Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Will Be Available In PH For PHP 49990

Note is BACK! Samsung just made the Galaxy Note 8 official, the highly anticipated upgrade to the impressive but ill-fated and Galaxy Note 7 last year.

The first Samsung phone with dual camera setup

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Samsung equipped the Note 8 with their latest innovations including the well-received Note design merged with the HUGE 6.3 inch WQHD Super AMOLED Curved Infinity Display w/ 18:9:5 screen aspect ratio and IP68 water and dust resistance.

Infinity Display on a 6.3 inch screen

The Intelligent S Pen is also back with more functions than ever which includes a Live message function. Like before, the S Pen also has water resistance and is usable even when wet.

It has an Intelligent S Pen too!

It's also the very first Samsung smartphone to hop into the dual cam bandwagon. It's equipped with 12 MP f/1.7 RGB + 12 MP f/2.4 telephoto lens w/ Dual Pixel, Dual OIS, multi-frame, and dual tone LED flash.

The rest of the hardware and specs are the same with Galaxy S8+ except that it has bigger 6 GB RAM and slightly smaller 3,300 mAh of fast charging battery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Specs

Display: 6.3 Inch WQHD Super AMOLED 2960 x 1440 resolution w/ Curved Infinity Display and Gorilla Glass 5 protection at 522 ppi

CPU: 2.3 GHz 64 Bit Exynos 8895 octa core processor

GPU: Mali G71

RAM: 6 GB

ROM: 64 GB expandable via micro SD card up to 256 GB

Back Camera: 12 MP f/1.7 RGB + 12 MP f/2.4 telephoto lens w/ Dual Pixel, Dual OIS, multi-frame, and dual tone LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8 MP f/1.7 w/ AF, wide angle lens, and screen flash

Battery: 3,300 mAh w/ fast charging and wireless charging

OS: Android 7.1.1 Nougat w/ TouchWiz UI

Connectivity: WiFi ac, 3G, HSPA+, LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, A GPS, GLONASS, USB OTG

Sensors: Pressure, accelerometer, barometer, gyro, geomagnetic, hall, HR, proximity, light

Others: Intelligent S Pen, Fingerprint sensor, IP68 rating, fast wireless charging, USB Type C, UHQ 32 bit / DSD support, Colors: midnight black, maple gold

Dimensions: 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm

Weight: 195 g

Price: PHP 49,990

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will retail here in the Philippines for PHP 49,990.

Pre-order starts on September 8 to 17, 2017 on partner stores and retailers including Smart, Globe, Abenson, Lazada, Argomall, Samsung Experience stores, and etc.

You can also get it at Home Credit's 0% interest for 12 months with 50% DP.

It will go Samsung Concierge with 6-month screen warranty.

Moreover, if you will pre-order, the device will come with a FREE AKG S30 speaker priced around PHP 7,990.

The phone will go on retail this September 29, 2017.

Who's excited?