Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 or Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy Note 8	Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2017, August	2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD)	162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm \| 6.4 x 6.4 x 2.94 in	156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm \| 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.06 in
Weight	195 g \| 6.88 oz	186 g \| 6.56 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only)	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud
Battery	3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	3600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h	Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 59 h
Approximate price	550 EUR	280 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	6.3" in	5.7" in
Screen area	101.1 cm²	89.6 cm²
Screen format	18.5:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.2%	73.6%
Screen resolution	1440 x 2960 px	1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	521 PPI	386 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs	- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display	- Always-on display
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	12 MP, Dual	16 MP, Single
Camera 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	-16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Functions	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score	94
DxOMark Photo	100
DxOMark Video	84
Front camera, selfie	8 MP, Single	16 MP, Single
Specifications	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF	16 MP, f/1.9
Functions	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset	- Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China	- Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)
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	- Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China	Mali-T830MP3
External memory	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM	32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	259278
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	367	174
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1327	843
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	1318
GeekBench 6 Vulkan	554
GeekBench 5 Single Core	345	145
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1509	911
GeekBench 4 Single Core	1792	771
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	6277	4011
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	9051	2980
GeekBench 4 Battery	3822

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-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)	-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), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation		SAR - 1.00 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors	- Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus	- ANT+ - Fast battery charging - - Samsung Pay -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions	- 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	- Versions: A720F (Global Single-SIM); A720F/DS (Global Dual-SIM). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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