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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950* Model Number Differences

By Tuan Do

Samsung officially announced the new generation of their phablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. The device starts shipping in September 2017 with a premium price tag of around $900 (the full retail price for the factory-unlocked version).

This is really a great step forward for Samsung, considering the fact that they could have dropped the Note series after the battery-exploding reports last year. Samsung handled the scandal professionally and now we have the all new Galaxy Note 8.

Like previous generations, the Note 8 targets business users as it combines high-end specs, a massive display, productivity suite, and a stylus. If you had to return the Note 7, now you can upgrade to the Note 8 with a lot of important improvements.

The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or Samsung Exynos 8895 processor, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot, Bixby voice assistant, and 3300mAh battery. The design is also refined with the 6.3-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED Infinity Display, it is not only bigger but also looks much sleeker than other smartphones on the market. This is also the first time we see a dual camera setup on a Samsung phone; both are 12MP lenses and have optical image stabilization. The wide-angle lens has an aperture of f/1.7 and the telephoto lens has a f/2.4 aperture. You will see some camera tricks like Live Focus or Dual Capture.

Similar to previous releases, the Note 8 also comes with some different model numbers which are available for some specific carriers and regions. The model number will decide which processor is built inside, you will either have a Snapdragon 835 or Exynos 8895. Most countries will receive the Exynos version but some other countries requiring the CDMA chip, like the U.S. or China, will have the Snapdragon 835. Both of them have Samsung’s 10nm LPE process and actually has very similar performance that you cannot notice the difference during normal usage.

Now, let’s check out all model numbers of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. All of the numbers start with SM-N950 but the suffixes are different, depending on the market. So, we will have some models like SM-N950W, SM-N9500, SM-N9508, SM-N950F, SM-N950 S/K/L, or SM-N950FD.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950

Model Number Chipset  Carrier Country / Region Cellular Bands
SM-N950W Snapdragon 835 Bell Mobility

Rogers Wireless

Telus Mobility

Wind Mobile Canada

Canada 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

3G UMTS: UMTS2100 (B1), UMTS1900 (B2), UMTS1700/2100 (B4), UMTS850 (B5)

3G TD-SCDMA: 1900/2000

4G FDD LTE: 2100 (B1), 1900 (B2), 1800 (B3), 1700/2100 (B4), 850 (B5), 2600 (B7), 900 (B8), 700 (B12), 700 (B13), 700 (B17), 800 (B18), 1900 (B25), 850 (B26), 700 (B29), 2300 (B30), 1700/2100 (B66)

4G TDD LTE: 2600 (B38), 1900 (B39), 2300 (B40), 2500 (B41)

SM-N9500

SM-N9508

Snapdragon 835 All China 2G: CDMA 800, GSM 850/900/1800/1900

3G: CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA 1900/2000, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100

4G FDD LTE: LTE Cat16 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 29, 30)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950F Exynos 8895 All Europe 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

3G UMTS: 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G FDD LTE: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950N Exynos 8895 SKT (SM-N950NZKASKO)

LG U+ (SM-N950NZKALUO)

KT (SM-N950NZKAKTO)

Korea 2G GSM: GSM 900/1800/1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850)

3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010), B39(1880)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950FD Duos (Dual-SIM) Exynos 8895 Unlocked Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Northern Africa, South America 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

3G UMTS: 2100 (B1), 1900 (B2), 1700/2100 (B4), 850 (B5), 900 (B8)

3G TD-SCDMA: 1900/2000

4G FDD LTE: 2100 (B1), 1900 (B2), 1800 (B3), 1700/2100 (B4), 850 (B5), 2600 (B7), 900 (B8), 700 (B12), 700 (B13), 700 (B17), 800 (B18), 800 (B19), 800 (B20), 1900 (B25), 850 (B26), 700 (B28)

4G TDD LTE: 2600 (B38), 1900 (B39), 2300 (B40), 2500 (B41)

SM-N950FZKDBTU (Dual-SIM) Exynos 8895 Unlocked UK 2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)

