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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

2.94 in
6.4 in
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
2.95 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
13
3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
62 %
4 stars
12 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
12 %
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0 %
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7
4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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0 %
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
18 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
2 %
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0 %
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory6 GB4 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Screen size6.3 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2960 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density521.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
Grey

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Height6.4 in5.86 in
Width2.94 in2.95 in
Depth0.34 in0.39 in
Weight6.88 oz6.53 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Accelerometeryesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version5.04.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionVoWiFiHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy S7 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S7 Active
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time220.0 h384.0 h
Talk time22.0 h32.0 h

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 8

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S7 Active