Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S8+

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2016 January 2017 March 2017
Status Available - August 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 59,900 ($850.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Blue Coral, Gold Platinum Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) - 173 g (6.1 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - 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
- IP68 certified
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor 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 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
Mali-T860 MP4 Adreno 540
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 32 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.2 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 79.05% 71.34% 83.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio, recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, Dual Pixel 16 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features 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 Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, OTG Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
Iris Scanner iris scanner supported iris scanner not supported iris scanner not supported
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 3000 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -