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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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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 11Android 7.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.9 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory3 GB3 GB6 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in6.3 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi424.0 ppi521.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
2x
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.9
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashDisplay flash
N/A

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
N/A
  • Gold
  • Black
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantnoyes
N/A
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.75 in6.4 in
Width3.07 in2.81 in2.94 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.34 in
Weight6.63 oz5.61 oz6.88 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
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
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
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
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
220.0 h
Talk time21.0 h16.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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