The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 heading to Verizon just made a stop at Geekbench. The Note 5 successor was listed by its model number SM-N930V and appears to confirm the device will pack in 4 GB of RAM, not 6 GB as originally reported.
Samsung has reportedly scheduled one of its Unpacked press events for Aug. 2, where the company will officially launch its next-gen Galaxy Note smartphone. While it would seem logical for the handset to be named Galaxy Note 6 since it's replacing the Note 5, Samsung doesn't want to confuse customers and has chosen to keep its name in sync with the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge and call the phablet Galaxy Note 7.
We already know most of the Galaxy Note 7's specs, including an advanced iris scanner, curved display, large 3,600 mAh battery, and either a Qualcomm Snapdragon or Samsung Exynos 8893 processor, depending on region.
The new processors were confirmed when the pair recently passed through Geekbench. The benchmark results also revealed that both devices feature 4 GB of RAM instead of the 6 GB widely reported. Now, Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has made a stop at Geekbench and appears to confirm the upcoming phablet will only rock 4 GB of RAM.
The Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was listed by its model number, SM-N930V on Geekbench. It received a single-core score of 2200 and multi-core score of 4469. The handset was running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and was powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. Most notably, the amount of RAM inside was listed as 4 GB, matching recent benchmarks, which also showed this amount and not the widely reported and whopping 6 GB.
While some smartphone fans might be let down by this news, 4 GB of RAM in a smartphone is still much more than the average user needs. Google, for example, is preparing to release two new Nexus smartphones to coincide with the launch of Android 7.0 Nougat in September. The device that has been codenamed Nexus M1 Marlin is believed to replace the Nexus 6P. It recently appeared on Geekbench, and the results showed most of the handset's specs, including the same 4 GB of RAM as the new Note 7.
As always, things could certainly change by the time Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy Note 7 in August, so it's best to take reports with a grain of salt.
If true, will the lack of 6 GB of RAM affect your decision of purchasing the Samsung Galaxy Note 7? Please let us and our readers know in the comments below.
