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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
      2.89 in
      6.28 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
      		61 %
      3 stars
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      20
      4.5 out of 5
      11 user ratings
      5 stars
      		81 %
      4 stars
      		18 %
      3 stars
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      User rating
      39
      4.2 out of 5
      39 user ratings
      5 stars
      		41 %
      4 stars
      		35 %
      3 stars
      		20 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      33
      4.1 out of 5
      33 user ratings
      5 stars
      		33 %
      4 stars
      		45 %
      3 stars
      		21 %
      2 stars
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      Hardware

      Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung 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 GB
      • 4 GB
      • 6 GB

      Display

      Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Screen size5.3 in6.2 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 ppi529.0 ppi
      Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
      Dual screen supportnono
      Scratch resistant displayyesyes
      HDRnoyes

      Rear camera

      Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung 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 fps60.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes

      Front camera

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

      Storage

      Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Internal storage16 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 64 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 S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Brown
      • Grey
      • Pink
      • White
      • Arctic silver
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Coral blue
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • Light blue
      • Midnight black
      • Orchid grey
      • Pink
      • Purple
      • Silver
      • Sunrise gold
      • Turquoise
      MaterialPlastic
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      • Metal
      Water resistantnoyes
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Height5.78 in6.28 in
      Width3.26 in2.89 in
      Depth0.38 in0.32 in
      Weight6.28 oz6.1 oz

      Sensors

      Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Other features

      Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      IRnoyes

      Connectivity

      Samsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Galaxy Note
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Dual sim supportnono
      Sim card sizeMini-SIM
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-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 S8+Samsung 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
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      Navigation systemA-GPS
      • A-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 S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Replaceable batteryyesno
      Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
      Talk time13.0 h24.0 h
      Fast chargingnoyes
      Wireless charging noyes

      Pros & Cons

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