Samsung officially launched the new Note 8 on 23 August 2017 to replace Note 7 following the successful Galaxy S8 launch. New Note 8 clearly follows in the footsteps of the Galaxy S8. The main concern about this new Note 8 is definitely its Battery Life. Does Samsung really make sizeable upgrade to its battery life?
The battery inside Samsung’s new phablet is smaller and has less capacity (3300mAh) than both the Galaxy S8 plus and ill-fated Note 7 (both 3,500 mAh). It’s possible Samsung was trying to avoid last year’s issues with the Galaxy Note 7’s battery not having enough room inside its shell and decided to err on the side of caution.
After tested by various reviewers in the web, its battery roughly translates into “all-day” battery life, but if you’re shooting a lot of video or gaming on the phone, you’ll probably need to top off at some point in the day.
Let's take a look at other perspective of comparison.
Design
Note 7 - a metal and glass sandwich design
Note 8 - a metal and glass sandwich design with a built-in stylus.
Size of the screen
Note 7 - 5.7"
Note 8 - 6.3"
Aspect ratio
Note 7 - 16:9
Note 8 - 18.5:9
Measurement
Note 7 - 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9mm
Note 8 - 162.5mm x 74.8mm x 8.6mm
Pixel density
Note 7 - 518ppi
Note 8 - 522ppi
Rear camera
Note 7 - a 12-megapixel Duo Pixel rear camera with an f/1.7 aperture
Note 8 - two 12-megapixel lenses, one wide-angle with an aperture of f/1.7, the other telephoto with an aperture of f/2.4 giving you 2x optical zoom.
Front camera
Note 7 - a 5-megapixel sensor, also with an f/1.7 aperture
Note 8 - an 8-megapixel snapper with an aperture of f/1.7 and autofocus
Hardware
Note 7 - the Exynos 8890 chipset, coupled with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage and microSD support for further storage expansion up to 256GB.
Note 8 - the Exynos 8895, both with 6GB of RAM. It also comes in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB internal storage options and microSD support for further storage expansion.
Software
Note 7 - Android Marshmallow with Samsung's TouchWiz interface over the top.
Note 8 - Android Nougat, again with Samsung's TouchWiz interface over the top.
Conclusion
The Note 8 offers a larger and slightly sharper screen, camera advancements and hardware improvements. There are also several software improvements too and although the battery capacity is smaller.
Amazon's Choice - See the bigger picture and communicate in a whole new way. With the Galaxy Note8 in your hand, bigger things are just waiting to happen.
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