Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, is still hot off the presses, having just released here in the United States. Samsung isn't done for the year, however, as the South Korean electronics manufacturer is slated to release a successor to the popular Galaxy Note 2. No official release date has been given the phablet, which is expected to launch in the fall, but it seems Samsung has already let the cat out of the bag with an unintentional posting on the web.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 briefly appeared on the Samsung Kazakhstan VIP webpage before it was eventually taken down. The listing cannot be found anymore, but thanks to avid Note 3 fans, plenty of screenshots exist, such as the one posted above, courtesy of Techtastic. It's not an official announcement, but it does indicate the gears are churning, and that Samsung is confident enough with the Galaxy Note 3 development cycle.
According to most reports and analysts, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will make its debut at IFA 2013 in Berlin, similar to the schedule the Galaxy Note 2 went through. The Galaxy Note 3 should then be in eager consumers' hands by the time the holiday season rolls around. As usual, Galaxy Note fans in the United States will have to wait longer as each carrier releases its variant.
Samsung has not officially made any announcements regarding the Galaxy Note 3, so until the company says so, all of this will have to be taken with a grain of salt.
The Galaxy Note 3 has been rumored to come with a 6-inch Super AMOLED 1080p display, 3GB RAM, and sport a design in line with the Galaxy S4. Initial reports state that Samsung could be creating two variants, one with an Exynos 5 Octa eight-core chipset, and another with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. Samsung employed a similar strategy with the Galaxy S4 in order to meet demand and not be hampered by chipset shortages. The phablet should also house a 13-megapixel camera with some very nifty features, and a 3-megapixel front-facing cam. Expect the latest version of Android and the S Pen electronic stylus to be included out of the box.