This year, Samsung has two flagship smartphones to compete with many mobile brands on the market. They are Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy Note 5. As for S6, it has gone on sale and claimed the 2015 Android flagship crown for modern looks and newest hardware. And in the next months, Samsung will release the Galaxy Note 5 that we have been taking about a lot recently.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Design: Mysterious but worth waiting

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Round-up

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is considered as “Project Noble” internally. Based on the rumors and Samsung’s tradition, it is expected that Galaxy Note 5 and Note 5 edge will take after Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. In general, Note 5 is said to be slim at 7.9mm, not the slimmest one but really good when it comes to a device packing good specs and a large battery.

Furthermore, the Note 5 is rumored to be one of the first devices to ship with the new USB Type-C connector that will let you stream 4K videos without a hitch.

Along with the handset, there will be a new pop-up S-Pen. Samsung has patented a mechanism that can not only automatically slot the S-Pen out of its silo by voice or gesture command but also keep the pend locked safe at bay.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Display: 2K or 4K resolution, which is better?

Many consumers predict and expect that Galaxy Note 5 will be available with ultra-high resolution (4K). With this rumor, we cannot be sure of that since most of the industry is still hesitating even about jumping from 1080p to 2K. So, is it really necessary for a phone with some inches, not as large as a TV to see the differences between FHD and 2K resolution?

Moreover, making a 4K display phone can increase the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 price, which has been predicted to be quite high already. In fact, to be honest, for a phablet like Note 5, we think 2K could be the best choice.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Processor: Special chip for special phone

Reportedly, they are testing Galaxy Note 5 with an Exynos 7422 chip. The special thing about this chip is that it includes all components inside itself. It utilizes its own ePoP (embedded package on package) production method, fitting 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage in a 225 square mm chip. Basically, this helps decrease the total semiconductor area and set more place for more interesting things, say, as larger battery?!

Talking about batt, we hope that Note 5 will get at least 4,100mAh battery capacity, which will enable the machine to work longer than 24 hours.

Back to the Exynos 7422, Samsung may sport CPU, GPU, DRAM, storage, and its homebrew LTE modem all together. Seems like this chip is an ambitious one! However, there is another source saying that Note 5 edge will feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC, which gets the job done in up to 90% of use cases. Nonetheless, it lacks LPDDR4 RAM support and gets limited graphics performance, so whether it will be used for Note 5 edge is still a mystery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Camera: Best combo cam

A 16MP rear camera with optical image stabilization and an 8MP front-facing shooter are likely to be put in charge. Photo lovers may want to take this guy into consideration.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Launch Date: If not July, then when?

Samsung Mobile CEO J.K. Shin has confirmed that the rumors of a July launch cannot come true, but he also did not deny the possibility of a Note 5 launch before the annual trade show IFA in Berlin in September. Therefore, Note 5 could make its debut at a big conference and then go on sale around the end of the year.

So, those are pieces of information we collected until now. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is getting hot than ever, right before it comes to the market. Will our expectations become true? Stay tuned! We’ll keep you updated.