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BLU Energy XL Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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Get the pros and cons, key specs, and reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from users, Engadget editors, and other tech reviewers.Read more
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4.5 out of 5
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4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6753Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4 GPARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in5.7 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density367.0 ppi518.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
yesno

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.7 f1.7 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.6"
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage64 GB64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
Water resistant
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Height6.33 in6.04 in5.94 in
Width3.2 in2.91 in2.85 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight7.34 oz5.96 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
Thermometer
N/A
yesno
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
Video output
N/A
NoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 1700 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity5000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Standby time720.0 h312.0 h336.0 h
Talk time70.0 h26.0 h33.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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