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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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12 editorial reviews
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.4Android 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Mediatek MT6580
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory4 GB3 GB4 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.6 in5.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1600 px2560 x 1440 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Pixel density518.0 ppi539.0 ppi534.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnoyesno
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRyesnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.5"
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
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 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB128GB200GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
N/A
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
Water resistantyesnoyes
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Dust resistantyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.04 in5.96 in5.94 in5.13 in
Width2.91 in3.24 in2.85 in2.59 in
Depth0.31 in0.33 in0.3 in0.34 in
Weight5.96 oz6.14 oz5.54 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyesyes
N/A
Thermometeryes
N/A
no
N/A
ANT+yesyesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.24.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyesyes
Video outputNoMHLNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh1900.0 mAh
Standby time312.0 h
N/A
336.0 h410.0 h
Talk time26.0 h18.0 h33.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A

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