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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-01-13 | 2014-09-29 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note4 is a little bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 77.6 score against 75.8. Galaxy Note4 is an extremely older and just a bit thicker phone than Galaxy A7 (2017), but Samsung was able to build it a little lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy Note4 features a bit better screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a display of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy Note4 also has a better pixel density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little bit better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy Note4 has a processor that's just as good as the processor in Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), both of them have 8 processing cores and a 3 GB RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note4 takes a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have a back camera with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the Galaxy Note4 also counts with a lot higher video definition. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because it has a 3600mAh battery size.
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