Sony Xperia 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note8
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| October 2019 | August 2017 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - October 2019 | Coming Soon - September 2017 |
| Colors | |
| Gray, Black, Orange, Blue | Black, Blue Coral, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
158 x 69 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in) |
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 170 g (6 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single/Dual SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123 |
HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113 | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) |
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio wide IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.0 inches [Similar] | 6.3 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2560 pixels (463 ppi) | 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 76.32% | 83.03% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 508 [Similar] | Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 6 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64 GB | 64/128/256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP + 8 MP [Similar] | Dual 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom HDR, Panorama |
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
|
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast battery charging 15W |
Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2760 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |