Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs. Galaxy S6 edge+

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Today, Samsung has officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7. It's not only a successor to the Galaxy Note 5, but also the Galaxy S6 edge+ 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 Galaxy Note 7 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

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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First Samsung device: T100

Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

Phone Galaxy Note 7 Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs. Galaxy S6 edge+

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

[email protected]

First Samsung device: T100

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