Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs ZTE nubia Air

Samsung Galaxy Note8
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ZTE nubia Air
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung ZTE
Announced August 2017 September 2025
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - September 2025
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Titanium Black, Titanium Desert
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
164.2 x 76.6 x 6.7 mm
(6.46 x 3.02 x 0.26 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network - 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 15
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 [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc T8300 (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] Mali-G57 MP2 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, 4500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches [Similar] 6.78 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1224 x 2720 pixels (440 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 88.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
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 50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, (depth)
Auxiliary lens
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 20 MP

Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.4, 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
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired
Capacity 3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -