Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus compare

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

What is the difference between the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.


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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Rating (+) (+)
Review Apple iPhone 7 Plus Review
Release date 2016, August 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.04 x 6.04 x 2.91 in 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.07 in
Weight 169 g | 5.96 oz 188 g | 6.63 oz
Body Build Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel Front glass, body
Colors Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
Approximate price 850 EUR 690 EUR

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" inc 5.5" inc
Screen area 88.5 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 78.0% 67.7%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 518 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - HDR10
-Always-on display
- Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF -12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 2x optical zoom, AF
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 88
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 84
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide) 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T880 MP12 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 302609
Antutu 10 CPU 88654
Antutu 10 GPU 95382
Antutu 10 Mem 48875
Antutu 10 UX 88654
Antutu 8 Total 235957
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 807
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1117
GeekBench 6 Metal 3814
GeekBench 5 Single Core 392 725
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1279 1295
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1519 3441
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3865 5797
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3308
GeekBench 4 Battery 2329

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9/Cat10 or LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging
-Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: N930 (USA); N930F (Europe); N930G (India) Also known as Samsung Galaxy Note7 Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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