Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Before its batteries started overheating and the whole product line was recalled, the Galaxy Note 7 was actually one of the best smartphones of 2016. Samsung must still be proud of it, because it's putting a tweaked version of the handset back on sale in South Korea.

In a match between the new iPhone 7 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which smartphone comes out on top? Here's how the the expensive, stylus-navigated Note 7 stacks up to Apple's latest and greatest, the iPhone 7 Plus.

In this comparison, we match up Samsung's high-end stylus-navigated Galaxy Note 7 with Lenovo/Motorola's dynamic, modular Moto Z. Both are clearly premium smartphones with solid foundations, topped off with bells and whistles too substantive to be passed off as mere gimmicks.

The Galaxy Note 7 may be Samsung's smallest step forward in the lineup's five year history, but that doesn't mean it isn't still a Smartphone of the Year candidate that's worth a look when shopping for your next phone. But is it our top choice?

Can the OnePlus 3 compete with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 for less than half the starting price? Since OnePlus pulled out a few new tricks with this year's flagship and ditched their invite-only purchasing system, it's a more relevant question than ever. Here, we compare phones side-by-side.

Both the Galaxy Note 7 and S7 edge tidily package all of Samsung's high-end advantages. Their biggest difference can be ascertained at first glance: the Note 7 is a full-on phablet with a big screen and nimble stylus. The sans-stylus S7 edge is just a notch below the Note in size and adaptability.

Every year, after Samsung releases its latest Galaxy Note​, there's a brief period where the Note is the beneficiary of loads of unfair comparisons. That time is now: Let's compare the 2016 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 with the 2015 iPhone 6s Plus​.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7​ may have a name that's two generations ahead of last year's Note 5​, but its practical and aesthetic advances are incremental, even for one generation's progress. Is it enough to warrant the upgrade? Let's glean what we can by comparing their features and specs.

​Today Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 7​ at a Manhattan event. Afterwards, we got some hands-on time with the latest "minor but possibly upgrade-worthy" iteration of the stylus-laden phablet.