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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 630
RAM memory4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.5 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px1080 x 2160 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • IPS TFT
  • TRILUMINOS
Pixel density518.0 ppi534.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRyesnoyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.6"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 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 detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7F/2.2
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.6"1/2.3"

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB200GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

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

Dimensions

Height6.04 in5.94 in6.02 in
Width2.91 in2.85 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.44 in
Weight5.96 oz5.54 oz6.98 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
N/A
Thermometeryesno
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
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-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputNoNoNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
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 hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh3600.0 mAh3180.0 mAh
Standby time312.0 h336.0 h
N/A
Talk time26.0 h33.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • QI
  • Qi
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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