**Comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and Google Pixel 3 XL**

The Android 8 update is often a topic of discussion among phone enthusiasts, with some devices receiving it sooner than others. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is one device that benefits from having the latest software update, but its competitors are not far behind. In this article, we'll be comparing two popular flagships: the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Google Pixel 3 XL.

**Additional Features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8**

One of the notable features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is its S-Pen, which provides a unique way to interact with the device. The S-Pen allows users to jot down notes, translate text, and even convert currency by hovering over certain objects on the screen. This feature is particularly useful for those who value productivity and convenience. However, it does require some custom software to fully take advantage of its capabilities.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also features an iris scanner, which provides an additional layer of security. The device's camera system is also noteworthy, with a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens that can capture stunning images. The device's design is sleek and premium, making it a great choice for those who value style.

**Comparison with the Google Pixel 3 XL**

In contrast, the Google Pixel 3 XL has a more traditional camera system, but one that excels in terms of image quality. The Pixel 3 XL also features a more accessible fingerprint scanner, which is easier to use than the S-Pen's awkward position on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

The Google Pixel 3 XL has a larger battery than its competitor, with a 3520 mAh capacity compared to the Samsung Galaxy Note 8's 3300 mAh. However, both devices support fast charging and wireless charging, making it easier to top up their batteries on the go.

**Software Experience**

One of the key differences between the two devices is their software experience. The Google Pixel 3 XL has Google Assistant built-in, which provides a more seamless and natural interaction with the device. However, this also means that users are limited in their ability to customize the assistant's behavior.

In contrast, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has Bixby as its default AI assistant, but users can also download third-party apps to remap certain features. This adds an extra layer of customization to the device, making it more appealing to those who value flexibility.

**Conclusion**

Ultimately, the choice between the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Google Pixel 3 XL comes down to personal preference. Both devices have their advantages and disadvantages, and users should carefully consider which features are most important to them before making a decision. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8's S-Pen and iris scanner may appeal to those who value productivity and security, while the Google Pixel 3 XL's camera system and software experience may be more appealing to those who prioritize image quality and natural interaction with their device.

**Pricing**

Finally, let's take a look at the pricing of these two devices. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 starts at around £870 in the UK, while the Google Pixel 3 XL starts at around £800. However, if users opt for the higher-end model with 128GB of storage, both devices have similar prices, with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 starting at around £960 and the Google Pixel 3 XL starting at around £950.

