With the Samsung Unpacked event (4 September) fast approaching, rumours of the upcoming Galaxy Note 3's specifications are bound to flood the internet until its official unveiling. Here is the latest report regarding the third generation Samsung phablet.
Samsung community website, SamMobile, citing its trusted insiders has released a set of key specifications of the two Galaxy Note 3 phablets variants.
It said that both models - SM-N900 and SM-N9005, would sport 5.68-inch Super AMOLED full HD 1029x1080p display and run on Android v4.3 Jelly Bean OS with 3GB RAM and come with 16GB/32GB/64GB storage variants. They would also feature a 13.0-megapixel camera with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) support and 3,200 mAh.
SamMobile further claimed that Galaxy Note 3-SMN900 model would pack the company's in-house built 1.8GHz Exynos 5420 Octa-core processor and come paired with ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU. However, the website could not reveal the chipset used inside the SM-N9005 model. Rumours are rife that the second Galaxy Note 3 variant is likely to ship with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series processor which can top a CPU speed up to 2.3GHz and pack an Adreno 330 graphics engine.
Rumoured specifications of Galaxy Note 3 variants: SM-N900 and SM-N9005:
| Model | Samsung Galaxy Note 3:SM-N900 | Samsung Galaxy Note 3:SM-N9005 |
| Display | 5.68-inch Super AMOLED with full HD 1920x1080p resolution | 5.68-inch Super AMOLED with full HD 1920x1080p resolution |
| OS | Android v4.3 Jelly Bean | Android v4.3 Jelly Bean |
| Processor | Samsung's Octa-core Exynos 5420 processor with 1.8GHz CPU speed | Yet to ascertained (according to earlier report, this variant may pack Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series chipset with 2.3GHz clock speed) |
| GPU | ARM based Mali-T628 MP6 | Yet to ascertained (according to rumours, this model is expected to be Adreno 330 graphics engine) |
| RAM | Yet to be ascertained | 3GB LPDDR3 RAM |
| Storage capacity | 16GB/32GB/64GB + microSD support for additional 64GB memory | 16GB/32GB/64GB + microSD support for additional 64GB memory |
| Camera | 13.0-megapixel main camera with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization ) support | 13.0-megapixel main camera with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization ) support |
| Network connectivity | No LTE connectivity | LTE Connectivity |
| Battery | 3,200 mAh | 3,200 mAh |
