Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs. Nothing Phone (1)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy Note8 and Nothing Phone (1). Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs. Nothing Phone (1) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-N950F/DS -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162.5 mm 159.2 mm Samsung Galaxy Note8 has greater height than Nothing Phone (1).
Width 74.8 mm 75.8 mm Nothing Phone (1) has greater width than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Depth 8.6 mm 8.3 mm Nothing Phone (1) is narrower than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Weight 195 g 193.5 g Nothing Phone (1) is lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Body Colour Deepsea blue | Gold maple | Midnight black Black
Body Material - Recycled plastic, 100% recycled aluminium
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP53
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.173 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD+ Super AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.55" Nothing Phone (1) has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2960 x 1440 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better screen resolution than Nothing Phone (1).
Pixel Density 521 ppi 402 ppi Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better pixel density than Nothing Phone (1).
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Nothing Phone (1) has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
HDR - Yes Nothing Phone (1) has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Always-on display Haptic touch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Processor Number 8895 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.5 GHz Nothing Phone (1) has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy Note8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G71 MP20 Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 6 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Nothing Phone (1) has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Nothing Phone (1) has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
User Memory 51.2 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nothing Phone (1) has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" 1/1.56" Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better camera sensor size than Nothing Phone (1).
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX766 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.88 Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Optical Zoom 2x -
Digital Zoom 10x -
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects Motion effect, HDR, Stamp, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Stickers HDR, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Food mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, night mode, Beauty mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, Scene mode, Live Photos, Filter mode, Document mode 2.0, Extreme Night Vision
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Samsung Galaxy Note8 has face detection.
White Balance Custom, automatic -
Light Source LED light -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Tracking Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, Exposure, Shutter speed, geotagging, RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation) OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nothing Phone (1) has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Samsung JN1
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Nothing Phone (1) has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 114 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Nothing Phone (1) has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.6" 1/3.1" Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better front camera sensor size than Nothing Phone (1).
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.45 Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) Wide selfie mode Night mode, Beauty mode, Live Photos, Portrait, Filter mode
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 4500 mAh Nothing Phone (1) has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Nothing Phone (1) has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 70 min
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA Qi, Reverse wireless charging
Talk Time 1320 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1320 min
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (4G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display On)): up to 47 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 74 hrs
Playback (video): up to 16 hrs
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CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nothing Phone (1) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1.1 Nougat -
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements Acoustic Overload Point -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, RGB sensor, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader, eye scan Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX Three microphones, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy Note8 Nothing Phone (1)
Included Accessories Power adapter, tweezer, SIM card removal tool, USB Connector (USB-C), micro-USB connector, AKG headphones, USB-C cable, S Pen, Pen nibs SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP53
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