iPhone 7 & 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7 : Everything You Should Know

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iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are 2 new smartphones that Apple has recently launched. We have already written some articles where new iPhones have been compared against Samsung Galaxy S7; Water Resistant Test, iPhone 7 vs Galaxy S7 Camera Test, iPhone 7 Plus vs Galaxy S7 Camera Test, Speed Test etc.. Today, we are going to compare iPhone 7 & 7 Plus with Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

Technical Specifications : iPhone 7 vs iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Let’s have a quick look at the specs of all three devices;

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iPhone 7 vs iPhone 7 Plus vs Galaxy Note 7 GeekBench BenchMark Report

Please note that iPhone 7 and 7 Plus both features Apple A10 Fusion quad-core processor, but it appears as dual-core on all Benchmarking test. 2 Cores are clocked at 2.3 GHz, but rest 2 are low powered core that Benchmarking app doesn’t count.

Single-Core GeekBench BenchMark Score

  • iPhone 7 Plus : 3505
  • iPhone 7 : 3503
  • Galaxy Note 7 : 2026

Multi-Core GeekBench Benchmark Score

  • iPhone 7 Plus : 5645
  • iPhone 7 : 5611
  • Galaxy Note 7 : 5617

iPhone 7 Plus doesn’t seem to get more advantage with +1 GB RAM compared to iPhone 7. It seems GeekBench is wise enough to test performance based on CPU and system optimization, else iPhone 7 or Galaxy Note 7 would have scored much more compared to iPhone 7. Here are the screenshots from GeekBench if you want to see;

It was about the Benchmark Test. However, Benchmark score is not everything. A device’s performance depends on various factors, and a real life usage can tell how fast a device really is. So we have got some Speed Test Videos for you, and you are the one who can decide.

iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Speed Test Video

PhoneBuff has done a Speed Test running the same apps on both the devices, and found iPhone 7 to be much faster compared to Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Here is the video of the Speed Test.

Some of you must be thinking how the heck it has happened. Well, there are many Speed Test Videos you can find on YouTube, but there are some things you should know. Speed Tests could be little tricky, if you have no idea what you are dealing with. Some apps tend to work better on iPhone, and some work better on Android. So it’s about the choice of apps. Let’s watch some more Speed Test Videos where Galaxy Note 7 has done a pretty good job.

iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Speed Test Videos

Battery Life and Graphic Tests: iPhone 7 Plus vs Galaxy Note 7

MW Technology has performed battery life and Graphic Performance Tests on iPhone 7 Plus as well as Note 7. He played the same video on both the devices to find out which one plays it for longer. Note 7 played it for 1 hour longer compared to iPhone 6s Plus. However, please note that WiFi and Bluetooth both were turned off. Real Life battery Comparison may have different result. Most of the Battery in any smartphone is consumed because of WiFi/Data and GPS.

Water Resistant Test : iPhone 7 & 7 Plus vs Galaxy Note

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus both are IP67 rated, and Galaxy Note 7 is IP68 Rated. So Galaxy S7 means to survive under 1.5-meter deep water, and iPhone should survive under 1-meter deep water for up to 30 minutes. However, water damaged iPhones are not covered under warranty. Please read our article about iPhone’s Water Resistant feature to know more about it. Here are a couple of videos of water test you can watch.

https://youtu.be/EP7txegCs-U

Camera Test : iPhone 7 / iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Here are some videos that you can watch to see how iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Note 7 both are doing as far as Camera is concerned.

iPhone 7 Plus vs Note 7

iPhone 7 vs Note 7