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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreSingle-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory4 GB4 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.5 in3.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density518.0 ppi534.0 ppi265.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRyesnono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
3D support
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.1 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
368 MB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB200GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • 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
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistantyesyesno
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantyesyes
N/A

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
N/A
Thermometeryesno
N/A
ANT+yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.22.1 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • HDMI
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesno
Video outputNoNoHDMI
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
N/A
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesno
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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh3600.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time312.0 h336.0 h430.0 h
Talk time26.0 h33.0 h7.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesno
Wireless charging yesyesno
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A

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