Galaxy Note 7 part leak confirms Samsung's secret weapon
The front panel of the Galaxy Note 7 has leaked in a single photo which confirms several details about the upcoming handset. This device is coming in black – we could have guessed that bit. This device also has a physical home button, as all Galaxy devices have since the beginning. The feature inclusion we'd known from insider sources previously and can confirm further today is in the array of circles near the top of the device's front here.
It was only very recently that the iris scanner was suggested to be coming to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Previous rumors suggested that it would be coming to the Galaxy Note 4, then that it was axed due to it being too early to launch. Fast forward to last year and we began to hear, once again, that Samsung would include such a scanner in their handset lineup.
It may have been too early, still, to include this feature on the Galaxy S7, but the time seems ripe enough now – Note time. The Galaxy Note 7, as it'll be called, skipping the "6" nomenclature, will have more than your average amount of scanners and cameras up front.
The image you see above shows quite a few spaces where sensors or cameras will be able to "see" the world around them. This image comes from Android Authority, sent to them by the leakster OnLeaks. Of these many cameras and sensors appearing, we can account for several.
Just yesterday we ran down the details of the iris scanner on which Samsung will be relying in the very near future for a new source of security for handsets, starting with the Galaxy Note 7.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
• Display: 5.7-inch QHD (2K, 2560 x 1440) 518 PPI Super AMOLED• Camera: 12 MP, dual pixel, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR• FF Camera: Dual-pixel 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR• Internal Storage: 64GB, 128GB• Storage Expansion: microSD for 128GB card• Environmental Resistance: IP68 resistance to dust, wind, water• Colors: Available in Black, Silver, Blue, White• Special Features: Iris scanner• Reveal Date: August 2nd, 2016• Release Date: August 15th, 2016 (carrier dependent)
Above you'll see a number of specifications that have been racked up by SlashGear over the past several weeks. These specifications are not finalized. They instead come from a variety of sources, including anonymous tipsters, rumors, and insightful guesses. In other words – don't believe it until you see it!