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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz1.84 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Apple A9 APL0898Apple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.0 in5.8 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1136 x 640 px1125 x 2436 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi326.0 ppi458.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
yesyes
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
N/A
1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3"1/2.5"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.4F/2.2
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
noyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantno
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.23 in4.87 in5.65 in6.04 in
Width3.07 in2.31 in2.79 in2.91 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight6.77 oz3.99 oz6.14 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
nono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningLightningUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificNoNo
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2750.0 mAh1642.0 mAh2716.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h240.0 h39.0 h312.0 h
Talk time24.0 h14.0 h21.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi
  • PMA
  • QI

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