Samsung Galaxy Note 8 technical specs leaked

Aug 3, 2017 06:03 GMT  ·  By

The technical specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 got leaked, confirming the thing that many Samsung fans were afraid of: the new phablet will be very similar to the Galaxy S8 Plus with a few exceptions here and there.

VentureBeat writes that the Note 8 will feature a 6.3-inch SuperAMOLED display with 1440x2960 pixels resolution and 18.5:9 aspect ratio, so aside from the slight increase in size, it’s pretty much the same as the one you can get right now on the Galaxy S8.

The phone itself will be a little bit bigger than the S8 at 162.5mm x 74.6mm x 8.5 mm, and will be IP68 certified, which means that it will withstand liquids quite fine, though you won’t be recommended to swim with it.

Additionally, the phablet will feature the same CPU version as the S8 Plus, with 10nm FinFET Exynos 8895 to be offered in international markets and the Snapdragon 835 in the United States, while RAM will be boosted from 4GB on the S8 to 6GB, just like the Korean version of the Galaxy S8 Plus.

The camera will also feature an upgrade, though it looks better on paper than it is in reality. The Note 8 will feature dual cameras, but the main wide-angle lens with f1.7 aperture will be the one already available on the S8, with Samsung adding a secondary telephoto lens with f2.4 and 2x optical zoom, just like on the iPhone 7 Plus (though it will also get OIS).

The device will come with a smaller than expected 3,300 mAh battery with fast charging and wireless charging, USB Type-C connector, an improved S Pen, 4 colors (Midnight Black and Maple Gold that will launch first, followed by Orchid Grey and Deep Sea Blue at a later time). The device will sell for nearly 1,000 Euro in Europe, and this should translate to a $1,000 price tag in the States.

Joe Belfiore has no reason to upgrade

For those who didn’t read yesterday’s news, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore, who was one of the biggest supporters of Windows Phone, is now a Samsung Galaxy S8 user, and after seeing all these specs, there’s no doubt he’ll feel no need to upgrade to the Note 8.

The two devices are just too similar to each other and paying that much for an upgrade doesn’t make more sense, especially because the technical specs have been improved in areas that don’t matter too much.

The camera, for instance, is likely to offer similar performance as on the S8 Plus, except for the zooming, of course, where you’ll benefit from the 2x optical zoom. But otherwise, the exact same lens is offered on the S8.

For what it’s worth, Samsung more or less keeps disappointing with every new Note model, and after launching the Note 5 without a card slot and the Note 7 with an exploding battery, here comes the Note 8 with drawbacks in terms of hardware and a hefty price tag.