Testseek.co.uk have collected 1100 expert reviews of the Samsung SM-N950 Galaxy Note 8 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SM-N950 Galaxy Note 8.
January 2018
(86%)
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Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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524 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
So powerful
S Pen enhancements worth having
Camera image stabilisation tech
We like app pairs
Display performance
Plenty of power
Waterproofing
Software refinement
So many clever options and customisations
Camera performance is excellent
S Pen's expanding skills
Gorgeous design
Striking display
Incredibly powerful
S-Pen support
Great camera(s)
Didn't explode
SPen stylus
Highres display
Expandable memory
Notetaking functionality
Excellent size
Lots of the great stylusbased features
Strong performance
Better than average battery life
3G edition allows you to make calls
Excellent performance
Gorgeous screen
Camera quality is superb
Incredible bezel-less display
Superb dual cameras
Refined stylus
S Pen
Great size for onehanded use
Bright
Colourful screen
Powerful multitasking
So much power
Strong camera
Beautiful screen
Brilliant screen
Great dual-lens camera
Feature-packed
'Infinity Display' is excellent
Samsung's best camera x2
Fast with 6GB of RAM
The Galaxy Note 8 tops Samsung's already excellent S8 and S8 Plus with dual cameras and a boatload of stylus tricks. It's the most feature-rich Android phone you can buy
Infinity Display on loistava
Samsung paras kamera kaksinkertaisena
6 gigatavua RAM-muistia
Huge and gorgeous display
Appealing design aesthetic and solid build
BEST stylus experience on a phone
Excellent battery life
Excellent camera
Solid performance
Gorgeous
Big screen
Awesome camera
Power to spare
Eye-catching design
Excellent display
Performance and camera and
Most important of all
It didn't go up in flames. Or
At least
It hasn't yet
Large
Bright screen
Well built
Decent audio
With hi-res support
Great cameras
S Pen functionality is well integrated
Good dual cameras
Daylong battery life
Speedy performance
Handy S Pen features
Waterproof
Great battery
Impressive screen
Water resistant
Great camera
Great stylus
MicroSD card slot
Wireless charging
Lovely design and build quality
Impressive dual camera
Good performance
Plenty of useful features
It's the best camera phone I've used and it's everything a highend phone should be. You can feel where the money's gone
Extremely thin bezel means you get a 6.3in edgetoedge screen
But the phone doesn't feel uncomfortable to use in one hand
The phone lets you open two apps at the same time
Using half the screen per app so you watch a video while composing an email
For
The editors didn't like
How long will the battery life be?
It'll be EXPENSIVE
Fingerprint magnet
Battery life isn't class leading
The price is high
Fingerprint scanner placement needs a rethink
Galaxy S8+ a serious consideration if S Pen doesn't appeal
Bixby
Bixby needs work
Difficult to operate one-handed
The price
Rating
High price tag in context to similar devices
Nonpremium built materials
Bloatwareladen
Plastic build
No 4G option
Display could be better
Expensive compared to similarly specced WiFi devices (Nexus 7
IPad Mini
Asus Padfone 2)
Expensive
Troubling battery life
Painfully expensive
Weaker battery life than S8 Plus
Display not as sharp as some rivals
Average media battery life
SO expensive
Easily-smudged rear
Very expensive
Overly similar to S8 Plus
Small battery
‘Infinitely' expensive
Battery life held back
Weak speaker
An expensive phone
The Note 8 has more features than most people will need. Samsung's portrait mode can be finicky. The poorly placed fingerprint reader repeats the Galaxy S8's worst design flaw
Erittäin kallis
Akunkesto ei ole kummoinen
Heikko kaiutin
Galaxy S9+ a serious consideration if S Pen doesn't appeal
Massive and perhaps somewhat unwieldy
Awkward to hold one-handed
Facial recognition is hit and miss
Do you really need a device this big
That's awkward to operate one-handed? Bixby is also a work-in-progress and
Oh
The price. The eye-watering price
Battery life could be better
Live Focus needs some work
Poor fingerprint sensor placement
Only Android 7.0
No USBPD
Fingerprint scanner placement awkward
Very big for pockets
Location of fingerprint sensor
The fingerprint scanner is hard to reach and the face/iris scanning alternatives are unreliable
The battery life wasn't as long as some other flagship smartphones on the market
Display suffers from fingerprint marks and the screen is hard to see in bright light
Abstract: Six-point-three; 3300; 195; twelve. Samsung's new Galaxy Note 8 is awash in numbers… but there's only one that really matters: $105. That's how many more clams you'll shell out at the register if you choose the Galaxy Note 8 over its close cousin, the Ga...
