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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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4.3 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 speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.8 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1125 x 2436 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi458.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnoyesyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

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

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
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
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readernonoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB

Design

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

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
yes
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 version4.25.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm
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
  • 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
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
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
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
4G LTEyesyesyes
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
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh2716.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h39.0 h312.0 h
Talk time21.0 h21.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi
  • PMA
  • QI

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