Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs LG K51 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 02, 2016	May 06, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$200

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm	6.57 x 3.07 x 0.33 inches 166.9 x 77.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	7.17 oz / 203.4 g
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue coral, Gold platinum, Silver titanium, Black onyx	Titan gray

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 78.16% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 79.70% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 518 PPI	1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 264 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	IMG PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/64GB	3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Yes	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Video calling	1080p Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	DTS:X Virtual Surround
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 19, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMN930F	Date approved: Jun 16, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFL555DL
Measured SAR
Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 0.67 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg	Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg Phablet: 3.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

for Boost Mobile

OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71

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)

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 66
Prices (MSRP)	$170

for Metro

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

Links

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