Published: 2017-09-05, Author: Chris , review by: bgr.com
Abstract: Reviewing the Galaxy Note 8 feels a lot like deja vu. The new flagship phablet looks so much like Samsung's Galaxy S8+ from earlier this year that the two could be mistaken for each other from afar, or even up close. The same can be said of the last three...
Abstract: Nearly two weeks after being unveiled at an event in New York City, and with a week and a half still to go before it launches to customers on September 15, Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 smartphone has received its first batch of reviews posted online today. Man...
At first glance, it's pretty easy to underestimate the Galaxy Note 8 on account of its familiarity after months of seeing the Galaxy S8+ in the wild. But the big thing to remember is that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ are Samsung's best-ever selling flagships, so...
Abstract: When the Note 7 went under, the entire Note brand almost went with it. But shortly after the fallout, Samsung executives discovered something interesting: Note fans are a passionate bunch. Encouraged by what it heard from past and present Note owners (som...
Bright, brilliant 6.3-inch screen is a stunner in any light, Dual camera is a big step up from the S8 and Live Focus is a winner, The S Pen is better than ever and truly complements the Note's screen, Battery life in excellent despite a decrease in size
Bixby button and fingerprint sensor are a nuisance, It might be a bit too big and heavy for some users
The Galaxy Note 8 is nothing less than a triumphant return for Samsung's flagship phablet and the best phone it has ever rmade...
Published: 2017-09-05, Author: Michael , review by: greenbot.com
Bright, brilliant 6.3-inch screen is a stunner in any light, Dual camera is a big step up from the S8 and Live Focus is a winner, The S Pen is better than ever and truly complements the Note's screen, Battery life in excellent despite a decrease in size
Bixby button and fingerprint sensor are a nuisance, It might be a bit too big and heavy for some users
The Galaxy Note 8 is nothing less than a triumphant return for Samsung's flagship phablet and the best phone it has ever rmade...
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Published: 2017-09-05, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Prodigious price, Fingerprint scanner is awkwardly-placed, Bixby button is annoying
There's nothing quite like a Galaxy Note. Samsung's flagship may not stray wildly beyond the Galaxy S8 and S8+ we've already seen, but the changes it brings – S Pen, camera, and more RAM – pay dividends in all the right ways. Certainly it's not a cheap de...
Published: 2017-09-05, Author: Mark , review by: tomsguide.com
Gorgeous 6.3-inch Infinity Display, Fantastic dual cameras, Fun and useful S Pen enhancements, Handy App Pair feature, Strong overall performance, Very good battery life
Awkward placement of fingerprint sensor, A couple of early bugs, Very pricey
Spending nearly $1,000 on a smartphone seems a bit nuts when you can get a very good phone, like the OnePlus 5, for less than $500. But the Note 8 isn't just very good — it is awesome. The combination of its glorious 6.3-inch Infinity Display, excellent d...
Published: 2017-09-05, Author: Chris , review by: engadget.com
Huge, beautiful display, Excellent, water-resistant build, Great dual camera, S Pen is now more useful and fun
Very expensive, Bixby can be flaky, Not a huge improvement over the S8 Plus, US version gets less storage than other regions
Chris Velazco/EngadgetThe Galaxy Notes were always pretty niche devices, and that hasn't really changed. If you're intrigued by the idea of doodling on a phone with a pen, you simply will not do any better than the Galaxy Note 8. That's just a fact. For t...
