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Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 5.1Android 7.1Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.1 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory1 GB4 GB6 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in5.7 in6.3 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 800 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density285.0 ppi518.0 ppi521.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
3D Captureno
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mono
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.6"
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesnoyes
Maximum card storage32GB
N/A
256GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Grey
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
noyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
noyes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.78 in6.03 in6.4 in5.59 in5.86 in
Width3.26 in3.0 in2.94 in2.76 in2.95 in
Depth0.38 in0.3 in0.34 in0.28 in0.39 in
Weight6.28 oz6.03 oz6.88 oz4.66 oz6.53 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnonono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
noyes
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.15.04.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBCSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Video outputMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-CMHL
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPS
N/A
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies700 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google Cast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time820.0 h336.0 h220.0 h302.0 h384.0 h
Talk time13.0 h21.0 h22.0 h18.0 h32.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
N/A

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