Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Release Date, News and Features

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launch could be seen as one of the biggest comebacks in phone history following last year's disastrous Galaxy Note 7 battery failures, and after the successful arrival of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus earlier in the year, the signs are the Note 8 is set to build on that.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 price and release date

• Release date: September 15 in UK and US, September 22 in Australia
• From £869, US$930, AU$1,499 SIM free.

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	LTE
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

LAUNCH	Announced	2017, August
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, September

BODY	Dimensions	162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
	Weight	195 g (6.88 oz)
	Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Stylus - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.3 inches (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels (~521 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

PLATFORM	OS	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
	Internal	64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	Dual 12 MP (26mm, f/1.7, PDAF & 52mm, f/2.4, AF), OIS, autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	1/2.55" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm 1/3.6" sensor size, 1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
	Secondary	8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Samsung Desktop Experience support - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
	Talk time	Up to 22 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 74 h

MISC	Colors	Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only)
	Price	About 1000 EUR