3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010), B39(1880)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(800), B28(700), B32(1500), B66(AWS-3)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950FZKABTU Exynos 8895 Carphone Warehouse

Vodafone

O2

iD Mobile

EE

UK 2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)

3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010), B39(1880)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(800), B28(700), B32(1500), B66(AWS- 3)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZKAAIO Snapdragon 835 Cricket US 2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900

3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010), B39(1880)

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B28(700), B29(700), B30(2300)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZSAATT

SM-N950UZVAATT

SM-N950UZKAATT

Snapdragon 835 AT&T US 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)

3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010), B39(1880)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B28(700), B29(700), B30(2300)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZVATMK

SM-N950UZKATMK

SM-N950UZSATMK

Snapdragon 835 MetroPCS US 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850)

3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010), B39(1880)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(800), B66(AWS-3)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZKABST Snapdragon 835 Boost US 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)

3G CDMA: BC0(800), BC1(1900), BC10(800)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(800), B28(700)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZKAACG Snapdragon 835 C Spire Wireless US 2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900

2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)

3G CDMA: BC0(800), BC1(1900), BC10(800)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(800), B28(700)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZVASPR

SM-N950UZSASPR

SM-N950UZKASPR

Snapdragon 835 Sprint US 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)

3G CDMA: BC0(800), BC1(1900), BC10(800)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(800), B28(700)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZVATMB (Orchid Gray)

SM-N950UZKATMB (Midnight Black)

Snapdragon 835 T-Mobile US 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

3G UMTS: B2(1900), B4(1700/2100), B5(850), B8(900)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700),  B13(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(800), B66(AWS-3)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZVAUSC

SM-N950UZSAUSC

SM-N950UZKAUSC

Snapdragon 835 US Cellular US 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B8(900)

3G CDMA: BC0(800), BC1(1900)

3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010), B39(1880)

4G FDD LTE: B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B18(800) , B19(800), B25(1900)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300)

SM-N950UZVATFN

SM-N950UZSATFN

SM-N950UZKATFN

Snapdragon 835 TracFone US 2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900

3G CDMA: BC0(800), BC1(1900)

4G FDD LTE: B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B13(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B26(800), B28(700)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZVAVZW (Orchid Gray)

SM-N950UZKAVZW (Midnight Black)

Snapdragon 835 Verizon US 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B8(900)

3G CDMA: BC0(800), BC1(1900)

4G FDD LTE: B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B13(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B26(800), B28(700)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZKAVMU Snapdragon 835 Virgin Mobile USA US 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900

3G UMTS: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)

3G CDMA: BC0(800), BC1(1900), BC10(800)

4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(800), B28(700)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

SM-N950UZVAXAA (Orchid Gray)

SM-N950UZBAXAA (Deepsea Blue)

SM-N950UZKAXAA (Midnight Black)

SM-N950U1

Snapdragon 835 Unlocked US 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

2G CDMA: CDMA800 (BC0), CDMA1900 (BC1/BC14), CDMA800 (BC10)

3G UMTS: 2100 (B1), 1900 (B2), 1700/2100 (B4), 850 (B5), 900 (B8)

3G CDMA: CDMA800 (BC0), CDMA1900 (BC1/BC14), CDMA800 (BC10)

4G FDD LTE: 2100 (B1), 1900 (B2), 1800 (B3), 1700/2100 (B4), 850 (B5), 2600 (B7), 900 (B8), 700 (B12), 700 (B13), 700 (B17), 800 (B18), 800 (B20), 1900 (B25), 850 (B26), 700 (B28), 700 (B29), 2300 (B30), 1700/2100 (B66), 5200 (B252), 5800 (B255)

4G TDD LTE: TD-LTE2600 (B38), TD-LTE1900 (B39), TD-LTE2300 (B40), TD-LTE2500 (B41)

SM-N950FZKAXSA

SM-N950FZDAXSA

Exynos 8895 Unlocked Australia 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

3G UMTS: 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G FDD LTE: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)

4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

If you have any question regarding the Note 8 model numbers, just leave a comment below.

