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Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.4Android 7.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB3 GB6 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in5.7 in6.3 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density285.0 ppi386.0 ppi521.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnoyes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps60.0 fps
3D Captureno
N/A
no
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Slow-Monoyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.55"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB256GB128GB
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
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.95 in6.4 in5.59 in
Width3.26 in3.12 in2.94 in2.85 in
Depth0.38 in0.33 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight6.28 oz5.93 oz6.88 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Humidity
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
nono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.05.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-CMHL

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+VoWiFiHSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time820.0 h420.0 h220.0 h390.0 h
Talk time13.0 h21.0 h22.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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