Honor Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2016	Aug 02, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$420

Design

Dimensions
7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 inches 178.8 x 90.9 x 7.18 mm	6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
7.73 oz / 219.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Blue coral, Gold platinum, Silver titanium, Black onyx

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 73.85% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 78.16% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 445 PPI	2560x1440px, 518 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Yes
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps) Video calling
Front
8 MP	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 19, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMN930F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 0.67 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$345

Dual SIM	Yes

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$375

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Processor	Octa-core 2150 MHz Exynos M1 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP12
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)

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