Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Launched In India: Everything You Need To Know

Last month after launching the product in New York, South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung has finally launched its much-awaited Note 8 smartphone in India on Tuesday (12 September).

Major highlights of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 are- bigger infinity display, enhanced S-Pen, and dual camera.

Priced at Rs 67,900, the smartphone will be available on Amazon, Samsung.in, and select retail outlets.  new Note is offered in midnight black and maple gold colours. Customers can pre-book the device and will get it by September 21.

On the purchase of Note 8 with the HDFC credit card, buyers will get special cashback of Rs 4,000. Jio is offering 448GB 4G data with the smartphone.

Note 8 features a 6.3-inch QHD (2960x1440) infinity display which is nearly bezel-less, full-frontal glass, and an edge-to-edge screen. It sports a dual rear camera with two 12-megapixels sensors where one works as a telephoto and other as a wide-angle camera. On the front is an 8-megapixels selfie camera with Auto Focus and f/1.7 aperture.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 6GB RAM; in some countries, it will be shipped with Samsung’s Exynos chipset. Note 8 will be available in three storage variants of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, storage on all variants can be expanded up to 256GB through a hybrid dual-SIM configuration where second SIM slot doubles as MicroSD card holder.

Note 8 is backed by a 3300mAh battery with fast charging and wireless charging which delivers up to 22 hours of talk time. The handset+S-Pen are water and dust resistant. There is a fingerprint sensor on the right of the rear camera which is used to unlock the device.

The handset measures 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6mm and weighs 195 grams. Connectivity options are – Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5, USB Type-C, NFC, and GPS.