Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Hands On, Review and Specs

Samsung is doing a great effort over the past few years on their devices and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is one of those. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is expected to release in September 2017 with a price of Rs 73999 Rs.

Review Of Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Display

As of the previous note series display is always been a form factor but now Note 8 is featuring a near bezel-less display which Samsung calls "Infinity Display" with a 6.3-inch AMOLED display with 2,960x1,440-pixel resolution and an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 which makes it slightly more comfortable when using with one hand. With the IP68 certification, the device is also water and dust resistant.


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Camera

The next big feature of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is its camera. It is the first Samsung smartphone to feature dual camera setup and also both cameras have optical image stabilization (OIS) to produce photos that come out beautifully steady even when the camera shakes. It got a 12MP standard sensor along with 12MP wide-angle sensor. The device also offers dual OIS, f/1.7 aperture, dual tone LED flash, 2X optical zoom, live focus and up to 10X digital zoom. For those who don't know what Live Focus is it adds a blurry background on your photo, you can adjust blurriness from 0 to 10 scale. Note 8 also did an amazing job in low-light condition.

Performance

The performance of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is as nice as the phone's design. There’s 6GB of RAM, either an Exynos 8895 or Snapdragon 835 CPU, and 64GB of storage which is expandable up to 256 GB. Expect US owners to get the Snapdragon version while the UK and rest of the world the Exynos one. Time will tell whether the device is as fast as the specs suggest, but Samsung’s software has been gradually and constantly improving so we have high hopes.

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Software

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is running on the Android Version 7.1.1 (Nougat) out of the box and will soon get android Oreo in few months. The Samsung own U.I which is called 'Samsung Experience' is running on the top of Android Nougat and looks just amazing on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

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Battery

Because of the exploding problem on the Note 7, the Samsung is taking battery check more seriously that's why Samsung has introduced its 8-point battery check.
Samsung has also reduced battery size and capacity from 3,500mAh to 3,300mAh to leave more room in the phone's cavity but doesn't you worry about the reduced battery size, the new CPU can optimise the battery life well and also you have the fast and wireless charging feature.

S-Pen

The Note series is nothing without the S-Pen that why the new S-Pen on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has some major updates and bunch of new features like Live Message, Screen-off Memo and more. The new S-Pen can also work under the water condition so you can easily take a note while having your shower because many ideas come in there only.

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Connectivity

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 comes with Gigabit Class Connectivity which means you can Browse the web, download files, and stream videos with the speed of 1 gigabit per second if your internet provider gives you that much speed. The Note 8 is having a hybrid sim slot which means you can either put a micro SD card in the second slot or have your sim there and don't you forget you still have your 3.5mm headphone jack so you can enjoy your songs with your favorite wired headphones.

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Pricing and Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is expected to release in September 2017 in India with a price of 73999 Rs.

Pros:

• Beautiful design
• Good Performance
• Cool Features
• Nice Camera

Cons:

• Wierd Position Of Fingerprint Sensor
• Expensive
• Low Battery Life
• Not having Dual Speaker like other flagships do

Final Thoughts

We personally think that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the best smartphone in 2017 because of its Performance, Design and other handy features like Live Focus, Live Message, Screen-off Memo and Dual OIS make it different from other flagships.