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Samsung Galaxy Note8 root support — Magisk root and bootloader unlock
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Samsung Galaxy Note8

Released: 2017, August 23Available. Released 2017, September

NOT SUPPORTED

Not supported — this device type cannot be rooted through our service.

4.6 Rating

General

Brand
Samsung
Model
Samsung Galaxy Note8
Released
2017, August 23
Status
Available. Released 2017, September
Price
About 500 EUR
OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Dimensions
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight
195 g (6.88 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM, Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size
6.3 inches, 101.1 cm, 2, (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Chipset
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA, Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA, Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA, Adreno 540 - USA & China
Internal
64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Camera

Dual
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features
HDR
Video
1440p@30fps

Battery

Charging
15W wired, QC2, Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)

Network

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Connectivity

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1
3.5mm jack
Yes

Sensors

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

Other

SAR
0.61 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body)
Camera
Photo, /, Video
Colors
Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink
Models
SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD
SAR EU
0.17 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.148(sunlight)
Announced
2017, August 23
Talk time
Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 74 h
Loudspeaker
Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Performance
AnTuTu: 201065 (v7), GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4), GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Audio quality
Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 89h

Samsung Galaxy Note8 Overview

The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is an Android device from Samsung, released in 2017. It combines the Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA, Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China and a 6.3-inch display, running Android 7.1.1 (Nougat). This page tracks its full specifications, root status, and the bootloader and recovery notes that apply to it.