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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
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4.2 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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3.7 out of 5
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75 %
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User rating
37
4.5 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 7.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.35 GHz2.15 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.7 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2880 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFTAMOLED
Pixel density538.0 ppi564.0 ppi515.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnoyesnoyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/3,06"1/2.6"1/2.5"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f
N/A
1.8 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB2GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Titanium
  • Purple
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnoyesnoyes
Shock resistantnonoyesno
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.76 in5.86 in6.29 in6.04 in
Width2.94 in2.83 in3.07 in2.91 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.26 oz5.75 oz6.14 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortNoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyesno
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time565.0 h140.0 h160.0 h312.0 h
Talk time19.0 h
N/A
16.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging yesnonoyes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A

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