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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2017-09-15 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 body is a bit thicker and a little bit heavier than Galaxy A7 (2017). The Galaxy Note8 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit bigger screen, more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Galaxy Note8 features a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports up to 256 GB, the Galaxy Note8 also has 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note8 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less megapixels, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a much better 3840x2160 video definition. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little longer battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 9% bigger battery capacity.
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