Overall, both devices are high-quality flagships that offer a unique set of features and experiences. By considering each device's strengths and weaknesses, users can make an informed decision about which one is best for their needs.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's the viewcube Sakura on super sack TV and in this video we're gonna be doing an initial comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Google pixel to excel so we've got the larger offerings from both Samsung and Google here and I've had a chance to play around with both of these so I'm gonna be summarizing all the key differences on my thoughts to give you guys a better idea of which one to go for so initially starting off with the size difference they're quite similar in size but the note date is around four point six millimeters taller 0.7 millimeters thicker but it is around about two millimeters smaller in terms of the width now a lot of this does come down to the display sizes and setups so for the display sizes you've got six point three inches on the note eight on the pixel 2x so you've got six inches and both also have a similar aspect ratio we've got 18 by 9 and the pixel an 18 point 5 by 9 on the note 8 in terms of the display technologies we've got Super AMOLED on the note on the pixel we've got P OLED so they both have a base OLED technologies and both of them are really vibrant with very deep blacks and they both look really really good to me now we're gonna have to do some more tests with these and see how they react in bright daylight and things like that but I really don't think you're gonna be disappointed with either of these and because of the OLED technology on both of these you also have an always-on display this is gonna display your time and notifications and things and they're always gonna be there so just at a glance you're gonna be able to see them very very useful feature now with the pixel you do have something that's called now playing this is a new feature from Google and this is always gonna be listening to its surroundings so if there is some music playing then it's gonna tell you what music is playing on there so think of this as an advanced version of Shazam but you're not gonna actually have to do anything it's gonna detect that music automatically which is really really cool now the reason why the note isn't as wide as a pixel in terms of physical dimensions as firstly because it does curving from the sides but secondly because it has smaller bezels overall so we've got a better screen to body ratio on at the notes compared to the pixel but that is because we have dual stereo front firing speakers on the pixel on the we have a single bottom facing speaker and this can be covered quite easily so when it comes to the speaker performance then the pixel definitely takes a win here it's gonna give you a much more immersive experience but one thing that the pixel does not have is a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack this is something that we do have on the note 8 so Google I've decided not to have the 3.5 millimeter headphone jack this year and it seems to be a bit of a trend among many smartphone manufacturers and it's something that I do think will see it more going forward and all of you guys are gonna be disappointed about this you do get a convert our at the Box a 3.5 millimeter 2 USB type-c converter but you don't get any headphones out of the box with the pixel on the note you do get some AKG earphones out of the box which are worth around about $100 so this will come down to your personal preference do you like the front-facing speakers of the pixel or do you like the large display as well as the headphone jack on the note 8 now moving on to the resolution both of these have a very very high resolution some of the highest res displays out there quad HD plus and in terms of pixel density you've got a slightly higher pixel density on the pixel and that is because slightly higher pixel density on the pixel but that is because it's got a slightly smaller screen so you've got 538 versus 520 to really not much between these and they are both gonna be great for VI now when it comes to the physical build the militates actually weighs 20 grams more both of these do have slightly different bills the note 8 has a metal frame with Gorilla Glass 5 panels on the front and back and they do curve in to the sides this looks really cool it also makes the note quite comfortable to hold because it's symmetrical all around with the Google pixel we also have a combination of metal and glass but it's a mess with unibody with a glass panel with just at the top this is a signature look that we've got from the previous devices and in my opinion it does look really good and we've got a 3d Gorilla Glass 5 on the front which does curve in two sides nothing as much as what we've got on the note 8 now in terms of which design you like better it's obviously gonna come down to your personal preference I think both of these do look good but if you do want customize the look of either of these then I definitely recommend picking up a skin from our channel sponsor D Brad skins I'll be leaving a link to them in the description below now both devices are also water and dust resistant you've got ip67 on the pic so you've got ip68 on the note eight so you've got slightly higher rating here but it's great that both of them do have water and dust resistance the previous pixels did not have this and that was a little bit of a disappointment for a lot of people I know I'm moving on to the internals or both of them actually have the same processor the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 the no-take does come with a different version depending