Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Leak Confirms Incredible New Features

Several rumors surrounding Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone were confirmed last week by a reliable leaker.

Contrary to rumors that Samsung’s newest offering would be called the Note 6, it seems that the Galaxy manufacturer is skipping a digit and naming their newest phone the Galaxy Note 7, according to blogger and phone authority Evan Blass, who has a good track record of releasing reliable information.

Blass tweeted a picture of what seems to be official Samsung branding for the new device on June 24. He followed up his tweet with a few confirmed specs for the Note 7.

Of these specifications, Blass seemed to confirm rumors that the Galaxy Note 7 will feature one of its most anticipated features: an iris scanner.

While some, like Cam Bunton of Pocket Lint, brought up the fact that an iris scanner could be a gimmicky feature for Samsung, there’s research to suggest that it could be a more accurate and secure security sensor than a fingerprint scanner.

Other specs, according to Blass’s tweet, include a whopping 6GB of memory, 64GB of internal storage — with a microSD expansion slot — and a 5.80-inch, QHD SAMOLED screen.

The Galaxy Note 7 is also rumored to be water resistant, with an IP rating of 68, and feature a 4,000-milliamp-hour battery with fast-charging capabilities, according to Pocket Lint.

Blass also tweeted that the phone will have a 12-megapixel, dual-pixel camera, as well as a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It is rumored to be available in black, silver or blue.

But Blass didn’t mention anything about a dual-edge curved display, another feature the Note 7 is rumored to encompass.

Although there’s no guarantee that these rumors are true, given Blass’s background of accurate leaks, the leaked information as least seems plausible.

In any case, the world will have to wait until Samsung officially announces the Galaxy Note 7 — which is expected to happen on Aug. 2 — to see what cool features are actually included.