Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Analysis: bigger, more expensive and more impressive

Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Analysis Samsung Galaxy Note 8 
Approximate Price: $ 799.99

Good  The  Samsung Galaxy Note 8  has a beautiful design with a large curved screen; It is waterproof (IP68) and has good battery life. It incorporates a dual rear camera that improves what we saw in the Galaxy S8; It has 64GB of storage base, microSD slot, iris reader, USB-C, wireless charging, more features than we need and the best 'stylus' that you can find on a cell card.

Downside  is one of the most expensive cellular market; its size is not for everyone, but brings some improvements, your fingerprint reader is not very practical.

Conclusion  The Galaxy Note 8 is an improved version of the Galaxy S8, and is certainly the best Samsung. Cameras help raise the level of excellent photographic Samsung and its new features make this phone is the most complete of the moment. However, its high price makes it not ideal for everyone, and if you do not think you'll actually benefit the dual camera and stylus, the Galaxy S8 Plus, which costs about US $ 100 less, may be a better option.

Rating 
editors

8.9TOTAL

• design8.0
• functions9.5
• performance9.0
• camera9.0
• battery9.0
  
  

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 mark the return of the series after the debacle of Note 7 and, although it is very similar to the Galaxy S8, this is definitely the best phone that Samsung has done to date.

 The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has a beautiful 6.3-inch screen almost without bezels.

With the Galaxy Note 8 you get the best things about the Galaxy S8, including its beautiful design, excellent performance, good battery life, water resistance, wireless charging and excellent cameras, but now have a dual rear camera that offers more flexibility to take different photos. Also you have the best stylus on a cell market and new features that make it better for productivity.

However, this phone from Samsung has a suggested price of US $ 929.99 and due to its resemblance to the Galaxy S8 Plus price is not the best option for everyone, unless you want a stylus with those features and / or want to enjoy the benefits it brings dual camera Galaxy Note 8.

IPhone versus 8 Plus, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is positioned with a striking design. Although the Note 8 is more expensive, it all depends on your choice of operating system and if you actually want and need a  stylus .

However, his main rival is undoubtedly the iPhone X, the new Apple cell also has a striking design and rear dual cameras with optical image stabilization. Here it is more a question of operating system because both phones offer the best of each manufacturer. However, I still think the Galaxy Note 8 is more complete, because it not only offers an iris scanner, facial recognition and fingerprint reader, but it also has many functions multiventana, the best stylus on a cell and at least $ 70 cheaper.

The  LG V30  is another team that has several advantages, it is even cheaper, but I think the Galaxy Note 8 is a slightly more refined cell that more users could enjoy.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Features and Specifications

• Screen: 6.3 inches with a 5.18 aspect ratio: 9
• Resolution: 2,960x1,440 pixels
• HDR compatibility: Yes
• Processor 835 Snapdragon eight cores (four of 2.35GHz and four 1.9GHz) or Exynos 8895 eight-core (four 2.3GHz and 1.7GHz four) with the new manufacturing process 10nm
• RAM: 6GB
• Storage: 64GB
• MicroSD slot: Yes, up to 2TB
• Battery: 3,300mAh
• Rear Camera: Dual 12-megapixel optical image stabilization in both. A wide angle (main) with f / 1.7 and double pixel, while the other is telephoto f / 2.4
• Front Camera: 8-megapixel with autofocus and face detection
• Operating System: Android Nougat
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, NFC, LTE Cat 16.
• Waterproof: Yes, IP68 (up to 1.5 meters deep by 30 minutes)
• Iris reader: Yes
• Wireless Charging: Yes
• Fast charging: Quick Charge 2.0
• Earphones included: Yes; optimized by AKG, Harman company (recently acquired by Samsung)
• Other features: USB port type C, Samsung Android Pay and Pay; the screen detects the pressure the user places at the bottom (Start button); Bixby virtual assistant (with dedicated button), Google Now, Google Assistant, heart rate sensor and can become desktop computer with Samsung Dex
• Size: 162.5x74.8x8.6mm
• Weight: 195 grams

• The most important new Galaxy Note 8

  • Screen almost without bezels.
  • 6GB of RAM worldwide.
  • Dual rear camera with optical image stabilization in the two lenses ( bokeh , Dual Capture, Live Focus).
  • Fingerprint reader on the back, but now has the flash from the camera and sensor and heart rate.
  • Pair app lets you run two apps on the screen automatically divided.
  • Live Messages (animated messages): This feature lets you create and send to your contacts using virtually any app in GIF format.
  • Translation of sentences with the S Pen, not just words. Converts currency or measurements instantly.
  • Up Pen allows you to download images to color with the S Pen - will be available in mid-September.
  • You can edit entries with two taps on the screen always on and you can have up to 100 pages.
  • Compatible with Samsung Dex, providing better fluidity when you connect and disconnect the phone from the  dock  and, for example, are in a video call.
  • Compatible with the new glasses Samsung Gear VR.

  Is it safe to buy the Galaxy Note 8 or explode?

   Samsung says it has implemented new security measures and quality control for the problems we saw with the Note 7 will not be repeated. This is the same control measures began to be implemented with the Galaxy Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus.
  For example, Samsung activated an eight different battery tests, which are tests of durability, loading and unloading, TVOC (total volatile organic compound), disassembled, accelerated use OCV (open circuit voltage delta), visual inspection and X-rays
  In addition, Samsung partnered with  UL International,  an independent firm specializing in security to ensure that deployed in Note 8 batteries are safe.
  Note that there is no perfect technology and any device or cell may have flaws and defects, and that is the reason why companies always offer some kind of warranty on their products.
  Samsung may have been very cautious this time to avoid battery present problems, especially because it is the successor to the Note 7. Even here the company has integrated a battery of lower capacity than had the Note 7 (3,300mAh instead of 3,500mAh), despite being a cell with larger screen than its predecessor.

Like the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, the Galaxy Note 8 integrates the fingerprint reader on the back side of the camera module and, although many do not notice, Samsung has placed between the flash and the sensor heart rate.

These small changes make the fingerprint reader can more easily distinguish by touch and helps the camera lens does not get dirty so often.

I believe that the experience of fingerprint reader Galaxy Note 8 is better than that offered by S8 Galaxy, as I have experienced fewer false detections and I confused least the camera lens.

However, the fingerprint reader of Note 8 is not as practical as a fingerprint reader or a reader front to the rear located more towards the center of the device. After all, the fingerprint reader is still a bit high up, which makes it difficult to achieve, especially when you have very large hands.

Fortunately, the Galaxy Note 8 has the same functions S8 unlock the Galaxy, including facial recognition, iris scanners and fingerprint reader.

Because of this and the experience I've had with the Galaxy S8, I consider the iris scanner is the safest and most practical method to unlock Note 8 leaving the fingerprint reader as a secondary method.

Even your iris reader is faster than facial recognition offered by the iPhone X, although the light hits a little more effective. Fortunately, it has more methods of unlocking the iPhone X because the iris recognition works well in situations with proper lighting and if you do not wear glasses, but in low light conditions, with glasses or if you can not look to the sensor iris, the fingerprint reader will help you unlock smoothly.