LIVE: Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with 6.3 inch display, dual camera launched

Stay tuned for live updates on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launch.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 21:24

Stay tuned for live updates on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launch.

23 August 2017, 21:22 PM

Video montage of people praising the Galaxy Note line of smartphones being played.

23 August 2017, 21:21 PM

Denison wraps up the event.

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Galaxy Note 8 pre-orders begin tomorrow, and shipping starting on September 15.

Global roll out of Galaxy Note 8 expected in October.

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Other features include fingerprint sensor, iris scanner, facial recognition, IP68 dust and water resistance.

23 August 2017, 21:16 PM

Galaxy Note 8's US version ships with 64GB of storage on board. It is expandable up to 256GB using microSD card.

23 August 2017, 21:16 PM

Note 8 is better than any Note we have made, says Denison.

23 August 2017, 21:11 PM

Justin Denison back on stage.

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Wong is all praise for Dex that lets you connect the phone to a monitor.

23 August 2017, 21:10 PM

Bixby will work with Spotify later this year, says Wong.

23 August 2017, 21:09 PM

Bixby Voice is available in English for 200 markets – Wong. Bixby Voice app can also remind you where you parked your car.

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Bixby on the learns from, and adapts, to you. Not the other way around.

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His main focus is on Bixby voice assistant and Samsung DeX.

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Jonathan Wong, Director of product marketing at Samsung takes the stage.

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The S Pen can translate more sentences and words than ever – De Silva.

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There are 2.7 million Penup users.

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S Pen stylus has a finer tip and greater sensitivity.

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De Silva praises the S Pen stylus.

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Galaxy Note 8 has OIS in both cameras

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In Live Focus, the phone clicks two pictures at the same time. It is called Dual Capture.

With Live Focus on the Galaxy Note 8, you can decide how much your subject stands out by adjusting background blur in real-time.

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De Silva is using the Galaxy Note 8 Live Focus mode on stage.

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Says, the Galaxy Note 8 comes with incredible new camera and the S-Pen. “You might even say that the Note 8’s camera is twice is good as before…and I mean that literally.”

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Suzanne De Silva, Director of Product Strategy takes the stage.

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The Galaxy Note 8 comes in Midnight Black, Orchid Gray and Deep Sea Blue.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 comes with a 6.3 inch edge-to-edge display.

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23 August 2017, 20:46 PM

Justin Denison Vice President, Strategy and Market Intelligence Samsung Telecommunications America takes the stage.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 finally unveiled.

23 August 2017, 20:44 PM

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is what the phone will be called – Koh confirms.

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Large screen phones are the largest growing portion of the market, says Koh.

23 August 2017, 20:39 PM

Kok talks about Samsung's Bixby voice assistant.

23 August 2017, 20:38 PM

Koh thanks the people who have stood by Samsung in spite of the battery issue that plagued Galaxy Note 7.

23 August 2017, 20:32 PM

Samsung's president of mobile communications DJ Koh takes stage.

23 August 2017, 20:31 PM

Samsung event starts. Promotional video being shown. Video shows the history of Samsung Galaxy Note Series.

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As per reports the phone may have a dual-camera setup -- likely a 12MP optical and 13MP telephoto sensor and it may also have rounded edges on all sides.

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The device may also come with a digital pen called the "S Pen" that may have a speaker within it, doubling it as a voice recorder.

23 August 2017, 20:14 PM

Samsung `Note 8` may have a separate physical button for its `Bixby` voice assistant, much like Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus flagship devices.

23 August 2017, 20:14 PM

To regain the customers` trust, the company is believed to have enhanced safety checklist by using in-house `8-point battery test`.

23 August 2017, 20:13 PM

The live event will starts at 11.00 a.m. ET (8:30 pm in India).

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The phone will shortly be launched at an event in New York.

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After sailing through the debacle over Galaxy Note 7 last year, Samsung is set to launch its flagship Note 8 on Wednesday