NEW DELHI: Samsung has started sending invites to the Indian media for
an event scheduled on 14 October where it is likely to announce the
launch of the Galaxy Note 4, the company's new flagship phablet.
The invite does not explicitly mention the Note 4 but suggests that Samsung will showcase 'the next Galaxy.'
The launch event is scheduled days ahead of Diwali, one of the biggest Indian festivals. It's also the time when a large number of people shop for electronics and luxury goods. It's not clear if the phone would go on sale on the launch day but we expect the company to make it available before Diwali which falls on October 23.
Galaxy Note 4, which is now the top-end phablet in Samsung's portfolio, has a 5.7-inch display. Samsung has upped the display resolution in Galaxy Note series, from Full HD (1080x1920p) in Note 3 to QHD (1440x2560p) in Note 4.
The invite does not explicitly mention the Note 4 but suggests that Samsung will showcase 'the next Galaxy.'
The launch event is scheduled days ahead of Diwali, one of the biggest Indian festivals. It's also the time when a large number of people shop for electronics and luxury goods. It's not clear if the phone would go on sale on the launch day but we expect the company to make it available before Diwali which falls on October 23.
Galaxy Note 4, which is now the top-end phablet in Samsung's portfolio, has a 5.7-inch display. Samsung has upped the display resolution in Galaxy Note series, from Full HD (1080x1920p) in Note 3 to QHD (1440x2560p) in Note 4.
Despite a higher-resolution display, Samsung says that Galaxy Note 4 will deliver 7.5% more battery life than its predecessor due to an optimized interface. The phablet has a 3,220mAh battery (just 20mAh more than that of Galaxy Note 3), and features fast-charging technology, so the battery can go from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes.Under the hood, the Indian version of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has an octa-core processor (1.9GHz quad-core + 1.3GHz quad-core); the international variant has a 2.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor, the most powerful in the world at present. The phablet comes with 3GB RAM, which contradicts many rumours that said Samsung will push the memory to 4GB with this device. The only storage option now is 32GB, with support for 64GB microSD cards for more storage.
The rear camera has 16MP resolution and comes with Optical Image Stabilization, a feature that has become common among smartphones nowadays. Samsung has become a part of the selfie brigade with a 3.7MP front camera that allows users to take wide-angle selfies (120-degree).
Galaxy S5 features like fingerprint sensor embedded in the Home key and heart rate monitor on the back also find a place in Galaxy Note 4. Samsung has also included a barometer and hall sensor in its new phablet.
On the software side, Samsung has used an interface that is largely the same as that of Galaxy S5. It also comes with additional software optimized to make use of the S Pen stylus. Compared to Note 3, users can multitask better in multi-window mode of Galaxy Note 4, which supports minimizing apps as floating widgets. It also has better text selection and crops selected areas on the screen for later viewing. The S Note app gets its own widget on the Galaxy Note 4, so that users can access the core functions of the stylus as soon as they unlock it.
Samsung to launch Galaxy Note 4 in India on October 14