Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 23, 2017	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$930	$2000

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm	6.27 x 5.05 x 0.27 inches 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm
Folded
	(159.2 x 68 x 16.8 mm)
Weight
6.88 oz (195.0 g)	9.95 oz (282.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
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	Mystic black, Mystic bronze

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.98% screen-to-body	7.6-inch, 89.00% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI	2208x1768px, 372 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.2 inches 2260 x816 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 650
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 11.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 23min

Browsing

6h 43min

Video

7h 10min

Gaming

9h 9min

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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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)	10 MP (EIS, HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 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 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 28, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMN950U	Date approved: Oct 27, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMF916U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.70 W/kg Body: 0.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.36 W/kg	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 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

Thom Browne Edition

Colors	Grey
Prices (MSRP)	$3300

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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