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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Sony Xperia Pro

2.91 in
6.04 in
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
2.24 in
4.72 in
Sony Xperia Pro Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Pro
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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12 editorial reviews
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3.8 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
22 %
4 stars
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreSingle-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory4 GB512 MB

Display

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Screen size5.7 in3.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2560 px854 x 480 px
Pixel density518.0 ppi265.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRyesno
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.1 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Internal storage64 GB368 MB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Height6.04 in4.72 in
Width2.91 in2.24 in
Depth0.31 in0.53 in
Weight5.96 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
ANT+yesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.22.1 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
NFCyesno
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • HDMI
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
Video outputNoHDMI

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesno
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Sony Xperia ProSony Xperia Pro
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time312.0 h430.0 h
Talk time26.0 h7.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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