According to the latest reports received Samsung is keeping the same Galaxy Note8 design for the Note9 to cut costs. Although, reports of the upcoming Galaxy Note9 have been fairly vague but each new bit is adding up to the puzzle piece by piece. The latest news indicates that there will be no design changes, whatsoever.

According to the same leakster who brought us the news related to the Galaxy Note9’s screen glass protector revealing the front design, we now have a solid confirmation that the overall design of the phone won’t be much different than the Note8. Reportedly, this is because the company is looking to save on some manufacturing cost and it only makes sense by looking at the Galaxy S8/S8+ and the Galaxy S9/S9+ stacked side by side; very minor changes in the design department were observed.

An earlier report said that Samsung did a last minute change in the design that pushed the launch date two weeks, but it’s just a small change in the glass thickness which doesn’t really mean all that much in real-life usage.

Still, this doesn’t mean that the phone won’t bring other cool features besides the 2017 design from the Note8. Improved camera setup on the back and front is expected with a more accurate iris scanner and, of course, the much more powerful Exynos 9810 chipset.

The device is expected to come to the markets on August 9 this year.