The iPhone may want to watch its back. There's a new smart phone on the block, and early indications are that it may pack an even bigger punch than Apple's perennial powerhouse. Early reports state that we are now less than a month away from the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

The Note 3 promises to continue the increasingly popular trend of combining the phone and tablet (read: phablet) into one high-powered technofile's dream gadget. Though Samsung has remained quiet on the specifications of their next top-tier smart phone, they have already sent out invitations for its unveiling.

"It's official: the "next Galaxy"(read, the Note 3) will be formally introduced to the world on September 4 2013. Samsung has just sent out invites for the event, and one of the landed in our inbox. The event will start at 7PM CEST, which is 1PM New York time," reported tech site Android Authority.

The Samsung event is known as Unpacked, and will take place right before the IFA electronics conference in Berlin (same location). Though they did not explicitly say that they would be unveiling the Note 3 at Unpacked, Samsung did include a cryptic "Note The Date" message on the cover of the invitation. Samsung has unveiled both the Note and the Note 2 at the same event in previous years.

So just what will the new phone look like? Well, all people can do at this point is speculate, but it's suffice to say that Samsung will try to pull out all of the stops as it competes with the always trendy iPhone for top smart phone honors.

"So far, Samsung has been able to keep the Note 3's specs under wraps, but rumors suggest that the device may use a 5.7-inch 1080p screen -- up from the 5.5-inch 720p display on the Note II -- and could possibly be equipped with a new Samsung Exynos or Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor," writes IGN.

Others have stated that they have good reason to believe that the screen will be 5.9 inches, though again, at this point it's all hearsay. Another interesting rumor is the claim that Samsung will be including a flexible screen as part of the display, but don't get too excited, as the phone itself will still be rigid and the flexibility is only for a reduced risk of cracking.

Another uncertainty is just how expensive this latest advancement in Android technology will be. Early reports have it as being at least $600, though it is possible that the phone could go even higher than that.