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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
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4.1 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 10Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950MediaTek Cortex-A53Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory3 GB4 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
6 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP4PowerVR GE8320ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in6.5 in6.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1600 x 720 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi
N/A
521.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
2x
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.9F/2.2
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Quartz grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Beige
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
MaterialAluminumMetal
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesno
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A
N/A
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.0 in6.46 in6.4 in
Width3.07 in2.96 in2.98 in2.94 in
Depth0.29 in0.27 in0.35 in0.34 in
Weight6.63 oz5.71 oz7.23 oz6.88 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
N/A
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth version4.24.2
N/A
5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
N/A
Charging connectionLightningUSB
N/A
USB
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Ion
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3400.0 mAh5000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h440.0 h
N/A
220.0 h
Talk time21.0 h20.0 h57.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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