Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8; watch the live steaming here

Key highlights:

• Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to be most expensive Android smartphone
• It has a 6.3 inch Super AMOLED display
• The first Galaxy Note to have dual camera setup

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is just minutes away from being launched and there has been more leaks on the images, specifications and its price. The smartphone that comes after the disastrous is expected to be the most expensive Android smartphone priced at nearly Euro 1,000 (about Rs 75,000) when it starts to shipments in September.

Samsung which is launching the Galaxy Note 8 in the US is streaming the launch live. You can watch the live stream of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launch here.

In terms of the specifications the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be IP68 certified waterproof smartphone which is the same as the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The Note 8 will have a 6.3 inch SuperAMOLED display and is a little larger than the Galaxy S8+.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be powered by Samsung's own Exynos 8895 processor across the world, but in the US it will have Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 processor.

The Note 8 will get a higher RAM than the S8 with a 6GB standard RAM. It will also come with a 64GB internal storage which can be expanded via a microSD slot.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has a dual camera setup with the rear cameras both with 12 megapixel sensors. One will be wide-angle lens and the other a telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. In the front it has a 8 megapixel front camera.

In terms of the battery, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 comes with a fast-charging 3300mAh battery and can be charged via the USB-C port or wirelessly.

A VentureBeat report said that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will come for a price of nearly Euro 1,000 (about Rs 75,000) when it starts to ship it in September.

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