As expected, the Galaxy Note 8 finally went official hours ago at an exclusive Samsung event in New York City. To no one’s surprise, the Note 8 looks exactly like it did in the leaked images and carries the exact same specifications from those leaks as well. Nevertheless, it is a wonderful smartphone and here’s a clean and confirmed final look at its specs on paper.
Dimensions: 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight: 195 g (6.88 oz)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
– IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
– Stylus
– Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Display: 6.3 inches (83.2% screen-to-body ratio) Super AMOLED, 1440 x 2960 pixels (~521 ppi pixel density) QHD+
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection
– HDR10 compliant
– 3D Touch (home button only)
– Always-on display
– Grace UX UI
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset: Exynos 8895 Octa – EMEA/Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 – USA & China
CPU: Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) – EMEA/Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo) – USA & China
GPU: Mali-G71 MP20 – EMEA/Adreno 540 – USA & China
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) – single-SIM model
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual-SIM model
Internal storage: 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Primary camera: Dual 12 MP, f/1.7 & f/2.4, OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash; 1/2.55″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm, 1/3.6″ sensor size, 1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto H
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Secondary camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6″ sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
3.5mm jack
– 32-bit/384kHz audio
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
NFC: Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
– Samsung Desktop Experience support
– Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
– Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
– ANT+ support
– Bixby Voice natural language commands and dictation
– MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player
– MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
– Photo/video editor
– Document editor
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Colors: Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue
Price: N/A (Expected to be more than 1,000 Euros)
