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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be revealed Aug. 9

We just got the official invite to Samsung's next Unpacked event.

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Samsung sent out this invite for its Unpacked event.

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It looks like the Galaxy Note 9 will become a reality on Aug. 9.

Samsung is hosting a Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Aug. 9 at 11 a.m. ET. Invitations for the event went out Wednesday morning. Samsung uses these Unpacked events to unveil its new Galaxy phones . The event will be streamed live on Samsung.com.

The invite includes what looks like a close-up of the button on an S Pen stylus, hinting at the Note (which comes with a stylus) rather than a different Samsung phone.

This new teaser video also makes it pretty clear:

 Rumors also suggested the Note 9 would see a launch on Aug. 9.  

The Note 9 is the follow-up to last year's Galaxy Note 8. Samsung's Galaxy Note phones are some of the brand's most premium devices, with features like large OLED screens, top-of-the-line specs and an included stylus.

Best Galaxy Note 9 leaks and render pictures we've seen so far

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To catch up on everything we expect for the Galaxy Note 9, you can read CNET's rumor roundup here.

Watch this: Samsung hides an S Pen inside the new Notebook 9 Pen

Update, 10:49 a.m. PT: Added Samsung's teaser video.