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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-03-11 | 2017-07-07 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a little bit better than the Galaxy S7, having an 80.4 score against 79.5. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition body has the same thickness than the Galaxy S7, but it is just a bit heavier. The Galaxy S7 features a more vivid display than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1440 x 2560px, the Galaxy S7 also counts with a just a bit better count of pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy S7, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has a higher number of cores (and also faster). The Samsung Galaxy S7 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition. Both of them have a F1.7 diafragm aperture, a back facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same camera sensor size and the same (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a little better battery life than Galaxy S7, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Although Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy S7, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S7. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy Galaxy S7, letting go a couple features, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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