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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
14
4.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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39 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
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42 %
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core10-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084MediaTek Helio X MT6797
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory4 GB4 GB3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in5.6 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1600 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density518.0 ppi518.0 ppi539.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
noyesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesno
HDR
N/A
yesnono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.7 f
N/A
2.0 f
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 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
60.0 fps
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB128GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
yesnono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.03 in6.04 in5.96 in5.94 in
Width3.0 in2.91 in3.24 in2.99 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.33 in0.33 in
Weight6.03 oz5.96 oz6.14 oz6.17 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
N/A
SBC
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
Video outputMHLNoMHLNo
DLNA certified
N/A
noyesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesno
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesnoyes

Cellular

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
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
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
LTE frequencies
  • 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
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
MirrorLink
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h312.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time21.0 h26.0 h18.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
noyesno
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesno
Wireless charging
N/A
yesnono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A

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