How can you fail to see the S pen capabilities, the VR support, the DeX support, the several biometric unlock methods, the better display at 3k with over 500+ ppi and brighter screen, ip 68 waterproof, Bixby vision, better low light camera, split screen capabilities, larger more immersive Display, 6 gb ram , microsd card support, real flawless navigation, beautiful UX, virtual under screen home button with haptic feedback....and almost everything else you stated in your post.
Look I know from your previous posts you hate Apple and it's products, so I'm just gonna say now, im not getting into a debate or argument here. Im gonna reply and if you agree/disagree then cool.
Sure, the S Pen has some great uses but most people don't want or care for a stylus but for those that really want one, the Note 8 is one of the few choices out there.
VR Support - well it's cool and to me a slight gimmick, but I don't think it's lead to any amazing experiences. Neither have PlayStation VR, or Oculus yet though. Time will tell on this. At least the option is there. Apple are going AR and this seems to have more real world uses currently than VR.
DeX support - Some will love that and I can't knock it. Nice to have one device do everything for those that want it.
The biometric options on the Note 8 are terrible - Face scanning unsecure, iris scanning fails to work in several scenarios and takes too long for the average user to bother with it, the fingerprint scanner while great is in a horrible position.
The displays have always been great on Samsung phones and it continues to be on the Note 8. OLED is superior to LCD, yes. Against the X it has better brightness and resolution but we don't know how well the X OLED screen will compete until it's out aside from those factors. Against the 8/8 Plus the Note 8 is far superior on screen.
Cameras hard to say which is better now since the new iPhones haven't been compared against the Note 8 yet. The Note 8 from what I've seen takes amazing photos.
IP68 - Cool, slightly better than iPhones.
Bixby Vision - Less said about Bixby and Siri the better.
Split Screen - Nice to have. Will come to iPhone in near future though.
The 6gb RAM point is mute cause recent iPhone's perform similarly in terms of holding apps in memory with half the amount due to optimisation.
Micro SD card support - Can't fault it, can be very handy. iPhone has never had it and it isn't a huge problem for most.
Flawless navigation? I don't think any smartphone has that. Most phones do navigation well but none are flawless.
Beautiful UX - Down to personal preference.
Virtual under screen home button with haptic feedback - Good, but home button on iPhone while not under screen is a virtual button and tends to simulate the click of a button better. Apple haptic feedback is on another level compared to the Note 8.
Note (pun not intended) I don't hate Samsung or any other phone manufacturer. My favourite is Apple sure. I feel like Samsung software is their weakest part of their products and that's gonna take some fixing for me to even consider them.