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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note7 is just a bit better than Fairphone 5, getting a 79.5 score against 75.5. The Galaxy Note7 body is incredibly lighter and thinner than Fairphone 5, even though it was released 7 years before. Fairphone 5 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1224 x 2700px and a little worse quantity of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little larger display.
The Fairphone 5 counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy Note7, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Galaxy Note7 has just a bit better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a camera with a lot worse resolution and a much tinier sensor offering a lot worse image quality, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
Fairphone 5 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note7, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Fairphone 5 features superior battery life than Galaxy Note7, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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