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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Vivo |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2024-04-03 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 5.62 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 7.73 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | $ 1915.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| -- | 4500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 10.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 7.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 score of 83, which is a bit better than vivo X Fold 3 Pro's general score of 77.8. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Galaxy Note8 has 9.0 Pie version and vivo X Fold 3 Pro has Android 14 version. The Galaxy Note8 design is lighter than the vivo X Fold 3 Pro, although it's noticeably thicker and was released 7 years before.
Galaxy Note8 features a much better hardware performance than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Vivo X Fold 3 Pro has a much sharper screen than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a just a little worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 2200 x 2480 resolution and a bigger screen.
Vivo X Fold 3 Pro counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the vivo X Fold 3 Pro also has a lot higher video quality, a back facing camera with lot more MP and a lot bigger back camera sensor. The vivo X Fold 3 Pro has a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
The vivo X Fold 3 Pro counts with a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has a 73% more battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Note8 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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