Looking to switch carriers? This page should help you determine which carriers and MVNOs the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950UZxxVZW is compatible with.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950UZxxVZW LTE Bands
| The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950UZxxVZW Supports LTE Bands: | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 |
2G/3G Bands
| This Phone Supports 3G GSM Bands: | 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 |
| This Phone Supports 2G GSM Bands: | 850, 900 |
| This Phone Supports CDMA Bands: | 800, 1900 |
This phone was typically sold (at): Verizon.
Support For Major Carrier And MVNO LTE Bands
The major wireless carriers and their respective MVNO’s use the LTE bands shown below. You can easily see which providers the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950UZxxVZW may be compatible with. The more bands that match up, the more compatible the phone will be with that network.
Keep in mind, even though your phone may appear to be compatible with Sprint or Verizon it still may not work on either of those networks. Sprint and Verizon must whitelist and approve your device for use on their networks. If the device is not whitelisted, it cannot be used. Sprint and Verizon compatible phones must also support CDMA networks described above, under the 2G/3G Bands header.
AT&T And AT&T MVNO Support
AT&T’s main LTE band is band 12, although band 17 can serve as a substitute for band 12. If your phone does not at least support this band, your chances of successfully using it on AT&T or an AT&T MVNO are low.
| LTE Bands Used By AT&T | Supported By Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950UZxxVZW |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yes |
| 4 | Yes |
| 5 | Yes |
| 12 | |
| 14 | |
| 17 | |
| 29 | |
| 30 | |
| 40 | Yes |
| 66 | Yes |
AT&T MVNO’s that use the LTE bands above include:
- Airvoice Wireless
- Allvoi Wireless
- Best Cellular Discontinued Wireless Brand
- Black Wireless
- Boost Infinite
- Boost Mobile
- Consumer Cellular
- Cricket Wireless
- Dataxoom
- EasyGo Wireless Closed In 2021, A Look Back At Their Phone Plans
- Freedompop
- FreeUP Mobile
- Gen Mobile
- Good2GO Mobile
- H2O Wireless
- i3 Mobile
- Omnipoint Mobile
- Patriot Mobile
- Project Genesis
- Pure Talk
- Red Pocket Mobile
- Republic Wireless by DISH
- Ting Mobile
- UNREAL Mobile
- US Mobile
- Wing
T-Mobile And T-Mobile MVNO Support
T-Mobile’s main LTE band is band 4. If your phone does not at least support this band, your chances of successfully using it on T-Mobile or a T-Mobile MVNO are low.
| LTE Bands Used By T-Mobile | Supported By Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950UZxxVZW |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yes |
| 4 | Yes |
| 5 | Yes |
| 12 | |
| 66 | Yes |
| 71 |
T-Mobile MVNO’s that use the LTE bands above include:
- Astound Mobile
- Best Cellular Discontinued Wireless Brand
- Boom! Mobile
- Boost Infinite
- Boost Mobile
- Boss Wireless – Permanently Closed
- Dataxoom
- EarthLink Mobile
- Gen Mobile
- Good2GO Mobile
- Google Fi
- GoSmart Mobile
- Helium Mobile
- Hello Mobile
- i3 Mobile
- Infimobile
- Jethro Mobile
- Karma Mobility
- Kroger Wireless
- Lycamobile
- Mango Mobile
- Metro By T-Mobile
- Mint Mobile
- Mobi
- Nebula Wireless, Ceased Operations In August 2023
- netTALK Connect, In The MVNO Graveyard
- Optimum Mobile
- Patriot Mobile
- Project Genesis
- Reach Mobile
- Red Pocket Mobile
- SpeedTalk Mobile
- Tello Mobile
- Teltik
- TextNow
- Ting Mobile
- Ultra Mobile
- Univision Mobile
- US Mobile
- Wing
- WOW! Mobile
Veizon And Verizon MVNO Support
Verizon’s main LTE band is band 13. If your phone does not at least support this band, your chances of successfully using it on Verizon or a Verizon MVNO are low.
Even if your phone does support band 13 and others, Verizon must first preapprove the device for use on its network or it can’t be used.
| LTE Bands Used By Verizon | Supported By Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950UZxxVZW |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yes |
| 4 | Yes |
| 5 | Yes |
| 13 | Yes |
| 66 | Yes |
Verizon MVNO’s that use the LTE bands above include:
- Affinity Cellular
- Best Cellular Discontinued Wireless Brand
- Boom! Mobile
- Cox Mobile
- Credo Mobile
- Dataxoom
- Infimobile
- Lively
- MobileX
- Now Mobile
- Page Plus Cellular
- Patriot Mobile
- Red Pocket Mobile
- Selectel Wireless
- Simple Mobile
- Spectrum Mobile
- Straight Talk
- Ting Mobile
- Total by Verizon
- Total Wireless
- Tracfone
- Twigby Mobile
- US Mobile
- Visible
- Walmart Family Mobile
- Wing
- Xfinity Mobile
Other Noteable Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950UZxxVZW Specs
| Display Size: | 6.3" 2960p x 1440p 521 PPI |
| Display Tech: | Super AMOLED |
| Processor: | Snapdragon 835 |
| Rear Camera: | Dual 12MP Cameras with OIS |
| Front Facing Camera: | 8MP |
| Battery: | 3300 mAh |
| Internal Storage: | 64 GB |
| RAM: | 6 GB |
| OS At Launch: | Android 7.1.1 Nougat |