Samsung Electronics has sent out invitations for what it calls a "Galaxy Unpacked" product event to be held on August 23, 2017 in New York. It is widely believed that Samsung will unveil its Galaxy Note 8 at the event and start shipping the devices in September.

The Galaxy Note 8 may come with a price tag of EUR999 (US$1,173) in Europe, knowyourmobile.com has suggested.

The Galaxy Note 8 is likely to feature a 6.3-inch flexible AMOLED panel, Exynos 8895 CPU and dual lens (13-megapixel and 12-megapixel combined) main camera, with fingerprint and iris identification technology and Bixby smart voice assistant, according to industry sources.