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Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 6.0Android 7.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory1 GB4 GB6 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in5.7 in6.3 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 800 px1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density285.0 ppi518.0 ppi521.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnoyes
N/A
yes
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps240.0 fps
3D Captureno
N/A
no
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Slow-Monoyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage16 GB64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.78 in6.04 in6.4 in5.86 in
Width3.26 in2.91 in2.94 in2.68 in
Depth0.38 in0.31 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight6.28 oz5.96 oz6.88 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
noyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnonono
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.25.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLNoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
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
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time820.0 h312.0 h220.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h26.0 h22.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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