Samsung to lock horns with Apple on September 12

According to a news source, being confident about its leadership position in India, Samsung may launch Galaxy Note 8 in the country, on the same day Apple is scheduled to come up with its iPhone 8 in Cupertino, California.

The news source has also revealed that Samsung has sent out invites to the outstation media without naming the event. So the speculation is rife that the invitation is for Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

In India, Samsung is among the leading brands with 43% market share in the smartphone segment. Galaxy Note 8 comes with "Bixby" intelligent assistant and is also water- and dust-resistant. It also comprises of iris scanner, infinity display, 6.3-inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,960 pixels. It boasts 64-bit Exynos 8895 octa-core processor chipset with 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.

This is Samsung's first smartphone to feature dual-camera set-up at the rear with portrait mode and dual optical image stabilisation (OIS). The 8MP front camera also comes with optical image stabilization. The "S Pen" stylus with Galaxy Note 8 comes with a latency of less than 50 milliseconds.

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