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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-07 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note8 has a global score of 83, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Note Fan Edition's 80.4 score. Galaxy Note8 is a somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker phone than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition. Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 2960, a quite larger screen and a little bit more pixels per screen inch.
Galaxy Note8 features a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Note8 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy Note8's storage to store more apps and games is just as good as the Galaxy Note Fan Edition one, both of them have a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB and equal internal memory.
The Galaxy Note8 has a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 3 percent bigger battery size. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it has a smaller camera sensor capturing worse quality photographs and videos, they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rate, the same aperture and the same video quality.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 is also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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