iPhone X vs Sansung Galaxy Note 8

iPhone X vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Clash of the flagships

The iPhone X, which was announced at Apple's 12 Sept press event and will become available for pre-order on 27 October, is Apple's latest flagship smartphone, with a radical redesign and high-end specs. But how does it compare to its rivals?

In this comparison we put the iPhone X and Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 head to head, looking at their design, features, tech specs and features. We'll help you decide whether to buy the Note 8 now, or wait a month for the X.

If we manage to help you make up your mind, you'll be able to pre-order the iPhone X here, and you can buy the Note 8 here.

Design & build quality

The iPhone X is a bold and striking design, something that stands out even more because Apple has been so visually conservative with its smartphones in recent years. The iPhones 6, 6s, 7 and 8 are largely the same, in terms of exterior design; the X is very different.

It has an almost edge-to-edge screen, which means it has a larger screen than the iPhone 8 Plus in a body that's close to the size of the 8. This also means there isn't a Home button - its functions have been dispersed around the phone, taken over by gestures and facial recognition and occasionally the power button - and the front-facing camera and sensors have been housed in an odd notch taken out of the top of the screen.

It's a design that takes risks, in other words. In order to make real progress - a bigger screen, a more immersive experience, a step closer to the ideal of a pure interface, a plate of glass with no physical buttons at all - Apple has done things that people might not like. But we like the way it looks.

Of course, edge-to-edge screens became commonplace in the Android world while Apple rested on its laurels for three generations, and the Note is 8 is close to bezel-less itself. There's about a centimetre of frame above and below the display, while the screen curves right down over the left and right edges.

These curved edges, of course, are one design element that Apple was too cautious to feature in the X. A thin white tab is always visible on the righthand edge, and if you tap it you can pull in frequently used apps and contacts and other quick access options.

Ultimately these are are two very beautiful and modern-looking smartphone designs, so we'll let you look at some photos and make your own mind up.

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