Samsung Galaxy Note8 review

16 September 2017
The Note8 is here and we can't help but feel the tension rising, especially in Europe where this is the first Note device to officially land in two years. Some time it's been, so a lot is riding on the Galaxy Note8.

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  • AnonD-701035
  • qif
  • 16 Sep 2017

Ng, 16 Sep 2017Even I not using high end Samsung phone, just A7 2016, but... moreevery phone with a skin on top of Android lags

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    • Ng
    • sF}
    • 16 Sep 2017

    Anonymous, 16 Sep 2017Really?? dude I have a Samsung note 5 and it lags as hell t... moreEven I not using high end Samsung phone, just A7 2016,
    but overall not bad, sometime lag is not avoidable.

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      • AnonD-687487
      • mAK
      • 16 Sep 2017

      Anonymous, 16 Sep 2017Not a lot of difference and no difference are not the same.... moreWhat do you mean? The SD835 variant has a lower endurace rating than the LG V30. The Exynos variant has almost the same endurance rating as the V30.

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        • Roy
        • kBG
        • 16 Sep 2017

        @GSMA,
        Can any one of your reviewed units take photos while recording video? This is driving me nuts as I don't see that option on my Tmobile Note 8.

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          • Gokai Pink
          • P@Y
          • 16 Sep 2017

          Oh my God Galaxy Notch 8 is here,
          and Yordan is on the picture
          My day is complete!

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            • AnonD-383086
            • 6wp
            • 16 Sep 2017

            AnonD-24741, 16 Sep 2017Samsung use their custom tweak to quick charge, making it a... moreSamsung is using fast charge 2.0 from past 3 years iphone 8 maybe charge more quickly But LG and HTC use quick charge 3.0 from 2 years and I hear some companies already ship quick charge 4.0.so dear Samsung isn't the fastest.

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              • conciens
              • Pba
              • 16 Sep 2017

              overall rating: 4.9/5
              in practice, prefect.

                Battery life of the exynos variant is as expected, fortunately. Samsung should just ditch snapdragon altogether and create an in house gpu.

                  [deleted post]It's pure luck. People said galaxy alpha doesn't lag at lollipop and mine bootloops sometimes. I was unlucky. A5 2016 on latest nougat ZERO LAG. ZERO. I hope that next samsung will be good and not defective especially when I pay 600+ euros.

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                    • MdN8
                    • ptD
                    • 16 Sep 2017

                    Anonymous, 16 Sep 2017Really?? dude I have a Samsung note 5 and it lags as hell t... moreReally? Just clean the cache once in a month or two. My phone even came with Smart Manager preinstalled. You can also set most apps to save power. You can even regenerate the gallery thumbnails, but that goes for any phone. I'm using Nova Launcher now and it's neither faster nor slower than TouchWiz.

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                      • Ng
                      • sF}
                      • 16 Sep 2017

                      Start read comment have 6, after read review comment become 17

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                        • Anonymous
                        • P@Y
                        • 16 Sep 2017

                        MdN8, 16 Sep 2017They stopped slowing down years ago. You can stop spreading... moreReally?? dude I have a Samsung note 5 and it lags as hell the front camera is awful, u.i sucks dude..

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                          • Anonymous
                          • krW
                          • 16 Sep 2017

                          AnonD-538833, 16 Sep 2017IMO, these are the main shortcomings - #Pricey (Note worth... moreGet off the lag lies

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                            • Anonymous
                            • krW
                            • 16 Sep 2017

                            [deleted post]So you never used either. Understood

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                              • Anonymous
                              • krW
                              • 16 Sep 2017

                              AnonD-687487, 16 Sep 2017Main shortcomings: QuickCharge 2.0 instead of 3.0 or 4.0 fo... moreNot a lot of difference and no difference are not the same.
                              Especially when the longer lasting one has a bigger brighter screen

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                                • gsmarena_note8exynos
                                • vgN
                                • 16 Sep 2017

                                Powered by either a SLSI_S5K2L2_FIMC_IS sensor on the Exynos model or a Sony IMX 333 in the Snapdragon one. Gsmarena's review using exynos model.

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                                  • AnonD-538833
                                  • Aba
                                  • 16 Sep 2017

                                  IMO, these are the main shortcomings -
                                  #Pricey (Note worth the price they are asking for)
                                  #Smaller battery than predecessor which led to mediocre battery life (SD verison)
                                  #Laggy ( Samsung phones are historically laggy phones than other android phones)
                                  #It's only going to lag more in the coming days.
                                  #Worst position for finger print sensor
                                  #Secondary camera is pathetic compared to main camera.
                                  #Speaker quality is pathetic.
                                  #Too many duplicate and pathetic apps preinstalled in the phones.

                                  Other than these shortcoming the phone looks good.

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                                    • MdN8
                                    • ptD
                                    • 16 Sep 2017

                                    [deleted post]They stopped slowing down years ago. You can stop spreading this nonsense, it serves no purpose apart from identifying you as misinformed, or a troll. Your Motorola is a good phone and you should enjoy it without trying to make others look bad.
                                    Posted from a Galaxy S5 which is still as fast as on the first day.

                                      AnonD-24741, 16 Sep 2017Samsung use their custom tweak to quick charge, making it a... moreYes but it still not the best. In 2015 galaxy s6 charge in 65minutes. And samsung fast charger is the same since note 4. At least is supplied with the box. ( F*ck you apple)

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                                        • AnonD-24741
                                        • mY{
                                        • 16 Sep 2017

                                        AnonD-687487, 16 Sep 2017Main shortcomings: QuickCharge 2.0 instead of 3.0 or 4.0 fo... moreSamsung use their custom tweak to quick charge, making it a lot faster than quick charge 2.0. Samsung phones has always been the fastest charging or amongst the fastest. Usually over twice as fast as an iPhone, despite having a bigger battery.