Well, it seems we don’t need to wait too long for the world’s hottest smartphone to arrive in India. Samsung India has launched its big phablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 in India, with a big price tag of Rs 59,900.
The sale for Samsung Galaxy Note7 will start from 2nd September 2016, for which Samsung India has already started pre-registration. If you are one of the Samsung fanboys, then the company has announced an exclusive deal on pre-booking of the phablet between August 22 and August 30.
If you are pre-booking the phablet between those dates, you will be able to get hands on the new Samsung Gear VR for just Rs 1,990, which actually got a price tag of Rs 7,290.
As for the design and specification, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 got a dual-edged curved screen that holds the 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED display. Under the hood, the phablet comes with an Exynos 8890 octa-core chipset, as opposed to the Snapdragon 820 processor found on the international version. Also its the same processor found in Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones. For that extra multitasking performance the processor is coupled with 4G RAM.
Luckily, this time, Samsung has decided to add a hybrid SIM tray. So now you can expand the storage with a microSD card or you can use it for second SIM. On the photography side, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 comes with a 12-megapixel Dual Pixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel wide-angle camera.
On connectivity, you can be rest assured that Samsung Galaxy Note7 will work with all 4G networks available in India. The phablet supports 4G VoLTE, 3G, and 2G network support, WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth and USB type-C port.
As for the unique features, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 got the iris scanner for biometric authentication. It now carries an enhanced S Pen that offers precision writing or drawing just like a real pen, coupled with Air Command for extra functionalities.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 specification
- 5.7-inch QHD curved AMOLED display (1440p)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core CPU or Exynos 8890 octa-core chipset
- 4GB RAM
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with TouchWiz UI
- 64GB internal storage and expandable using microSD card
- 12MP back camera and 5MP front-facing camera
- Hybrid SIM (Dual SIM or microSD card)
- 4G LTE, VoLTE, 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth
- iris scanner and fingerprint scanner
- USB type-C port
- IP68 rated for full water and dust resistant
- 3,500mAh battery with fast charging and wireless charging
On the way, Samsung Galaxy Note7 and S Pen is IP68 rated for full water and dust resistant. So take it for swimming or feel free walk down during a heavy rain, nothing to effect your creativity.