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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory4 GB6 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in6.3 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLEDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi521.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRyes
N/A
yes
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
3D Capture
N/A
no
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Dust resistantyes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.04 in6.4 in5.86 in
Width2.91 in2.94 in2.68 in
Depth0.31 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight5.96 oz6.88 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyes
N/A
yes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
yes
Thermometeryes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
noyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonono
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.25.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
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
Data transmissionHSPA+VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time312.0 h220.0 h326.0 h
Talk time26.0 h22.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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