iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have JUST been launched. So, we find it interesting to have a iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battle – with Note 7 being a beast itself, and was released last month.

iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7: the battle between two “giants”

First of all let’s mention the display in this iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7 showdown. iPhone 7 Plus carries a 5.5-inch IPS LCD screen with full HD resolution. Meanwhile, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 arrives with a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display with 2k resolution. So at first sight Note 7 seems to be the better one in terms of display. However, the 3D touch technology installed in 7 Plus display is a big bonus. Regarding the battery, Note 7 houses a 3500mAh battery, while the battery capacity of 7 Plus is still unknown.

Now let’s consider the performance of iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Note 7 comes with two times the RAM than iPhone 7 Plus (4GB vs 2GB). Regarding the chipset, there are two variants of Note 7: Snapdragon 820 and Exynos 8890, while iPhone 7 Plus houses an Apple A10 Fusion one. According to Geekbench, both Snapdragon 820 and Exynos 8890 chipsets are not as powerful as Apple A10 in single-core performance. However, considering multi-core performance (multi-tasking), Snapdragon 820 and especially Exynos 8890 defeat Apple A10 Fusion.

What about the camera? Both iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7 packs a 12MP camera, equipped with phase detection auto-focus, 4k video recording and optical image stabilization. However, the camera in iPhone 7 Plus is a dual setup, which is a great advantage for this Apple device. It also features 2x optical zoom and quad-LED flash. The selfie snapper of iPhone 7 Plus even supports higher resolution than that of Note 7 (7MP > 5MP). To store images, there are three ROM variants of 7 Plus: 32GB/128GB/256GB. On the other hand, there is only one ROM version of Note 7: 64GB, but this amount can be expanded with a microSD card of up to 256GB.

iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7: The battle of flagship features

There are so many more to mention in this battle of iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Both of them are water resistant, but this function is better “exploited” in Note 7 as the phone allows users to take note with the S-pen in the water. Besides, both phones offer fingerprint scanner, but Note 7 is better in terms of security because it even supports iris scanner. However, regarding the audio, iPhone 7 Plus is better with its stereo speakers, while Note 7 only sports a mono one. So in terms of specs, Note 7 is a bit better than iPhone 7 Plus. However, if you are fond of photography, 7 Plus is a better choice. iPhone 7 Plus price for 3 ROM variants are $769, $869 and $969, while Samsung Galaxy Note 7 price is $849.