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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
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4.6 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz1.7 GHz1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 405ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.5 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFTIPS TFTAMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi403.0 ppi401.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononoyes
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f1.9 f1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.5"
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Purple
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnoyesnoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.83 in5.97 in6.04 in
Width3.07 in2.95 in2.95 in2.91 in
Depth0.29 in0.43 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.77 oz5.96 oz5.89 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
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 supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBCSBC
NFCyesyesnoyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNoNo
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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 UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2750.0 mAh3630.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
350.0 h312.0 h
Talk time24.0 h30.0 h21.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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