Samsung company has launched another latest smartphone into their flagship known as Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The smartphone runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), but is upgradable to Android 7.0 (Nougat) and was officially released in September 2016 with an availability price of about 850 EUR / 275,000 to 350,000 Naira depending on location.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 is powered by an octa-core Samsung Exynos 8890 chipset with two quad-core processors clocked at up to 2.3GHz and 1.6GHz respectively. The smartphone also comes with a 5.70-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display with a resolution of 1440×2560 pixels at a pixel density of 518 pixels per inch (ppi) which gives a clearer view to its user in carrying out tasks.
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When it comes to Dimensions, Galaxy Note7 measures 153.50 x 73.90 x 7.90mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 169.00 grams. The smartphone also comes with Sensors such as an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and compass/ magnetometer.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 is fueled by a Li-Ion 3500mAh non-removable battery capacity that supports a fast charging of up to 15W and a Quick Charge of 2.0.
The smartphone packs 4GB RAM and 64GB in-built storage. It also supports up to 256GB of storage using a microSD slot. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is available in single SIM or dual SIM, both supporting Nano-SIM. The single-SIM variant offers a dedicated microSD slot, while in the dual-SIM variant, the SIM2 slot will also double as the MicroSD slot.
As far as the cameras are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 on the rear packs a 12-megapixel camera. It sports a 5-megapixel camera on the front for selfies.
Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy Note7 include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v4.20, NFC, USB OTG, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 – Full Specifications
Here in this section is a highlight of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 specifications as well as the features embedded in the smartphone.
PLATFORM
- OS: Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
- Chipset: Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4×1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: Mali-T880 MP12
NETWORK
- Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands: LTE (unspecified)
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9/Cat10 or LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
DISPLAY
- Type: Super AMOLED, HDR10
- Size: 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Always-on display
BATTERY
- Type: Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
- Charging: Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi wireless charging – market dependent
FEATURES
- Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
BODY
- Dimensions: 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
- Weight: 169 g (5.96 oz)
- Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
- SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus
MEMORY
- Card slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) – dual SIM model only
- Internal: 64GB 4GB RAM UFS 2.0
SOUND
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio
MAIN CAMERA
- Single: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
- Features: LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
- Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, gyro-EIS
SELFIE CAMERA
- Dual: 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide)
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) - Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR
- Video: —
COMMONS
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- USB: USB Type-C 3.1
- Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
- NFC: Yes
- Radio: No
MISC
- Colors: Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx
- Models: SM-N930V, SM-N930A, SM-N930P, SM-N930T, SM-N930R4, SM-N930W8, SM- N930F, SM-N930G, SM-N930S
- SAR EU: 0.25 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body)
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