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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.0Android 6.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.0 GHz2.3 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreSingle-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890MediaTek MT6572
RAM memory3 GB512 MB4 GB512 MB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 205ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-400

Display

Screen size5.5 in3.7 in5.7 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px1440 x 2560 px854 x 480 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
N/A
AMOLEDIPS LCD
Pixel density401.0 ppi252.0 ppi518.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonoyes
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.5"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.0 f1.7 f
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
4 GB64 GB
N/A
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB256GB32GB

Dimensions

Height6.23 in4.74 in6.04 in5.35 in
Width3.07 in2.35 in2.91 in2.71 in
Depth0.29 in0.36 in0.31 in0.42 in
Weight6.63 oz4.06 oz5.96 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednoyesno
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.23.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
NFCyesnoyes
N/A
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
N/A
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNo
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh1500.0 mAh3500.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h617.0 h312.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h9.0 h26.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnonoyes
N/A
Wireless charging nonoyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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