On August 2nd, Samsung Electronics will unveil the Galaxy Note7 smartphone at an unpacking event in New York. The tech giant has moved up the Note debut date to August last year after unveiling the new Note series every September at the International unkausstellung Berlin (IFA), since its first launch, on hopes of stealing some of the media and consumer spotlight from the iPhone whose new series will be unveiled in September.

Samsung Electronics has named its latest device the Galaxy Note 7 instead of Galaxy Note 6 as the sequel of Galaxy Note 5 to create synergy with its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone.

Based on the leaked images and multiple industry sources, the Galaxy Note 7 is expected to come with a dual-curved edge design like the Galaxy S7 Edge. Its predecessor, the Galaxy Note 5 has the curved edge only on the rear side.

The display size of the Galaxy Note 7 should be the same as its predecessor - 5.7-inch Quad HD Display. The mobile application processor (AP) will likely be loaded with either Exynos 8893 or Snapdragon 823 depending on the region. While the Galaxy Note 5’s rear camera had a 16-megapixel camera, the upcoming device will be loaded with a 12-megapixel camera, but in more improved performance thanks to Samsung's technology applied to its Galaxy S7 that allows users to take clear images even in the dark. The latest device is also expected to be applied with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.

Rumors have been circulating that the Galaxy Note 7 would be loaded with a battery with a capacity between 3,600 milliamp hours (mAh) and 4,000mAh, but it is most likely that the device would come with a 3,500mAh battery, up 500mAh from its predecessor’s. The Galaxy Note 7 will also restore a micro SD card slot that was removed from the Galaxy Note 5.

Insiders note that the new multifunctional device is expected to offer an iris and fingerprint scanner.