on your location so you can either get the Snapdragon or you can even get the samsung exynos 80 to 95 both perform really well and in terms of ram you've got six new bites on the notes eight and on the pixel you've got four gigabytes of RAM now for speed and performance we're gonna have to do some detail comparisons once we've got the retail version of the pixel in hand and if you do want to see that first and make sure you have subscribed now in terms of storage versions both of these have a base model of 64 gigabytes and then we also have 128 gigabyte versions but the note 8 does have a 256 gigabyte version this is something that I haven't come across myself in shops and things the 64 gigabyte version is the main one that you can get but you do get expandable storage via a micro SD card slot this is something that you don't have on the pixel and the pixel however you do get unlimited storage for all of your photos and videos at full resolution in the Google cloud so you're not gonna have to worry about storage in that sense the note 8 also comes with that I think 100 gigabytes of Dropbox storage for two years as well so that is an option that you do have there with the pixel the unlimited storage is going to be up until the end of 2020 and after that you'll so get high-resolution backups now moving on to the cameras the note 8 has a dual camera setup it's definitely one of my favorite cameras are right now both cameras are 12 megapixels on both have optical image stabilization the primary camera has an F 1.7 aperture with dual pixel to focus and the secondary camera has an F 2.4 aperture and with that secondary lens firstly you're gonna get two times optical zoom so it's gonna get you much closer to your subjects and you've also got a feature called live focus which is gonna blur the background in your images and give you sort of a portrait mode that you've seen on the phonce it does really well on this super sharp you can also edit the background blur after the fax with the pixel we only have a single camera it's got 12 point 2 megapixels and F 1.8 aperture laser + dual pixel to focus and optical as well as electronic image stabilization now although we've only got the one camera on the pixel we still do have a portrait mode where you're gonna be able to get shots with blurry backgrounds and this works because we have the dual pixel setup as well as the machine learning that Google has implemented into the pixel and early results do look really promising we'll definitely do a side-by-side super staff style camera comparison between these two so definitely hit that thumbs up button if you're looking forward to seeing that now in terms a video you've got 4k at a forum second on both 720p at 240 frames a second on both as well but the pixel does come with 1080p at 120 frames a second so we do have this additional option here now there has been sent reports that the note 8 is gonna be getting 4k 60 frames a second I believe for the Exynos version by Duke any updates around that I will let you know on social media and when it comes to the front-facing cameras both of them have 8 megapixels we've got f 1.7 aperture on the note Said's on the pixel we've got an F 2.4 aperture now the pixel does have a portrait mode from the front-facing camera as well and in my test system really really well but with the note 8 you've got autofocus from the front facing camera as well as 1440p video recording you've only got up to 1080p on the pixel so once again we're gonna have to put these side by side both of them do take really good selfies but I've been very very impressed with the pixels dynamic range as well as that portrait mode so I'm really looking forward to checking out once we've got any final software now for the operating systems the pixel does have stock Android and that's a unique thing that you've got on the pixels stock Android with no skin on top I also means you're gonna be getting updates right away updates are gonna be supported for a minimum of 3 years as well which is absolutely great and with the note 8 you have Android but you have the Samsung experience again on top so - currently you're on Android version 7.1.1 I'm not sure when we're gonna get the Android 8 update that can sometimes take quite a few months so this is an advantage that you're gonna have onto the pixel but with the notes age you do get some additional features which you won't get on the pixel and we also have the s-pen on the note 8 so this is quite unique feature and the software action needs to be quite custom in order to be able to take advantage of the features that you have the s-pen some of the features that I like our first is the off-screen memo so you can just have the screen off and you can just jot down your notes and things they will stay there because of the always-on display you can also like translate things just by hovering over your pen and it's also going to convert currency for you just by hovering over certain things so it can be nice and quite useful but this will come down to your personal preference which one of these you prefer in terms of the software experience now other additional features both of these do have a fingerprint scanner on the back with the note 8 sir I have to say it's in a bit of an awkward position it does take some time getting used to because it's a bit taught me the cameras the pixel definitely has a more accessible fingerprint scanner and it's definitely more reachable you do however have an iris scanner as well on the notes 8 so you can use that if you'd like this is something that you don't have on the pixel and then we've got the AI assistants we've got Google assistant on the pixel we've got big speed on the note 8 now I know there's gonna be