Google Pixel 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A(5CA), Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Nano-SIM card & eSIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

145.6 mm

162.5 mm
Width

68.2 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

148 g

195 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

Yes, IP68
Colors

Black, Pink, White

Deep Sea Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Grey

Display
Display type

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.3 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

443 ppi

521 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, HDR

-
Always on display

-

Yes
3D touch

-

home button only
HDR display

-

HDR10

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection with Dual Pixel

-
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, RAW

1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm, geo-tagging, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1/2.55" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

103

100
DxOMark video

98

84
DxOMark camera score

102

94

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

-
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/3.2" , 1.4 µm

8 MP, f/1.7 , 1/3.6" , 1.22 µm
8 MP, f/2.2 , 19 mm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Secondary camera autofocus

-

autofocus
Secondary camera dual video call

-

dual video call
Secondary camera HDR

-

Auto HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1440p@30fps
DxOMark photo

99

-
DxOMark video

83

-
DxOMark camera score

92

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint, hall, light, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity