Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S24+ Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 or Samsung Galaxy S24+ Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | Samsung Galaxy S24+ | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2017, August | 2024, January 17 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 2.94 in | 158.5 x 75.9 x 7.7 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.99 in | |
| Weight | 195 g | 6.88 oz | 196 g | 6.91 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only) | Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Jade Green, Sandstone Orange, Sapphire Blue | |
| Battery | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h |
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| Approximate price | 550 EUR | 1050 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.3" in | 6.7" in | |
| Screen area | 101.1 cm2 | 110.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.2% | 91.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 px | 1440 x 3120 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 521 PPI | 513 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
- 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 50 MP, Triple | |
| 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 |
-50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 94 | 133 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 100 | 134 | |
| DxOMark Video | 84 | 125 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | |
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 14, One UI 6.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
- Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) - Exynos 2400 (4 nm) - International |
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| 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 |
- 8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520) -10-core (1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.95GHz Cortex-A520) |
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| GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
Adreno 750 (1 GHz) - USA/Canada/China Xclipse 940 - International |
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| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1852879 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 422520 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 689490 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 321987 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 422520 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 259278 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 367 | 2199 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1327 | 7001 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1318 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 554 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 345 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1509 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1792 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6277 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 9051 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3822 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIM/ Dual eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| 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) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A (up to 7CA), 5G | |
| 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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.3, A2DP, LE5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.74 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), 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 |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - 45W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, 65% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging (Qi/PMA) -4.5W Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) -Armor aluminum 2 frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance |
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| 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 |
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