Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung’s most expensive smartphone ever

The Galaxy Note 8 was finally announced yesterday at an event in New York. Given the controversy surrounding the explosions of its previous iteration, Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the Note 8 has the attention of media and consumers throughout the world. One small mistake and the media will instantly pounce to feast on it.

Now the Note 8 is here but its price point is starkly different from the previous models. It is the most expensive Samsung phone ever.

The phone costs $930 in the USA, £869 in UK and AU$1,499 in Australia. This is the first time Samsung has put out a smartphone at such a high launch price. Before it Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus was the first phone to cross the $800 mark of starting price. And for the comparison, The S8 Plus has the same specifications as of Note 8 except for the camera and the S Pen.

So why does Samsung think that you’ll pay a lot more price for a slightly bigger S8 Plus? It might be the water resistant S Pen as according to Samsung, S Pen is the main selling point of Note devices.

For the comparison, here are the specifications and starting prices of all the previous Note devices.

Samsung Galaxy Note

Starting Price : $785

Key Specifications:

• 5.3 inches display with 800 x 1280 resolution.
• Exynos chipset with Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU.
• 16/32 GB internal storage and 1 GB RAM.
• 8 MP f/2.6 primary camera and 2 MP front camera.
• 2500 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Starting Price : $860

Key Specifications:

• 5.5 inches display with 720 x 1280 resolution.
• Exynos 4412 Quad chipset with Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU.
• 16/32/64 GB internal storage and 2 GB RAM.
• 8 MP f/2.6 primary camera and 1.9 MP front camera.
• 3100 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Starting Price : $700

Key Specifications:

• 5.7 inches display with 1080 x 1920 resolution.
• Exynos 5420 Octa chipset with Octa-core (4×1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) (International version).
• 16/32/64 GB internal storage and 3 GB RAM.
• 13 MP, f/2.2 primary camera and 2 MP, f/2.4 front camera.
• 3200 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Starting Price : $825

Key Specifications:

• 5.7 inches display with 1440 x 2560 resolution.
• Exynos 5433 chipset with Octa-core (4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.9 GHz Cortex-A57) CPU (International version).
• 32 GB internal storage and 3 GB RAM.
• 16 MP, f/2.2 primary camera and 3.7 MP, f/1.9 front camera.
• 3220 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Starting Price : $750

Key Specifications:

• 5.7 inches display with 1440 x 2560 resolution.
• Exynos 7420 Octa chipset with Octa-core (4×2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4×1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU.
• 32/64/128 GB internal storage and 4 GB RAM.
• 16 MP, f/1.9 primary camera and 5 MP f/1.9 front camera.
• 3000 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Starting Price : $840

Key Specifications:

• 5.7 inches display with 1440 x 2560 resolution.
• Exynos Exynos 8890 Octa chipset with Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4×1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU.
• 64 GB internal storage and 4 GB RAM.
• 12 MP, f/1.7 primary camera and 5 MP, f/1.7 front camera.
• 3500 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Starting Price : $930

Key Specifications:

• 6.3 inches display with 1440 x 2960 resolution.
• Exynos 8895 Octa or Snapdragon 835 chipset with Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) or Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9GHz Kryo) CPU respectively.
• 64/128/256 GB internal storage and 6 GB RAM.
• Dual 12 MP, f/1.7 & f/2.4 primary camera and 8 MP, f/1.7 front camera.
• 3300 mAh battery.