Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Model Numbers Comparison & Differences

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is no doubt one of the flagship smartphones that everyone will love to have. Even though it now has a successor which is Note 9, the Galaxy Note 8 still remains one of the best options out there if you want to shop for a new phone.
The handset was officially launched in 2024 with a price tag of $900 for the factory unlocked version, but now the retail price has dropped.

Like other recent phones from Samsung, the Galaxy Note 8 features high-end specs, massive display, and a stylus. All these features encourage productivity making the phone an ideal device for business users. The handset runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or Samsung Exynos 8895 processor, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage which you can still expand with micro SD card. It also has a Bixby assistance with a nonremovable battery capacity of 3300 mAh that supports fast charging technology.

It offers a large 6.3-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED Infinity Display. The most exciting thing here is that the device provides a large screen display but still looks sleeker than other phones in the market. On the camera department, the Galaxy Note 8 was the first phone from Samsung to feature a dual camera set-up. The rear camera includes dual 12MP lenses optical image stabilization. The primary camera has f/1.7 and the second lens has an f/2.4 aperture.

Just like other previous phones, the Galaxy Note 8 is also available in different model numbers which some has Snapdragon 835 while other models have Exynos 8895. The Exynos is more popular while in some countries that require CDMA has Snapdragon 835 chipset like the USA and China.

On the specs, they both have the same storage and battery, the original model of the phone is SM-N950 but in other to differentiate them from their models, Samsung includes some suffixes giving you model numbers like SM-N950W, SM-N9500, SM-N9508, SM-N950F, SM-N950 S/K/L, or SM-N950FD.