What's wrong with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Its price is cringing, some features disappoint, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 does not do the unanimity. We have synthesized here what is wrong with this new device.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is probably a very good smartphone ... but it is not without flaw. We have gone around the items that could block your purchase.

The Android version is from December 2016

We start with a review that could be formulated for every Samsung device on Android, the version of the Google system installed on the phone is dated. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 comes out in September with Android 7.1.1 Nougat, a version of the system released in December 2016. The Samsung Experience interface should cure some of the defects of this delay, but it is a pity for the manufacturer to install a version in delay, even though Android 8.0 Oreo is out, and that manufacturers can experiment with the system for several weeks.

A small battery for a smartphone too wise
Mentioned in the previous chapter, the battery of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is only 3300 mAh, against 3500 for the Galaxy S8 +. It is especially relatively small for a smartphone of this size, the Huawei Mate 9 which occupies the same volume has the right to a battery of 4000 mAh.


The Galaxy Note 8 battery is finally a good example of the problems of this smartphone, Samsung was too wise during the design, fearing to repeat the errors committed with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The result is a good technical data sheet, but which does not really evolve compared to the previous products of the firm.

This does not mean that the Galaxy Note 8's autonomy will necessarily be bad, it should logically be at least on average thanks to Samsung's optimizations and the use of a processor using the 10 nm process. However, these optimizations could have created a champion of autonomy with a battery of greater capacity.

The trailing impression reader

Since the release of the Samsung Galaxy S8, many users have been disappointed with the location of the fingerprint reader and reported it. Placed next to the camera, it is difficult to find it instinctively to use and can cause the user to put his finger on the lens and dirty it.

When the Samsung Galaxy S8 is released, it is believed that the design of the Galaxy Note was already too advanced to change the location of the player, but what was a flagship default becomes automatically a default of the Galaxy Note 8.

It is hoped that the Korean will not persist in this choice and will revisit his copy with his next products.

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An overpriced smartphone

We keep the best for the end: what bothers the most with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is of course its selling price. It is the first consumer smartphone to surpass the 1000 euros mark in France, for the cheapest base model. This is an increase of 100 euros compared to the launch price of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + and 150 euros compared to that of the Galaxy Note 7. All the other reproaches mentioned in this article become much more problematic when taking into account the price. Can we agree to have a version of Android dating from December 2016 on a smartphone sold at over 1000 euros?