Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Full Specifications _ Aadarsh Review

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Introduction

The Note8 is here and we can't help but feel the tension rising, especially in Europe where this is the first Note device to officially land in two years. It's been quite some time, so a lot is riding on the Galaxy Note8.

That being said, you may have noticed that Samsung isn't revving up the PR machine this time around, gliding at cruising speed instead.

This could very well be due to the still fresh memory of the Note7's woes or the fact that the Note line was never really intended to be a mainstream device with the kind of mass appeal of a Galaxy S or an iPhone. It's more of a specialized productivity tool, catering to a select group of power users.

Samsung is playing it safe with the feature set too. There are no mind-blowing innovations in the Note8. The phablet is predictab

Samsung Galaxy Note8 key features

• Body: Polished aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass 5 front and back; IP68 certified for water and dust resistance. Midnight Black, Orchid Grey, Deepsea Blue, Maple Gold color schemes.
• Display: 6.3" Super AMOLED 'Infinity Display', 2,960x1440px resolution, 18.5:9 (2.06:1) aspect ratio, 522ppi; HDR 10 compliant (no Dolby Vision).
• Rear camera: Primary 12MP, Type 1/2.55" sensor, f/1.7 aperture, 26mm equiv. focal length; Secondary 12MP, Type 1/3.4" sensor, f/2.4 aperture, 52mm equiv. focal length; dual pixel phase detection autofocus and OIS on both; 2x zoom. 2160p/30fps video recording.
• Front camera: 8MP, f/1.7 aperture, autofocus; 1440p/30fps video recording.
• OS/Software: Android 7.1.1 Nougat; Samsung Grace UX; Bixby virtual assistant; Smart Connect, Smart Connect Home
• Chipsets: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835: octa-core CPU (4x2.35GHz Kryo 280 & 4x1.9GHz Kryo 280), Adreno 540 GPU. Exynos 8895: octa-core CPU (4x2nd-gen Mongoose 2.3GHz + 4xCortex-A53 1.7GHz), Mali-G71 GPU.
• Memory: 6GB of RAM; 64GB of storage; microSD slot for cards up to 256GB, UFS cards support.
• Battery: 3,300mAh Li-Po (sealed); Adaptive Fast Charging (same as S7/S8); QuickCharge 2.0 support; WPC (Qi)&PMA wireless charging.
• Connectivity: Single-SIM, Dual-SIM available in certain markets; LTE-A, 4-Band/5-Band carrier aggregation, Cat.16/13 (1Gbps/150Mbps); USB Type-C (v3.1); Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac MU-MIMO; GPS, Beidou, Galileo; NFC; Bluetooth 5.0.
• Misc: S-Pen stylus with 4096 pressure levels; fingerprint/iris/face recognition; single speaker on the bottom; 3.5mm jack; bundled AKG headphones; Dex dock compatibility allowing dekstop use mode on a bigger screen.

Specification:

Network: SIM - HPSA, LTE
                Connections - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
                                        Bluetooth v5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
                                        GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
                                        NFC: Yes
                                        Radio: Yes
                                        USB: 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Body : Dimensions - 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
            Weight - 195 g (6.88 oz)
            Build - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
            SIM - Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
                   -  IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
                   -   Stylus
                   -  Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Dishplay: Type - Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
                size - 6.3 inches (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio) 

                Resolution - 1440 x 2960 pixels (~521 ppi pixel density)

                Multitouch -  Yes
                Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 5
                                 - HDR10 compliant

                                 - 3D Touch (home button only)
                                 - Always-on display

Platform: OS - Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
               Chipset - Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA

                              Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China
              CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA
                         Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
              GPU - Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
                         Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory: Cardshot - microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model)

                                microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model)
               Internal - 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
              

Camera: Primary - Dual 12 MP (26mm, f/1.7, PDAF & 52mm, f/2.4, AF), OIS, autofocus, 2x optical zoom,                                dual-LED (dual tone) flash

              Features - 1/2.55" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm

                                1/3.6" sensor size, 1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm
                              Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording,
                                touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama

            video - 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.,
            secondary - 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, 1440p@30fps, dual                                       video call, Auto HDR

Sound: Alert types - Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
            Loudspeaker - yes
            3.5mm jack - yes

Sensors: Iris scanner
                fingerprint (rear-mounted)

                accelerometer,

                gyro,

                proximity,
                compass,
                barometer,

                heart rate, 

                SpO2

Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery