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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2021-02-25 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | -- |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Awesome Black, Awesome Blue and Awesome Violet and Awesome White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Mediatek Helio G80 MT6769T chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.67 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A32 LTE Only, having an 83 score against 82. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Note8 has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A32 LTE Only has Android 11 version, giving you some additional features. The Galaxy A32 LTE Only features just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little lower pixels amount per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bit bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a little better processing power than Galaxy A32 LTE Only, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a much smaller sensor which offers a much lower image and video quality and a tinier aperture which is worse for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only also counts with a much higher 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy A32 LTE Only counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A32 LTE Only also has an external SD slot that allows up to 1 TB. Galaxy A32 LTE Only has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 52 percent bigger battery size.
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