Note 7 specs versus the competition

Samsung Galaxy Note 7	Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Motorola Moto Z	Apple iPhone 6S	OnePlus 3
Display size, resolution	5.7-inch; 2,560x1,440 pixels	5.5-inch; 2,560x1,440 pixels	5.5-inch; 2,560x1.440 pixels	4.7-inch; 1,334x750 pixels	5.5-inch; 1,920x1,080 pixels
Pixel density	518ppi	534ppi	535ppi	326ppi	401ppi
Dimensions (Inches)	6x2.9x0.3 in.	5.9x2.9x0.3 in.	6.1x3x0.20 in.	5.4x2.6x0.28 in.	6.01x2.94x0.29 in.
Dimensions (Millimeters)	153.5x73.9x7.9mm	150.9x72.6x7.7mm	155.3x75.3x5.2mm	138x67x7.1mm	152.7x74.7x7.35mm
Weight (Ounces, Grams)	6 oz.; 169g	5.5 oz.; 157g	4.8 oz.; 136g	5 oz.; 143g	5.57 oz.; 158g
Mobile software	Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow	Android 6.0 Marshmallow	Android 6.0 Marshmallow	Apple iOS 9	Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Camera	12-megapixel	12-megapixel	13-megapixel	12-megapixel	16-megapixel
Front-facing camera	5-megapixel	5-megapixel	5-megapixel	5-megapixel	8-megapixel
Video capture	4K	4K	4K	4K	4K
Processor	2.15GHz + 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapgradon 820 processor (or Exynos, depending on region)	2.15GHz + 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor	Up to 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820	Apple A9 chip (64-bit)	2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Storage	64GB	32GB, 64GB (varies by region)	32GB, 64GB	16GB, 64GB, 128GB	64GB
RAM	4GB	4GB	4GB	2GB	6GB
Expandable storage	200GB	200GB	up to 2TB	None	None
Battery	3,500 mAh (nonremovable)	3,600 mAh (nonremovable)	2,600 mAh (nonremovable)	1,715 mAh (nonremovable)	3,000 mAh (nonremovable)
Fingerprint sensor	Home button	Home button	Below screen	Home button	Home button
Connector	USB-C	Micro-USB	USB-C	Lightning	USB-C
Special features	S Pen stylus, water-resistant, wireless charging	Water-resistant, wireless charging	Moto Mod snap-on accessories	N/A	Notifications toggle, dual-SIM, Dash Charging
Price off-contract (USD)	TBA	AT&T: $795, Sprint: $750, T-Mobile: $780, Verizon: $792, US Cellular: $780	NA	$649 (16GB); $749 (64GB); $849 (128GB)	$400
Price (GBP)	TBA	£639	NA	£539 (16GB); £619 (64GB); £699 (128GB)	£329
Price (AUD)	TBA	AU$1,249	NA	AU$1,079 (16GB); AU$1,229 (64GB); AU$1,379 (128GB)	Converts to AU$530

Curvy Samsung Galaxy Note 7 takes giant-screen Android phones to the next level

What do you get when you take the bended screen Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and include a stylus? The Galaxy Note 7, which Samsung uncovered today in New York. 

Indeed, even with its disparities, the Note 7's wraparound screens, 12-megapixel camera, expandable capacity and water-safe covering convey it nearer to the S7 arrangement than to a year ago's Note 5 (truth is stranger than fiction, there's no Note 6). What's more, that is something worth being thankful for. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are two of the year's best telephones, with incredible cameras and battery life - not an awful approach to start your pedigreed life as a telephone. 

From what I've seen in this way, the Note 7 ought to fall in line as a marvelous, powerful gadget whose stylus traps take the Note to the following level. On paper, it rectifies the greatest setbacks of the Note 5, however our imminent testing will affirm this. Be that as it may, on the off chance that you as of now purchased a S7 or S7 Edge, don't stress - you haven't been deserted. 

This is what the Note 7 has that the Note 5 doesn't: 

Bended screens (more honed, less inclining than the S7 Edge) 

USB-C charger port (Samsung's first telephone to receive the new standard) 

Iris scanner to open the telephone with your eyes 

Gorilla Glass 5 screen (the main telephone with Corning's new screen tech) 

More delicate, exact S Pen stylus 

Water-safe telephone body and S Pen 

MicroSD card opening (like the S7 telephones) 

Bigger battery (3,500 mAh versus Note 5's 3,000 mAh) 

Better low-light camera 

New S Pen traps, similar to amplification and GIF-production 

Stylus won't get stuck on the off chance that you stick it in reverse 

Coral Blue shading decision (it's awesome) 

So if the S7 Edge and Note 7 are just about equipment twins, who is the Note 7 for? Power clients. Samsung targets individuals who need the telephone with the most products, and the Note's coasting stylus and additional written work, drawing and route apparatuses give it every one of the things.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 Iris Scanner lets you pay with your eyes

Samsung just revealed what may be the next step in biometrics. 

The company's Galaxy Note 7, announced at a press event Tuesday, will allow you to complete mobile payments using the phone's built-in iris scanner. In other words: you'll be able to buy things with your eyes. 

The handset's iris scanner will work similarly to current smartphones' fingerprint sensors: after you make a purchase with your phone (via Samsung Pay), you can choose to authenticate with either the fingerprint sensor or the iris scanner. 

It may sound more like something out of science fiction than a feature you would actually want to use but those who are particularly security conscious may want to consider it. Samsung tells us that each device can only be programmed to recognize one set of eyes and that it's impossible to "trick" the device with a photo.

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Eventually, you'll also be able to use the Note's iris scanner to make in-app purchases with Samsung Pass, which allows third-party developers and banking institutions to take advantage of the company's eye scanning technology.  

Perhaps more importantly though, the new iris scanning could give more users a reason to start using Samsung Pay, the Korean company's answer to Apple Pay and Android Pay. Unlike Google and Apple's mobile payments platforms, Samsung Pay doesn't rely on Near Field Communication (NFC) chips to make payments so you can use the technology at more in-store locations. 

Whether or not people will feel comfortable scanning their eyeballs at checkout is another matter. Mashable's Raymond Wong tried out the Note 7's iris scanning on a pre-production phone and found it more clunky than using fingerprints alone. But that could very well change by the time the phone ships to the public.