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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Specs, Price Leak; Release Date Nearing?

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4's specs may have been leaked, CNET reports.

Indonesian Internet retailer Erafone has reportedly offered up the device's full specs list, including its price, ahead of its rumored Sept. 3 unveiling.

The Note 4's alleged specs include a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED 1,440x2,560-pixel display, a 16MP rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), 4GB of RAM and16GB, 32GB, or 64GB store options with microSD card availability for up to 128GB.

Depending on the region you live in, the device will also come with one of two CPUs: a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 chip or an octa-core Exynos 5433 with four 1.3GHz Cortex-A53 and four Cortex-A57 cores. CNET notes that the Snapdragon has been rumored for the US, with the Exynos headed to international markets.

The device will also reportedly come with Android 4.4.3 KitKat and 802.11ac with a price tag of $813 or €607. 

The Note 4 also recently leaked in alleged new images that show off the massive smartphone's new design features.

The photos, which were published by GSMArena, indicate the rumored device will ditch the fake stitching of the Note 3 for what appears to be a leather back and a new metallic frame. Android Origin reports that Samsung is indeed preparing a Note 4 that will ditch the plastic for metal casing - but just for a premium version. The leak also suggests that the device will feature a flexible display and a 16-megapixel rear facing camera. 

In GSMArena's photos, the S Pen holder shows up on the side of the device and a microUSB 3.0 port is situated on the bottom with the speaker grille.

CNET reports that a Samsung spokesman declined to comment on the photos.

A recent report tipped the large-screened smartphone for a Sept. 3 launch at a pre-IFA event in Berlin - which would effectively give Sammy a bit of a head start before the release of the next rumored iPhone, which is expected to arrive in September with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch variants (although the larger version could come at a later date).

Samsung last year launched the device's predecessor, the Galaxy Note 3, on Sept. 5.