The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 smartphone is set to be launched in the second half of 2017.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is going to be the latest Note smartphone from the South Korean mobile manufacturer Samsung. It will also have the 4K display for improved virtual reality functions.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 would come with an improved S Pen and Bixby which is the company's upcoming AI assistant. 

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has a 5.7-inch IPS LCD capacitative touchscreen display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440, a pixel density of 515 ppi, and 16M colors. It comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which can be further extended up to a maximum of 128GB using the microSD card slot.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset clocked at a speed of 2.15 GHz and coupled with Adreno 530 graphics processing unit on board. It runs on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system out of the box.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 features a 12-megapixel primary camera at the back with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for better video chats and selfies. The rear camera can record full high-definition videos in 1080p at 30 frames per second. Other camera features include autofocus, high-definition resolution, geotagging, and panorama.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is packed with a 3500 mAh Li-Po (Lithium Polymer) battery that can last for a day of usage. It is also equipped with sensors such as a proximity sensor and accelerometer as well as a fingerprint scanner.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is a dual SIM smartphone. Other connectivity options include 2G, 3G, 4G, GPRS, EDGE, GPS/A-GPS, micro USB 2.0 port, Bluetooth v4.0, FM radio, and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be available in gold and brown color.