Galaxy Note 8 May Ship With Samsung's Bixby-Powered Apple AirPods Rival

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By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 24 July 2017 11:39 IST

South Korean giant Samsung might launch with the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 device a pair of wireless earplugs - similar to Apple's wireless AirPods - that will be powered by its artificial intelligence assistant 'Bixby'.

According to a report in Korean outlet ETNews, the earphones will feature noise cancelling technology and it's expected that they will also work alongside the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.

Samsung was also rumoured to have been working on a Bixby speaker, though it has now been claimed that those plans have been scrapped.

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A software update released earlier this month has already brought an English-speaking version of the Bixby voice assistant to the US.

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It was rumoured that Samsung will launch its next flagship Galaxy Note 8 device in September to counter its biggest rival Apple. Last week, the South Korean giant "accidentally" revealed the device on Twitter.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Launch Set for August 23 Unpacked Event

In a tweet, Samsung promoted its new processor Exynos 8895 (commonly known as Exynos 9) that is used in the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.

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The smartphone used in the photo has an Infinity Display which has even smaller bezels than the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.

This matches almost exactly with the images that were leaked in June when it was reported that Galaxy Note 8 will have a 6.2-inch display, dual cameras, 3,300mAh battery, the Exynos 8895 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset and 6GB RAM.

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It is also rumoured that this upcoming flagship will be the priciest one till now with a price tag of $900.

Interestingly, the next iPhone is also rumoured to be the costliest Apple device till date with a cost price of $1,000 and will be launched in September.

 
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