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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Google Pixel 3

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 3 , Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Google Pixel 3 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 2016 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.7", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology P-OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 5.7" inch
Screen area 76.7 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.2% 78.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 443 PPI 518 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide)
DxOMark Main Score 102
DxOMark Photo 99
DxOMark Video 83
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 630 Mali-T880 MP12
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 275832 135289
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2244 1519
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 7771 3865
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13217 3308
GeekBench 5 Single Core 476
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1871
General specs Release date 2018, October 2016, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145.6 Х 68.2 Х 7.9 mm 153.5 Х 73.9 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 148 g 169 g
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx
Battery 2915 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 850 EUR 850 EUR
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9/Cat10 or LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR HDR10 -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Fast battery charging -Qi wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus - Versions: N930 (USA); N930F (Europe); N930G (India) Also known as Samsung Galaxy Note7 Duos with dual-SIM card slots

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 3
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 7
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB