When Samsung Galaxy S8 was up for pre-order in Korea, it received 550,000 pre-orders. Looks like the new model of Samsung Note series, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is set to break all previous records of Samsung.

According to a news report, the total pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy Note 8 reached nearly 400,000 units on the first day of pre-order itself. The figure for Note 8 is far higher than any of its predecessors. Talking about its immediate predecessor, the Galaxy Note 7 managed to get 380,000 pre-orders in 13-day pre-order period.

Further, the report suggests that blue colored Galaxy Note 8 is the most preferred color variant and the 64GB edition accounted for 65 percent pre-orders.

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While the official release date of Galaxy Note 8 is set to September 21, those who preorder will get the device starting September 15.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 features a 6.3-inch QHD+ display with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. A Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB RAM and 64GB internal memory powers it. It comes with a dual rear camera with OIS in both the camera. It is priced at 1.09 million won for 64GB variant and 1.25 million won for 256GB.

Source: The Korea Herald