a bit of debate about which one is better etc I think we could probably do a detailed test between these two big screen versus Google assist and it'll be interesting to see and we've also got different ways to launch both of these so with big speed you've got a dedicated button on the notes 8 with Google assistant on the pixel you can use the squeeze feature this is cool active edge and you can just squeeze the size of the phone's similar to what we've seen on the HTC u11 and you can't customize either of these with bixby lots of people have tried to do some plugins and things and apps which let you remap that but though that usually gets closed off very quickly by something and I'm pretty sure that will probably be the case with the pixel as well you've got google lens on the pixel and on the note you've got big speed vision both of these are gonna give you additional information about your surroundings and things so you could just point them at say a book or something and it's gonna give you more information about that now moving on to the batteries Dino Tate has a 3300 mAh battery the pixel has a 3520 mAh battery so you do have a larger battery here on the pixel we'll have to see what battery performance is like the note 8 has been pretty good in my experience not amazing I'm getting roughly between 4 to 5 hours of on screen time with my usage and either of these are removable but both of them do support fast charging this is great to get a quick top-up whenever you need but with the note 8 you do have wireless charging and also supports fast wireless charging we don't have any wireless charging on the Google picks or to excel now finally looking at the price the note 8 right now for the basics if walking about model you're looking at around about 870 pounds here in UK the u.s. you're looking at roughly about 950 dollars with the pixel to excel you will be paying less for the base model so that's 800 pounds here in the UK or 850 dollars in the u.s. if you do go for the 128 K by up version you're gonna be paying similar prices to the note so there we have it guys that is the initial comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Google pixel to excel both look promising they both have their advantages and disadvantages you've got huge screen with the minimal bezels but then you've got a pretty good screen with front-facing speakers you've got headphone jack on one you don't have a headphone jack on the other and cameras both of them look very very cool I'm really looking forward to testing these out more what do you guys think of both of these devices which one do you think is better overall definitely got me a comment below and let me know I hope you enjoyed this video and found it useful if you did then please do hit that thumbs up on for me you either sought me out and if you haven't already then be sure to subscribe and switch on notifications there's plenty more content coming up on here thanks for watching this is stefan super-safe TV i'll see you next timewhat's the viewcube Sakura on super sack TV and in this video we're gonna be doing an initial comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Google pixel to excel so we've got the larger offerings from both Samsung and Google here and I've had a chance to play around with both of these so I'm gonna be summarizing all the key differences on my thoughts to give you guys a better idea of which one to go for so initially starting off with the size difference they're quite similar in size but the note date is around four point six millimeters taller 0.7 millimeters thicker but it is around about two millimeters smaller in terms of the width now a lot of this does come down to the display sizes and setups so for the display sizes you've got six point three inches on the note eight on the pixel 2x so you've got six inches and both also have a similar aspect ratio we've got 18 by 9 and the pixel an 18 point 5 by 9 on the note 8 in terms of the display technologies we've got Super AMOLED on the note on the pixel we've got P OLED so they both have a base OLED technologies and both of them are really vibrant with very deep blacks and they both look really really good to me now we're gonna have to do some more tests with these and see how they react in bright daylight and things like that but I really don't think you're gonna be disappointed with either of these and because of the OLED technology on both of these you also have an always-on display this is gonna display your time and notifications and things and they're always gonna be there so just at a glance you're gonna be able to see them very very useful feature now with the pixel you do have something that's called now playing this is a new feature from Google and this is always gonna be listening to its surroundings so if there is some music playing then it's gonna tell you what music is playing on there so think of this as an advanced version of Shazam but you're not gonna actually have to do anything it's gonna detect that music automatically which is really really cool now the reason why the note isn't as wide as a pixel in terms of physical dimensions as firstly because it does curving from the sides but secondly because it has smaller bezels overall so we've got a better screen to body ratio on at the notes compared to the pixel but that is because we have dual stereo front firing speakers on the pixel on the we have a single bottom facing speaker and this can be covered quite easily so when it comes to the speaker performance then the pixel definitely takes a win here it's gonna give you a much more immersive experience but one thing that the pixel does not have is a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack this is something