Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Review

sujanbk (28)in #steemit • 7 years ago

https://ourblogcentre.blogspot.com/2017/10/samsung-galaxy-note-8-review.html

The Note 8’s screen is ginormous. At 6.3in on the diagonal, with a tall and thin design taken straight from the Infinity Display of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 devices, the Note 8 dwarfs almost every other device, including the previous Note 7, in sheer screen real estate.

At the same time, that 6.3in screen is squeezed into a body that’s pretty much the same size as an iPhone 7 Plus and only a smidgen bigger than the Note 7 and then Galaxy S8+. The front is all screen with thin bezels top and bottom and curved edges that bend towards metal sides.

The curvature of the screen on the Note 8 and its corners is much reduced compared to the Note 8. The result is harder corners and less screen on the rounded edges, which makes using the stylus easier. The 74.8mm width of Note 8 is also easier to keep a hold of with a metal ridge down the side aiding grip. The Note 8 is in no way an easy to handle smartphone with one hand, but it’s less slippery and is narrower than the majority of competition including the 77.9mm wide iPhone 7 Plus and the 75.7mm wide Google Pixel XL.

The screen is simply brilliant. Big, bright and bold, with rich colours, deep blacks and great viewing angles. It’s the best on the market, and has there’s plenty of customisation options from colour to screen resolution. The Note 8 has the same virtual home button and pressure-sensitive screen as the Galaxy S8, and you get a choice of orientation of the navigation buttons, which is welcome.

The glass back of the device is monolithic, with a simple Samsung logo about two-thirds of the way up and the cluster of cameras, flash, heart rate sensor and fingerprint sensor near the top that all sit flush marked out by a small raised bezel.

The Note 8 is water resistant to depths of 1.5 metres for 30 minutes with an IP68 rating, and Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5, which should hopefully make both front and back more scratch and shatter resistant than other glass-backed devices, although most will probably want a case to protect the large device.