Editor's Note: This story was updated on Aug. 2 with the latest news.
If you're in the market for a phablet, you might want to delay your purchase a tad longer because the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is on the horizon.
Samsung has yet to confirm details about the device, but it won't be long before all is revealed. The tech giant's "Unpacked" launch event is set for Wednesday, Aug. 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, the same venue where Samsung showed off the Galaxy Note 9 (pictured above) last year. This year's Unpacked event will likely herald the launch of the Note 10.
What is the rumor mill saying? Android Police on Thursday, citing an unnamed source "familiar with the company's plans," corroborated an earlier rumor from ETNews that Samsung's Note 10 will have no physical buttons. "Exterior buttons (power, volume, Bixby) will be replaced by capacitive or pressure-sensitive areas, likely highlighted by some kind of raised 'bump' and/or texture along the edge (i.e., a faux button)," the report notes.
The phablet will also reportedly lack something else you might miss: a headphone jack. Android Police says Samsung is planning to do away with the 3.5mm connector, following in the footsteps of Apple, Google, OnePlus, and Huawei, which have already removed headphone jacks from their high-end phones.
"Samsung is likely to argue that removing the jack creates precious volume for more battery capacity, though there are also benefits in terms of reducing design complexity and increasing ingress resistance from dust and liquids," Android Police reports. "The same argument likely applies to the buttons, which are another potential failure point that could theoretically be eliminated."
SamMobile reports that the Galaxy Note 10 will come with a headphone dongle in the box. But the move to abandon the headphone jack will likely irritate some fans.
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Samsung is reportedly planning to offer the Note 10 in two different sizes: 6.3 and 6.8 inches. The larger variant is expected to be called the Note 10+. For reference, the Galaxy Note 9 sports a massive 6.4-inch 2,960-by-1,440 curved screen. Its predecessor, the Note 8, has a 6.3-inch display.
On the inside, all Note 10 models will feature Samsung's new Exynos 9825 processor, with the exception of Verizon's version of the handset, which will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855, according to reliable leaker Evan Blass.
Stay tuned for all the details from Unpacked, which kicks off at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday and will be livestreamed at Samsung.com.