Samsung starts advertising the Galaxy Note 4

Less than three weeks remain until the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is unveiled at IFA and Samsung is already ramping up advertising efforts for the new phablet.

A dedicated page on Samsung's official site has a sappy ad that mostly features the Galaxy Note 3 but the last few seconds of the video remind us to expect the Note 4.

Samsung has also posted about the ad on Weibo announcing a contest that can net you Galaxy Note 3 (that's right, 3 not 4). The conditions of the contest are a little unclear, our Chinese is rusty, but only people from China can apply anyway.

Samsung Galaxy Note ad

Samsung seems to concentrate on China heavily – we haven’t seen Note 4 ads in the west yet. Its position in the Chinese market has been weakening lately, which affects the bottom line, so such a campaign is understandable.

It expands past online marketing too, Digital World is reporting that there are Galaxy Note 4 banners plastered all over Beijing's Chang'an Avenue.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 ads around Beijing

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is expected to have a 5.7" QHD screen (Super AMOLED, naturally), a Snapdragon 805 or an Exynos 5 Octa chipset (perhaps with Cortex-A53/57 not A7/A15) and a 16MP camera with OIS. An early price listing pins the cost of a Note 4 at €600 ($800).

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