Galaxy Note 8: All that you need to know about Samsung's new big Smartphone

Samsung's 'big smartphone' Galaxy Note 8 is finally here. With the all-new Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the company aims to lay the ghost of Galaxy Note 7 to rest. The device is claimed to be one of the most powerful smartphones made by Samsung so far. The smartphone will hit the retail shelves on September 15 in the US. Though the company has not yet announced the India availability of the phone, it is likely to launch at same time in the country too (going by the company's past track record). Here's all that you need to know about Samsung's new big-screen phone

Samsung's 'most-expensive smartphone' launched so far

In the US, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8's base variant is priced between $930 (roughly Rs 60,000) on T-Mobile and $960 on (roughly Rs 62,000) on Verizon. This makes the smartphone company's costliest phone so far. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 launched at base price of $834 (varies from carrier to carrier), while Samsung Galaxy S8+ launched at base price of $840. Though Note 8's India pricing is not out, it is very likely to be in line with the global pricing.

At 6.3-inch, the display is bigger than that of Samsung Galaxy S8+

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 sports a 6.3-inch Quad HD+ (2960x1440 pixels) Super Amoled 'Infinity' display with 521ppi. The screen size is tad-bit bigger than the Galaxy S8+. Rest of the specifications are same.

Sports Qualcomm's top-end processor, however, India variant likely to have Exynos processor

The handset is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, clubbed with 6GB LPDDR4 RAM. In some countries, the phablet will be launched sporting an octa-core Samsung's own Exynos series processor. India variant is most likely to have Exynos processor. The India variants of Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ too are powered by Exynos series processors.

First Samsung smartphone to sport dual-camera set-up

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the first smartphone from the company to sport dual-camera set-up. The rear camera setup includes two 12MP sensors. While the first one is a wide angled lens with f/1.7 aperture, the secondary camera includes a telephoto zoom lens with f/2.4 aperture. At the front, there is an 8MP f/1.7 aperture shooter. Samsung also says that both the rear cameras come with OIS or Optical Image Stabiliser.

At 3300 mAh the battery capacity is slightly less that last year's model

Backed by a 3300mAh battery, the Galaxy Note 8 supports wireless fast charging tech. The battery capacity is 200mAh lesser than what was found in the Galaxy Note 7 last year.

Comes in three storage variants: 64GB, 128GB and 256GB

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 base models comes with 64GB inbuilt storage. Two other variants come in 128GB and 256GB as well. The device additionally supports a microSD card for expanded storage.

​ S Pen gets new features

As for the stylus, Samsung has introduced an 'enhanced' S Pen that can take notes in 'Screen off' memo or quickly annotate documents and photos. It has a finer tip and improved pressure sensitivity.

Gets new Live Messaging feature

The company has also introduced Live Messages that lets you handwrite a message, add special effects and share it as an animated GIF.

Samsung DeX gets new features, including screen-sharing

Samsung has improved its DeX capabilities for the Galaxy Note 8. Users will now be able to continue video chats while docking the handset on to the DeX. Sharing screens while video chatting are also possible using the phablet.