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Comments

  1. Goran says

    Aug 24, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    Hi so the last one SM-N950UZKAXAA model is gsm and lte usable , and i can use it anywhere ?

    Thanks.

    • Tuan Do says

      Aug 24, 2017 at 10:20 pm

      Yes,
      That’s the factory-unlocked phone and you can use it anywhere. It’s available for preorder now for $929.

      • Ladislaver says

        Sep 16, 2017 at 2:34 am

        How about Hong Kong? You are listing Asia, but Asia is big. It’s just about impossible to get unlocked phone in China, you know, the gov paranoia about Google. If I want unlocked phone, I have to get in from Hong Kong.

      • fos says

        Nov 14, 2017 at 12:07 am

        Note 8’s Hong Kong variant is SM-N9500.

      • Totz says

        Feb 1, 2018 at 9:27 am

        Where is the native video call for this model?

        Can I install.N950.software on N9500 device?

  2. John says

    Aug 25, 2017 at 8:56 am

    Is SM-N950UZKAXAA dual sim?

    • ac says

      Aug 26, 2017 at 12:43 pm

      samsung UK lists another dual sim model.

      • Tuan Do says

        Aug 26, 2017 at 1:07 pm

        Thanks,
        I’ve added the UK model to the list.

  3. wfzhou says

    Aug 25, 2017 at 2:54 pm

    The unlocked model SM-N950UZKAXAA does not seem to have all the bands, for example, some bands listed for T-Mobile model are not listed under unlocked: 4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

    Is that accurate? Does that mean unlocked may not have as good a coverage as the carrier phones in certain situations?

    Thanks

    • John says

      Sep 8, 2017 at 2:36 pm

      I’m not sure this information is correct either. When I check on FrequencyCheck, it shows that the Unlocked version has the $G TDD LTE: B38, B39, B40, B41 bands, but it does not say anything about the 3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010), B39(1880), which are different then the ones listed for the US unlocked version.

      If anyone can clear this up, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance

      • Chris says

        Apr 24, 2019 at 4:10 am

        I have n950u1 can i install european official rom?

    • F. C says

      Sep 8, 2017 at 10:35 pm

      Would love an answer to this I’ve been looking for his reply after I was going to post about it.

      How come you aren’t answering his

    • Tuan Do says

      Sep 9, 2017 at 1:43 am

      The SM-N950UZKAXAA unlocked model covers all T-Mobile’s bands, so it’s perfectly fine when you use it on the network.

  4. Rafael Sanchis says

    Aug 27, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    Is compatible with 3 1800

  5. Morgan says

    Aug 28, 2017 at 6:03 am

    SM-N950FZKDNEE
    is dual sim 64Gb version here in sweden ….

  6. Kabamaru says

    Aug 28, 2017 at 1:50 pm

    In Spain:

    SM-N950FZKDPHE
    Dual sim 64Gb

    SM-N950FZKAPHE
    Single sim 64Gb

    • Henri Wolbrink says

      Sep 4, 2017 at 2:22 pm

      What’s the difference apart from the SIM holder? Any other hard- or software differences? Does it work with both lines simultaneously?

  7. Chief Nerd says

    Aug 31, 2017 at 4:55 pm

    Trying to figure out what to do. Would like to find an unlocked dual sim that will work with Verizon in the USA and then would be good to work in Europe when I travel. I am guessing I will have to buy one on eBay or Amazon from a foreign seller and have it shipped to America. Thoughts?

    • Dual SIM for US says

      Sep 27, 2017 at 5:12 pm

      Did you find an answer for your question? I’ve been wondering the same thing.

      • Mike says

        Mar 14, 2018 at 9:38 am

        You don’t find dual SIM for USA. If you find one is outside of USA. The reason is because for USA only Qualcomm 835 is used which works with both standards, GSM and CDMA. If it was built with dual SIM it means one SIM can be used on GSM and one on CDMA and if somebody uses simultaneously let’s say data with CDMA and phone call with GSM sim, will get bad quality on the call portion and eventually on data.

