Samsung Galaxy Note 8 – Specs, Price, Release Date & Review

Name: Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Brand: Samsung
Rating: 4.35 (17 reviews)

Added: 02.20.17 | Updated: 04.30.24

Model: Galaxy Note 8
Brand: Samsung
Rating: 4.35 out of 5 (17 votes)
Price: 550 EUR
Year of manufacture: 2017
Dimensions: 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 195 g
Chipset: Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm)
Built-in memory: 64/128/256 GB
Screen: Super AMOLED 6.3 inches
Battery: 3300 mAh
Rear camera: Dual, 12MP
Front camera: Single, 8MP

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Common

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Other names	Versions: N950F (Single SIM: Europe, Australia); N950FD (Global Dual SIM: Europe, LATAM, Brazil; Australia); N950U/U1 (USA); N950W (Canada); N9500 (China); N950N (South Korea) Also known as Samsung Ga
Launch date	2017, August

Price

First price	550 EUR

Design

Height	6.4 in (162.5 mm)
Width	2.94 in ( 74.8 mm)
Depth	0.34 in ( 8.6 mm)
Weight	6.88 oz (195 grams)
Build materials	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Water resistant	Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus
Colors	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only)
Case	Buy a case from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED
Size	6.3 in
Screen Area	101.1 cm²
Resolution	1440 x 2960 px
Points per inch	521 PPI
Color Depth	16M
Ratio (height:width)	18.5:9
Ratio (screen:body)	83.2%
Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional Features	-HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Screen protector	Buy a screen protector from Amazon

Hardware

Chipset	- Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) or Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU	- Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU	- Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA -Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory

Internal Memory	64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Memory Card Slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Software

Operating System (OS)	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface

Main Camera

Number of Cameras	Dual
Specs	-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video Recording	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Rating	94 (Position 236 out of 303)
DxOMark Photos	100
DxOMark Video	84

Selfie camera

Number of Cameras	Single
Specs	-8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video Recording	1440p@30fps

Cellular

Bands	GSM / HSPA / LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SIM Card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Battery

Capacity	3300 mAh
Type	Non-removable Li-Ion
Endurance
Video playback - Up to 22 h (3G) Audio playback - Up to 74 h
Charging	-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)

Audio

Headphone Jack	Yes
Radio	No
Others	-32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Sensors

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Other specifications

Others	-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 AnTuTu & Geekbench Scores

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 scores 259278 points in AnTuTu 8, powered by the Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) chipset.

Antutu Score

Antutu 8 Score	259278 (Position 431 out of 1146)
Antutu 7 Score	204196 (Position 75 out of 2128)

Antutu 8 Ranking
425. Huawei P20 Pro	262139
426. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro	261306
427. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro	261306
428. Xiaomi Mi 6	261141
429. Sony Xperia XZ3	260725
430. Oppo Reno3 Pro	260325
431. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	259278
432. Oppo Reno2	259248
433. Vsmart Aris Pro	254756
434. Huawei Mate 10	253600
435. Honor Note 10	251297
436. Huawei nova 4	251296
437. Coolpad Cool 20s	250999

Antutu 7 Ranking
69. Honor Play	207232
70. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2	206600
71. Honor 10	206587
72. Huawei nova 3	206456
73. Xiaomi Mi 6	205305
74. Samsung Galaxy A80	204789
75. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	204196
76. Samsung Galaxy S8	202356
77. Essential PH-1	200028
78. Samsung Galaxy S8+	195000
79. Tecno Tecno Camon 16 Pro	190607
80. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro	185456
81. vivo Z1 Pro	184622

Geekbench Score

GeekBench 6 Single Core	367 (Position 385 out of 578)
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1327 (Position 343 out of 577)
GeekBench 6 Vulkan	554 (Position 262 out of 282)
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	1318 (Position 209 out of 325)
GeekBench 5 Single Core	345 (Position 1082 out of 1884)
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1509 (Position 901 out of 1873)
GeekBench 4 Single Core	1792 (Position 137 out of 1024)
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	6277 (Position 103 out of 1022)
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	9051
GeekBench 4 Battery	3822

