Samsung Galaxy Note8: Phablet par excellence

The 6.3-inch screen is a tad tall, though it stayed true, even in direct sunlight

The Samsung Galaxy Note8 (Rs 67,900) is bigger than the S8 and S8+, but only slightly. It’s also a tad heavier. But the real differentiator is the dual cameras on the back. 

I set the phone to unlock both by face recognition as well as iris scanning; the two can’t be used together. Iris scanning worked well for me indoors, but when I asked my wife to set it up, she had to remove her contact lenses for this feature to work. The face recognition feature worked accurately, too. 

In the limited time I used the phone, I didn’t face any lag.