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Samsung Galaxy Note vs Samsung Galaxy S8

3.26 in
5.78 in
Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note
2.68 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.2 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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User rating
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
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41 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory1 GB4 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Screen size5.3 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel type
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLED
Resolution1280 x 800 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density285.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnoyes
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Internal storage16 GB64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Height5.78 in5.86 in
Width3.26 in2.68 in
Depth0.38 in0.31 in
Weight6.28 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemA-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time820.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

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          Samsung Galaxy Note vs Samsung Galaxy S8 - User Opinions

          • darryl.herzog
            over 1 year ago
            The Note 8 is also the bigger of these two sets of phones, though not by that much. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a 5.8-inch screen, with the S8+ upping that to 6.2-inches. The Note 8 packs a 6.3-inch display, and it doesn't feel too much bigger than the S8+ when you're holding them both.Feb 6, 2019
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