    • dbm says

      Oct 4, 2017 at 4:35 pm

      I have the same question. Hope someone can answer.

    • Tuan Do says

      Oct 4, 2017 at 9:48 pm

      True, you can find the unlocked dual-sim Note 8 on eBay now. Some US sellers imported the model.

    • Mike says

      Mar 14, 2018 at 1:12 pm

      The one from SM-N950F**** whicj is dual SIM and Exynos 8895, but you have to make sure is working on Verizon CDMA frequency bands and also uses GSM frequency bands for Europe.

    • Getinet says

      May 30, 2019 at 9:35 pm

      I have sm_N950U SNAPDROGON 835 AND THE PHONE T..MOBILE unlocked .. I am trying to use in Ethiopia,,,but sometimes working good and sometimes no network…
      Can anyone help?

  8. Sam1 says

    Sep 1, 2017 at 12:44 pm

    Is note 8 dual capable in US? I wanna know cause I’m planning to buy one.

  9. David Lee says

    Sep 2, 2017 at 7:28 am

    Hello! It looks like there are a couple of unlocked, dual sim:
    N950FZKDBTU: A Europe Model, and,
    SM-N950FD: India/Singapore

    What are the differences in these devices? I live in the U.S., but travel a great deal. I am reading that for the Europe models to work in the U.S., they must first be activated by a 5 minute call using an EU sim card. Why is this? Is this true for the India/Singapore model also?

    Thanks for the list!!!!

    • Adolph Chikere says

      Nov 14, 2017 at 5:29 pm

      Wii this work in West Africa and USA

    • jeff Porter says

      May 17, 2018 at 5:13 pm

      no, that is untrue. I bring my EU Note to the US for years. It works whether or not I exchange the EU chip for a US chip

    • rajesh says

      Apr 25, 2019 at 6:50 am

      they first should be activated using european sim 5 minuts calls

      can u please define the term

      u mean they need to carry one eu sim and other international same time

  10. J says

    Sep 4, 2017 at 12:37 pm

    Hello.

    If i pre order the unlocked Model: SM-N950UZKAXAA from best buy is it going to be working in Europe with local sim cards. were i am most of the time ?
    Thanks
    J

    • Tuan Do says

      Sep 4, 2017 at 12:39 pm

      Absolutely. It works outside the States.

      • Alicja Nitka says

        Sep 11, 2017 at 7:34 pm

        So I can safely order the Unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8 at Best Buy here in the USA and give it to a relative who lives in Poland and uses Orange service? Will that phone work in Poland without any problems?

        Thanks.

  11. J says

    Sep 4, 2017 at 4:46 pm

    Thanks one more
    in Nederland they sell the SM-N950FZKDBTU (Dual-SIM) how its compere to the SM-N950UZKAXAA US mode. i can see they have different chip snapdragon 835 vs exynos 8895. but the NDL has extra Band 4G TDD LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500).
    Dual sim in nice but not that impotent as long as i can use any sim and it still works, as the price difference is quite substantial.
    Thanks again
    J

  12. David says

    Sep 5, 2017 at 7:15 pm

    N950FZKAXSA seems to be the model for australia 64GB/Single SIM

    • Tuan Do says

      Sep 5, 2017 at 9:39 pm

      Thanks,
      I’ve added Australian models to the post. :)

      • Steven says

        Jun 1, 2018 at 3:27 am

        Hi ive been looking for the best model for Australia as well, but can’t seem to find where the list of models you left is. Any help greatly appreciated. STEVEN.

  13. Jannidie says

    Sep 7, 2017 at 7:55 am

    What about SM-N950x what is the specs?

  14. oisin says

    Sep 10, 2017 at 2:06 am

    I bought the SM-N950UZKAXAA
    will that work with a US Sprint sim card??

