Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Sony Xperia L2

Samsung Galaxy Note8

August, 2017

Sony Xperia L2

January, 2018

Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Sony Xperia L2


Samsung Galaxy Note8

Sony Xperia L2

Price
EUR: €500EUR: €140
USD: N/AUSD: N/A
GBP: N/AGBP: N/A
INR: N/AINR: N/A
PKR: N/APKR: Rs.27,999
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)150 x 78 x 9.8 mm (5.91 x 3.07 x 0.39 in)
Weight
195 g (6.88 oz)178 g (6.28 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Stylus
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, plastic frame
Colors
Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star PinkBlack, Gold, Pink
Models
SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FDH4311, H3311, H4331, H3321
Display
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR10

3D Touch (home button only)

Always-on display
IPS LCD
Size
6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Multitouch
YesYes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 H3311, H4311, H4331
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 661, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38 H3311, H4311
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 6GB RAM

128GB ROM, 6GB RAM

256GB ROM, 6GB RAM
32GB ROM, 3GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 2.1eMMC 5.0
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) dual SIM model onlymicroSDXC (dedicated slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
YesYes
EDGE
YesYes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 MbpsHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi DirectWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
USB
USB Type-C 3.1USB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEOYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
YesYes
Camera
Main Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1", AF
Camera Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panoramaLED flash, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Primary: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF

Secondary: 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Video: 1440p@30fps
8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4.0"

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLACMP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265DivX/MP4/H.264
Radio
NoFM radio
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Browser
HTML5HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Hardware
Chipset
Exynos 8895 (10 nm) EMEA

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) USA & China
Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm)
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
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP20 EMEA

Adreno 540 USA & China
Mali-T720MP2
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes

32-bit/384kHz audio
Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 201065 (v7)

GeekBench: 6784 (v4.4)

GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 45023 (v7)

GeekBench: 1932 (v4.4)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removableLi-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired, QC2

Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk Time
Up to 22 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 74 h
Additional Features
Features
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

ANT+

Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Misc
SAR EU
0.17 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)

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