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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Nokia X Software Platform 1.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz1.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core6-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
RAM memory3 GB3 GB512 MB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 203ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.8 in4.0 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1125 x 2436 px800 x 480 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
IPS TFTAMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi458.0 ppi233.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnoyesnoyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/3"
N/A
1/2.5"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx3.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
2.8 f1.7 f
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px640 x 480 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom2x
N/A
4x
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx
N/A
5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
4 GB64 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
32GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Green
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesyesnoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.65 in4.55 in6.04 in
Width3.07 in2.79 in2.48 in2.91 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.41 in0.31 in
Weight6.63 oz6.14 oz4.52 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A
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 supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednononono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.03.0 HS4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
No
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
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
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh2716.0 mAh1500.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h39.0 h408.0 h312.0 h
Talk time21.0 h21.0 h13.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesnoyes
Wireless charging noyesnoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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