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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 8.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreSingle-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G72 MP18Qualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory4 GB4 GB4 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.5 in5.8 in3.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density518.0 ppi534.0 ppi570.0 ppi265.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRyesnoyesno
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.1 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f1.7 f1.9 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps960.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
368 MB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB200GB400GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
  • Black
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistantyesyesyesno
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantyesyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.04 in5.94 in5.81 in4.72 in
Width2.91 in2.85 in2.7 in2.24 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.33 in0.53 in
Weight5.96 oz5.54 oz5.75 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyesyes
N/A
Thermometeryesno
N/A
N/A
ANT+yesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.02.1 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
  • USB
  • HDMI
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesno
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-CHDMI
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A

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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
N/A
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesno
LTE frequencies
  • 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
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynononoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium Polymer
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh3600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time312.0 h336.0 h326.0 h430.0 h
Talk time26.0 h33.0 h22.0 h7.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesno
Wireless charging yesyesyesno
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A

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