    Kind regards Oisin

    • Tuan Do says

      Sep 11, 2017 at 10:08 pm

      Yes, it works on Verizon and Sprint but you might need to call them for activation.

  15. Ismail says

    Sep 11, 2017 at 4:07 pm

    Can the SM-N950UZKAXAA work in yemen & is it gsm & cdma ?

    • Tuan Do says

      Sep 11, 2017 at 10:09 pm

      Yes, it can be used on most GSM and CDMA networks.

  16. Luis says

    Sep 15, 2017 at 9:43 pm

    SM-N950F will thismodel work for AT&T? And is bootloader lock on this model?

  17. Nick de Souza says

    Sep 17, 2017 at 8:25 pm

    Hey guys, does anybody know if the SM-N950FD Duos SIM model will work on the VIRGIN UK Network? It does include Europe, so I am assuming so???

  18. billy says

    Sep 18, 2017 at 1:15 pm

    HI , does anybody know which model Samsung note 8 to buy in Hong Kong for use in Canada ?

  19. Peter H Ripley says

    Sep 19, 2017 at 12:21 am

    Samsung TECH SUPPORT told me that the SM-N950UZKAXAA (UNLOCKED IS 4 US GSM ONLY) AND was not compatible with the Verizon CDMA network, the only phone would be the SM-N950UZKAVZW.

    What is the model number SM-N950UZKV ?

    • Tuan Do says

      Sep 19, 2017 at 11:06 am

      Samsung confirmed that the unlocked version SM-N950UZKAXAA works on both GSM and CMDA carriers.

  20. PHR says

    Sep 23, 2017 at 7:01 pm

    I tried to use an SM-N950UZKAXAA on the Total Wireless CDMA network and it would not connect or function had to change to SM-N950UZKAVZW. That is when Samsung USA tech support told me above.

    • Tuan Do says

      Sep 24, 2017 at 11:28 am

      That’s weird, I tested the unlocked SM-N950UZKAXAA on Sprint and it worked well.

      • phr says

        Sep 25, 2017 at 8:39 pm

        Sprint and Verizon CDMA networks are very different, I have never been able to use Sprint branded unlocked on Verizon or Verizon branded (unlocked) on Sprint.

      • v says

        Jun 11, 2019 at 1:29 pm

        my verizon iphone works on sprint. I am trying to find out if i buy my wife the sprint note 8, can it be switched to verizon

  21. Tony says

    Sep 24, 2017 at 10:58 am

    It is just SM-n950. What is it?

  22. Tony says

    Sep 24, 2017 at 11:03 am

    It is SM-N950N. Is it from S.Korea? And Can I use samsung pay in Korea?

    • Tuan Do says

      Sep 24, 2017 at 11:29 am

      Sure, that’s the Korean model.

      • florys2007 says

        Jun 30, 2018 at 4:37 pm

        and if i want to install other software in SM-N950N korean model ,what you recomand?

  23. Yogurt says

    Sep 24, 2017 at 11:28 am

    if I order phone from the US I have to pay import fees and taxes and someone needs to activate phone for me in the US… Not doing with Samsung.

    I gave up on this mess between regions and dedicated CPU per region. I am waiting for Honor10 plus where I get similar features and according TomsHardware Kyrin is the strongest SoC. Also I considered LG V30 which has wide camera and snapdragon. None of cometing phones has region locks.

    • Tuan Do says

      Sep 24, 2017 at 11:38 am

      I buy the phone directly from Samsung USA and it is not region locked. I activated it outside of the US with a local SIM card.

  24. Kirsten says

    Sep 28, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    Does anyone know when any of the Duos, Exynos models will be available in 256GB (Orchid Grey)? I believe I am after the F950FD, which hopefully has the unlocked bootloader. So far I can only find this in 64GB.

  25. Corbu says

    Oct 10, 2017 at 10:52 pm

    What is the best unlocked version to use in both China and the USA…?

