Which Samsung Galaxy Note 7 rumors were right on and which ones were way off?

So the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is now official. As with any high profile phone, there were plenty of rumors about the device that we passed along while waiting for today's official unveiling. For example, as recently as May, when we were still calling the phablet the Galaxy Note 6, we passed along a rumor that it would come with 256GB of storage and a 4200mAh battery. We now know that the Galaxy Note 7 offers 64GB of internal storage, a 256GB microSD slot and a 3500mAh battery.

While we have known for some time to expect a 5.7-inch screen, for a brief period of time last month there was some talk of a 6-inch display. This happened after India's import-export site Zauba listed a device with the Galaxy Note 7 model number that had a screen size of 6-inches. Was it a prototype or a mistake? We might never know.

We do know that it was in May when we started hearing that Samsung was planning on skipping the Note 6 and calling the new device the Galaxy Note 7. The company wanted to sync the name with its flagship Galaxy S phones, and was also fearful that consumers looked at the lagging digit as a sign that the unit was a generation behind. The Galaxy Note 7 name became official in July.

Flat screen? Not with this version of Sammy's high end phablet. Talk about Samsung offering only a dual-curved edge screen version of the Galaxy Note 7 was discussed in June. In the same month, speculation arose about an iris scanner for the phone. Subsequent leaks included screenshots and videos of it in action.

While the dual curved screen and the iris scanner proved to be great leaks, one that was incorrect dealt with the amount of RAM inside the phone. In late June, rumors circulated that the Galaxy Note 7 would carry 6GB of RAM. It wasn't until early July, after an AnTuTu benchmark test, that everyone was resigned to the fact that the phone would contain 4GB of the sweet stuff.

One rumored feature that sounded cool but never surfaced today was the battery saving mode; this would have allowed Galaxy Note 7 owners to save on battery drain by reducing the resolution of the screen. According to this story, users were supposed to be able to lower the display from 1440 x 2560 (QHD) to 720 x 1280 (HD). Perhaps we will see this in a future model.

Lastly, for some time it was expected that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 would be powered by enhanced versions of the Snapdragon 820 and Exynos 8890 chipsets. We expected to see the recently announced Snapdragon 821 (at one point, an SD-823 was mentioned) and an unannounced Exynos 8893. Instead, the phablet has the Snapdragon 820 SoC driving it in the U.S. and China, and the Exynos 8890 SoC under the hood everywhere else.

All in all, the leaks that we passed along to you were pretty much on target. It was a fun ride. Now we turn our attention to the September unveiling of the Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus.

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