Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 August 2016 January 2017
Status Available - September 2013 Available - August 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price - Rs. 59,900 ($850.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Blue Coral, Gold Platinum Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) -
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - Fingerprint Sensor
- Iris Scanner
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Stylus
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast Charging and Wireless Charging
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 2.3 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Quad-core 2.3 GHz + Quad-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Exynos 8890
1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
Mali-T860 MP4
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 64 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 79.05% 73.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, Dual Pixel 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, OTG Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Iris Scanner iris scanner not supported iris scanner supported iris scanner not supported
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3500 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) - -