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Jiayu G5 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Full review of the octacore JiaYu G5S, does the stainless steel smartphone still make the grade with an octacore processor?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
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4.3 out of 5
36 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.35 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6589TQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.7 in5.7 in5.7 in
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1440 x 2880 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi564.0 ppi518.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3,06"
N/A
1/2.5"
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution3.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage64GB2GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black.Grey
  • Silver,Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.12 in5.86 in6.03 in6.04 in
Width2.5 in2.83 in3.0 in2.91 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.57 oz5.75 oz6.03 oz5.96 oz

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version2.0 EDR4.24.14.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
yesyesno
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • SBC
SBCSBC
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Charging connection
N/A
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
NoMHLNo

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
140.0 h336.0 h312.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Talk time
N/A
N/A
21.0 h26.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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