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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 deals and reviews

Samsung Galaxy Note 7

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45 Critic Reviews

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Release Date (UK): September 2016

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What the critics say (scores are out of 100)

100

Pickr | Leigh Stark

Galaxy Note 7 is about the most considered smartphone we've seen to date, offering what is clearly a distinctively premium package that has no trouble taking the fight to Apple's phones. Highly recommended.

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100

Alphr | Jonathan Bray, Nathan Spendelow

The Note improves on the predecessor in a handful of important ways, and that makes it, by a gnat's whisker, the best smartphone you can buy right now... If you want the best of the best, you absolutely should consider buying one.

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100

Expert Reviews | Katharine Byrne

There's no denying the Note 7 is a brilliant phone. However, with Samsung having now pulled the phone from its production line, it's no longer available to buy anywhere in the UK. Instead, I'd recommend the S7 Edge instead, as that still looks fantastic and shares many of the same great traits as the Note 7.

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100

Phone Scoop | Eric M. Zeman

If the cost, size, and intricate feature set don't bother you, then there's no reason to buy anything else. The Note7 is a gorgeous, high-quality piece of hardware that offers one of the best displays in the business.

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100

Recombu | Chris Barraclough

The Note 7 is an ideal companion for on-the-move artists and business users, thanks to the brilliant S Pen, enhanced security and some solid, dependable performance. It's also a great way to kick back and relax with a gorgeous screen that was made for movies, plus nifty features like the Game Launcher tool.

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100

Ubergizmo | Hubert Nguyen

The Galaxy Note 7 is the easily the best pen-enabled handset. As large-screen handsets go, the Note 7 is the absolute best handset on the market, if you consider 5.7" to be "large enough".

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100

Mobile Choice | Sunetra Chakravarti

This is the best phone in the market right now... Rich in features, ergonomic and beautifully designed, it is a joy to hold and use... Intuitive to the core, it packs a superb display, great battery life and has all the features you would need to forego a tablet for work... The Galaxy Note 7 is an investment phone.

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100

The Telegraph | Chris Hall

Its camera quality and screen are among the best you can get, while the few tweaks to software and the novelty of the iris scanner are reasonable improvements... The design, though, is what clinches it... If you don't think you'll use the stylus, and don't think the Note's design is worth it it may not be the best value for money.

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100

The Guardian | Samuel Gibbs

The best phablet going is now waterproof, with a brilliant curved screen, better stylus and cracking cameras, wrapped in a narrow, premium body

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100

Pocket-lint | Chris Hall

Samsung has packed the Galaxy Note 7 full of features and full of technology, making this one of the best smartphones ever. It might be much more expensive than some of the big screen rivals, but it delivers and it's totally worth it.

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100

Cult Of Mac | Killian Bell

I can't think of another smartphone you can buy today that offers so much in such a magnificent package. Don't even consider anything else; hold onto your cash until the Note 7 goes on sale again and get one.

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100

IT PRO | Adam Shepherd

Samsung's latest phablet has top-flight performance and battery life, with heaps of productivity features - and it's all squeezed into a sleek, attractive package that's as comfortable in the hand as anything we've tested.

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100

news.com.au | Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

The Note7's combination of powerful hardware, a groundbreaking screen, innovative security additions, and more sophisticated software make it hard to ignore, and tricky to beat.

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100

Gizmodo UK | Alex Cranz

The Note 7 is the best phone Samsung makes, and for a lot of people, it's the best Android phone you can buy right now.

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100

Mashable | Raymond Wong

The Galaxy Note7 combines the best of Samsung's flagship phones into one super phone.

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100

BGR | Zach Epstein

A device that delivers a more comprehensive experience than any rival smartphone in this class.

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100

SlashGear | Chris Davies

In short, this is not only the best Note that Samsung has made, but it's a strong contender for being the best Android handset out there today.

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100

Stuff | Elissa Loi

The Note 7 gives you a supercharged phone that doubles as a tablet.

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95

Android Central | Andrew Martonik

If you look at everything that the Galaxy Note 7 offers, I'm not sure what else you can honestly (and realistically, considering constraints and trade-offs of modern phones) ask for. It isn't a perfect smartphone, but that has and never will be the case with any phone - what matters here is that the Note 7 provides a fantastic experience through and through.

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95

T3 | Dan Grabham

It's a serious device for serious productivity and should only be considered if you'll use the S Pen for notes and memos. Otherwise, you're just not using it to its full capability.

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95

pocketnow | Jaime Rivera

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is back to being on a league of its own. And as a long-time Note aficionado, I'm glad to feel right at home using one again.

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93

The Verge | Dan Seifert

If you haven't yet been sold on why a phone with a big screen can change how you think about mobile computing, the Note 7 is the best pitch yet.

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92

Engadget | Chris Velazco

The Note 7 isn't a perfect phone: It's expensive and there still isn't a hugely compelling reason to buy into the S Pen lifestyle if you haven't already. Even so, by combining the updates that went into the S7 siblings with a number of subtle improvements to the Note's design and software, Samsung has built its finest phone yet. The Galaxy Note 7 isn't just the best Galaxy Note ever -- it's a strong contender as the best Android phone you can find right now.

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91

NotebookCheck | Daniel Schmidt

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 shows off with high-end hardware and a great S-Pen. Only the battery issues for the first models are quite a problem at this price.

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90

Gadgets Now | Komal Mohan

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a complete device in itself. It is hard for us to pin point what is missing in it. It packs a powerful punch with its performance and camera. Samsung, with the Galaxy Note 7, has definitely taken the 'fight of flagships' to its competitors. At a steep price ...it is definitely not for everyone, but available only to the productivity-focused.

