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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2014-09-29 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note7 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note4, having a overall score of 79.5 against 77.6. Galaxy Note7 is a newer device, and it's also a little bit lighter and a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note4. Galaxy Note4 features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Note7. They have a higher number of pixels per inch in the screen, the same resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a same size screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Note4 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note7, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more cores. Samsung Galaxy Note7 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note4, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Note7 counts with a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because it has a 9% bigger battery size. Galaxy Note4 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller camera sensor capturing lower quality photos and a much smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy Note4 also counts with a camera with a lot better resolution.
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