Samsung's Galaxy S4 won't be its only flagship smartphone this year. Anticipation for the next Galaxy Note phablet is also high, and ahead of its rumored fall release, the device seems to have been spotted in some AnTuTu benchmarks running Android 4.3.
We can see that a model GT-N7200 (the rumored model number for the Galaxy Note 3) scored an impressive 27,914 points in the benchmarks. The device also apparently comes with a 1.6GHz processor. With such a clock speed and impressive results, this could be the famed Exynos 5 Octa eight-core processor. The current Galaxy S4 Exynos 5 version runs at 1.6GHz.
If this benchmark is indeed a test unit of the Galaxy Note 3, final results should be much higher.
As is usual with these kinds of benchmark sightings, it is important to remember that data can be manipulated, and until Samsung officially confirms any specs, everything must be treated with rumor.
Other rumors about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 include a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, an eight-core Mali 450 graphics processing unit, and 3GB RAM. A 13-megapixel rear-facing camera is also expected to be included. There is no word on whether the Galaxy Note 3 will have a revamped S Pen electronic stylus.
With these kinds of specs, the Galaxy Note 3 looks poised to once again become the most powerful handset on the market, just like the Galaxy Note 2 did. The incredible size may be a turn off for some, but given the rising popularity of Android handsets with huge screens, this might not be an issue.
Does the Galaxy Note 3 interest you? Or does it simply sound too big?