Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs Samsung Galaxy Note8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 02, 2016	Aug 23, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$930

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm	6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	6.88 oz (195.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys	Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue coral, Gold platinum, Silver titanium, Black onyx	Midnight black, Maple gold, Orchid gray, Deep Sea blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 78.16% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 82.98% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 518 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual 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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Yes	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink,SlimPort
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
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	Date approved: Jul 28, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMN950U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 0.67 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg	Head: 0.70 W/kg Body: 0.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.36 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
Colors	Gold, Blue
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 28, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMN950F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.31 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

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)

Dual SIM version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

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