Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs Sony Xperia 5 II Specs Comparison

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8.7
Samsung Galaxy Note7
8.5
Sony Xperia 5 II
Samsung Galaxy Note7 Sony Xperia 5 II
Not announced · No information
Released · Oct 12, 2020
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
6.1-inch · 2520x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3500 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Expected nnouncement
Yes
Officially announced
Aug 02, 2016 Sep 17, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$950

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches
158 x 68 x 8 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue coral, Gold platinum, Silver titanium, Black onyx Black, Blue, Grey

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 78.16% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 80.82% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 518 PPI 2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 2.2 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/64GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 5min
Browsing
9h 39min
Video
9h 8min
Gaming
5h 43min

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: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Yes LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
Video calling
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP 8 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.1
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
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, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD, Album art cover
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA
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, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 19, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMN930F
Date approved: Apr 19, 2021
FCC ID value: PY7-50241N
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: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.21 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.72 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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