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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-07-07 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a global score of 80.4, which is slightly better than Galaxy J8's overall score of 76.7. Although Galaxy Note Fan Edition is older than the Galaxy J8, it's body is just a bit thinner and just a little lighter. Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy J8. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a much higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has just a bit better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a back camera with much less MP, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy J8's storage for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as the Galaxy Note Fan Edition one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Galaxy J8 features just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 9% more battery capacity.
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