Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Features, Specifications, And Benefits

The biggest hurdle you may face in writing a description is remembering what the term means as it is used in this context. We all use the word description loosely to refer to practically any discussion or explanation. But in this context, it means the detailed discussion of the physical aspects of a thing. That means discussing things like color, shape, size, weight, height, width, thickness, texture, density, contents, materials of construction, and so on. It also means discussing any quantifiable details such as numbers.

Physical aspects and quantifiable details

The electronic device that is known as a mobile phone has been useful to all the individuals across the globe. This essay discusses about Samsung Galaxy Note 8 which is an Android tablet smartphone designed and developed as it is marketed by the Samsung electronics. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was unveiled on September 15, 2017. As per the research, the Galaxy Note 8 is part by the Exynos 88-90 5 chipset which is an octa processor. It is called the Octa processor as it has a six point three inch quad HD screen. This particular phone is protected by the Gorilla Glass which has 6 gigabytes of Ram and sixty four GB of internal storage. In the United States, it is sold with 64 GB of internal storage along with Micro SD card support (Gunnar, Dyrkolbotn, and Stefan Axelsson). It further increases the storage to 128 GB and 256 GB internationally. This phone comes with a 6.30 inch touch screen display with a resolution of 1440 pixels by to 2960 pixels. The senior Vice President of the product strategy Justin denison explain that the consumers of Galaxy Note 8 will be able to watch movies on a cinematic screen.

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Samsung heavily pushed the display with the above-mentioned screen size that had strongly mooted. This phone gives a resolution of 4K, which will eventually make the customers go for this particular electronic device of Samsung. Samsung has equipped the note 8 with two 12 megapixel cameras (Majid and Naik). The regular angle lens has an aperture of f / 1.7 and the telephoto lens is f / 2.4. It has been observed that both the senses over an optical image stabilisation. This acts as a benefit as it allows Note 8 to utilise the telephoto camera frequently as an alternative of defaulting to the regular camera in situations of low light. Without having a dual camera comes with the plethora of the new software modes which makes it a better reason for the consumers to opt for this phone (Shani). However, Samsung has its own take on the Portrait mode that blurs the background behind the subject that is being focused. It gives an option to dial the effect up or down as per the requirement of the user instead of being stuck with just the modes of on and off. Another benefit of the camera section of this phone is the dual capture mode that stitches all the photos together from both cameras and save them individually. The brightness of the screen can go upto 1200 nits (Specht, C., et al). The features of Galaxy Note 8 are there for Classyand edgy as it looks.

Features and benefits

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This phone is available in various colours including Maple gold, Deep Blue Sea, midnight black, star pink and Orchid Gray. The colours make it look more appealing to the consumers all across the world. One of the major pros of this particular device is that it is water resistant. This means a user does not have to worry about the phone getting wet. This is because Samsung has designed the Galaxy Note 8 with a durable aluminium and a solid glass flat panel which protects the phone from the water and dust and makes it resistant. Unlike the other ranges of Samsung Galaxy, Note 8 offers a few fresh tricks related to S pen. The user can hence get 200 pages of notes in the screen that is off memo board that activates once the S Pen is pulled out with the display being turned off. The purpose of the S Pen is to draw, live messages, GIFS and other available apps and social media (Mrinal  and  Roumeliotis). The S Pen can be easily and instantly translate sentences into 71 languages. Therefore, this concept of S Pen and the first e dual camera is the major plus point to upsell the consumers of Samsung on the more expensive note. The premium price of Galaxy Note 8 is $1000. As per the platform the note 8 tips with Android 7.1.1. This version of Android can be upgradable to Android 8.4 known as oreo. Regarding the memory card slot, it states that it is a dual sim model that can go up to 400 GB. This phone has a 3300 mah battery based on which the user can speak on the phone up to 22 hours at a stretch. The specific features of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 include the sensors, which consists of the accelerometer, Iris scanner, barometer, fingerprint, proximity, heart rate and compass. In terms of messaging it allows the user to SMS, email and MMS. Thereafter it can be stated that this phone has the loudspeaker voice of 67dB in general and for the ring quality 71dB. It supports fast charging and a wireless charging even with the fast charger that is supplied with the phone itself (Kor and Omotosho). This phone takes up Qualcomm quick charge within a period of 1 hour 30 minutes. Thus, it can be stated that Samsung for this product has offered equalization options to its customers along with the headphone output.

                                           Figure 3: Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Note 8

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These were the major specifications of Galaxy Note 8 which makes it very appealing for the consumers to purchase by keeping the price in mind. However, the basic reasons for opting for this phone r the quality of the camera, music, dual biometrics, S-pen and secure folder. The camera of Galaxy Note 8 works wonders as it does the job of the DSLR. The pictures captured in Galaxy Note 8 pushes the boundaries of a reality little and make it look very realistic. Along with the camera, it is developed the perfect sound system for the phone. It provides presets for different age groups that boost the overall sound to compensate for the alterations in hearing as per age. The best and innovative part of this phone is that it has both a fingerprint and an Iris scan. This shows that it gives a couple of options as to how the user will unlock the phone is time he or she picks it up. There after comes the security folder which allows an individual to lock many apps away and keep the files away from prying eyes. Lastly, the obvious feature of the S Pen gives the user and ability to both write notes from the lock screen as well as display them there itself. Thus, it is noteworthy to mention here that Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is a user friendly and appealing electronic device an individual should purchase.

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