Samsung has finally unveiled[1] the much-leaked Galaxy Note 8. It will be available for pre-orders in select markets starting Thursday and will start shipping on September 15. In the US, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is priced between $930 (roughly Rs. 59,500) on AT&T and $960 on (roughly Rs. 61,500) on Verizon for the base variant. In terms of specifications, the Galaxy Note 8 comes with a 6.3-inch QuadHD+ display. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC (with some markets getting the Samsung Exynos octa-core variant), comes with 64GB of internal storage, 6GB of RAM, and support for microSD card slot.
For photography, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8[2] has dual 12-megapixel rear cameras with support for OIS on both lenses - a wide-angle g/1.7 and the other telephoto f/2.4 with 2x optical zoom. There's an 8-megapixel f/1.7 camera on the front. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 offers 3300mAh battery and it runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat. The device offers IP68 water and dust resistances, and support for wireless charging, NFC and MST for Samsung Pay, and has a USB Type-C port.
The Galaxy Note 8 comes with S-Pen accessory, which the company says will enable people to communicate in "more personal ways" than ever with the Always On-display powering Galaxy Note 8. Samsung has also introduced Live Messages that will allow people to go beyond texting in their communication with friends.
Jio Phone bookings begin tomorrow
Jio Phone[3] bookings will open Thursday, August 24 as Reliance Jio officially starts taking pre-orders for the 4G feature phone. The Jio Phone booking registrations can be made both online and offline, though some offline retailers started taking pre-orders last week[4], ahead of schedule. Jio Phone...