Global Score | |
81.6 | 83 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | Samsung |
Android 5.0, 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
2014-09-03 | 2017-09-15 |
6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
6.21 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 |
$ 450.00 | $ 440.00 |
Display / Screen | |
5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
515 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
9.5 | 8.7 |
Performance | |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
3 GB (825 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
9.54 | 9.36 |
Storage | |
32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
8.12 | 10.78 |
Camera | |
16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
10.01 | 9.79 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
7 | 6.7 |
Battery Life | |
3220mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
-- | Wireless Charging |
20 hours talk time | -- |
5.2 | 5.28 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
GPS | GPS |
NFC | NFC |
Infra-red port | -- |
Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note 4's 81.6 score. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Note 4 has Android 5.0, so it counts with a couple nice extra features and optimized performance. Although Samsung Galaxy Note8 is newer than Galaxy Note 4, it is a little thicker and a little heavier.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a little sharper display than Galaxy Note8, although it has a bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a quite smaller display and a little less pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 4, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Note 4 counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has 3 GB less RAM and 4 less cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Galaxy Note 4 takes clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a way smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos and a smaller sensor shooting lower quality photos and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy Note 4 also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher 16 megapixels resolution.
Galaxy Note8 has a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 4, because it has a 2 percent larger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper, making this phone a simple decision.
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