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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Get the pros and cons, key specs, and reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from users, Engadget editors, and other tech reviewers.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.1
N/A
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.6 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Kryo 260Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 509
N/A
RAM memory4 GB4 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in
N/A
6.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDLCD
N/A
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1080 x 2160 px2340 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLEDIPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density518.0 ppi403.0 ppi
N/A
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRyes
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.5"
N/A
1/2"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
Face recognition
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
79.4 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
120.0 °
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
Face recognition
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage64 GB64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.04 in6.24 in6.23 in
Width2.91 in2.97 in2.96 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in0.33 in
Weight5.96 oz6.38 oz6.7 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
N/A
Thermometeryes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
N/A

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