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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note Fan Edition is much better than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, with a overall score of 80.4 against 72.7. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is an older phone than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, but Samsung managed to build it a little thinner and a little lighter anyway. Galaxy Note Fan Edition has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a much sharper display than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a quite larger display, a much greater number of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 144 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine features a little longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 3% greater battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a back camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, and they both have a F1.7 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition also counts with a bigger camera sensor taking better quality photos and a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
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