Older flagship · 2017

Samsung Galaxy Note8

Name: Samsung Galaxy Note8
Brand: Samsung
Price: 235000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦150,000 to ₦279,999 · 48 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches lower-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A06. Same-source Kimovil Antutu v10 AnTuTu evidence is also available.

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Pen support, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.3″ AMOLED · 60Hz

8895 6 / 64 GB

3300 mAh 15W charging

12 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy Note8 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.3″ · Super AMOLED · 1440 × 2960 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.3"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 2960 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Exynos 8895 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Mali-G71 MP20

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Exynos 8895 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

312,226

Kimovil · Antutu v10

201,065

GSMArena · v7

GeekBench

6,784

Graphics test

GFXBench 13 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Mali-G71 MP20

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Exynos M2 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.7 GHz

Variant differences

EMEA: Exynos 8895 (10 nm), Mali-G71 MP20 · USA & China: Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm), Adreno 540

Software & updates

Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.7

OIS

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.4

Front camera

8 MP f/1.7

Main sensor

Samsung

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3300 mAh · 15 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3300 mAh

Lab endurance

89:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

6/64GB · 6/128GB · 6/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

Build & Design

195 g · 8.6 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

162.5 mm

Width

74.8 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

Weight

195 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Iris scanner · fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro

Sensors

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone X

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 1440 × 2960 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution · 6.3″ vs 5.8″ screen

22% larger battery capacity

3,300 mAh vs 2,716 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

312k vs 598k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Heavier in hand

195 g vs 174 g

₦20k pricier Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S8

Trades blows 2 wins 1 loss

Larger screen

6.3″ vs 5.8″ screen

Better camera hardware

Telephoto · OIS vs —

Heavier in hand

195 g vs 155 g

₦28k pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

48 sellers·New from ₦170,000 to ₦279,999·Used from ₦150,000

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

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10.6 yrs · 30 feedback · 64GB

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₦170,000

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10.0 yrs · 11 feedback · 256GB

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₦170,000

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7.2 yrs · 51 feedback · 64GB

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₦170,000

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7.2 yrs · 51 feedback · 64GB

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₦170,000

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₦220,000

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