Even with its differences, the Note 7's wraparound screens, 12-megapixel camera, expandable storage and water-resistant coating bring it closer to the S7 series than to last year's Note 5 (that's right, there's no Note 6). And that's a good thing. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are two of the year's best phones, with excellent cameras and battery life -- not a bad way to begin your pedigreed life as a phone.
From what I've seen so far, the Note 7 should fall in line as a terrific, high-powered device whose stylus tricks take the Note to the next level. On paper, it corrects the biggest shortfalls of the Note 5, though our forthcoming testing will confirm this. But if you already bought an S7 or S7 Edge, don't worry -- you haven't been left behind.
Here's what the Note 7 has that the Note 5 doesn't:
Curved screens (sharper, less sloping than the S7 Edge)
USB-C charger port (Samsung's first phone to adopt the new standard)
Iris scanner to unlock the phone with your eyes
Gorilla Glass 5 screen (the first phone with Corning's new screen tech)
More sensitive, accurate S Pen stylus
Water-resistant phone body and S Pen
MicroSD card slot (like the S7 phones)
Larger battery (3,500 mAh versus Note 5's 3,000 mAh)
Better low-light camera
New S Pen tricks, like magnification and GIF-making
Stylus won't get stuck if you jam it in backwards
Coral Blue color choice (it's great)
So if the S7 Edge and Note 7 are almost hardware twins, who is the Note 7 for? Power users. Samsung targets people who want the phone with the most goods, and the Note's gliding stylus and extra writing, drawing and navigation tools give it all the things.
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