Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs Samsung Galaxy Fold Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 02, 2016	Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$1980

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm	6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches 160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9 mm
Folded
	(160.9 x 62.8 x 17.1 mm)
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	9.74 oz / 276.0 g
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue coral, Gold platinum, Silver titanium, Black onyx	Space silver, Cosmos black

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 78.16% screen-to-body	7.3-inch, 85.79% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 518 PPI	2152x1536px, 362 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	4.6 inches 1680 x720 px Super AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Kryo	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/64GB	12GB (LPDDR4)/512GB (UFS 3.0)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	4380 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse 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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Yes	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
Front
5 MP	10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0, Yes
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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	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
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 19, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMN930F	Date approved: Aug 07, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMF900U
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: 0.41 W/kg Body: 0.66 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

Single SIM

5G Bands	n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval	Date approved: Jun 24, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMF907B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

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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