Mar 13, 2017 04:13 AM EDT By Natalie Scott, UniversityHerald Reporter

Samsung has put too much effort on Galaxy Note 8 to build the phone not only with innovation but with reputation as well. Considered as the most controversial smartphone of 2017, Samsung is reportedly offering Galaxy Note 8 with 50 percent discount to Galaxy Note 7 owners.

Smartphone with Reputation

To be able to gain back the customer's trust, Samsung is reportedly putting too much hardwork and effort to the purported to the next-generation smartphones. In relation to this, Samsung's mobile chief DJ Koh even said that the successor of Galaxy Note 7 will be better, safer and very innovative.

Aside from innovation, the purported Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is said to be considered as the smartphone with reputation since it will be the start of the new Note era. The purported device will hosts new Note features such as the sizeable Quad-HD+ or 4K Super AMOLED screen display and upgraded S-Pen support with newly integrated speakers, PC Advisor reported.

Hardware-wise, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be fueled by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (for handsets distributed in US and China) and Exynos 8895M with ARM Mali-G71 GPU (for handsets distributed in other parts of the world). The powerful processor will be accompanied by 6GB of RAM and a minimum 64GB of internal storage.

When it comes to battery, Samsung has reportedly undergone 8-point battery safety checks during the manufacturing process to ensure the battery quality. As a result, the device will be powered by 3500 mAh battery adaptive to fast charging.

Discounted Galaxy Note 8

During the Galaxy Note 7 investigative process, Samsung has reportedly found out large number of loyal Note users. In fact, CNET reported that more than 10,000 Note customers have regularly waiting for updates including the Note 4 and note 5 users who look forward to upgrade.

For this reason, alongside the confirmation of Galaxy Note 8's existence, Samsung is also reportedly offering the new smartphone with 50 percent discount to all Galaxy Note 7 users who wish to upgrade. Samsung's Mobile Chief DJ Koh revealed that thousands of Note 7 users are still under the contract of Verizon Wireless. 

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