Samsung officially launched the new Note 8 on 23 August 2017 to replace Note 7 following the successful Galaxy S8 launch. New Note 8 clearly follows in the footsteps of the Galaxy S8. The main concern about this new Note 8 is definitely its Battery Life. Does Samsung really make sizeable upgrade to its battery life?
The battery inside Samsung’s new phablet is smaller and has less capacity (3300mAh) than both the Galaxy S8 plus and ill-fated Note 7 (both 3,500 mAh). It’s possible Samsung was trying to avoid last year’s issues with the Galaxy Note 7’s battery not having enough room inside its shell and decided to err on the side of caution.
After tested by various reviewers in the web, its battery roughly translates into “all-day” battery life, but if you’re shooting a lot of video or gaming on the phone, you’ll probably need to top off at some point in the day.
Let's take a look at other perspective of comparison.
The battery inside Samsung’s new phablet is smaller and has less capacity (3300mAh) than both the Galaxy S8 plus and ill-fated Note 7 (both 3,500 mAh). It’s possible Samsung was trying to avoid last year’s issues with the Galaxy Note 7’s battery not having enough room inside its shell and decided to err on the side of caution.
After tested by various reviewers in the web, its battery roughly translates into “all-day” battery life, but if you’re shooting a lot of video or gaming on the phone, you’ll probably need to top off at some point in the day.
Let's take a look at other perspective of comparison.
Design
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Note 8
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Note 7
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A metal and glass sandwich design with a built-in stylus.
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A metal and glass sandwich design
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Size of the screen
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Note 8
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Note 7
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6.3"
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5.7"
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Aspect ratio
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Note 8
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Note 7
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18.5:9
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16:9
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Measurement
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Note 8
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Note 7
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162.5mm x 74.8mm x 8.6mm
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153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9mm
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Pixel density
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Note 8
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Note 7
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522ppi
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518ppi
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Rear camera
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Note 8
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Note 7
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Two 12-megapixel lenses, one wide-angle with an aperture of f/1.7, the other telephoto with an aperture of f/2.4 giving you 2x optical zoom.
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A 12-megapixel Duo Pixel rear camera with an f/1.7 aperture.
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Front camera
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Note 8
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Note 7
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An 8-megapixel snapper with an aperture of f/1.7 and autofocus
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A 5-megapixel sensor, also with an f/1.7 aperture
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Hardware
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Note 8
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Note 7
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The Exynos 8895, both with 6GB of RAM. It also comes in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB internal storage options and microSD support for further storage expansion.
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The Exynos 8890 chipset, coupled with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage and microSD support for further storage expansion up to 256GB.
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Software
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Note 8
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Note 7
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Android Nougat, again with Samsung's TouchWiz interface over the top.
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Android Marshmallow with Samsung's TouchWiz interface over the top.
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Conclusion
The Note 8 offers a larger and slightly sharper screen, camera advancements and hardware improvements. There are also several software improvements too and although the battery capacity is smaller.
The Note 8 offers a larger and slightly sharper screen, camera advancements and hardware improvements. There are also several software improvements too and although the battery capacity is smaller.
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