There’ve been so much rumors and reports on the upcoming
third iteration of Samsung's phablet line under the Galaxy Note branding, and
even seen a few rectangular prototype mules leaked here and there. Previously,
there’ve been reports saying that the Galaxy Note III would be
announced in IFA 2013, which is finally proved to be false since the official release
of September 25
th announced. With so many leaks, the specs of this
new device are gradually clear to the public. Now a render arrives, based on
those leaked frames and front panels, looking so convincing, that it might as
well be a presser.
Thin, rectangular shape with minimum bezel seems to be in
store for us with the
Note 3, the render tries to relay, and the S-Pen stylus is retouched a little
bit as well, compared to what we have with the Note II, conveying possible
added functionalities. What do you think, do the renders look convincing?
Meanwhile we got the first quote of the alleged Note 3
pricing, courtesy of a Russian electronics retailer, which expects to carry the
phablet in the end of September with a price tag of 29 900 rubles, which
equates to about 900 USD. Russia is always a very expensive market for these
new gadgets, so based on this quote and historical differences between prices
in Moscow and other major markets, we'd wager to guess it will land with about
700 USD/EUR starting price elsewhere, which would be in line with last year's
Note II introductory.
Interestingly, the publication also says that the price of
the
Galaxy S4 will be slashed after the Note 3 introduction there, which we hope will
translate to other markets as well. As for the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch,
the retailer cites a starting price of 14 990 rubles in Russia, which
translates to about $450, and availability of the first batches is scheduled
for the beginning of October, meaning an IFA 2013 expo launch just two days
from now seems imminent.
