Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Note7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Aug 02, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm	6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud	Blue coral, Gold platinum, Silver titanium, Black onyx

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 78.16% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	2560x1440px, 518 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 530
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh, Li - Ion	3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	Yes
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps) Video calling
Front
16 MP	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, 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	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F	Date approved: Jul 19, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMN930F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.71 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.78 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg	Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 0.67 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Processor	Octa-core 2150 MHz Exynos M1 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP12
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)

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