Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launched in India, priced at Rs 67,900
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 IST
Samsung on Tuesday launched its latest premium smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8, in India. The Galaxy Note 8 succeeds the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7, which had to be recalled from several markets following reports of units exploding and catching fire. Interestingly, Note 8 launched in India on a day when all eyes are on Apple’s big-ticket event in Cupertino to when the tech giant will unveil its latest range of iPhones.
The smartphone is priced at Rs 67,900 and will be available from September 21. It will be available online through Amazon India and Samsung’s official e-store. The pre-order for the smartphone begins today.
Samsung also announced that its Bixby digital assistant will be available for Indian users in coming weeks. The AI-based assistant will be available on the Samsung Galaxy S8 , Galaxy S8+ and Note 8. Samsung said that the Bixby voice assistant has been optimised for Indian accent.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Specifications, features
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 sports a 6.3-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Display with 18:5:9 aspect ratio. It is marginally bigger than the Samsung Galaxy S8+ which has 6.2-inch QHD+ display.
The Note 8 runs on Android 7.1.1-based TouchWiz UI and is powered by a 10nm-based Exynos processor coupled with 6GB of RAM. Its 64GB built-in storage can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card. The smartphone has a hybrid SIM slot which means users can either use two SIM cards or use the slot for a SIM and SD card each.
The Note 8 comes with 6GB of RAM, making it the most powerful smartphone in Note series so far. (Samsung)
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 comes with a dual-rear camera setup: It consists of two 12-megapixel sensors featuring Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS). While the first sensor is a wide-angle lens, the other one is a telephoto lens capable of 2X optical zoom. The smartphone can also deliver real-time bokeh effect (DSLR-like depth of field experience). For selfies, it has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/1.7 aperture.
For connectivity, the Note 8 supports USB Type-C, NFC, 3.5mm audio port, Bluetooth 5.0 ad LTE Cat. 16 and Wi-Fi. It also comes with IP68 certification for water and dust resistance.
Samsung has also improved the bundled stylus, known as S Pen. The device now lets users to take up to 100 pages of notes on the off screen. Users can use the stylus to scribble emojis within the message to create live messages, similar to Apple’s updated iMessage.
The smartphone also comes with bundled AKG headphones.
Related Topics
Related News & Articles
HIGHLIGHTS
*Vodafone Rs. 199 recharge is said to offer 2.8GB of data per day
...
Recently posted . 745 views . 3 min read
The Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, the social network’s CEO and co-founder, was briefly suspended Tuesday night time due to what he called “an...
Recently posted . 563 views . 13 min read
Apple stocks cruised to a file high near Monday, helping the catapult the S&P 500 inventory index over the $20 trillion (more or less Rs. 13,38,94,1/2 ...
Recently posted . 535 views . 34 min read
Hero Splendor sales in the month of May 2018 outperformed the sales of Honda Activa scooter. The scooter sales in India declined for the first time in 15 months, Sa...
Recently posted . 790 views . 2 min read
Powering the Imperiale 400 is a 374cc single-cylinder engine that makes 21hp and 29Nm of torque.
Recently posted . 620 views . 1 min read
Trending News & Articles
Tata Harrier’s three-row seat version in works, details out
Recently posted . 2K views . 0 min read
Rolls Royce cars are extremely luxurious. While there are many expensive pieces of equipment in Rolls Royce cars, their most relaxing feature is the silence that ...
Recently posted . 2K views . 2 min read
The following list of India's Top 5 Mobile Charger manufacture Brand 2019
Recently posted . 2K views . 0 min read
XUV300 is the latest entrant in the compact SUV segment.
Recently posted . 2K views . 0 min read
More in Electronics & Gadgets
The decline is smartphone sales is expected to contribute most to the overall device sales decline in 2019, according to Gartner's latest market report....
Recently posted. 579 views . 1 min read
1)The buses with alternate fuels are all produced in India.
2)The fuel cell produces electricity to power the electric mot...
Recently posted. 607 views . 1 min read
Mobile messaging service WhatsApp on Friday introduced that it has 2 hundred million month-to-month energetic customers in India.
In a post on T...
Recently posted. 555 views . 9 min read
Recently posted . 942 views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views . 26 min read
Recently posted . 972 views . 34 min read
The new Suzuki Burgman 125 scooter launched in India. The new Suzuki scooter will take on the likes of Honda Grazia and TVS Ntorq and here are all the details inclu...
Recently posted. 1K views . 1 min read
The bug was active between May 29 and June 5 -- and while someone who was unblocked could not see content shared with friends, they could have seen things posted to...
Recently posted. 578 views . 1 min read