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BLU Energy XL Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Does a 6-inch smartphone with a 5,000 mAh battery and metal build for $300 offer good bang for your buck? Find out in this, our Blu Energy XL review!Read more
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Get the pros and cons, key specs, and reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from users, Engadget editors, and other tech reviewers.Read more
Samsung took a calculated risk by aligning the Galaxy Note 7 with the Galaxy S series, further distancing it from Notes of the past. But that isn't an issue — the Galaxy Note 7 is the ...Read more
With the best features of the Galaxy S and Note line, the latest Note has a lot to offer but is it worth its price? Here's our Samsung Galaxy Note 7 review!Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0
N/A
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6753Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4 GPARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
RAM memory3 GB4 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in5.7 in6.3 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px2340 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDAMOLED
N/A
Pixel density367.0 ppi518.0 ppi
N/A
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.7 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesFace recognition
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2"
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
79.4 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
120.0 °
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesFace recognition
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage64 GB64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage64GB256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.33 in6.04 in6.23 in
Width3.2 in2.91 in2.96 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight7.34 oz5.96 oz6.7 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.04.24.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
N/A
Video output
N/A
No
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 1700 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
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity5000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time720.0 h312.0 h
N/A
Talk time70.0 h26.0 h
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
no
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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