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FCC Confirms Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Arrival To Major US Carriers, iPhone 7 AMOLED Display

Michael Finn
First Posted: Jul 18, 2016 04:21 AM EDT

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 for major carriers Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and a Canadian carrier, have received approval from the FCC. The FCC is one of the last hurdles that a mobile device need to go through before its actual release.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Verizon variant recently made an appearance on Geekbench, which confirmed some of the device's specs. The report also noted that it has just passed through the FCC review and approval, Ooyuz Beta News reported.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 FCC filing released the list of the model numbers that correspond to each carrier. Build SM-N930V is for Verizon, SM-N930A for AT&T, SM-930P for Sprint, SM-N930T for T-Mobile, SM-N930R4 for US Cellular and SM-N930W for a Canadian carrier.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is rumored to be followed by another Samsung flagship smartphone, the next-gen Samsung Galaxy Note 7. No specifications were released yet for the handset, which will be displayed at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event in New York on Aug. 2. Samsung also stated that the New York announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will be live-streamed.

Meanwhile, another main player in the smartphone business Apple, is preparing to release its new flagship device in the coming weeks, as they recently revealed its iOS 10. Along with the release is the new set of features and upgrades for the current versions iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.

Apple's upcoming iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus variants, which are expected to highlight an almost identical feature to that of the current iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, will be the first hardware to ship with iOS 10 out of the box, Gadget Concept reported.

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus handsets will also be the first Apple smartphones to ship with higher-resolution AMOLED displays, which have been a staple in Samsung's flagship devices for years.

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