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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 439.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, getting a overall score of 83 against 79.3. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note8 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1 version. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 body is extremely newer, but thicker and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+.
Galaxy Note8 has a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy S6 edge+ features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy Note8, although it has a bit inferior number of pixels per inch in the screen, a little smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Galaxy S6 edge+ has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low light photos and videos and a smaller camera sensor shooting worse quality pictures, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy S6 edge+ also counts with a back camera with a much better resolution.
Galaxy Note8 features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Note8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note8 features just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Galaxy Note8 is a little more expensive than the Galaxy S6 edge+, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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