Samsung Galaxy Note8

Released 2017, September
195g, 8.6mm thickness
Android 7.1.1
64/128/256GB storage, microSD card slot
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6.3"
1440x2960 pixels
12MP
2160p
6GB RAM
Exynos 8895 Octa
3300mAh
Li-Ion

ALL VERSIONS

N950F

N950FD

N950U

Versions: N950F (Single SIM: Europe, Australia); N950FD (Global Dual SIM: Europe, LATAM, Brazil; Australia); N950U/U1 (USA); N950W (Canada); N9500 (China); N950N (South Korea)
Also known as Samsung Galaxy Note8 Duos with Dual SIM card slots.

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2017, August
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2017, September

Body	Dimensions	162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
	Weight	195 g (6.88 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.3 inches, 101.1 cm² (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	Dual: 12 MP (f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 12MP (f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF), OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
	Talk time	Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 74 h

Misc	Colors	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only)
	Price	About 750 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 3374 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3333 Basemark X: 40890
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 89h

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 - user opinions and reviews

Walter C. Dornez
47n
4 hours ago

Indeed, I do not imply the phones prowess. I was simply trying to give advice to the possible customer because they might not like it. The Note 8 and 9 have been phones I've been seriously considering, especially with the bundles with the S9 and Note...

Medstar1
07x
21 hours ago

The Samsung Note 8 is one of the best, most feature-packed Androids on the market and the price has been nicely discounted since launch. The cameras are superb, there is no lag with the 6 GBs of RAM on board, it allows you to multitask without slow d...

Walter C. Dornez
47n
21 Jun 2018

The Note 8 is very optimized to keep performance high. The only problems I foresee are that going to a Note 8 might be difficult for someone who uses an OS like iOS, a very snappy and simple UI. Samsung Experience is filled with features. Not to ment...