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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950F) - SIM-Free Smartphone - 64GB - Midnight Black

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Both are 10nm chips, which promise large performance and efficiency gains over last year’s 14nm chips – as much as a 30 percent increase in efficiency, 27 percent increase in performance, and 40 percent decrease in power consumption. The speaker pumps out audio from the bottom edge of the handset, but given the Note 8’s height it’s unlikely that this will be in any way obscured by the palm of your hand.

Not only that, but the Note 8 also packs Samsung’s first stab at dual-cameras, with a 12-megapixel f/1. The S Pen is established enough that it's supported by several mainstream drawing apps, such as Autodesk Sketchbook. With a resolution of 2960 x 1440 pixels for a density of 521 ppi, this Super AMOLED screen offers a hypnotising viewing experience. Google Assistant is on board too, living alongside Bixby, Samsung's own virtual assistant that's only just launched properly in the UK. Our only real criticism from this angle is the legal info slapped on the bottom, which is virtually invisible on the Midnight Black option unless you catch it in the right light, but more obvious on the Maple Gold version we saw ahead of the launch.The other concern you might have regards the battery, following the misfortune of the explosive Note 7. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you.

The stylus can also be used to draw notes, even when the screen is in standby, which can then be pinned to the Always-on Display.However, based on previous Samsung pricing, we’d expect the RRP to quickly fall in the first few months following the launch, so if you can’t afford it just now then it might be worth waiting a little while. I found the pen to be extremely accurate; when I tapped out a grid of tiny dots, it didn't miss one. You can scribble things, in glowy or sparkly script, and they get turned into (widely viewable) GIFs that you can text.

As with some previous Samsung handsets, the processor comes in two flavours depending on your region.

That’s before you take into account any cloud storage – the Note 8 comes with OneDrive and Google Drive preinstalled. One thing to note is that switching the screen resolution, which Samsung makes easy, changes gaming frame rates. That’s a good 10% increase in multi-core processing when put against the Exynos 8890-equipped Galaxy Note 7. The screen has the same technology as Samsung’s Galaxy S series, with a super-high resolution Quad-HD+ Super AMOLED display (though in common with the Galaxy S8 it’s set to full-HD by default to preserve battery life). The Note 8 maximizes Samsung’s dual curved edge and nearly bezel-less Infinity Display to the point where this phone feels like a mini tablet from the future.

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