  26. Lorenz says

    Oct 17, 2017 at 8:32 am

    Dear Tuan Do,

    Can you definitely confirm that the N950N Korean version does not support 3G UMTS 900 Band 8? I’m thinking of buying the Korean version because it is Exynos version and has 256gb but without with Band 8 900 for 3G it will be useless for me I won’t be able to have network reception where I currently live.

    Thank you very much.

    • Tuan Do says

      Oct 17, 2017 at 11:54 am

      Yes, I can confirm the info is correct. Those are official specs from Samsung Korea.

  27. King-Menair says

    Oct 20, 2017 at 2:12 am

    Does anyone know if the unlocked (SM-950FD) will work in the USA on T-Mobile Network?

    • DShong says

      Apr 16, 2018 at 9:15 pm

      Hello, King-Menair.
      Did you ever find out if the unlocked (SM-N950FD) works well in the USA on T-Mobile network?

      • Fabricio says

        Aug 23, 2018 at 12:56 pm

        yeS, Just double check what band does T mobile uses for 3g and 4g

    • carlo says

      Jun 9, 2018 at 8:00 pm

      It works with TMOBILE …but NO WIFI CALLS… no video calls… cannot be sure about VOLTE cause I do not see the option…. So, you may use it here as a temporary device like I do while traveling in the US but I strongly suggest the US TMOBILE tailored model if you will permanently use a TMOBILE line

      • Jonathan Leal says

        Jul 17, 2018 at 1:50 pm

        Do you know if SM-N950F works in the US with Sprint?

  28. Waleed Anjum says

    Oct 20, 2017 at 6:04 am

    I want to buy the 950 U model and will it work on local networks in Pakistan?

  29. Steve says

    Oct 20, 2017 at 10:04 pm

    SM-N950FZKDBTU is this Dual Sim Full Active?

  30. Ken says

    Oct 24, 2017 at 8:55 pm

    Does model SM-N9500, works in Europe?
    thank you

  31. serkan says

    Oct 28, 2017 at 9:00 am

    Hi
    What is the difference between SM-N950FZKABTU and SM-N950UZKAXAA?
    Which one will work both in US and Ireland with Vodafone please?
    Thanks
    Serkan

  32. Douglas says

    Oct 29, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    Hi All,
    I need a Note 8, dual sim, that works with Verizon, but with GSM as well. Did someone find it?
    Many thanks.
    Douglas.

  33. Lazaros says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 5:35 am

    Hallo
    Does the SM-N950N korean version work in Europe? I am in Greece….

  34. Lazaros says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 5:54 am

    One more think please…
    Can i use the local sim in Greece will it work fine or no? Does it support the greek language? If not can I install it to work?

    Many thanks
    Lazaros

  35. Ruumi Daruwalla says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 6:45 am

    Hi. Does Samsung Note 8 come with internal RAM higher than 64GB? I mean not expandable, but in-built RAM.

  36. Duncan says

    Nov 6, 2017 at 9:53 pm

    Model SMN 950U1 ZKAX

    What’s this model for which network thanks

  37. Harry says

    Nov 9, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    Hi. Thanks for the nice compilation.
    I am in Australia and ordered Note8 at ebay , SM-N950FD dual sim. Wondering will it work fine in Australis esp:

    1) Samsung pay on Australian issued credit cards?
    2) 4G LTE ?
    3) Any difference for Australian use when compared to Australian model SM-N950FZKAXSA

    Also, is there a difference between a native 256 GB hard drive in phone versus 64GB native + 256 GB microsd card in terms of performance?

    Any inputs are appreciated.

    Cheers,
    Harry.

  38. Srikrishna says

    Nov 10, 2017 at 1:31 pm

    What about the SM-N9508 ? It can b used in all over the world? And what’s pricing of it?

    Plz reply.

  39. Juan says

    Nov 14, 2017 at 11:03 pm

    Looking for note 8 256gb that works on Sprint cdma network? What model sm950xx?

  40. Sally says

    Nov 18, 2017 at 4:11 am

    Hello. Is it possible to have the features of model SM-N950FZDAXEF please? Which processor, which bands?
    Thank you very much in advance. BR

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