News & Reviews:   Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Malaysia release date

Just a couple of hours ago, Samsung has officially announced its next Unpacked event on 23 August 2017 to be held in New York City. As mentioned in one of our previous news, we can't help but to think that the device is going to be the Galaxy Note 8. I mean, what else could it be?

If you know your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 rumours, you should already know that the phone will likely appear at the upcoming IFA 2017 event in Germany next month. Well, we have confirmation from DJ Koh, Samsung CEO revealing that it will be revealed in late August, then to be on sale in September 2017 officially.

Arenowned Chinese leakster has leaked us some new renders of the possible Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with a larger screen and perhaps a varied hue display, much like the Galaxy S8 series.

So just a few hours ago, Samsung Exynos' Twitter posted a new teaser image of the upcoming Exynos series 9 processor. With the tagline "A processor to create infinite possibilities.", it looks like a nice and harmless marketing tactic. Except that the smartphone in the background looks a bit fishy because it doesn't look like the Galaxy S8 at all.

Despite record breaking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 plus, rumours are saying that due to less sales compared to the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 could get an early release on 10 September 2017. According to the rumoured numbers from South Korean The Bell, Samsung sold 9.8 million Galaxy S8 and S8 plus sets compared to the 12 million Galaxy S7 and S7 edge sets sold during the same 2 month period after launch for a 20% decrease in sales. Considering that the Galaxy S7 edge actually sold more in Malaysia this probably doesn't impact Samsung Malaysia as much as the rest of the world but an earlier global release would still mean we get the Galaxy Note 8 earlier as well.

New leak pictures of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 are online again, this time showing the front glass panel and the “actual”phone model in a protective casing. We also got a closer look at the dual rear cameras.

Although the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is covered by an Olixar phone case, the surface and the rough shape of the Note 8 can be seen through the transparent version of the case and also confirming the camera/ fingerprint scanner compartment design shown in our previous leak.

Ever since the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was ever leaked into the mainstream news, we have had endless rumours about its specs and its inevitable official launch date. However we have not seen any real first-hand look on how the Galaxy Note 8 might look like, until now where two unique looking renders have surfaced, revealing quite a bit on the upcoming Samsung wonder.

Leakster reveals “an individual briefed on the company’s plans”, have stated that the Note 8 will be Samsung’s most expensive phone thus far, retaining around €999 which is on the edge of almost RM4800 but should be seen from a more stable translation which looks to be around $925, the rough Malaysian equivalent of RM4000.

Initially thought to be released in this year’s IFA trade show at Berlin, Germany, there has been news flying around reporting that the coveted Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be unveiled in New York intead at earlier month of August.