The Galaxy Note 8 is the most powerful phone from Samsung that you can buy today. On the face of it, the phone combines the best of available hardware, offers an innovative design pushed to the limits, comes with a capacitive stylus, and has the highest rated dual camera system on a phone.

Samsung had a really rough last year after the Note7 release and recall. I don’t bring that up to try and shame the company, I think they handled it well and it doesn’t seem to have harmed them. You just need to look at the Samsung Galaxy Note8 for proof of that.

Samsung has begun where it had left after the success of their flagship smartphones Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. The South-Korean technology giant has yet again brought its next flagship called the Galaxy Note 8, extending its Note series after the debacle which have had happened with Note 7.

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After two years South Africans finally have a new Samsung Note smartphone to buy. As you may recall the Note 7 never made it to South Africa due to a battery fault that caused many handsets to spontaneously catch fire.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the 6th generation of the Galaxy Note series (excluding the disastrous Galaxy Note7), after the Galaxy Note5 which launched 2 years back, Samsung skipped Galaxy Note6, and Galaxy Note7 came up with a fire story that could put an end to the entire product line.

Curved and Edge-to-Edge Screen; Excellent Display Quality; High Brightness; S-Pen works great; SSD-like storage performance; USB 3.1; Top-notch CPU and GPU; IP68 Certified (Dust-proof and Water Resistant; Iris Scanner and Wireless Charging Support; Gigabit LTE; Samsung DeX compatible

Average Battery Life; Fingerprint Scanner Placement is Awkward; Slippery; May Fall From Wet Hands; Expensive

The Galaxy Note8 is just not a larger version of the Galaxy S8+. Samsung has adopted the Infinity display and the design of the S8 series, added unique Galaxy Note features such as S Pen and dual rear cameras that make it one of the best premium phones in the market.

Brilliant display; Good camera; Good performance; S Pen stylus is now more precise

Fingerprint sensor placement makes it useless; Battery life is not impressive; Priced on the higher side

I highly recommend this phone. It is extremely user friendly. I was concerned about the battery life but after a month of use, I find it he battery has no problem get through a heavy use day.

The newest member of the Note-series, the Note 8 is finally here. With Note 7 burning down in flames, we thought the days of Note series were over. But the new device comes with a bang en route to claim the title of the best Android smartphone right now.

If you want a top-of-the-line, waterproof Android phone, start by looking at the Galaxy S8 , Galaxy S8+, and the Note 8. If you want a big, phablet-sized screen, the S8+ and the Note 8 are the way to go.

Top-of-the-line camera, Fun, intuitive stylus, Outstanding performance

Poor fingerprint-scanner placement, Useless virtual assistant

If you have kept up with my reviews throughout the years, you know I am a huge fan of the series. I was disappointed last year when the Note 7 was taken off the shelves. Needless to say, I was hype back in August when the Galaxy Note8 announcement came early.