Samsung teases Galaxy Note 8 camera and S-Pen features in two new videos

10. Klinton (Posts: 1331; Member since: 24 Oct 2016)

Yup, exactly what I think too.
Just hope the dual camera on Note 8 could do more than blurring and zooming, but some real useful feature.

BTW why the media explain S Pen only as drawings tool?
Ppl never to know the great use of S Pen ??

15. darkkjedii (Posts: 27402; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

It's got so many more uses than that. People don't know what they're missing out on.

28. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4657; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)

I'm really digging the S-pen feature but it's too big for me.

14. ph00ny (Posts: 1813; Member since: 26 May 2011)

It looks like i'm going to be upgrading my phone too (Note 1 ~ Note 5 user)

http://i.imgur.com/NmkVN29.jpg

International Note 1
AT&T Note 2
AT&T Note 3
AT&T Note 4
AT&T Note 5

16. darkkjedii (Posts: 27402; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

Hook that 8 up bro. I've had em all, except the first one. Best phones out to me. All on AT&T also.

19. ph00ny (Posts: 1813; Member since: 26 May 2011)

I use the stylus functions quite a bit

Screenshot shares, writing down quick notes, gif function occasionally, and when my hands are wet

38. rishav20193 (Posts: 226; Member since: 18 Jul 2015)

only if it also had a 128 gb storage variant in all markets !!
I want that deep blue colour in 128 gb

42. SupermanayrB (Posts: 1188; Member since: 20 Mar 2012)

That's the beauty of Android. You can always add your own storage.

43. brasstax (Posts: 500; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)

Agree with everything except the 6.3" screen. It is misleading because size wise it will roughly have the same viewable area as a 5.8" 16:9 screen which is really only minutely bigger than the previous Note''s 5.7" screen.

Till the skinny form factor becomes universal screen sizes should be indicated by viewable square inches as opposed as the screen diagonal is misleading making the skinny form factor phone''s screen size seem much larger on paper than it actually is.

45. batmite (Posts: 196; Member since: 19 Jan 2017)

Shut up darkkmite.

47. darkkjedii (Posts: 27402; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

When you're flash, you call me that too. Hmmmmm.

48. tedkord (Posts: 16069; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

Coincidence, right?

7. Lumberjack (Posts: 306; Member since: 04 May 2017)

Zoom is 2x

25. mikehunta727 (unregistered)

In the article it says 2x optical zoom or 3x zoom, 3x zoom is with the digital zoom also on top of the optical zoom, I think

33. vincelongman (Posts: 5292; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)

Yep, and the telephoto lens probably is higher MP
So they can digitally zoom in "losslessly" to 3x zoom
Like with the OP5

9. Bankz (Posts: 2224; Member since: 08 Apr 2016)

But but but optical zoom is a gimmick. Lmao.

12. Klinton (Posts: 1331; Member since: 24 Oct 2016)

It's x2 ,
and yes, it's close to gimmick.
If Samsung didn't add some new feature to the dual camera, means that Samsung did it just to hunt for iboys.

26. mikehunta727 (unregistered)

It's not a gimmick at all, it's the next logical step in improving smartphone photography, you can only do so much with a small sensor on a smartphone, pushing the laws of nature and physics, so why not add another camera. It works really well with video recording especially. Samsung is suppose to have OIS in both modules so that's very nice and bodes well for the 2nd camera already

29. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4657; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)

So say lossless zoom...saying it has 2x or 3x optical zoom is a misinterpretation and it's misleading.

32. vincelongman (Posts: 5292; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)

OIS is a HUGE deal for telephoto lens
Since the zooming essentially magnifies any shaking
As well as the usual allow longer exposures, which is great as lens with longer focal length usually have smaller sizes or worse apertures

40. iushnt (Posts: 2764; Member since: 06 Feb 2013)

Agreed..

41. iushnt (Posts: 2764; Member since: 06 Feb 2013)

Agreed..

34. tedkord (Posts: 16069; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

Optical zoom isn't a gimmick. No phone has optical zoom.

37. ibend (Posts: 6747; Member since: 30 Sep 2014)

No phone has optical zoom?
What about samsung galaxy k zoom, or zenfone zoom?

44. brasstax (Posts: 500; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)

But but but large screen is a gimmick...
But but but widgets are gimmicks...
But but but FHD and QHD screen is gimmick...
But but but more than 1 GB ram is gimmick...
But but but amoled screen is a gimmick...
But but but wireless charging is a gimmick...
But but but no bezel design is a gimmick...

27. ph00ny (Posts: 1813; Member since: 26 May 2011)

i'm hoping that it's a 3x but way lot of these smartphones use 2x vs 1x lens/sensor to create blur, i highly doubt it.

I tried to use my wife's 7+ to take 2x optical zoom shot at the baseball and it wasn't that much better.