Samsung has announced Galaxy Note 8. Samsung is riding high on success of Samsung S8 and S8 Plus. Samsung has seen failure of Note 7. Note 7 was not only a failure but a disaster also. Note 7 started exploding and was banned on several places including by airlines.
Samsung experienced worst sale post Note 7 failure. In India, it was time for surging new brands like Vivo and Oppo. Vivo and Oppo rapidly gained market share left by Samsung.
However Note 8 launch has left Samsung lovers in lurch. Note 8 is nothing but true polished copy of Samsung S8 Plus. It look and feel is also same. If Note 8 and S8 plus are put together it is difficult to identify either phone.
Note 8 has its trade mark stylus otherwise all measure specifications and features are same. Detail comparative / comparison study of S8 Plus and Note 8 is listed here.
| Parameters | Models | Galaxy S8+ | Note 8 | Remarks |
| Network and Communication | Technology Make | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | No Change |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 | No Change | |
| 3G Netowrk | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | No Change | |
| 4G Network | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | No Change | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | No Change | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | No Change | |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes | No Change | |
| Physical Appearance and SIM SLOT | Physical Dimensions | 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in) | 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) | Slight change in Height, width and Thickness |
| Weight in gms | 173 g | 195 g | Note 8 is bulkier than S8+ | |
| Build type | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel | No Change | |
| SIM Slot | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | No Change | |
| Sasmung Pay and IPS | – Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | – Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | No Change | |
| – IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes | – IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes | |||
| – Stylus | This is only Tarde mark and USP of Note 8 | |||
| Screen Display | Screen Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Slight change in screen display , note 8 screen size is 6.3 inch but then body to screen ratio is 0.8% less that S8 plus |
| Display Size | 6.2 inches (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.3 inches (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio) | ||
| Screen Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels (~529 ppi pixel density) | 1440 x 2960 pixels (~521 ppi pixel density) | ppi pixel density is lesser than s8 Plus | |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | No Change | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | No Change | |
| Others | – 3D Touch (home button only) | – HDR10 compliant | UI in S8 + was TouchWiz while in Note 8 it is Grace UX UI | |
| – Always-on display | – 3D Touch (home button only) | |||
| – TouchWiz UI | – Always-on display | |||
| – Grace UX UI | ||||
| Operating Systema and Processor | Operating System | Android 7.0 (Nougat) | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) | Note8 has 7.1.1 version of Android, however S8+ user can always update their version |
| Chipset Technology | Exynos 8895 Octa | Exynos 8895 Octa – EMEA | No Change | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) | Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) – EMEA | No Change | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 | Mali-G71 MP20 – EMEA | No Change | |
| Internal and External Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual-SIM model | No Change |
| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM | In S8 plus highest ROM was 128, however in Note 8 it is 256 GB | |
| 128 GB, 6 GB RAM – for India | ||||
| Camera – Still and Video | Rear Camera | 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality | Dual 12 MP (26mm, f/1.7, PDAF & 52mm, f/2.4, AF), OIS, autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | Minor change |
| Features | 1/2.5″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama | 1/2.55″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm | Minor change in camera features | |
| 1/3.6″ sensor size, 1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm | ||||
| Video quality | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | No Change | |
| Front Camera | 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR | 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6″ sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR | No Change | |
| Sound and Music | Call Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | No Change |
| Speaker | Yes | Yes | No Change | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | No Change | |
| Others | – 32-bit/384kHz audio | – 32-bit/384kHz audio | No Change | |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |||
| Connectivity | WLAN Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | No Change |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | No Change | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | No Change | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | No Change | |
| USB Connectivity | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | No Change | |
| Other Features | Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | No Change |
| Messaging Services | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | No Change | |
| Browser | HTML5 | HTML5 | No Change | |
| Other features | – Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) | – Samsung Desktop Experience support | No Change | |
| – Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) | – Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) | |||
| – Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) | – Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) | |||
| – ANT+ support | – ANT+ support | |||
| – S-Voice natural language commands and dictation | – S-Voice natural language commands and dictation | |||
| – MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player | – MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player | |||
| – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player | – MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player | |||
| – Photo/video editor | – Photo/video editor | |||
| – Document editor | – Document editor | |||
| Battery Type | Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery | Battery is better in S8 Plus |
Question : Should one upgrade from S8 plus to Note 8 ?
Answer: No, Note 8 is true copy of S8 Plus. one should not move to Note 8.
Question : Is Note 8 superior model than S8 Plus
Answer : No
Question : If value for money is looked which product is beter Note 8 or S8 Plus
Answer : S8 Plus
Critical review : It looks Samsung has launched Note 8 for sake of launch. Technologically also there was nothing much with Samsung to add on in Note 8.
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