Samsung Galaxy Note8 long-term review

22 February 2018
While some phones are inspired by the ‘less is more’ mantra, Samsung’s Galaxy Note family has always proudly claimed that ‘more is more’. More features, more options, more settings, more ways to interact with your handset, more choice made possible by the use of the best components adding up to the biggest and baddest spec list. To paraphrase a well known...

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  • 08 Oct 2024

BigM, 20 Aug 2024Wrong. My battery has lasted for 7 years, just fine. It las... moreDo you recommend getting the note 8 as a second phone now?

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    • BigM
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    • 20 Aug 2024

    kasey, 05 Jul 2024battery can not last for 1 year , the other rest good Wrong. My battery has lasted for 7 years, just fine. It lasts me all day. You take care of your phone dont constantly have it charging, let it drain to zero every month or so and it works just fine.

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      • kasey
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      • 05 Jul 2024

      battery can not last for 1 year , the other rest good

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        • 01 Sep 2023

        California Surfer, 17 Jul 2023It's 2023 and I'm still using Note8. It's an... moreme too

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          • 23 Jul 2023

          Jeffy01, 28 Dec 2022I'm stucked between getting the Samsung s10e and the S... moreAs a long term user i am saying to donot buy note 8 because battery software and manymore

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            • California Surfer
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            • 17 Jul 2023

            It's 2023 and I'm still using Note8. It's an awesome phone!

              Jeffy01, 28 Dec 2022I'm stucked between getting the Samsung s10e and the S... moreThis comment is really old but I hope you got the S10e because it's miles better than the Note8 especially on performance and cameras

                I'm stucked between getting the Samsung s10e and the Samsung note 8.. I just love the s10e for it's size and the fact it's a more recent phone based on updates but the note 8 seems to be a powerhouse compared to s10e.. can someone help me outI'm stucked between getting the Samsung s10e and the Samsung note 8.. I just love the s10e for it's size and the fact it's a more recent phone based on updates but the note 8 seems to be a powerhouse compared to s10e.. can someone help me out

                  I had a Galaxy Note8 until the end of October when I got the Note9. Except for the camera, battery, software and Bluetooth-enabled S Pen that make the 9 superior, the 8 is still an excellent smartphone.

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                    • 06 Sep 2022

                    Yk, 23 Apr 2022I'm still using it. For work. No problem at all, it ca... moreMe too. I still enjoy my Note 8.

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                      • 11 Jun 2022

                      Note8Fan, 26 Jan 2022Trying to change my note 8 for a better phone at the same p... moreUsually speaker volume gets low when it gets clogged with dirt and sweat.
                      Try cleaning with a small wire brush( like the one that is used to clean comb)

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                        • 23 Apr 2022

                        I'm still using it. For work. No problem at all, it can do almost anything i want

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                          • 26 Jan 2022

                          Trying to change my note 8 for a better phone at the same price that I bought it for. My search from last 3 months has not landed me on to a phone that is on par with my beautiful note 8 at same price range. Off late, the ear piece volume has gone low. Tried different options suggested on net, but not seem to fix the issue. May be now I find a solid reason to get a new one, but definitely have to shell out 30% more to satisfy my move from note 8.

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                            • 07 Jun 2021

                            second option, 04 Feb 2021how would be its performance now in 2021? Concerning to the... moreIt's definitely worth it Still

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                              • 31 May 2021

                              second option, 04 Feb 2021how would be its performance now in 2021? Concerning to the... moreI enjoy my Note 8 still very much in 2021. The battery life is shorter now but the phone works hard. The camera is also very good. Some times I look to upgrade but can not find something else that is worth the money.

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                                • LEi
                                • 04 Feb 2021

                                how would be its performance now in 2021? Concerning to the camera, seeing these photos, its even better than many phones nowadays

                                  my mobile are not working with GPS properly anymore. GPS can locate me and it is updating the location, but it can't navigate. Waze, Google Maps and others can locate me, but they never are changing the cursor (circle) to navigate (triangle). I did a hardreset, but nothing are working. I headed to my local customer service center Smouha Centre in Egypt; I reported the problem to them. The service center installed new fresh most recent operation system, but nothing solved the problem. I requested to meet the head of maintenance center Mr. Markus and he told me that he has the same device note 8 and we started to test car navigation on his device, we both surprised that the problem is in his device too. we agreed that Samsung local in my country will report this problem to Samsung home office. this is a very annoying problem and Samsung should act seriously for this problem asap. It is now clear that note 8 and note 9 has a serious GPS issue, and I expect note 10 will have the same problem. I will never buy a Samsung phone again.

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                                    • 19 Jul 2019

                                    I'm a Note fan, Note 8 is my third one . I have been using it for one year and it works fine sofar and battery life also note bad as I'm a heavy user of mobile.

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                                      • Odenkey
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                                      • 09 May 2019

                                      My 1st Note 8 became hot & went off on it's own only after 4 months of use. I was told it's the motherboard. I insisted on a new 1, after a long battle it was replaced. About a year of use of the new one, the screen goes off on it's own. What a mess up phone. I would not recommend anyone buying it. The Note 5 is better.

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                                        • 06 Sep 2018

                                        my Samsung note 8' motherboard is burnt. there was the sound of a little blast from my phone and my fone was turned off. I smelled something is burnt. samsung don't want to replace it just want to repair it. I saw two phone same model on repair center burnt completely. i was lucky my fone was not blasted like that otherwise, it could harm me as well.
                                        this is my 7th day i am calling to Samsung they transferred to one dept to other and pushing me to repair it instead of replacing when i bought this phone only two months ago.they don't understand it is a safety issue. i recommend plz plz plz don't buy this model as Samsung knows very well this issue of the model but they pushing their customer to repair defective phoneAs instead replace it putting their lives on risk until it blast and completely burnt.