The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was unveiled on August 23, 2017 at Park Avenue Armory.
On 20 July 2017, Samsung tweeted a teaser video showing a darkened device with a stylus, stating the date of its next "Unpacked" event, 23 August 2017.
The Note 8 is powered by an Exynos 8895 or Snapdragon 835 processor (depending on location). It has a 6.3" 1440p AMOLED Infinity Display, and is Samsung's first phone to feature a dual-lens camera system and 6 GB RAM. The dual-lens camera comes with a 12 MP wide-angle lens with f/1.7 aperture and a 12 MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, both equipped with optical image stabilization. The camera received a rating of 94 from DxOMark, being the joint-highest of any phone they have tested for only a day, along with the iPhone 8 Plus.Just after the report of the Note 8 was published, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL came in and were given a 98.
Storage options include 64, 128 or 256 GB internationally, but only 64 GB in the US. The handset features a fingerprint scanner next to the rear camera, and an iris scanner on the top bezel.
The Note 8 comes bundled with AKG earbuds as well as the Note series' proprietary S Pen. Ports include a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a USB-C charging and data transfer port. It has support for Samsung DeX as well.
Software.
It comes with Android 7.1.1 "Nougat" with Samsung's own custom skin, Samsung Experience, pre-installed. It also comes with Bixby voice assistant, Samsung has improved the assistant to do tasks related to a single keyword. For example, during the unveiling of the device, a simple "Good Night" requested the device to turn to silent mode and turn on the Night Mode display.
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