Samsung Galaxy Note 8 price in Kenya is expected to stabilize as competion for its sale dig in. Galaxy Note 8 256GB is due to be launched in September 2017. The 256GB variant costs around Ksh 104,999on Jumia Kenya, Ksh 88,000 at Phone Place Kenya, Ksh 89,000 at Phone stores Kenya and Ksh 104,999 at Safaricom shop and comes with an additional Samsung power bank.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 comes with the signatory S-Pen which can be used for taking notes, editing images, etc. The phablet also features IP68 certification which makes the device dust-proof and water resistant.
The phablet also features an iris scanner and a rear-mounted fingerprint reader which can be used to unlock the device.The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 256GB comes in multiple color options like Gold, Blue, Black, and Silver which are priced the same. See also OPPO F3 Plus price in Kenya
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Specifications
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is a Phablet which runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. It features a 6.3 inches Super AMOLED (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) 1440 x 2960 pixels display. And an Octa Core (Quad Core x 2.3 GHz + Quad Core x 1.7 GHz) 6GB RAM Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 processor paired with and 64GB native storage capacity.
Camera
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 boasts of an 8MP front-facing camera which can be used as a selfie shooter and video calling. The main 12MP snapper at its rear is equipped with an LED flash that is designed to capture images and shoot videos even in dark conditions.
Battery Type
There is a Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh Battery with a talk time of up to 22 hrs powering the phone with support for USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector and Dual SIM (Nano SIM). To top it up, the battery also supports fast battery charging courtesy Quick Charge 2.0.
Body and Storage
The phablet has a dimension of 162.5 x 74.6 x 8.6 mm and weighs 195g. For storage, the Phablet comes with 256GB of onboard storage which can be expanded up to 256GB using a microSD card.
The table below shows a short summary of other features
| CONNECTIVITY | GPRS | YES |
| EDGE | YES | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | v5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| Infrared Port | YES | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| GPS Facility | with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| 3G Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | |
| NETWORK SUPPORT | 3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
| 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz | |
| 4G | VoLTE | |
| Other Features | Fingerprint Sensor, Iris Scanner, Quick Charging, NFC, Water proof, Dust proof | |
