Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has been in rumors for quite some time now, even as Android fans anticipate its launch at IFA 2013 in Berlin.

SamMobile has now published some photos, which the site claims show the successor of the Galaxy Note 2. The site has posted four photos in collaboration with TechTastic and it said that the pictures are of the Galaxy Note 3 prototype that is expected to be released later this yar. Samsung had released the Galaxy Note 2 at the IFA Berlin last year.

The Home button of the device looks very similar to the Home button of the Galaxy Note 2. The screen of the phablet seems to have a thinner bezel than its predecessor. The display is full HD and the size appears to be somewhere around 6 inches.

According to SamMobile, the device shown in the pictures is a prototype and not the fully ready Galaxy Note 3. The site could not confirm anything about the exclusive S Pen feature of the Galaxy Note series.

There is no official word on the release of the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone, but a few days ago, Samsung Kazakhstan's website had published the device's name in its one of the documents accidentally.

The Galaxy Note 3 is rumored to be coming with 5.99 inch screen with full HD 1920x1080 resolution Super AMOLED display. The smartphone is expected to be powered by the eight-core Exynos 5 Octa or Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 processor. Samsung may launch the device in two versions just like it did with Galaxy S4.

The phone's functions will be supported by a hefty 3 GB of RAM, and users will be able to store a lot in the device, as it is said to have 32 GB of internal memory, as well as a microSD card slot.

Rumors also suggest that the phablet will sport a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, as well as a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat.