Testseek.com have collected 1100 expert reviews of the Samsung SM-N950 Galaxy Note 8 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SM-N950 Galaxy Note 8.
January 2018
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1100 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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524 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Better ergonomics
Proper finger pad placement
Slightly better camera
Dual speakers sound a lot better
Costs less
S Pen for drawing
Taking notes
Extra features
Best
Brightest phone screen ever
Fast
Lag-free performance
All-day battery life
App pair and Live Messages are so much fun
Beautiful
Perfected glass and metal design
Dual camera system is best in class (sorry
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Absolutely gorgeous. The best smartphone screen on the planet
Now slightly bigger
If you had concerns about the downsized battery and the upsized display
Put them to bed the Note8 lasts plenty long on a charge
The primary rear camera takes absolutely
Gorgeous display
S Pen
S Pen is very handy for taking notes
Very nice camera
Great display and I love the alwayson feature
S Pen is handy
Face unlock working much better/faster today
Modern
Striking look with thin bezels
Impressively versatile and capable
S Pen drawing instrument
Superb apps & software support
Better system coherence and performance
More affordable price
Dual camera with real 2x zoom and simulated bokeh is pretty cool
Better camera quality
And more
Slightly less difficult to handle
A wee bit longer battery life
Better cameras take clearer photos and videos
Water resistant
Much larger screen in a slightly larger body
Taller aspect ratio is great for work and multitasking
S Pen could be useful and fun
Available on any major US carrier
Half the price
Yet jus
Water-resistant (IP68) and heart rate
Fingerprint
And iris sensors
Better design – curved display and tiny bezels around it
S Pen with various options for notetaking
Super AMOLED display with QHD resolution
High brightness and contrast
Accurate col
Easy to install
The wood veneer is perfectly scored so that it will hug the curves and corners of your device
Personalization is available for a nominal fee
You can mix and match the wood veneers of the camera inlay and the back skin
Possibly the thin
Raw performance
Speaker quality
Onehand friendly option
More polished software experience
Stylus input
Fast recharge times
Storage expansion
Headphone jack
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is comfortable to hold and has the best-looking small tablet screen yet. Writing with the S Pen feels natural and is preferred over typing on a tablet screen. Storage can be expanded via microSD
And the Watch On feature has p...
Great suite of applications
Thin body and light
Compact design
S Pen is extremely functional given the screen size
Powerful
Beautiful IP68-protected design
A stunning display
Impressive dual cameras
Powerful innards
Interesting software features to exploit the large screen
S Pen offers nifty functionality
Beautiful design and solid build quality
Small bezels
Speedy Iris/Face scanning
64GB of storage and microSD card slot
Always On Display
Samsung Pay
IP68 water/dust resistance
Wireless charging
6GB of RAM
Best screen available today
Very good camera
S Pen is a truly unique feature
Great set hardware features
Top-end specs
High-quality
Waterproof build
Improved S Pen stylus
Dual cameras
Modem supports emerging networks
Outstanding display
Rich S Pen integration
Excellent performance
Impressive camera
Excellent Display
Strong Performance
Useful S-Pen Integration / Features
Great Camera
Premium Build Quality
IP68 Dust And Water Resistance
6GB RAM
Bright
Brilliant 6.3-inch screen is a stunner in any light
Dual camera is a big step up from the S8 and Live Focus is a winner
The S Pen is better than ever and truly complements the Note's screen
Battery life in excellent despite a decrease in size
Beautiful bright Panel
Great cameras
Useful intuitive features
A successful first foray into dual cameras
Attractive design builds off the GS8 while going in new directions
Some of the best performance you can get from a smartphone
Samsung's new software is really coming into its own
Big
Flexible
Beautiful disp
Huge
Beautiful display
Genuinely useful stylus
Excellent camera
Solid battery life
Gorgeous 6.3-inch Infinity Display
Fantastic dual cameras
Fun and useful S Pen enhancements
Handy App Pair feature
Strong overall performance
Very good battery life
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Premium glass and metal build
Gorgeous and large display
Improved S Pen features
Excellent camera quality
MicroSD expansion
IP68 certified
Fluid performance
Sexy design
Premium build quality
Amazing display
S-Pen options for those that need them
Amazing camera
Battery life lasts the day and then some
Priced to compete with its peers
Excellent
Water-resistant build
Great dual camera
S Pen is now more useful and fun
Good white balance and color rendering
Good exposure and fast exposure convergence
Stable and fast autofocus
Good noise reduction across all light conditions
Good stabilization
The editors didn't like
Bixby is still slow
$930-950 price tag
The secondary telephoto lens is a little disappointing
And the live photo bokeh effect is hardly a gamechanger. I just don't think Samsung's made the case for a dual camera setup here
The Note8 is ludicrously expensive
At $930 unlocked in the US. There
Expensive
Tall
Sticks out of pockets
Samsung Pay might be problematic at Walmart (need to try it again)
Face scan has gotten slightly slower
Bixby voice assistant isn't ready for prime time
Construction which retains fingerprints
The most expensive Galaxy Note model
Not protective enough for major falls on rocks or concrete — so don't hurl your phone or do anything too crazy
The $399 price is a lot for a small tablet
No matter its features. It's not as thin or as light as the iPad Mini
And some people won't appreciate the highly saturated look of the OS. Also
Its face buttons sometimes get in the way and there are occas...
