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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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3.5 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Mediatek MT6580
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Pixel density267.0 ppi518.0 ppi534.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnoyesno
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.7 f1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.6"
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB200GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Dimensions

Height6.14 in6.04 in5.94 in5.13 in
Width3.05 in2.91 in2.85 in2.59 in
Depth0.42 in0.31 in0.3 in0.34 in
Weight7.13 oz5.96 oz5.54 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yesno
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.24.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCnoyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputNoNoNo
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batterynononoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity5000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3600.0 mAh1900.0 mAh
Standby time914.0 h312.0 h336.0 h410.0 h
Talk time37.6 h26.0 h33.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging noyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A

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