Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-02-05 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note8 has an overall score of 83, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy M10's 73.5 overall score. Although Galaxy Note8 is a better cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy M10, we must tell that it's also an older, thicker and somewhat heavier cellphone. Both of these phones use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Galaxy Note8 has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M10, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy Note8 also has more RAM. The Galaxy Note8 counts with a much better display than Samsung Galaxy M10, because it has a little bigger display, a much greater pixel number per inch in the display and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Galaxy Note8 counts with slightly more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy M10, because although it has an external memory slot that allows 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory. Galaxy M10 has a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note8, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy M10, because although it has a back facing camera with a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution, a bigger sensor shooting better quality videos and photographs and a bigger aperture to take better photos and video in low-light environments.
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