Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Infinix Note 8i

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Infinix
Announced August 2017 2020, September 02 October 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Available. Released 2020, November 11 Coming Soon - October 2020
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Gray, Blue, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
171.4 x 77.7 x 8.9 mm
(6.75 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz) -
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 10
User Interface - One UI 2.1 XOS 7.1
Processor 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 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Adreno 619 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Screen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.3 inches 6.6 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 720 x 1640 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 84.18% 82.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Unspecified FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Quad-LED flash
Features 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 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
2 MP
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 1440p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0
Dual-LED flash
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -