Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Network

• Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE
• 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
• 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
• 4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
• Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Launch

• Announced: 2017, August 23
• Status: Available. Released 2017, September

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: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
• SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
• Note: IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Stylus

Display

• Type: Super AMOLED, HDR10
• Size: 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
• Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Note: 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display

Platform

• OS: Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
• Chipset: Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
• CPU: Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
• GPU: Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEAAdreno 540 - USA & China

Memory

• Card slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
• Internal: 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
• Note: UFS 2.1

Main Camera

• Dual: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
• Features: LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
• Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

• Dual: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
• Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR
• Video: 1440p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker: Yes
• 3.5mm jack: Yes
• Note: 32-bit/384kHz audio

Comms

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
• Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
• GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
• NFC: Yes
• Radio: No
• USB: USB Type-C 3.1

Features

• Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
• Note: Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery

• Type: Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
• Charging: Fast charging 15W, Quick Charge 2.0, Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
• Talk time: Up to 22 h (3G)
• Music play: Up to 74 h

Misc

• Colors: Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
• Models: SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
• SAR: 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
• SAR EU: 0.17 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
• Price: About 500 EUR