Samsung finally took the wraps off the Galaxy Note 8, and it features a lot of similarities to the Galaxy S8 Plus. This begs the questions: Which Samsung phone is better?
The answer is simple yet slightly complicated.
The Note 8 and S8 Plus are strikingly similar phones, but the Note 8 takes the advantage in nearly every spec category of importance. Samsung upgraded the Note 8’s specs to the max. It comes with a 6.3-inch AMOLED QHD+ Infinity Display, Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage with expandability, dual camera, 3,300mAh battery and of course, the S-Pen.
The main upgrade comes with the dual camera. Instead of the lone 12-megapixel sensor found in the S8 Plus, which admittedly took fantastic photos, the Note 8 features two 12-megapixel cameras. The easy answer is to crown the Note 8 the winner right away because it is the successor to the Galaxy S8, so Samsung made sure it’s a better phone than its predecessor.
It comes down to this: the S8 features a fantastic design that can now be purchased at a deep discount while the Note 8 offers the latest and greatest specs with an upgraded camera and S Pen. You’ll have to decide on which side of the line you fall on.
Check out the table down below to see how the Note 8 and Galaxy S8 Plus compare.
| Samsung - Galaxy Note 8 | Samsung - Galaxy S8 Plus | |
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| Display Size | 6.3-inch, 2960 x 1440 pixel display (522 ppi) | 6.2-inch, 2960 x 1440 pixel display (531 ppi) |
| Resolution X | 2960 | 2960 |
| Resolution Y | 1440 | 1440 |
| Display Type | Quad HD+ | Quad HD+ |
| Operating System | Android 7.1.1 (at launch) | Android 7.0 (at launch) |
| Processor | Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.7GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm processor/Octa core (2.35GHz Quad + 1.9GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm processor - Differs by market | Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.7GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm process |
| RAM | 6GB | 4GB |
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| External Storage | Yes | Yes |
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| Main Camera (Back) | 12MP | 12MP |
| Secondary Camera (Front) | 8MP | 8MP |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 LE | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Battery | 3300mAh | 3500mAh |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
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| Height | 162.5 mm (6.40 inches) | 159.5 mm (6.28 inches) |
| Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) | 73.4 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Depth | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 173 g (6.10 oz) |
| Colors | N/A | Midnight Black, Orchard Grey, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold |
| Supported Audio Formats | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF |
| Supported Video Formats | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
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