If we talk about the biggest rivals in the smartphone industry, the only two names that will come on the top will be Apple and Samsung. Both these smartphone manufacturers have been fighting hard to get the top spot for so many years. Although the phone made by both the Apple and Samsung are way different from each other, the difference doesn’t kill the competition. As soon as one of these manufacturer releases a new phone, the internet witnesses a storm of fanboys bashing each other to defend the manufacturer of their smartphone.
Just today, Samsung released its brand new Galaxy Note device. Galaxy Note 8 is the 7th Galaxy Note smartphone from the South Korean giant. After the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, Samsung’s future seemed quite uncertain when it came to the Galaxy Note series. Surprisingly, Samsung didn’t give up and continued to work on the next Galaxy Note device. At its exclusive event in the New York today, Samsung grabbed the Note 8 out of the curtains. With the Galaxy Note 8, Samsung’s aim is to win the lost trust back in the series and revive it once again. The Galaxy Note 8 looks promising. Its top-notch spec sheet has every single thing to offer that the users would want to look in a Note device.
Now that the Note 8 is out, it is quite important for a lot of users to know what this new phone has to offer and where does it stand in competition with the iPhone 7 Plus. For this reason, we have made a brief comparison showing off the specs of the Galaxy Note 8 and the iPhone 7 Plus next to each other. Have a look at the specs comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus now to see who is the winner.
Specs Comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus
| Specs | Galaxy Note 8 | iPhone 7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.3 inches (~82.98% screen-to-body ratio) 1440 x 2960 pixels (~522 ppi pixel density) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
5.5 inches (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio) 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density) Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa – EMEA |
Apple A10 Fusion |
| CPU | Octa-core | Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) |
| GPU | Adreno 540 Mali-G71 MP20 – EMEA |
PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) |
| RAM | 6 GB | 3 GB RAM |
| Storage | 64/128/256 GB microSD upto 256 GB |
32/128/256 GB |
| Camera | Dual 12 MP, f/1.7 & f/2.4, OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash Front: 8 MP, f/1.7, dual video call, Auto HDR |
Dual 12 MP, (28mm, f/1.8, OIS & 56mm, f/2.8), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash Front: 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama |
| OS | Android 7.1 Nougat Upgradable to Android 8.0 Oreo |
iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE USB 2.0 2.0, reversible connector |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery (11.1 Wh) |
| Dimensions | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches (162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm) | 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | 6.88 oz (195 g) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Water/Dust Resistance | IP68 Certified | IP67 certified – dust and water resistant Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, Deep Sea Blue | Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red |