GeekBench 6 Single Core Ranking
379. Google Pixel 2 XL	380
380. ZTE Blade A72s	378
381. Huawei Mate 9 Pro	378
382. Honor V8	373
383. Nokia G22	372
384. Google Pixel 3a XL	372
385. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	367
386. Google Pixel 3a	366
387. vivo Xplay6	363
388. Huawei Mate 8	363
389. Samsung Galaxy S8	361
390. Samsung Galaxy S8+	361
391. Smartisan Nut Pro 2	360

GeekBench 6 Multi Core Ranking
337. Realme C3	1339
338. Essential PH-1	1332
339. Realme 5 Pro	1331
340. Nokia 8.1	1331
341. Nokia 8	1330
342. Honor V9	1328
343. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	1327
344. vivo Z1 Pro	1325
345. Realme 3 Pro	1325
346. Google Pixel 2	1323
347. Honor 9	1323
348. HTC U11+	1320
349. Google Pixel 2 XL	1319

GeekBench 5 Single Core Ranking
1076. Realme Narzo 50i Prime	347
1077. Umidigi Power 7 Max	347
1078. Blackview BV7200	346
1079. Infinix Hot 12 Play NFC	346
1080. Infinix Hot 12 Play	346
1081. Huawei P20	346
1082. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	345
1083. Realme C33 2023	344
1084. Realme C33	344
1085. Realme 3 Pro	343
1086. Honor 10	343
1087. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active	343
1088. Samsung Galaxy S8+	343

GeekBench 5 Multi Core Ranking
895. BLU G90 Pro	1521
896. Honor V9	1514
897. Samsung Galaxy Wide5	1513
898. Motorola Moto G52	1511
899. Samsung Galaxy A23	1511
900. Honor 8 Pro	1511
901. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	1509
902. Google Pixel 2	1507
903. Google Pixel 2 XL	1507
904. Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite	1505
905. Meizu 15 Plus	1503
906. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro	1501
907. Honor X9	1500

GeekBench 4 Single Core Ranking
131. Coolpad Cool S1	1818
132. LG V30s Thinq	1813
133. vivo X21	1806
134. OnePlus 3T	1800
135. LeEco Le Pro3	1798
136. Meizu 16X	1793
137. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	1792
138. Meizu 16	1788
139. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus	1776
140. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active	1775
141. Samsung Galaxy S8+	1771
142. Meizu Pro 7	1767
143. Huawei P9 Plus	1767

GeekBench 4 Multi Core Ranking
97. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11T Pro+	6379
98. HTC U11	6333
99. Meizu 15 Plus	6330
100. vivo Y33s 5G	6307
101. ZTE nubia Z17	6303
102. Honor 9	6302
103. Samsung Galaxy Note 8	6277
104. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2	6267
105. Motorola Moto Z4	6248
106. Honor 10	6215
107. Xiaomi Mi 6	6193
108. Sony Xperia XZ1	6179
109. Sony Xperia XZ Premium	6156

Disclaimer: This information is based on public data and official specifications from Samsung. However, there may be differences in specifications.

*Source of data https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-note/galaxy-note8-64gb--unlocked--orchid-gray-sm-n950uzvaxaa/

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Release Date

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was officially announced and released on August, 2017. It is available in Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only).

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Price

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 starts at 550 EUR. Here are the prices for all storage versions:

Version	Price
64/128/256 GB	550 EUR
6 GB RAM	550 EUR

A 12GB version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is not officially available — 6GB is the maximum storage option.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Samsung Galaxy Note 8 cost?

The price of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 varies based on the specific model and storage capacity. As of the latest update, the base model starts at 550 EUR. Prices increase for models with larger storage capacity and additional features.

When did the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 come out?

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was released on August, 2017.

What is the size and weight of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 ?

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has dimensions of Height: 162.5 mm Width: 74.8 mm Thickness: 8.6 mm and weighs approximately 195 grams.

What is the screen size and resolution of Samsung Galaxy Note 8?

When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.3 inches diagonally offering a resolution of 1440 x 2960 px at a pixel density of 521 ppi.

How much memory and storage does a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 have?

Device comes with chipset Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) with processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is available with internal memory of 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM.

What are the main camera specifications and megapixels of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8?

The device have a Dual rear camera setup with specs of 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom and features like LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

What are the front camera specs and MP of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8?

The device comes with Single front camera setup with specs of 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF and features like Dual video call, Auto-HDR

What colors does the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 come in?

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is available in the following colors: Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only).

What is the AnTuTu score of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8?

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 scores 259278 points in AnTuTu 8.