As predicted, what were once leaks coming out for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 have turned into a flood of purported details about the handset, slated to be announced Wednesday at the "Samsung Unpacked 2013: Episode 2" event in Berlin.
The latest comes mainly from well known leaker @Evleaks, which has leaked purported benchmarks of the device, along with a list of APK files developers use to tailor software for Android devices, which supposedly hint at a previously unheard of feature for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
The first leak comes in the form of two images, including an "About device" screen and an AnTuTu benchmark score - both supposedly from the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3. A word of caution though, even the leaker, @Evleaks, called them "alleged."
According to SamMobile, the leaker confirmed one of the rumored specs for the Galaxy Note 3, saying that it had a 2.3GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with 2.5GB of RAM. However, the website squares that with the rumored 3GB of RAM spec by attributing a half a gig being dedicated to operating the Android 4.3 OS, itself. The score is actually not very good, coming in behind devices with the same Snapdragon chip like the Xperia Z Ultra and the LG G2, but we'll reserve judgment for more solid benchmarks released after the Galaxy Note 3 becomes official.
Also leaked before the unveiling tomorrow was an alleged list of APK files, including a FingerprintService.apk that SamMobile caught. However, their inside source nixed the possibility of a Fingerprint scanner on the new device, so either the source has been wrong about most specs leading up to Samsung Unpacked, or (more likely) the .APK file doesn't point to a previously unknown piece of hardware that has been rumored for the new iPhone.
The Samsung Unpacked 2013 Event is Wednesday, so check back with us for a LiveStream and more details as we see the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
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