Samsung's new Galaxy Note 8 (GN8) stands alone as the only flagship smartphone with ‘everything' including its trademark S Pen stylus, which offers a very convenient and useful handwriting interface. Ray Shaw [email protected] has a passion for IT ever since building his first computer in 1980.

A galactic overachiever! Great dual lens camera; S-Pen; gorgeous 6.2in display and more

Quite long; only a down-firing mono speaker; pricey

The Galaxy Note8 is just not a larger version of the Galaxy S8+. Samsung has adopted the Infinity display and the design of the S8 series, added unique Galaxy Note features such as S Pen and dual rear cameras that make it one of the best premium phones in the market.

Brilliant display; Good camera; Good performance; S Pen stylus is now more precise

Fingerprint sensor placement makes it useless; Battery life is not impressive; Priced on the higher side

It seems like consumers have a relatively short memory. It was a little over a year ago that everybody was taking pot shots at Samsung following its Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. After the release of the Galaxy S8 , all the jokes were quickly replaced by awe and wonder.

Premium build quality; S Pen a standout; Fast processing and multitasking; Superb all-round camera

Design not as eye catching; Pricey depending on model

Camera and screen are fantastic

Lots of glass; a good cover is a must

A year ago, I wrote that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was the best big phone ever made. It had excellent performance, a great camera, and a refined design that was surprisingly manageable for a device with a large screen.

Lovely display; Fast performance; Reliable battery life; Excellent standard camera

It's enormous; It's expensive; Secondary camera is far inferior to main camera; Terrible fingerprint scanner placement

Even in 2018, the Galaxy Note 8 remains the biggest reimagining of Samsung's best smartphones for productivity, and more than enough to right the major wrongs of the recalled Note 7 . This is a mega-sized mea culpa.

'Infinity Display' is excellent; Samsung's best camera x2; Fast with 6GB of RAM

‘Infinitely' expensive; Battery life held back; Weak speaker

Samsung has again launched a superb product with the Galaxy Note 8 and there is no real alternative phablet for fans of the S Pen. The handset comes with an outstanding configuration. However, the manufacturer could have gladly been a bit more generous with the internal storage in view of the price.

great display; fast SoC; expandable storage; Dual SIM optional available; great S Pen with many features; USB 3.1 with DisplayPort and HDMI; Gigabit LTE; fast Wi-Fi with high range; Quick charge and wireless charging; protected against water and dust; many sensors

SoC throttles under load; extended warranty does not apply to liquid damage; weak GPS performance; speaker should be better; fingerprint is not optimally placed

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung's flagship smartphone. It features a dual-camera setup, offering two different focal lengths. It's an update to the controversial Note 7, which you may recall as being notorious for its exploding battery problem - Samsung is of course promising this problem has...

I've had the phone for a couple of weeks. The inbuilt app for the transfer of data and photos from my old phone to my Note 8 was very easy and complete. the note facility before opening the phone is awesome andextremely useful.

After two years South Africans finally have a new Samsung Note smartphone to buy. As you may recall the Note 7 never made it to South Africa due to a battery fault that caused many handsets to spontaneously catch fire.