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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XZ3 Mobile Phone
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13
3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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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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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 8.0Android 9.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
N/A
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18
N/A
RAM memory6 GB4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Screen size6.3 in5.8 in6.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px2880 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
TRILUMINOS
Pixel density521.0 ppi570.0 ppi
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps960.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
3D Captureno
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage256GB400GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.4 in5.81 in6.22 in
Width2.94 in2.7 in2.87 in
Depth0.34 in0.33 in0.39 in
Weight6.88 oz5.75 oz6.81 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
Bluetooth version5.05.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version
3.0/3.1
3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

Cellular

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
Data transmissionVoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3330.0 mAh
Standby time220.0 h326.0 h
N/A
Talk time22.0 h22.0 h
N/A
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Qi
Replaceable battery
N/A
no
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes

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