Infamous tech leaker Evan Blass is at it again, showing a render of a redesigned Galaxy Note 9:

source: Evan Blass

The standout of the image is the eye catching yellow and gold stylus, which features a blue top to match the colour of the handset when docked.

The leaked images also show a change in location for the slim fingerprint scanner below a boxier dual-sensor camera design. We can also see that one of the camera sensors is smaller in size to the other – a new feature from last year’s Galaxy Note 8.

Other than these design changes, the handset looks almost identical to its predecessor.

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If we are to follow Samsung’s release pattern, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is to be expected to be announced August 2017, with a release a month later in September.

However, reports from SamMobile suggest that we might be hearing about the latest Galaxy Note offering slightly earlier than anticipated. Leaks are suggesting that the firmware builds with version numbers N960FXXE0ARB7 and N960FXXU0ARC5 are both being tested.

“The first two Galaxy Note 9 firmware builds being tested carry version numbers N960FXXE0ARB7 and N960FXXU0ARC5. Samsung is testing the firmware globally. It’s interesting to note that while firmware development for the Galaxy Note 8 started on April 6, 2017, Samsung is doing the same for the Galaxy Note 9 over two weeks earlier than last year.” – SamMobile

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