The Galaxy Note 6 could be pretty spectacular. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The latest smartphones are already packing more power than we ever thought we’d be carrying in our pockets. And Samsung could be gearing up to make them look slow with its next-generation Galaxy Note.

According to a new report, the Galaxy Note 6 will arrive rocking a brand new Snapdragon 823 processor and a crazy 6GB of RAM.

Samsung’s standard Gear S2 smartwatch. Photo: Samsung

Samsung is launching a new adapter for its Gear S2 smartwatch that allows you to pair it with standard watch straps. It’s already on sale in Germany, and it’s expected to reach the U.S. and other European markets imminently.

Has your Galaxy S7 had it yet? Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Android

Samsung has rolled out its first software updates for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge to fix problems some users have experienced with touch input.

The release also delivers a new “shape correction” feature for the Camera app that hopes to prevent distorted images.

Galaxy Note 6 won’t just be a larger S7. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

It’s not difficult to predict what Samsung’s Galaxy Note refresh will bring each year; it typically ends up being a larger, slightly more powerful version of the latest Galaxy S that launched months earlier. But every so often, Samsung surprises us with something completely new.

According to one report, that will be an iris scanner for this year’s Galaxy Note 6.

Samsung’s new Music app. Screenshots: Samsung

Samsung’s fancy new Music app for Android, which has been available in beta form since mid-March, now supports the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5. If you own one of these, you can download the app now from the Play Store — and you’ll want to!