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Specs Comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs Galaxy Note 5

Written By Kevin Bruce Francisco
Published • August 3rd, 2016
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With the release of the Samsung Galaxy Note7, we take a look what has changed from its predecessor in terms of paper. Here is our specs comparison for the Note7 vs the Note 5.

Samsung Galaxy Note7	Samsung Galaxy Note 5
5.7-inch Curved Super AMOLED Quad-HD display, 2560 x 1440 resolution	5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display @ 2560×1440 pixels
534ppi	518ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Gorilla Glass 4
Exynos 8890 Octa CPU	Samsung Exynos 7420 64-bit octa-core CPU
Mali T-880 GPU	Mali-T760MP8 Graphics
4GB RAM	4GB RAM
64GB internal storage	32GB, 64GB internal storage
Expandable up to 256GB via microSD (uses SIM 2 slot)	N/A
12MP Dual Pixel rear camera dual-tone, dual LED flash, f/1.7 aperture	16 megapixel rear camera, OIS, dual-LED flash, f1.9
HDR Video	N/A
5 megapixel front-facing camera with f/1.7 aperture	5 megapixel front-facing camera, f1.9
Dual SIM (hybrid), dual LTE	Dual-SIM, 4G/LTE
WiFi 802.11ac	WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 4.2
NFC	NFC
USB Type C	MicroUSB
Iris Scanner	N/A
Fast Wireless Charging	Qi Wireless Charging
Fingerprint Scanner	Fingerprint Scanner
Heart-Rate Sensor	Heart-Rate Sensor
IP68 rating	N/A
153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9mm	153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6mm
169 g	171 grams
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with TouchWiz	Android 5.1 Lollipop with TouchWiz
3,500mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery	3,000mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery

Summary of advantages

Samsung Galaxy Note7:

More pixels per inch
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Faster processor
Bigger starting storage
Expandable memory
HDR video
Dual LTE
USB Type-C
Iris Scanner
IP68 rating
Lighter at 169 grams
Android 6.0.1 OS
Bigger 3500mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 5:

Higher resolution rear camera at 16MP
Slightly more updated Bluetooth version
Thinner at 7.6mm

Specs that remained the same:

Display size
Display resolution
Super AMOLED screen
4GB RAM
NFC
Wireless charging
Heart-rate sensor

In terms of price, the Note 5, during its time, was priced at Php36,990 for the 32GB variant. The Galaxy Note7, however, will be available for Php39,990 for the 64GB storage.

There you have it. Those are what has changed for the new Note7 compared to its predecessor strictly on paper.

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Kevin Bruce Francisco

Kevin Bruce Francisco is the Senior Editor and Video Producer for YugaTech. He's a Digital Filmmaking graduate who's always either daydreaming of traveling or actually going places on his bike. Follow him on Twitter for more tech updates @kevincofrancis.