What's that coming over the hill? It's a big, shiny, brute of a device. Part mobile phone, part tablet, all business. It's the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, it has a point to prove and it's now available to pre-order.
It might seem a tad unfair, but we can't not mention the Galaxy Note 7 debacle when talking about its successor. Samsung's 2016 aborted project due to overheating and fire risks means that we've had to wait two years for a (fingers crossed) fully functioning Note-branded phablet from the South Korean tech behemoth.
But we'll soon be able to move on from that chapter in history. And if you're among the number baying for a new Note 8 deal, you've come to the right place. Pre-order prices have just gone live from Carphone Warehouse, Mobiles.co.uk Affordable Mobiles and more. We've picked out a few of our favourite deals (it might worth waiting for a Black Friday deal!) and tell you more about this mammoth mobile.
- Pre-order your Galaxy Note 8 from Carphone Warehouse
- Pre-order your Galaxy Note 8 direct from EE
- Pre-order your Galaxy Note 8 from Mobiles.co.uk
- Pre-order your Galaxy Note 8 from Mobile Phones Direct
See also: Galaxy S8 Plus deals | iPhone 7 Plus deals | Galaxy Note 4 deals
Top 5 best Galaxy Note 8 deals in the UK
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | Vodafone | £110 upfront | 4GB data | Unlimited minutes and texts | £42pm
This is about as good as it gets for the new Galaxy Note 8, and you don't even have to settle for the bare minimum of data. £110 upfront isn't bad for such a premium phone, and the £42 a month payments look very attractive indeed. You can go cheaper, but you have to spend loads on the handset - see below. Total cost over 24 months is £1118
View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | O2 | £190 upfront | 3GB data | Unlimited minutes and texts | £37pm
You have to really ramp up the first chunk of cash to get the Note 8 for less than £40 per month. But it's well worth it if you can stretch to the initial outlay. It means that the total cost comes down under £1100, which is lower than we had guesstimated for the first run of Note 8s. Total cost over 24 months is £1078
View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | Vodafone | £75 upfront | 16GB data | Unlimited minutes and texts | £48pm
This is just a really well rounded deal from Mobiles.co.uk. £75 isn't far off the least you're going to wind up paying upfront for the Note 8. It means that the monthly payments go up, but not too much. And then you get a very healthy 16GB of data to play with. Not a tariff to be sniffed at, this. Total cost over 24 months is £1277
View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | EE | £150 upfront | 25GB data | Unlimited minutes and texts | £47.99pm
We like this deal a lot. It isn't a great lump more than the 16GB deal above, but you get a massive amount of data to play with. That means you can stream plenty of films and box sets to that glorious looking 6.3-inch screen without too much fear of exceeding your limits. Total cost over 24 months is £1301.76
View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | EE | £410 upfront | 2GB data | Unlimited minutes and texts | £22.99pm
Something of a wildcard to finish, just because it's a monthly price that you're much more likely to see on a retro Galaxy S6. £410 if you can stretch to it upfront will give you bragging rights over your mates for the next two years. And this deal manages to somehow bring the lot down to less than £1,000 for the two year term. Total cost over 24 months is £961.76
View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk
Galaxy Note 8 price: how much does the phone cost?
Aha - just want to get straight down to business do you? We like the cut of your jib. Well to buy the phone outright, you're looking at an extravagant £869 RRP. That's a tasty £120 uplift from the Galaxy Note 7 last year.
So if you were hoping that the failure of the Note 7 may help to keep prices down, we're afraid you're very much mistaken. As we also saw from the launch of the Galaxy S8 earlier this year, the pricing trend is heading in one direction only and that's up. Manufacturers like Samsung and Apple know that legions of tech fans will pay whatever it takes to get hold of the latest devices.
- Pre-order the Midnight Black Galaxy Note 8 from Samsung
- Pre-order the Maple Gold Galaxy Note 8 from Samsung
When can I get the Galaxy Note 8?
Pre-orders were made available in the UK within an hour of the Note 8's launch on August 23. As to when you'll actually be able to get your hands (note the plural, this will be a massive phone!) on the Note 8, the actual on-sale date is September 15.
Should I get the Galaxy Note 8 SIM free?
Aha, you must be somebody after our own heart. Always looking to see how you can trim a few pounds off your new favourite gadget. As you probably know, you can now pick up cheap SIM only deals for as little as £4 a month, which could make it worth buying a SIM and handset separately.
Well the Galaxy Note 8's RRP is £869. Even if you get the cheapest SIM card around from iD (£3.99 a month for 500MB data), that would still take you above our wilcard contract option above over two years. So you're probably better off just picking out a contract from our price comparison chart.
Galaxy Note 8 key specifications
Wondering what all the fuss is about? Well the fervour for the Note 8 is probably doubled due to the fact that the Note 7 was pulled from shelves soon after release. But looking at the specs, the anticipation has built for good reason. You can learn more about it in our hands on Galaxy Note 8 review, but here are the key specs:
- Display: 6.3-inch Quad HD+ 2960x1440 (521 ppi)
- OS: Android 7.1.1
- Dimensions: 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
- Weight: 195g
- Processor: Octa core 2.3GHz
- Ram: 6GB
- Rear camera: 12MP dual camera
- Front camera: 8MP
- Battery: 3,300mAh
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