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90

Android Authority | Joshua Vergara

Bar none, the Galaxy Note 7 is the best big screen smartphone Samsung has ever made.

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90

TechRadar | Matt Swider

The Galaxy Note 7 took Samsung's best phone to date stretched it to a 5.7-inch curved display and added an S Pen stylus. It has the same top-of-the-line camera and specs, but was meant for big hands with equally big wallets. Unfortunately, two recalls lead to its ultimate cancellation.

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90

Wired UK | Ben Woods

At risk of playing into the company's marketing material, credit where credit is due, the Note 7 is easily one of the best smartphones available today. Big can be beautiful – but it comes at a price.

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90

TechnoBuffalo | Todd Haselton

The Galaxy Note 7 is a win for Samsung and a win for consumers. It is the world's best smartphone. There are others that may surpass it in one area or another, but nothing offers the combination that the Galaxy Note 7 has, particularly when one considers the industrial design.

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90

International Business Times | Alistair Charlton

Undoubtedly the best big-screen Android on sale today, the Note 7 does everything right. It has a beautiful display, great cameras and good battery; it also has a powerful processor, a good amount of (expandable) storage and waterproofing before we even get to its unique selling points.

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90

Brighthand | Jamison Cush

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is the best smartphone available. We love the design, S Pen, iris scanner, camera output, and Secure Folder. Too bad it also one of the most expensive smartphones. We don't love its price.

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90

Trusted Reviews | Max Parker

Fantastic in pretty much every way, but all that tech comes at a steep price.

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90

CNET UK | Jessica Dolcourt

The Galaxy Note 7 is the best no-compromise, big-screen phone you can buy if price is no object. All but the most devoted stylus lovers, however, will do just as well with the cheaper S7 models.

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87

phoneArena | Ray S

The Galaxy Note 7 is an almost incomprehensibly versatile smartphone. It can do so much right out of the box! However, the large screen, the seemingly endless functionality, and all of that S Pen goodness are obviously… not for everybody.

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80

The Mirror | Kevin Lynch

The big-screen Samsung Galaxy Note series comes of age with a great phone boasting some unique features. The waterproof 'phablet' gets bragging rights as the current premium phone.

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80

Neowin | Timi Cantisano

The Note7 is an interesting handset that has managed to excite most reviewers and a lot of consumers, and there are very good reasons for this... Despite the recall, the Note7 is still an excellent handset, one that offers the most comprehensive set of features, in one of the most refined designs available.

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80

AnandTech | Joshua Ho

I'm sure there are people that want to buy one because it's the only phablet on the market that really does a stylus well and if you're someone that wants the Note7 for the stylus then you should stop reading now and go buy one because everything else on the market won't meet your needs.

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70

Australian PC World | Nick Ross

...we expect perfection and this isn't it. The lack of bezel means input mistakes are a constant bugbear. But the screen is good and the Iris scanner interesting. There's better value to be had everywhere else, though.

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60

AndroidPit | Camilla Rinaldi

Despite the high price, the Galaxy Note 7 would be a complete package if it wasn't for the battery problems.

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50

PC Mag | Sascha Segan

Until Samsung fixes the Galaxy Note 7's dangerous exploding battery problems, we cannot recommend this drop-dead gorgeous, powerful, fully loaded phablet.

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50

Tom's Guide | Mark Spoonauer

Despite its handier S Pen, awesome camera and long battery life, a worldwide recall and multiple reports of replacement phones catching fire prevent us from recommending this phone.

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50

S21

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is built on the same platform as it's sibling, sharing its stunning curved glass design, with a huge AMOLED Quad HD screen, 8-core processor, outstanding camera, and a huge amount of memory. In addition it adds S-pen functionality, making it a superb productivity tool. But the sky-high price and serious problems with the battery can't be over-looked.

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50

Mobile Syrup | Patrick O'Rourke

If you've been waiting for a phablet that finally makes sense and doesn't force the user to compromise in order to have a 'larger' phone, the Note 7 is the device you've been waiting for.

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50

Android Headlines | Nick Sutrich

There are definitely very few negatives to the Galaxy Note 7, and while it would be nice to say these are small problems, they simply aren't....Once these are solved this could quite possibly be the best phone ever made in every single way, but such a large issue keeps the phone held back more than it should simply because it makes the user experience a frustrating one.

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10

Digital Trends | Malarie Gokey

The Galaxy Note 7 was the best smartphone Samsung made in 2016. It was beautiful as the S7 Edge, but it was as functional as every other Note before it. The Note series is one of our personal favorites, and we were glad that Samsung was folding the Edge into the Note. It made for a truly unique and well-rounded device. The Note 7 was the galaxy to beat - until it started exploding.

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Form factor and dimensions
Dimensions & Form

Form factor: Touchscreen bar
Dimensions 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight: 169 g (5.96 oz)

Screen
Screen

Size: 5.7 inches diagonal
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixels
Screen Density: 515 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio: 79 %

Display Type: Super AMOLED

Operating System
Runs

Android

Performance
Performance

Chipset: Exynos 8890 Octa
CPU: Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU: Mali-T880 MP12
RAM: 4GB

Camera
Camera

Main Camera: 12 megapixels with LED flash, 4k video recording
Secondary Camera: 5 megapixels

Storage
Storage

Built-in Storage: 64GB
Expandable Storage: Micro SD

Battery
Battery & Charging

Capacity: 3500 mAh
Removable Battery: No
Wireless Charging: Yes
Quick Charge: None

SIM Standard
SIM standard

Standard SIM
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Water and Dust Resistance
Water & Dust Resistance

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Fingerprint Reader
Fingerprint Reader

Front

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