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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
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36
4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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38 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 8.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.35 GHz2.35 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 540ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory4 GB4 GB6 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in6.0 in6.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2880 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • P-OLED
AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi538.0 ppi521.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.2 Mpx12.2 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernonoyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Just black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
MaterialAluminumAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesyes
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.74 in6.22 in6.4 in
Width2.74 in3.02 in2.94 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.34 in
Weight5.04 oz6.17 oz6.88 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version5.05.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
USB version
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nonoyes
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standardsGoogle CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery capacity2700.0 mAh3520.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
Fast charging standard
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
220.0 h
Talk time
N/A
N/A
22.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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