Finally, Samsung has announced its new flagship phone Samsung Galaxy Note 8. The phone is the successor of Galaxy Note 7 that will be remembered for years for its exploding nature.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 comes with 6.3″ Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display with 2960 x 1440 pixels resolution. This is the first note device to come with edge-to-edge Infinity Display. It comes with Android 7.1.1 Nougat and Oreo update will follow soon.
It comes with Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with Adreno 540 GPU or Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 processor with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU depending on the region. It has 6GB LPDDR4 RAM. It will be available in 64/128/256GB storage options. It will be available in both Single SIM and Dual SIM model. Both phones will allow storage expansion up to 256GB.
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It has dual camera setup with 2X optical zoom. It features a 12 megapixels telephone camera with 1.0µm pixel size and 1/3.6″ sensor size along with a Dual pixel 12MP wide angle camera with 1.4µm, F1.7 aperture, and 1/2.55″ sensor size. It supports 4K video recording at 30 fps, with 2X optical zoom and 10X digital zoom. It also has 8 megapixels front camera with F1.7 aperture and 80-degree field of view. Both cameras feature optical image stabilization.
It supports 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz),Bluetooth® v 5.0, USB Type-C, NFC GPS, Galileo, Glonass and BeiDou. It offers ultra High-Quality audio playback and supports a wide range of audio format. It also supports dual audio. So, it can connect two Bluetooth devices for music playback simultaneously.
It has a dedicated Bixby button to use Samsung’s own personal digital assistant. Just press it to interact with Bixby and give it a command. Dimensions of Galaxy Note 8 measure 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm. It weighs 195 grams. It will be available in Midnight Black, Deepsea Blue, Orchid Gray and Maple Gold color options.
Dimensions of Galaxy Note 8 measure 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm. It weighs 195 grams. It will be available in Midnight Black, Deepsea Blue, Orchid Gray and Maple Gold color options. The phone also has IP68 rating for making it water resistant and dust resistant.
It also has Iris sensor and Fingerprint sensor. It offers Iris Scanner, Fingerprint Scanner, Face Recognition options for unlocking the phone. For security, it comes with Knox protection and Samsung secure folder.
It also supports Samsung Dex. So, you can mirror the phone on large display and work on it with a keyboard, mouse. It supports Samsung Pay as well.
It packs a 3300mAh battery with support to Fast Charging on wired and wireless charging both. It claims to offer up to 22 hours of talk time, and up to 16 hours of video playback. Samsung claims that it did 8-Point Battery Safety Check to ensure safety of the battery.
In the United States, the phone will be available for pre-order from August 24th through most carries and ships from September 15th. It will be available starting mid-September globally.
