Samsung Galaxy Note8 Review: Samsung is certainly the biggest producer of smartphones in the world topping Apple which best selling product is iPhone but the embarrassment of Samsung Galaxy Note7 is one thing that Samsung have to live with for years.
The Samsung Note line was not modeled to be the mainstream device of Samsung but it has cool features that are unbeatable. To avoid last years mistake, Samsung has come up with Samsung Galaxy Note8 which serves as an upgrade of Note7.
Sadly there is really nothing to cheer about Galaxy Note8 because it looks pretty much like the Note7 and has few add-on that make it little better, smarter and efficient.
Well, we think that Samsung is trying not to encounter last years mistakes where their devices were going up in flames. As far of Note8 is concerned, there no mind-blowing features and upgrades.
However Galaxy Samsung Galaxy Note8 is comfortably seized, equipped with first-class smartphones features, and above all, it is beautifully designed to stand the test of time.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Major features That Makes It Distinct
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
Chi psets: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835: octa-core CPU (4×2.35GHz Kryo 280 & 4×1.9GHz 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 desktop use mode on a bigger screen.
Downside of Galaxy Note8
– It has no stereo speakers
– It does not launch with the latest Android
Our Verdict
Samsung may be the biggest producer of smartphones in the world but they have been on the decline after last years woes. So the recent Samsung Galaxy Note8 is just an increase in the numbers of their smartphones in the very competitive smartphone market.
Note8 has few things that tickle the fancy of smartphone fanciers, so if you already have Note7 please keep it, don’t even think of wasting your cash on Note8 because there are just little improvement in the gadget. We rate note8 6 STARS IN RANKING OF 10.
