Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB vs Apple iPhone X

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB vs Apple iPhone X across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone X runs at a higher processing speed of 2.39 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB runs at 2.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone X the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Apple iPhone X offers 5.8 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone X's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB and Apple iPhone X feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone X offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Apple iPhone X offers 2716 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone X offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone X the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

22 Sep, 2017
03 Nov, 2017
06 May, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Apple A11 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED
OLED
AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

3300 mAh
2716 mAh
6500 mAh
15W Quick Charging
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Beautiful IP68-protected design & stunning display
  • Impressive dual cameras
  • Powerful innards and useful software features
  • S Pen offers nifty functionality
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Too tall for single-hand use
  • Average battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A
4/5
(165 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
364,586
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 03, 2017
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)
iOS v11.0.1
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Apple A11 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Hexa Core

2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

N/A
M11
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP20
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
364,586
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

522 ppi
463 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.24 %
80.93 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5 Scratch-resistant glass
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

162.5 mm
143.6 mm
150.83 mm

Width

74.8 mm
70.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
7.7 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

195 grams
174 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle22 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes Dual optical image stabilization
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3300 mAh
2716 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 22 Hours(3G)
Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Quick Charging v2.0
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Stylus

Yes
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A
N/A

IRIS Scanner

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A

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