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(Update: Additional render) Samsung Galaxy Note 7 press renders leak
July 07, 2025
Update (July 2nd): A number of hours after the original story went live, a new render surfaced via anonline accessory store. The picture corresponds with a curved glass screen protector made by Olixar and showcases the curved display, the USB Type-C port, and of course, thethree-sensor arrangementused for iris scanning, which is curiously missing from the image @evleaks published earlier:
It should also be pointed out that the retailer hasleather cases for the productandcarbon fiber oneslisted as well.
Original Post follows:
TheSamsung Galaxy Note 7has managed to generate an inordinate amount of attention so far, perhaps more than any Note preceding it. Indeed there are as many reasons why: (1) It is said to belaunching August 2nd– the earliest ever, (2) Samsung is said to beskipping the number 6to synchronize with the mainstream Galaxy S7 numbering, (3) it is becoming increasingly likely there willonlybe an Edge variantproduced, (4) it is all but officially confirmed thatan iris scanner will be present, (5) there is apparently going to bea blue colorvariant, finally (6) it may be Samsung’s first phone withUSB Type-Cand (7)6GB of RAM.
Today, Evan Blass (@evleaks) has leaked a picture that is arguably the culmination of much of what is listed above, and yet, infinitely more:
Now it should be pointed out, obviously, that as Samsung itself has not published these renders, they should not be considered official as of just yet. There is, for example, an inconsistency at hand:
The Iris Scanner
One particular point of note in these renders is the seeming lack of a three lens array above the display, which puts it in contrast to the leaked photo of the front platewe exclusively revealed earlier this week:
The above showcases the trio of cameras that Samsung is expected to be using in the new Note 7 for purposes of eye scanning. It followsa patent that was discovered earlierthat showcases a need for such. Today’s leak clearly does not have a tri-sensor arrangement, and thus raises question as to its accuracy. Given that Evan Blass himself“confirmed” an iris scanner, it only lends to the argument of its inclusion.
Extra bits
There are a few other details one can make out from the pictures:
Those looking for a quick supposed spec summary can assumed that the Galaxy Note 7 will have either a 5.7 or 5.8-inch QHD Super AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 821 or Exynos 8893 SoC, 6 GB of RAM, 64/128/256 GB of internal storage, microSD expansion, a 12-megapixel rear camera with dual-pixel PDAF, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 3,600 mAh battery, iris scanner and the newGrace UXrunning on top ofAndroid 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
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