Mediocre screen resolution
Plastic build won't appeal to all
Ergonomics of using as a phone questionable
Too tall for single-hand use
Average battery life
Photos by Raj Rout
Software experience is convoluted and buggy
Performance stutters/inconsistent
Fingerprint sensor placement and performance (slow
Inaccurate)
Old fast charging tech doesn't charge while screen is on
Bixby is lame and you still can't remap the hardware
Software can be overwhelming
Battery life not good enough for the size
Fingerprint sensor is tough to reach
Doesn't offer the same value as the Galaxy S9+
Too big to work with current Gear VR headset
Prohibitively expensive
Fingerprint magnet
Trailed The S8 And More Z2 Force In Some Tests
Awkward Placement Of Fingerprint Sensor
Fairly Large
Bixby button and fingerprint sensor are a nuisance
It might be a bit too big and heavy for some users
Fingerprint sensor location
Price
Tall hardware makes reaching certain spots difficult
Battery life is sufficient
But not outstanding
Wideangle camera really not that wide
Screen brightness could use a tiny kick
Prodigious price
Fingerprint scanner is awkwardly-placed
Bixby button is annoying
Awkward placement of fingerprint sensor
A couple of early bugs
Very pricey
Most expensive Galaxy Note to date
Phone is very tall
Fingerprint sensor still awkwardly located
Speaker isn't very good
Price may be too high for many
Bixby needs work
Fingerprint sensor placement is just wrong
Very expensive
Bixby can be flaky
Not a huge improvement over the S8 Plus
US version gets less storage than other regions
No autofocus tracking capability in default mode
Shadow and highlight clipping in high-contrast scenes
Residual motion visible when holding the camera still during recording
Right now, consumers are spoiled for choice when it comes to top-end smartphones. I've used a lot over the past few weeks and months, and pretty much all of them offer something appealing – if different – to photographers.The Note 8 manages to combine two...
Samsung's Note line continues to be the company's dominant phone in terms of mind share, if not market share. Excellent hardware is filled with top-end specs and all sorts of hardware features that you desire, and the icing on the cake is the super-powerf...
Published: 2017-12-01, Author: Sean , review by: androidandme.com
Abstract: For seven years, Samsung has been consistent in releasing two flagship devices each year. In the spring, we get the Galaxy S model. This phone is Samsung's bread and butter, ushering in the newest version of Samsung's software and giving general consumers...
Raw performance, Speaker quality, Onehand friendly option, More polished software experience, Stylus input, Fast recharge times, Storage expansion, Headphone jack
When you're spending around $1,000 for a smartphone, you're going to want to have a lot to like – and both of these handsets very much deliver. They're at the top of their games in performance, camera quality, visuals, and offering software that feels cus...
Abstract: Reason No. 297 why waterproof phones are handy.A few years ago, you'd be hard pressed to find an elegant, premium phone that was also waterproof. Aside from Sony's Xperia phones, most waterproof phones were clunky-looking with mid-tier specs.These days th...
Abstract: Samsung has bested the already awesome S8 and S8+, with the new Galaxy Note 8. After the battery issue that nearly killed the Note series, Samsung has risen from the Note 7's ashes to put forth a brilliant device with the Note 8.Samsung has given a lot of...
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Published: 2017-11-01, Author: Paul , review by: pocketables.com
Abstract: As a preface, I've been on HTC phones since 2009 at least, and rooted HTC phone since 2010, so some of these observations are probably a little out there for a stock phone user, but here goes.I've been using the Galaxy Note 8 nonstop since a repair place...
Published: 2017-10-29, Author: Alex , review by: techaeris.com
Sexy design, Premium build quality, Amazing display, Fluid performance, S-Pen options for those that need them, Amazing camera, Battery life lasts the day and then some, Priced to compete with its peers
Speaker isn't very good, Fingerprint magnet, Price may be too high for many, Bixby needs work, Fingerprint sensor placement is just wrong
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is without a doubt one of the best smartphones of 2017. It's not for everyone though. Android purists need to just walk away because the Samsung Experience will just irritate you. iPhone users who are used to doing things Apple's...
Published: 2017-10-28, Author: Philip , review by: tomsguide.com
Add it all up, and Samsung's phones remain a cut above, sharing top honors for design and display. The Galaxy S8+ gets the nod over the Note 8, because it's a little less expensive and you're more likely to find a deal on this slightly older phone. Even i...
Published: 2017-10-25, Author: Chris , review by: phandroid.com
Beautiful design and solid build quality, Small bezels, Speedy Iris/Face scanning, 64GB of storage and microSD card slot, Always On Display, Samsung Pay, IP68 water/dust resistance, S Pen, Headphone jack, Wireless charging, 6GB of RAM
Software experience is convoluted and buggy, Performance stutters/inconsistent, Fingerprint sensor placement and performance (slow, inaccurate), Old fast charging tech doesn't charge while screen is on, Bixby is lame and you still can't remap the hardware
Like the Galaxy S8 and S8+, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the Swiss Army knife of Android phones, but it's not quite perfect. Fingerprint sensor is still awful, the phone is oversized, software is clunky, but no smartphone is perfect.The Note 8 quells some...
