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The Galaxy Note 7. It still has an S Pen.
Samsung is back with the Galaxy Note 7, the sixth version of its flagship Galaxy Note handset. Wait—did Samsung forget how to count? The Note series skipped a number this year, apparently so that the Note 7 would look more like a sibling to the already-released Galaxy S7. The unified branding feels appropriate since—despite five months of development time between them—the Note 7 is more like the Galaxy S line than ever. You’re getting the same Snapdragon 820 SoC, the same 4GB of RAM, and the same camera.
So what do you get in the Note 7 after five additional months of waiting? Beyond the usual 5.7-inch, 1440p display and the S-Pen, the Note 7 series brings an upgrade to USB Type-C, adds another biometric ID system in the form of an iris scanner, and comes with a really, really fat price tag. You’re going to pay at least $850 for the 64GB version, the only version for sale in the US.
| SPECS AT A GLANCE: Galaxy Note 7 | |
|---|---|
| SCREEN | 5.7″ 2560×1440 (515 ppi) AMOLED |
| OS | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with TouchWiz |
| CPU | US: Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (two 2.15 GHz Kryo cores and two 1.6 GHz Kyro cores)
Int’l: Eight-core Exynos 8890 (four 2.3 GHz Mongoose cores and four 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 cores) |
| RAM | 4GB |
| GPU | US: Adreno 530
Int’l: Mali-T880 MP12 |
| STORAGE | 64GB with MicroSD slot |
| NETWORKING | Dual band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 GPS, NFC |
| Cellular Bands | GSM: 800, 1900 CDMA: 800, 1900 UMTS: 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 TD-SCDMA: 1880, 2010 LTE Bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
| PORTS | USB Type C, 3.5mm headphone jack |
| CAMERA | 12MP rear camera with phase detection autofocus and OIS, 5MP front camera |
| SIZE | 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in) |
| WEIGHT | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| BATTERY | 3500mAh |
| STARTING PRICE | $860 |
| OTHER PERKS | quick charging, wireless charging, heart rate sensor, notification LED, IP68 water resistance, Iris scanner, Samsung Pay |
Design and build quality
Seen a Samsung phone in the last few years? If so, you know what to expect here. The Note 7 has a metal frame with a glass back and highly reflective metallic coloring underneath.
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Source: Ars Technica – Galaxy Note 7 review: What’s the opposite of “bang for your buck?”