that we do have on the note 8 so Google I've decided not to have the 3.5 millimeter headphone jack this year and it seems to be a bit of a trend among many smartphone manufacturers and it's something that I do think will see it more going forward and all of you guys are gonna be disappointed about this you do get a convert our at the Box a 3.5 millimeter 2 USB type-c converter but you don't get any headphones out of the box with the pixel on the note you do get some AKG earphones out of the box which are worth around about $100 so this will come down to your personal preference do you like the front-facing speakers of the pixel or do you like the large display as well as the headphone jack on the note 8 now moving on to the resolution both of these have a very very high resolution some of the highest res displays out there quad HD plus and in terms of pixel density you've got a slightly higher pixel density on the pixel and that is because slightly higher pixel density on the pixel but that is because it's got a slightly smaller screen so you've got 538 versus 520 to really not much between these and they are both gonna be great for VI now when it comes to the physical build the militates actually weighs 20 grams more both of these do have slightly different bills the note 8 has a metal frame with Gorilla Glass 5 panels on the front and back and they do curve in to the sides this looks really cool it also makes the note quite comfortable to hold because it's symmetrical all around with the Google pixel we also have a combination of metal and glass but it's a mess with unibody with a glass panel with just at the top this is a signature look that we've got from the previous devices and in my opinion it does look really good and we've got a 3d Gorilla Glass 5 on the front which does curve in two sides nothing as much as what we've got on the note 8 now in terms of which design you like better it's obviously gonna come down to your personal preference I think both of these do look good but if you do want customize the look of either of these then I definitely recommend picking up a skin from our channel sponsor D Brad skins I'll be leaving a link to them in the description below now both devices are also water and dust resistant you've got ip67 on the pic so you've got ip68 on the note eight so you've got slightly higher rating here but it's great that both of them do have water and dust resistance the previous pixels did not have this and that was a little bit of a disappointment for a lot of people I know I'm moving on to the internals or both of them actually have the same processor the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 the no-take does come with a different version depending on your location so you can either get the Snapdragon or you can even get the samsung exynos 80 to 95 both perform really well and in terms of ram you've got six new bites on the notes eight and on the pixel you've got four gigabytes of RAM now for speed and performance we're gonna have to do some detail comparisons once we've got the retail version of the pixel in hand and if you do want to see that first and make sure you have subscribed now in terms of storage versions both of these have a base model of 64 gigabytes and then we also have 128 gigabyte versions but the note 8 does have a 256 gigabyte version this is something that I haven't come across myself in shops and things the 64 gigabyte version is the main one that you can get but you do get expandable storage via a micro SD card slot this is something that you don't have on the pixel and the pixel however you do get unlimited storage for all of your photos and videos at full resolution in the Google cloud so you're not gonna have to worry about storage in that sense the note 8 also comes with that I think 100 gigabytes of Dropbox storage for two years as well so that is an option that you do have there with the pixel the unlimited storage is going to be up until the end of 2020 and after that you'll so get high-resolution backups now moving on to the cameras the note 8 has a dual camera setup it's definitely one of my favorite cameras are right now both cameras are 12 megapixels on both have optical image stabilization the primary camera has an F 1.7 aperture with dual pixel to focus and the secondary camera has an F 2.4 aperture and with that secondary lens firstly you're gonna get two times optical zoom so it's gonna get you much closer to your subjects and you've also got a feature called live focus which is gonna blur the background in your images and give you sort of a portrait mode that you've seen on the phonce it does really well on this super sharp you can also edit the background blur after the fax with the pixel we only have a single camera it's got 12 point 2 megapixels and F 1.8 aperture laser + dual pixel to focus and optical as well as electronic image stabilization now although we've only got the one camera on the pixel we still do have a portrait mode where you're gonna be able to get shots with blurry backgrounds and this works because we have the dual pixel setup as well as the machine learning that Google has implemented into the pixel and early results do look really promising we'll definitely do a side-by-side super staff style camera comparison between these two so definitely hit that thumbs up button if you're looking forward to seeing that now in terms a video you've got 4k at a forum second on both 720p at 240 frames a second on both as well but the pixel does come with 1080p at 120 frames a second so we do have this additional option here now there has been sent reports that the note 8 is gonna be getting 4k 60 frames a second I believe for the Exynos version by Duke any updates around that