Ever since its release, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has been endlessly praised for its high-end specs, innovations and features that truly make it unique. But on the other side of things, there is the OnePlus 3, that boasts of similar specs, at less than half the price. A differential like that begs to ask the question which handheld is wholly better than the other.
Specs
Camera: When it comes to the camera, Forbes notes that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 does not take more spectacular images than the any other flagship, particularly the OnePlus 3. The publication argues that, as far as smartphones go, the technology has somewhat plateaued.In fact, it terms of a strict count on megapixel, the Chinese option has its Korean competition beat.
According to Tech Times, the OnePlus 3 has a 16 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has a 12 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera.
Display: The OnePlus 3 has a 5.5 inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. Its pixel density is 401 ppi that is protected by a Gorilla Glass 4. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has a 5.7 inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The unit's pixel density is also superior at 518 ppi, which is under Gorilla Glass 5.
Power: The Chinese handheld is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 820 that runs on an impressive 6GB of RAM. Meanwhile, the Samsung flagship has an octa-core Snapdragon 820 processor and a lower 4GB of RAM.
Storage: Both devices start at 64GB of internal memory. However, only the Note 7's memory can be expanded to 256GB via a microSD card.
Battery: While the Samsung Note 7 also has a larger 3500mAh battery when compared to the 3000mAh battery of the OnePlus 3, the latter boasts of a Dash Charge support that can charge 60 percent of the battery in just 30 minutes.
Additional Features
In terms of features, the OnePlus 3 matches the fingerprint scanner of its competitor, but does not have the S Pen, dust and water resistance nor the iris scanner of the Note 7.
Price
As mentioned earlier, the OnePlus 3 which is priced at around $399, is less than half the $864 price tag of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
