
On September 22, Samsung began selling the flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 8 in Russia, which was introduced on August 23 and entered the market in a number of countries last week.
Currently, the device is available to customers in black, gold and blue colors, and its cost is 69,990 rubles. At the same time, customers who pre-order will receive a Samsung DeX docking station included with the smartphone.
Let us remind you that the Galaxy Note 8 received a 6.3-inch diagonal SuperAMOLED display curved at the edges, which occupies almost the entire front surface of the smartphone. Like the Samsung Galaxy S8, Note 8, intended for the US market, is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, and the international version of the device is equipped with a proprietary Exynos 8895 chip. The amount of RAM is an impressive 6 GB, and the built-in memory is 64 GB. Note 8 also received a slot for microSD memory cards and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Galaxy Note 8 became the first flagship Samsung smartphone to be equipped with a dual main camera, including wide-angle and telephoto sensors with a resolution of 12 megapixels and an optical stabilization system that provide 2x optical zoom. The front camera of the smartphone has a resolution of 8 megapixels. The device also supports the proprietary Bixby voice assistant, the power button of which is located on the side.
Earlier it became known that former and current owners of Note 7 smartphones will be able to purchase Note 8 with a discount of up to $425. The size of the discount will depend on the condition of the returned device. The few Note 7 owners who have not returned their smartphones as part of the smartphone recall campaign should return them to Samsung for evaluation, while those who got rid of their Note 7 a long time ago need to provide the company with the email address provided when returning the smartphone.