Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs Honor Note 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

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

Display

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

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30	1, 3, 7
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), 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

Dual SIM	Yes

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$345

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)

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$375

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