Our Rating
The overall rating is based on review by our experts.
Design
3 / 10
Display
4 / 10
Camera
2 / 10
Performance
5 / 10
Software
6 / 10
Battery
1 / 10
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is one of Samsung’s 2017 Best Flagship smartphone. The device has aluminum and glass unibody build, and support for IP68 dust/water-resistance. The model has a similar design to Samsung Galaxy S8 including the note line’s signature S-Pen Stylus.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 smartphone has LTE Advanced antennas, with Dual SIM capability support for Nano-SIMs. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 display features 6.3 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (1440 x 2960 pixels resolution). The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 specifications come pre-installed with Android 7.1.1 Nougat (now upgradable to Android 9.0 Pie). As for the processor, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Octa-Core chipset combined with Adreno 506 GPU or Exynos 8895 CPU with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU (depending on the region availability). The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 RAM is 6GB, while the available storage space memory comes in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacity with the ability to expand storage through SD card.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Camera features dual 12-megapixel, the first being a main f/1.7 resolution sensor while the second f/2.4 lens adds support for 2X optical zoom and Portrait Mode, with 1080p/4K recording capability at both 30 FPS and 60 FPS. Both sensors have OIS and six lens protection. It also has HDR and panoramic mode for the rear camera. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Camera also has Burst mode, 720p@240fps slow-motion recording. As for the front camera, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 features an 8MP f/1.7 front snapper. For night shots it has dual-tone flash on the rear.
In the area of connectivity, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 features Bluetooth (5.0), WiFi (Dual-band and 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), NFC with 3.5 mm audio jack support. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 sensors include Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2, and the device has dimensions of 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm and gets a Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery with 15W fast-charging support. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 colors are available in Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, and Star Pink.