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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
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3.7 out of 5
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User rating
34
3.9 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.15 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory4 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in5.7 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density515.0 ppi515.0 ppi518.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesyes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
yes
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.5"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.8 f1.9 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
MaterialSteelMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantyesyes
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.28 in6.29 in6.03 in6.04 in
Width3.12 in3.07 in3.0 in2.91 in
Depth0.34 in0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight6.77 oz6.14 oz6.03 oz5.96 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
yes
Video outputSlimPortNoMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBCSBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
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+
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 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
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time120.0 h160.0 h336.0 h312.0 h
Talk time12.0 h16.0 h21.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
yes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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