Samsung Galaxy Note8

Platform

GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - 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
Chipset
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)

Memory

 
UFS 2.1
 
Internal
64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Main Camera

Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Dual
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom

Selfie camera

Video
1440p@30fps
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Dual
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

Display

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

Body

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

Battery

Music play
Up to 74 h
Talk time
Up to 22 h (3G)
Charging
Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
Type
Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable

Sound

 
32-bit/384kHz audio
 
3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes

Features

 
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
 
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Tests

Battery life
Audio quality
Loudspeaker
Camera
Display
Performance
AnTuTu: 201065 (v7)
GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Misc

Price
About 500 EUR
SAR EU
0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
SAR
0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
Models
SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
Colors
Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink

Comms

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

Launch

Status
Available. Released 2017, September
Announced
2017, August 23

Network

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