of this new smartphone, the report cites that the Korean firm is "a creature of habit" and one that is ruled by its yearly product cycles. While the Mobile World Congress in March is usually for S series unveilings, the third quarter, with the IFA Conference in Berlin in September is said to be "firmly Note territory." Samsung has always unveiled its Note series during this specific event. The report also predicts that the unveiling will happen during the first week of September, in one of Samsung's media events prior to the conference.
In terms of the specifications of the Note 5, insiders are saying that it will sport a 3840 by 2160 pixel Ultra HD, 4K display on a 5.9inch screen. This rumor is somewhat substantiated with Samsung's earlier pronouncement that they will bring the first 4K Ultra HD phone in 2015.
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The Note 5 is rumored to have a more powerful processor this time: a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 815 processor or even higher. It may however also opt to have Samsung's own Exynos processor. The handset will operate on 4GB of RAM with bigger options for internal storage, up to 128G.
There are no rumors so far on what cameras the phone will feature.
Price-wise, the new phone may carry a heavy tag price given its specifications. The report predicts a £650 price tag on release, which is not far from the £629 price tag of its predecessor, the Note 4.
