Samsung could launch the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ on August 12th, to go on sale from August 21st

So, in recent weeks we’ve seen a lot of rumours about the release dates of the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus handsets. We’ve had rumours saying the Note 5 would be released in July (later denied by Samsung’s President J K Shin), then August while I steadfastly believed Samsung would stick to its tradition of announcing it at the IFA in September. It would seem that both handsets will indeed be announced next month on the same day.

According to SamMobile, who have a good record when it comes to this sort of thing, Samsung will announce the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus together on August 12th, which is just under a month away. Both handsets are scheduled to go on sale on August 21st, just under 2-weeks later. Samsung Pay will also launch on the same day, in the US at least.

As rumoured the other day, the Note 5 will not support MicroSD cards. Depending on your feelings towards memory cards, that’s either a good or a bad thing. It will, however, have a massive 4GB of RAM. As for the phone’s design, again, as previously rumoured, it will follow the design cues of the Galaxy S6 with a metal and design exterior. Extremely thin bezels are the order of the day apparently, which will hopefully make it easier to grip. Hopefully.

The S Pen will also undergo a makeover, both appearing and feeling more like a pen. The S Pen will also be the same colour as the Note 5, which will be initially available in silver, black, gold and white.

SamMobile says the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will be known by the moniker, Galaxy S6 edge+, and will feature the much-rumoured 5.7-inch dual-edged QHD display. Instead of being powered by the Snapdragon 808 though, it will instead use Samsung’s own Exynos 7420 processor, with 3GB of RAM on tap for multitasking. Storage options will apparently be the same as the Galaxy S6.

Now, it’s just a matter of time until Samsung send out invitations to the launch of the Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+. What do you think of about the Note 5 abandoning support for MicroSD cards? Personally, I won’t miss the MicroSD card, but I did appreciate that it was an option to choose if I chose to use it. Finally, are you excited that the Galaxy Note 5 announcement has been brought forward to August 12th?

Source: SamMobile

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