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Oppo trolls Samsung, says the Galaxy Note 4's Fast Charging feature isn't that impressive

By Florin Troaca

Updated: Sep 04, 2014, 7:25 AM

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Oppo trolls Samsung, says the Galaxy Note 4's Fast Charging feature isn't that impressive

One of the new features of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 (announced yesterday) is Fast Charging - which allows its battery to go from 0% to 50% in about 30 minutes. That’s pretty impressive for a handset the size of the Note 4. Or is it? Oppo doesn’t seem to be impressed by Samsung’s new technology, and quickly informed the South Korean company on Twitter that its Find 7 (pictured on the left) comes with Rapid Charging, allowing it to go from 0% to 75% of battery life in 30 minutes.

Of course, we must mention that the battery inside the Find 7 is a tad smaller than the unit Samsung has packed into the Note 4: it’s a 3000 mAh battery versus a 3220 mAh one. But we can’t blame Oppo for trying to point out that its flagship smartphone had a fast-charging battery well before the Note 4. The Oppo Find 7 also had a 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD) display before the new Note. Sure enough, it doesn’t really matter who was the first to implement a new feature, but who does it better - and, in the end, who sells more products.

Since Oppo's pitting the Find 7 against the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, here's a detailed specs comparison between the two devices for you to check out:


OPPO Find 7	Samsung Galaxy Note4

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.95 x 0.36 inches 152.6 x 75 x 9.2 mm	6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.03 oz (171.0 g)	6.21 oz (176.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (swipe)
Features
	Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Black, Gold, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.85% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 74.39% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 538 PPI	2560x1440px, 515 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 (20 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2500 MHz Krait 400	Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 330	Mali-T760 MP6
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (4.3)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3220 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3.06"	16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 31 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	3.7 MP Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	4.1, Yes
WLAN
b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Gesture, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
HDMI
	Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,MHL,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
	Micro SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 20, 2014 FCC ID value: R9C-X9076	Date approved: Sep 05, 2014 FCC ID value: A3LSMN910C
Measured SAR
Head: 0.72 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg	Head: 0.17 W/kg Body: 0.86 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.20 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg