Samsung Galaxy Note 8 full specification and price

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is designed for infinity display, it is the biggest ever for a Galaxy Note. It gives users more screen for a larger view and more space to use the S PEN.  The curves and the seamless body are engineered to provide users a convenient and comfortable grip, the fingerprint sensor is located at the back of the device while the home button is embedded beneath the infinity display screen to stay invisible until is needed just like the SAMSUNG GALAXY S8. The GALAXY NOTE 8 makes you view more and scroll less.

DISPLAY

It sports a 6.3” inch full HD+ display and can be further changed to a QUAD HD+ (WQHD+) in the settings. The device has a display resolution of 1440*2960 (pixels), the screen is being protected by a strong Gorilla glass 5 with a symmetric curves and 18.1:9 body to screen ratio which comes with together for a narrow body design. The device offers a 14% wider viewing area that makes for a richer, more vivid and immersive experience plus It supports a multi-touch.  It is 6.3” when measured diagonally in full rectangle and 6.2” with accounting for the rounded corners of the Galaxy Note 8.

CAMERA

It sports a dual pixel sensor rear camera of 12mp, the Note 8 telephoto camera has 2x optical zoom to let user zoom in clearly and both camera have optical image stabilization (OIS). The device gets a live focus technology which makes you take beautiful and sharp pictures with a nice bokeh effect, it has an option to adjust the level of brightness and background blur afterwards plus a wide angle aperture of f/2.4 and the other camera of f/1.7 bright lens and a large 1.4um pixels. Other features are; Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama.

FRONT CAMERA

It is equipped with an 8.0mp selfie camera with a bright lens also and a smart auto-focus. It bright lens keep users photo details clear even in low light area/environment while the smart auto-focus tracks the face in the shots.

RAM/ROM

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is packed with a large 6GB RAM and a 10nm mobile processor to make it seamless and fast in operating. Heavy loaded games or apps are quite light or weightless on the device because it is equipped with a VULKAN API. VULKAN API makes or enhance fast connections between computing and graphics. It is further packed with a 64/128/256 GB ROM/internal memory which supports an expansion up to 256GB.

PROCESSOR

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is running on a Exynos 8895 Octa – EMEA and a Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835, with a Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) – EMEA/Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) CPU, and a Mali-G71 MP20 – EMEA/Adreno 540 GPU. This hardware’s enhance the smartphones operations especially in multi-tasking and playing heavy 3D games.

BATTERY

It is packed with a 3300mAh Li-Lion non-removable battery capacity plus it supports wireless charging so you don’t have to worry about cords. The wireless charger is sold separately from the device.

SIM SLOT

It has a dual SIM option, users have the freedom to keep two lines open, a personal line and a work line. You could also have one for calling and text and the other for data, or choose to use a local SIM card when you're abroad, But the availability of dual SIM may vary by country and/or carrier.

ANDROID OS

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is running on the latest advance Android 7.1.1 Nougat system which improves stability and fluency. It also reduces battery life consumption + multitasking gives you a whole lot different experience and starting apps simultaneously.

SECURITY

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 makes unlocking with your eyes, your face, or a press of your finger easy. And with Samsung Knox protecting your biometric data as well as safeguarding what's on your phone, you have peace of mind. The device has a lot of security technology which are the Fingerprint scanner, Iris scanner, Face recognition, Pattern Password and PIN.

RESISTANT

If you get splashed or caught in the rain, you can carry on using your Galaxy Note8 because it's water and dust resistant. NB: - Galaxy Note8 and S Pen are rated IP68, meaning they are both protected against dust ingress and are water resistant. Water resistance rating is based on test conditions of submersion in up to 1.5 meters of fresh water for up to 30 minutes.

About S-PEN

Other specs;

• S-PEN
• Network - GSM / HSPA / LTE
• Sensor - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2.
• WLAN - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
• Bluetooth - 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
• GPS - Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
• NFC - Yes
• Radio - No
• USB - 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
• Color - Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only)
• Price - About 422,792k