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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has an overall score of 80.4, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8's 76.7 score. Galaxy Note Fan Edition's design is just a bit lighter and a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy J8, although it was released about 12 months before. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better display pixels density and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition and Samsung Galaxy J8 have similar memory capacity to install games and applications, they have an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy J8. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM.
Galaxy J8 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 3500mAh battery size instead of 3200mAh. Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a way worse resolution back-facing camera, and they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy Note Fan Edition also counts with a bigger back camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photos and a way higher video definition.
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