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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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4.5 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.84 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Apple A9Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600PowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi401.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonoyes
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
3D touchyesyes
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.5"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.44 in6.23 in6.04 in
Width2.64 in3.07 in2.91 in
Depth0.28 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight5.04 oz6.77 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificNo
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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 UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh2750.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h384.0 h312.0 h
Talk time14.0 h24.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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