Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Launch Event Highlights

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 23 August 2017 23:54 IST

Aug 23, 2017 21:24 IST

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That's all for today's event, we already have detailed coverage on our website.

Aug 23, 2017 21:22 IST

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 begin "in a few days" in the US.

Aug 23, 2017 21:21 IST

Denison just wrapped up the event. Now there's a video montage of people praising the Galaxy Note line of smartphones.

Aug 23, 2017 21:20 IST

They ship with in-ear headphones from AKG and Denison just took a dig on the headphone jack that's missing on certain other devices. The Note 8 has a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Aug 23, 2017 21:19 IST

The Note 8 will hit stores beginning on September 15.

Aug 23, 2017 21:18 IST

He just took a dig at competition via wireless charging. Denison said it's been there in Samsung devices for years now while competitors are still trying to catch up.

Aug 23, 2017 21:17 IST

It has fingerprint, iris scanner, and facial recognition. IP68 dust and water resistance.

Aug 23, 2017 21:16 IST

The Note 8 has a microSD card slot. 64GB internal storage too.

Aug 23, 2017 21:15 IST

Justin Denison is back on stage now.

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You can connect DeX to the Note 8 and continue tasks on a monitor.

Aug 23, 2017 21:11 IST

Samsung has been optimising apps and games such as Vain Glory for DeX.

Aug 23, 2017 21:10 IST

On to Samsung DeX, the device that lets you turn your Galaxy device into a desktop computer.

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Bixby now works with Spotify, the music streaming service.

Aug 23, 2017 21:09 IST

By saying a phrase such as, "Food photo", you can make Bixby open the camera, click the picture in food mode, save it to your food photo album. A phrase such as "Good night" can set phone to do not disturb mode, turn on the blue light filter on it and set alarms.

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The Bixby button is still around. With one or two words you can launch multiple actions at once, Wong says.

Aug 23, 2017 21:05 IST

Jonathon Wong, Director of product marketing at Samsung, is on stage now. He's going to talk about Bixby voice assistant and Samsung DeX.

Aug 23, 2017 21:05 IST

You can translate entire sentences using the S Pen. Hover over a menu item and it translates the entire sentence. It also converts units of measurement and foreign currencies.

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It makes a quick GIF that shows you drawing whatever you draw on the photo.

Aug 23, 2017 21:02 IST

Note 8 has a feature called Live Message, which lets you draw on pictures to add some emotion to them.

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Samsung Mobile President DJ Koh has taken the stage, kicking off Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2017 event. With the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in hand, he said large screen phones is the fastest-growing segment in the smartphone market. Going by the design, the Galaxy Note 8 is quite similar to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, the phones that helped the company redeem itself after the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. The new smartphone has a 6.3-inch QHD screen, the largest screen on a Galaxy Note phone.

Suzanne De Silva, Director of Product Strategy at Samsung, took the stage to talk about the Gsalaxy Note 8's dual camera. The two 12-megapixel cameras on the back - a Dual Pixel primary wide-angel sensor with f/1.7 aperture and OIS, and a secondary telephoto lens with f/1.4 aperture and OIS. The two are complemented by an 8-megapixel autofocus front camera with f/1.7 aperture. New photo-taking features of the Galaxy Note 8s are Live Focus, and Dual Capture, among others.

Coming to the Galaxy Note series signature accessory, the S Pen has a finer tip, better pressure sensitivity, and features such as animated texts and GIFs. It can even translate full-length sentences in 71 languages, and can convert units and foreign currencies swiftly. As for the Samsung Galaxy Note you get 64/ 128/ 256GB storage options with microSD card support, 6GB RAM, Android 7.1.1 Nougat software, 3300mAh battery, water-resistant body, and octa-core processor in two configurations.

As far as the Samsung Galaxy Note 8's price and availability are concerned, leaks suggest that the smartphone is expected to cost around EUR 1000 (roughly Rs. 75,400) in Europe. It's expected to be available from September 2017. Of course, we'd advise everyone to take this information with a pinch of salt as there's nothing official about it just yet.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Launch Event Highlights

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