Samsung Gear A Smartwatch Rumored to Unveil on Aug 13 Together with Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+

Samsung has announced recently that the company will be holding a special event on Aug 13 in New York City. Apart from showcasing Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, it seems that Samsung is also going to showcase Samsung Gear A smartwatch.

There is not much detail released on Samsung Gear A smartwatch, however, it seems like the device will come with limited Samsung Pay capability. On top of that, the smartwatch will have a 1.65-inch curved Super AMOLED display with resolution of 360 x 360 pixels. Other features such as a heart rate monitor, GPS, Wi-FI and Bluetooth are also integrated on the device. There is also rumor surfaced recently mentioning that the smartwatch will have a cellular connectivity feature and the users will have to rotate the frame of the device’s screen in order to navigate through the menu.

As for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, it is rumored that the tablets will be powered by Exynos chipset, Samsung’s own SoC and a 4GB of RAM. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, on the other hand, is rumored to be powered by Exynos 7420 SoC and a 3GB of RAM as well as storage option of 64GB.

Save the date! 13 Aug 2015.

Samsung Gear A Smartwatch Rumored to Unveil on Aug 13 Together with Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+

Rumor Surfaced in Vietnam for Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ to include 4GB RAM

The latest rumor for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ comes from an anonymous source in Vietnam. It mentioned that the device will be coming with 4GB of RAM. There is another rumor that another Samsung product, Galaxy Note 5 will also be coming with 4GB of RAM. If it turns out to be true, then these two phablets will be the first two products from the company which is running with 4GB of RAM.

On top of that Galaxy S6 Edge+ is also rumored to be powered by Snapdragon 808 SoC but the same anonymous source from Vietnam mentioned that the device will be running on Samsung’s own Exynos 7420 chipset instead. Exynos 7420 is the same chipset which is used for the current Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. However, the chipset which is rumored to be used in Galaxy S6 Edge+ will be clocked at a faster speed rate than the 2.1 GHz which is used by the two older models. It is also mentioned that the upcoming device will be featuring a 3000mAh battery.

As there is no official confirmation yet from Samsung and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 will only be officially showcased next month, therefore, it is advisable to take the rumors as rumors. The official specification is normally released closer to the release date.

Rumor Surfaced in Vietnam for Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ to include 4GB RAM

Latest renders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus reveal the exact dimensions

The recent speculations coming from the industry show that the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 could be unveiled very early in the next month of August instead of the September-IFA event. Samsung seems to have avoided this in order to avoid a clash with its arch rival Apple which too is expected to unveil its iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.

All the previous leaks and rumors of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has leaked few of the specs in the recent days. And now we have latest leaked schematics showing up the dimensions for the handset. The leaked schematics which shows up a new pop-up mechanism for its stylus like the push-to-eject mechanism. Let us take a look at what the two renders for the handsets have to say. In addition to the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 we have also have the renders for the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

The renders confirm the earlier spec leaks giving out the exact dimensions to be 153.3 x 76.1 x 7.9mm. the Note 5 is expected to have a 5.7inch display with an Exynos 7422 SoC supported with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. To its back lies a 16MP primary camera with OIS. The device is expected to show a huge rise in the battery department with 4100mAh battery life. The charging will take place via a microUSB port and not the latest USB Type-C.

Take a look at some of the renders below.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus is reported to not come with a stylus. The leaked dimensions shows 154.4mm x 75.8mm x 6.9mm and is said to be having the Snapdragon 808 SoC on-board. The battery back-up for the device is expected to be 3000mAh.

Below are the leaked renders for the device.

source: GSM Arena

Latest renders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus reveal the exact dimensions

Samsung Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Rumored to Use Different Processors

Samsung is expected to release two new devices soon, Samsung Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. It is rumored that both devices will be having a 5.67-inch Super AMOLED display screen with 1440 x 2560 resolutions which is the same resolution as Note 4 and S6 series. However, the difference is that Note 5 will come with flat display while S6 Edge Plus will come with dual curved edges.

According to the rumors, the upcoming two devices will be featuring glass back cover. If it is true then most probably Note 5 will come with a non-removable battery and without the microSD card slot. However, there is no confirmation till to date.

On the hardware side, Note 5 will be running on Samsung’s very own Exynos 7422 chipset which is designed to be the first all-in-on SoC.  Exynos 7422 chipset will include all the important internal components which include CPU, GPU, RAM, internal storage and LTE modem in one chipset. Apparently, the LTE modem which is used in the chipset is Samsung’s exclusive “Shannon” LTE modem. However, the performance of this chipset is still unknown when compared with the octa-core processor which is used in Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.

On the other hand, for the hardware side, Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will be running on Qualcomm hexa-core Snapdragon 808 chipset. It will have a 32GB internal storage size, 16MP rear camera with optical image stabilization, 5MP front camera and 3000 mAh battery size.

On the software side, it is rumored that the two upcoming devices will be pre-installed with Samsung TouchWiz user interface which is running on top of Android 5.1 OS which hopefully will solve the RAM management issues which currently found in Galaxy S6 series.

Samsung Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Rumored to Use Different Processors

Cases for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 EDGE+ leaked

Amidst all the rumors and leaks regarding Samsung’s upcoming and as yet unannounced Android smartphones Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 EDGE+, we have another leak about their cases.  MobileDirect, a company distributing smartphone accessories sent some images of smartphone cases to PhoneArena allegedly pertaining to the two aforementioned handsets. The information could be authentic because the same company had earlier given them the photos of dummy models of Apple’s iPhone 5 and iPhone 6.

In the images of the case for the Galaxy Note 5, we can see the cutouts for the camera and the flash. These cutouts indicate that the camera and flash system for the Notre 5 would be similar to that of the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge i.e. the flash will be placed on the side of the camera and not below it.  This design matches with the design of the Galaxy Note 5 case leaked a few days back by Nowhereelse.fr. The Note 5 is supposed to release in early September this year.

Coming to the Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE+, this phone is supposed to be bigger than the Galaxy S6 edge but appears similar on the outside. So its case is also similar to that of the S6 edge except that it is bigger in size. On the inside though, the Galaxy S6 EDGE+ is supposed to carry Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 chipset instead of the Exynos 7420 present in the S6 edge. This phone is also rumored to be launched before the year-end.

Have a look at the cases of both the Samsung Galaxy smartphones below:

Cases for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 EDGE+ leaked