The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the sequel to the ill-fated Note 7. Samsung has learned from its mistakes and have made a successor that does justice to the great Note line. The Note 8 builds on the strengths of it processor in features such as water and dust resistance and some S Pen abilities including hovering on words to translate them or magnify them. However, the Note 8 brings new tricks of its own, they include an Infinity Display, Dual cameras and 6GB RAM.
| Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | |
| Display | 6.3 inch
Super AMOLED QHD+ resolution 521 pixels per inch Curved display Always on Display HDR10 support |
| Internet | 3G, 4G |
| Camera | Rear: Dual 12MP flash
(one regular wide angle f/1.7 and one telephoto f/2.4) Both have OIS Front: 8MP f/1.7 with autofocus |
| OS | Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Samsung Grace UX |
| CPU | 2.35 GHZ Octa core Snapdragon 835 (in the US & China)
2.3 GHZ Octa core Exynos 8895 (in international markets) |
| GPU | Adreno 540 GPU(in the US & China)
Mali-G71 MP20 (20 GPU cores) (in international markets) |
| RAM | 6GB RAM |
| Storage | 64 (Expandable up to 256GB) |
| Battery | 3300mAh
Wireless charging Quick charge 2.0 |
| Body | 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
Glass front and rear panels with a metallic frame 1P68 Water and Dust resistant 195g weight |
| Colours | Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue |
| Special features | · S Pen stylus with Live Message feature (GIF of scribbling)
· Infinity Display, bezel-less and curved · Dual Rear Camera. One is regular wide angle, the other is telephoto · World first dual camera each having Optical image stabilization · Selfie camera with autofocus (rare feature) · Water and dust resistant · Bluetooth 5.0 · Fingerprint sensor (rear mounted) · Has 3.5mm audio jack with AKG tuned audio |
| PRICE | €999 (KES 121, 499) in Europe
$930 (KES 930,000) in the US Price in Kenya TBA |