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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2017-09-15 |
| -- | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.88 ounces |
| -- | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 2600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.54 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is slightly better than Galaxy S25's 82.6 overall score. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note8 has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S25 has Android 14. The Galaxy S25 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note8, although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display and a quite smaller screen.
Galaxy Note8 has a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy S25, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy S25 captures greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way better video definition, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality and a much more MP back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S25, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy S25 has superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Note8 is also a bargain compared to others, making this phone an obvious call.
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