Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Sony Xperia 8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced August 2017 August 2018 October 2019
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - August 2018 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price - Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black Gray, Black, Orange, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
158 x 69 x 8.1 mm
(6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
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 (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China
Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 508
RAM 6 GB 6/8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128/512 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio wide IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.4 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) 1080 x 2560 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 84.15% 76.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash 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 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
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
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm,
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 (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Not 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 present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3300 mAh 4000 mAh 2760 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -