Galaxy Note 8 reportedly launching in late August

Samsung isn't slowing down with smartphone releases this year, following up on the great launch of the new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones with the launch of the Galaxy Note 8 in late August.

The new Galaxy Note 8 is reportedly being launched a month before Apple's next-gen iPhone which is expected in September, according to The Korea Herald. Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note 5 on August 13, 2015 and then was on sale on August 21. It was only August 2 last year that Samsung unveiled the super-awesome Galaxy Note 7, which had numerous battery-related issues forcing Samsung to recall it.

We should expect the Galaxy Note 8 to feature a large 6.3-inch bezel-less display, similar to what we've seen on the S8 and S8+ handsets. Samsung could use a dua-camera setup with a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera and 13-megapixel telephoto lens, with a fingerprint sensor under the glass on the front - versus the stupid positioning