Samsung Galaxy Note8

Released 2017, September
195g, 8.6mm thickness
Android 7.1.1, up to Android 9.0
64GB/128GB/256GB storage, microSDXC
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6.3"
1440x2960 pixels
12MP
2160p
6GB RAM
Exynos 8895
3300mAh
15W5W

ALL VERSIONS

N950F

N950FD

N950U

Versions: N950F (Single SIM: Europe, Australia); N950FD (Global Dual SIM: Europe, LATAM, Brazil; Australia); N950U/U1 (USA); N950W (Canada); N9500 (China); N950N (South Korea)
Also known as Samsung Galaxy Note8 Duos with Dual SIM card slots.

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2017, August 23. Released 2017, September
Launch	Status	Discontinued

Body	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)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus

Display	Type	Super AMOLED, HDR10
	Size	6.3 inches, 101.1 cm² (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
	Chipset	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
		UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Dual	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
	Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera	Dual	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	Features	HDR
	Video	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		32-bit/384kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1

Features	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
		Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
	Talk time	Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 74 h

Misc	Colors	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
	Models	SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
	SAR	0.61 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.17 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 500 EUR


Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 201065 (v7) GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 89h

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 - user opinions and reviews

Piko
PRW
15 May 2025

Noble Rom

Zye jalon
whB
07 May 2025

The note note phone after the bomb note 7

ADAMS
XBA
19 Mar 2025

Those Aliexpress screen, I think they are low quality and some features 2wnt work. Like pen wouldn't work.