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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-12-16 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note8 is better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), with an 83 score against 72.8. Although the Samsung Galaxy Note8 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. The Galaxy Note8 has a bit better processor than Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note8 also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960, a higher display density and a quite larger screen. The Galaxy Note8 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a less mega-pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and videos and a lot better video definition.
The Galaxy Note8 features much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy Note8 features a battery performance that is very similar to the battery duration in Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016).
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