I will let you know on social media and when it comes to the front-facing cameras both of them have 8 megapixels we've got f 1.7 aperture on the note Said's on the pixel we've got an F 2.4 aperture now the pixel does have a portrait mode from the front-facing camera as well and in my test system really really well but with the note 8 you've got autofocus from the front facing camera as well as 1440p video recording you've only got up to 1080p on the pixel so once again we're gonna have to put these side by side both of them do take really good selfies but I've been very very impressed with the pixels dynamic range as well as that portrait mode so I'm really looking forward to checking out once we've got any final software now for the operating systems the pixel does have stock Android and that's a unique thing that you've got on the pixels stock Android with no skin on top I also means you're gonna be getting updates right away updates are gonna be supported for a minimum of 3 years as well which is absolutely great and with the note 8 you have Android but you have the Samsung experience again on top so - currently you're on Android version 7.1.1 I'm not sure when we're gonna get the Android 8 update that can sometimes take quite a few months so this is an advantage that you're gonna have onto the pixel but with the notes age you do get some additional features which you won't get on the pixel and we also have the s-pen on the note 8 so this is quite unique feature and the software action needs to be quite custom in order to be able to take advantage of the features that you have the s-pen some of the features that I like our first is the off-screen memo so you can just have the screen off and you can just jot down your notes and things they will stay there because of the always-on display you can also like translate things just by hovering over your pen and it's also going to convert currency for you just by hovering over certain things so it can be nice and quite useful but this will come down to your personal preference which one of these you prefer in terms of the software experience now other additional features both of these do have a fingerprint scanner on the back with the note 8 sir I have to say it's in a bit of an awkward position it does take some time getting used to because it's a bit taught me the cameras the pixel definitely has a more accessible fingerprint scanner and it's definitely more reachable you do however have an iris scanner as well on the notes 8 so you can use that if you'd like this is something that you don't have on the pixel and then we've got the AI assistants we've got Google assistant on the pixel we've got big speed on the note 8 now I know there's gonna be a bit of debate about which one is better etc I think we could probably do a detailed test between these two big screen versus Google assist and it'll be interesting to see and we've also got different ways to launch both of these so with big speed you've got a dedicated button on the notes 8 with Google assistant on the pixel you can use the squeeze feature this is cool active edge and you can just squeeze the size of the phone's similar to what we've seen on the HTC u11 and you can't customize either of these with bixby lots of people have tried to do some plugins and things and apps which let you remap that but though that usually gets closed off very quickly by something and I'm pretty sure that will probably be the case with the pixel as well you've got google lens on the pixel and on the note you've got big speed vision both of these are gonna give you additional information about your surroundings and things so you could just point them at say a book or something and it's gonna give you more information about that now moving on to the batteries Dino Tate has a 3300 mAh battery the pixel has a 3520 mAh battery so you do have a larger battery here on the pixel we'll have to see what battery performance is like the note 8 has been pretty good in my experience not amazing I'm getting roughly between 4 to 5 hours of on screen time with my usage and either of these are removable but both of them do support fast charging this is great to get a quick top-up whenever you need but with the note 8 you do have wireless charging and also supports fast wireless charging we don't have any wireless charging on the Google picks or to excel now finally looking at the price the note 8 right now for the basics if walking about model you're looking at around about 870 pounds here in UK the u.s. you're looking at roughly about 950 dollars with the pixel to excel you will be paying less for the base model so that's 800 pounds here in the UK or 850 dollars in the u.s. if you do go for the 128 K by up version you're gonna be paying similar prices to the note so there we have it guys that is the initial comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Google pixel to excel both look promising they both have their advantages and disadvantages you've got huge screen with the minimal bezels but then you've got a pretty good screen with front-facing speakers you've got headphone jack on one you don't have a headphone jack on the other and cameras both of them look very very cool I'm really looking forward to testing these out more what do you guys think of both of these devices which one do you think is better overall definitely got me a comment below and let me know I hope you enjoyed this video and found it useful if you did then please do hit that thumbs up on for me you either sought me out and if you haven't already then be sure to subscribe and switch on notifications there's plenty more content coming up on here thanks for watching this is stefan super-safe TV i'll see you next time\n"