Samsung is inevitably set to announce the Galaxy Note 4 in the next few months, with the rumour mill working overtime.
What can we expect from Samsung's new phablet though? We swifted through reports and ridiculous rumours to bring you the more credible information.
Power
It's almost a given that all top-flight Android phones launching in the second half of the year will come with Qualcomm's powerful Snapdragon 805 processor. And the Note 4 looks set to be no different.
The Snapdragon 805 offers a big performance boost across the board, but it was only slated for release after June. This release date forced the likes of LG, Samsung and Sony to launch with the stopgap Snapdragon 801 processor instead.
Further proof of the Note 4/Snapdragon 805 connection comes in the form of the Korea-only Galaxy S5 LTE-A phone, which offers a Snapdragon 805 and super-fast LTE-A connectivity.
It wouldn't be the first time that a Samsung LTE-A smartphone served as a sign of things to come, with last year's S4 LTE-A offering a Snapdragon 800. And what did the Note III have? Yep...
Still, it's all but guaranteed that Samsung will offer a second Note 4 model with its own octacore processor as well - possibly following in Apple's steps by being a 64-bit design.
Several websites point to 4GBs of RAM, citing the fact that each new Note phablet has offered a bump in RAM (the Note III offers 3GBs, the Note II has 2GBs and the Note has 1GB).
But there've been few smartphones with 3GBs of RAM since then, the Xperia Z2 being the only other major handset. And the Galaxy S5 stuck with 2GBs of RAM as well, if that's anything to go by.
Lending further credence to the 3GB RAM claim is an alleged screenshot of an Antutubenchmark, showing a device with 3GBs of RAM.
Design
The exact design of the Note 4 is unknown at this point, but all signs point to a plastic build.
However, it's expected that the Note 4 will follow in the S5's footsteps by being water-resistant, Tech Times reported.
Display
Some people seem to think that the Note 4 will have a 5.9-inch or even 6-inch display, reasoning that the Note's screen size constantly increases over the years, moving from 5.3-inches to 5.5-inches and then 5.7-inches with the Note III.
And there is a precedent for 6-inch phablets, such as the Lumia 1520 (review) and Huawei Ascend Mate (review).
However, websites are reporting that the screen size is set to stay the same but with a 2560x1440 resolution, much like the S5-LTE-A.
It wouldn't be the first major handset to feature a 2560x1440 screen either, with LG's G3 and the Oppo Find 7 beating it to the punch.
Camera
Samsung's phablets tend to pack a great camera too, with last year's Note III featuring a rather fantastic 13MP shooter, complete with 4K recording (with the LTE version).
Our gut feeling tells us that the Note 4 will possess a 16MP camera, much like the S5 - there is some reasoning behind this, though.
The Note phablets tend to follow the S range when it comes to cameras; the SII and Note having an eight-megapixel sensor, the SIII and Note II sharing an 8MP camera too and the S4 and Note III sharing a 13MP camera.
However, the latest rumours suggest that Samsung could pop a 12MP camera into the Note 4, along with optical image stabilisation, in order to keep the device thin.
Other websites reported a camera with a resolution of around 20MPs - not unheard of, owing to the Xperia Z1, Z2 and Nokia Lumia 1520 devices.
In the video department, expect all the S5 improvements and features to be present, such as real-time HDR, HDR video, 4K video, full HD 60FPS video and possibly 120FPS full HD slow-motion video.
Android
It seems like a no-brainer for the Note 4 to launch with Android L, the latest update for Google's mobile platform.
Don't be surprised however, if the new update is a bit too late to be preinstalled on the Note 4, coming in the form of an over-the-air (OTA) update instead.
As for Samsung's TouchWiz UI, it seems likely that the S5's lighter take on Android will make its way to the Note 4 - after all, the S5 changes were essentially mandated by Google. But that doesn't mean that we won't see any new Samsung-specific features, inevitably making use of the S-Pen.
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