Today, Samsung has officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7. It’s not only a successor to the , but also the in some ways. Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone is a considerable upgrade from the Galaxy S6 edge+ in terms of hardware specifications, and it also comes with an S Pen.
The has a 5.7-inch curved display with a newer version of Gorilla Glass, a speedier processor, an improved camera that offers better images in low-light conditions, a microSD card slot, IP68 water-resistance and dust-resistance, and more importantly, a higher capacity battery. All these things make the Galaxy Note 7 a great upgrade from the Galaxy S6 edge+, and here’s a spec-by-spec comparison between the two devices.
Galaxy S6 edge+ Galaxy Note 7
Display 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED Edge panel, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
S Pen No Yes, 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity
Processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa clocked at 2.1GHz Samsung Exynos 8890 2.3GHz/Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 2.15GHz
RAM 4GB 4GB
Rear Camera 16-megapixel ISOCELL/IMX240, 1/2.6-inch, f/1.9, phase-detection autofocus, OIS, 1.12 micron pixels, 4K video recording 12-megapixel, 1/2.6-inch, f/1.7, Dual Pixel autofocus, OIS, 1.4 micron pixels, 4K video recording
Front camera 5-megapixel, f/1.9 aperture, QHD video recording 5-megapixel, f/1.7 aperture, QHD video recording
Storage 32/64GB internal, non-expandable 64GB internal, microSD slot (up to 256GB)
Software Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, upgradable to Android 6.0.1 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, upgradable to Android 7.0
Battery 3,000 mAh, fast wired and wireless charging 3,500 mAh, fast wired and wireless charging
Other features Samsung Pay, fingerprint sensor, heart rate sensor Samsung Pay, fingerprint sensor, water resistance, USB Type-C port, iris scanner, heart rate sensor
The has a 5.7-inch curved display with a newer version of Gorilla Glass, a speedier processor, an improved camera that offers better images in low-light conditions, a microSD card slot, IP68 water-resistance and dust-resistance, and more importantly, a higher capacity battery. All these things make the Galaxy Note 7 a great upgrade from the Galaxy S6 edge+, and here’s a spec-by-spec comparison between the two devices.
Galaxy S6 edge+ Galaxy Note 7
Display 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED Edge panel, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
S Pen No Yes, 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity
Processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa clocked at 2.1GHz Samsung Exynos 8890 2.3GHz/Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 2.15GHz
RAM 4GB 4GB
Rear Camera 16-megapixel ISOCELL/IMX240, 1/2.6-inch, f/1.9, phase-detection autofocus, OIS, 1.12 micron pixels, 4K video recording 12-megapixel, 1/2.6-inch, f/1.7, Dual Pixel autofocus, OIS, 1.4 micron pixels, 4K video recording
Front camera 5-megapixel, f/1.9 aperture, QHD video recording 5-megapixel, f/1.7 aperture, QHD video recording
Storage 32/64GB internal, non-expandable 64GB internal, microSD slot (up to 256GB)
Software Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, upgradable to Android 6.0.1 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, upgradable to Android 7.0
Battery 3,000 mAh, fast wired and wireless charging 3,500 mAh, fast wired and wireless charging
Other features Samsung Pay, fingerprint sensor, heart rate sensor Samsung Pay, fingerprint sensor, water resistance, USB Type-C port, iris scanner, heart rate sensor