Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 23, 2017	Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$930	$369

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm	6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Maple gold, Orchid gray, Deep Sea blue	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.98% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.75% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1531 (Good)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.4 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G68 MP5
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (14)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1027
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2937
3D Mark High
Untested	811
3D Mark Low
Untested	807

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Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 55min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
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	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink,SlimPort	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 28, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMN950U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.70 W/kg Body: 0.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.36 W/kg

Alternative variants

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

With 8GB RAM 128GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/128GB

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

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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