Verizon’s Galaxy Note 5 to use Exynos 7420, 4GB of RAM

Samsung has officially confirmed that the next Galaxy Unpacked event is scheduled on August 13 at Lincoln Center in New York, US. While the company remains tight-lipped about products expected at the launch, a new Galaxy Note 5 CDMA variant for the Verizon network appears online.

A Geekbench mentions that the Galaxy Note 5 for the Verizon network will use Samsung’s own Exynos 7420 mobile chipset and has 4GB of RAM. It appears to be the same octa-core chipset also reported in the Galaxy S6 Edge+, and already used in the Galaxy S6 as well as Galaxy S6 Edge.

The phone in question carries SM-N920V model number, which is consistent with Verizon’sGalaxy Note 4 (SM-N910V) and Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900V).

The Note 5 variant in the listing runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, which is expected to be factory loaded with the latest version of Samsung’s TouchWiz UI on top of it.

Meanwhile, earlier reports suggest that the global Galaxy Note 5 model SM-N20F will run a new Exynos 7422 mobile chipset with a built-in LTE modem. Those who’ve just joined the party, take a look at the live images of Galaxy Note 5.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 to feature a USB Type-C port

Right on schedule to counter Sony's choice to steer clear of the emerging USB Type-C trend for the time being, reports have surfaced stating that Samsung is to implement the new interface in the upcoming Galaxy Note 5. It's worth noting that it will support USB 3.1, which may have become synonymous with the Type-C designation, but is in fact a distinct standard.

The obvious convenience of the reversible plug aside, having USB 3.1 Type-C on your phone means transfer speeds up to 10Gbps with compatible devices. The pair of standards also brings support for 1.5A and 3A currents for improved power delivery.

Industry insiders have also revealed additional key specs of the future high-end phablet. Screen size will be increased to 5.89 inches, though the rumored jump to 4K resolution is not going to happen, the sources claim. The increase in display diagonal comes with a decrease in thickness, and the new model is tipped to be 7.9mm thick, compared to the current Galaxy Note 4's 8.5mm profile.

Battery capacity has been quoted at 4,100mAh, a significant upgrade over the 3,220mAh of the existing model. A further improved version of the S-pen stylus will make it to the Note 5, though it's unlikely someone has expected that a headline feature of the lineup would be retired. Android 5.1.1 is the OS version the phone in development is currently running.

So far the consensus is that the smartphone will be powered by an Exynos 7422 chip, a modified version of the 7420 found in the current Galaxy S6. The speedy UFS 2.0 memory of the flagship will also be carried over to the larger model.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is more than likely going to become official at the IFA in Berlin this September. Plausible as all of the above may seem, there's plenty of time for things to change.

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