Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-07-20 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.76 x 2.89 x 0.38 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| -- | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S's score of 73.8. These phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S has Android 10. Galaxy Note8's body is somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, although it's somewhat heavier and was released a little bit further than a year before.
The Galaxy Note8 features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy Note8 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a brighter screen than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a bigger screen, a way better display density and a way higher 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Galaxy Note8 features a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports 256 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage. The Galaxy Note8 has better battery life than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has an 18% more battery size.
Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution, and they both have a F1.7 camera aperture, the Galaxy Note8 also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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