Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime: Smartphone with fingerprint sensor under 22k

While Samsung is dealing with its latest flagship Galaxy Note7’s explosion problems, the company has recently launched two new Galaxy J series smartphones – the Galaxy J7 Prime and Galaxy J5 Prime – in India. The Galaxy J5 Prime is a budget offering, while the Galaxy J7 Prime is premium smartphone with fingerprint sensor under 22k. The Galaxy J7 Prime comes as a successor to the Galaxy J7 2016, which was launched in India in the mid-range segment earlier this year. It brings all the necessary upgrades the phone needs for a strong foothold in the highly competitive and crowded mid-range segment in the country.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is one of the best looking mid-range smartphones, the South Korean tech giant has ever launched. It is being targeted against the likes of the OnePlus 2, Xiaomi Mi 5, ZUK Z1 by Lenovo and more. If you are a Samsung fan, and looking for a decent phablet, then the Galaxy J7 Prime is worth checking out. If you’ve set your mind to it, then let’s jump into the specifications of the phone

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime: features of the premium phablet

Design
As mentioned above, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is one of the best looking phones from the brand till date. It flaunts a metal unibody design, which is a first for the Galaxy J series smartphones. The device comes with rounded corners and edges, which makes it easy to hold in a single hand. Thanks to the excellent build quality, the Galaxy J7 Prime doesn’t feel slippery at all. As for the dimensions, the Galaxy J7 Prime features 8mm around the waist, and tips the scale at 167 grams, which is quite light for a 5.5-inch phablet.

Display and OS
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime flaunts a large 5.5-inch display with 73.3 percent screen-to-body ratio. The full HD screen panel on the device delivers an excellent media viewing experience with a pixel density of 401 pixels per inch. The phone’s display has also been protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The screen looks bright and crisp, even in direct sunlight, with good viewing angles. As for the OS, the Galaxy J7 Prime boots Android 6.0 Marshmallow with the brand’s TouchWiz UI on top. Some of the highlights of the software include the brand’s new Power Planning and S Secure modes. The former lets you conserve battery, while the latter offers an added layer of security for data. Apart from the usual Google apps suite, it comes pre-loaded with some Samsung apps as well.

Configuration
Moving on to the configuration, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is powered by a 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 7870 processor, mated to a Mali T830-MP2 graphics processor. The performance is further enhanced by 3-gigs of RAM. The phone should be capable of handling heavy games and apps, at least on the paper. For storage, the Galaxy J7 Prime gets 16-gigs of internal memory, which can be further increased up to 256GB by inserting a microSD card. It’s worth mentioning that out of 16GB, only 10GB is available to the end user for installing apps or storing other content.

Camera
As far as the photography is concerned, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime features a 13-megapixel primary snapper with an LED flash, autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, touch focus, face detection, Panorama, HDR and full HD video recording. The company could have fitted the phone with a higher imaging sensor on the back. As for the selfies and video calling, the phone gets an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter with a handful of tweaks to let you improve your selfies. Overall, the Galaxy J7 Prime offers mediocre camera specifications for its price tag.

Connectivity and battery
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime comes with the company’s signature home key, which also packs in a fingerprint sensor to let you unlock the phone and secure data quickly. Since the VoLTE-enabled are getting popular in India, Samsung has fitted the Galaxy J7 Prime with 4G VoLTE (voice over LTE) support. Its other connectivity options include dual-SIM slots, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro-USB, and A-GPS. As for the battery, it is fuelled by a beefy 3,300mAh unit, which the brand claims to deliver up to 21 hours of talk time on 3G networks and up to 84 hours of music playback.

Conclusion
Coming to the verdict, Samsung’s Galaxy J series devices have received a decent response from the Indian market. The main reason behind their success is that they offer premium designs and decent features at a competitive price tag. Similar to the Galaxy J7 2016, the Galaxy J7 Prime has also been priced competitively at Rs 18,790. For the price, the phone offers an excellent display, decent configuration, a huge battery, several software enhancements, and a fingerprint sensor as well. The only down point of the phone is mediocre internal storage, which could’ve been double in this price range. Overall, the Galaxy J7 prime is a decent phone for those looking for a premium phablet with decent features. You can check out its detailed specifications, and compare its pricing on multiple e-stores by visiting 91mobiles.com research, compare and buy portal.

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