Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the first highlight
After last year's Galaxy Note scandal, Samsung tried to restore this Galaxy Note line with the new Galaxy Note 8. This device has received significant improvements compared to the Galaxy S8. The Note 8 has a larger screen, more RAM, a S Pen stylus, dual camera system and some unique software tricks for its big screen.
This is the phone for those who want the best features and performance from Samsung and Samsung promising that Note 8 owners will not have the same problem as the Note 7 last year.
Note 8 has a starting price of 960 USD (nearly 22 million VND), can be ordered starting today and on September 15 it will be available at stores.
Here's everything you need to know about Galaxy Note 8. Corey Protin photos on Business Insider.
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Note 8 has a new dual camera system like on iPhone 7 Plus.
Dual cameras will take two photos at the same time, allowing portraits with blurred backgrounds, called bokeh effects.
The S Pen has returned, allowing drawing on the screen or taking notes.
You can use the S Pen to mark on images.
Or use the new dynamic messaging feature, Live Message.
You can run two applications at the same time in screen split mode, just like on older Note. But there's a new tip on Note 8 .
. you can now set up each pair of favorite applications to run in screen split mode.
Bixby, Samsung's virtual assistant will be available on Note 8.
The iris scanning system, a standard on current Samsung phones, allows unlocking Note 8 with eyes.
You can also unlock your phone with a selfie image, but it is not as safe as scanning fingerprints or iris, so you should consider using this feature.
Like the Galaxy S8, you can attach the Note 8 to Samsung's DeX, turning Note 8 into a PC.
DeX is a special Android version that allows you to connect your phone to a computer screen, mouse and keyboard.
DeX is currently optimized for better gaming,
Or connect to accessories like this keyboard.
If you order Note 8 first, you can get a free Gear 360 camera, which costs about 100 USD.
If you don't want Gear 360, you can get a wireless charger and a 128GB memory card.
Here are some other parameters of Galaxy Note 8.
- 6.3 inch screen.
- 8MP front camera, 2 cameras after each 12MP camera
- Android: 7.1 Nougat
- Chip: Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA, Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - for US and Chinese versions
- CPU: Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA, Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - for USA & China
- GPU: Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA, Adreno 540 - USA & China
- Wireless charging.
- Waterproof.
- Fingerprint sensor on the back.
- 3,330mAh battery.
- 6GB RAM.
- 64GB internal memory, can be added with memory card.
Note 8 is the latest phone in the high-end smartphone line.
This will be a challenging year for high-end phones, and you will have a lot of trouble when you want to upgrade your phone. This week Essential also started selling its first phone, Essential Phone. Now that Galaxy Note 8, Apple is also expected to announce the iPhone 8 in a few weeks. And finally, Google with its awesome Pixel, released in October.
What smartphone will you choose to upgrade?
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