SAMSUNG J7 PRIME

SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 PRIME SMARTPHONE WAS LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2016. THE PHONE COMES WITH A 5.50-INCH TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY WITH A RESOLUTION OF 1080 PIXELS BY 1920 PIXELS AT A PPI OF 401 PIXELS PER INCH. SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 PRIME PRICE IN INDIA STARTS FROM RS. 10,999. 

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 PRIME IS POWERED BY 1.6GHZ OCTA-CORE EXYNOS 7870 PROCESSOR AND IT COMES WITH 3GB OF RAM. THE PHONE PACKS 16GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE THAT CAN BE EXPANDED UP TO 256GB VIA A MICROSD CARD. AS FAR AS THE CAMERAS ARE CONCERNED, THE SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 PRIME PACKS A 13-MEGAPIXEL PRIMARY CAMERA ON THE REAR AND A 8-MEGAPIXEL FRONT SHOOTER FOR SELFIES.

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 PRIME RUNS ANDROID 6.0 AND IS POWERED BY A 3300MAH NON REMOVABLE BATTERY. IT MEASURES 151.50 X 74.90 X 8.10 (HEIGHT X WIDTH X THICKNESS) AND WEIGH 167.00 GRAMS.

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 PRIME IS A DUAL SIM (GSM AND GSM) SMARTPHONE THAT ACCEPTS NANO-SIM AND NANO-SIM. CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS INCLUDE WI-FI, GPS, BLUETOOTH, USB OTG, FM, 3G AND 4G (WITH SUPPORT FOR BAND 40 USED BY SOME LTE NETWORKS IN INDIA). SENSORS ON THE PHONE INCLUDE PROXIMITY SENSOR AND ACCELEROMETER.

BUY FOR

·         FINGERPRINT SCANNER

§  AMAZING CAMERAS

§  GREAT DISPLAY

§  POWERFUL PERFORMANCE

§  GOOD BATTERY BACKUP

BEWARE OF

·         LACKS COMPASS AND GYROSCOPE

§  NON REMOVABLE BATTERY

VERDICT

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 PRIME IS A PREMIUM MID RANGE PHONE THAT OFFERS AMAZING SET OF FEATURES AT REASONABLE PRICE. IT IS A FOLLOW UP DEVICE TO THE GALAXY J7 2016 VARIANT. THE PRIMARY SELLING POINT OF THIS DEVICE IS THE PRESENCE OF FINGERPRINT SCANNER ALONG WITH BIG AMOUNT OF RAM, GOOD DISPLAY QUALITY, IMPRESSIVE SET OF CAMERAS AND ALSO THE SAMSUNG BRAND NAME.

FURTHER UPGRADED GALAXY J7

DESIGN AND DISPLAY

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 PRIME FLAUNTS A 5.5-INCH FULL HD IPS DISPLAY OF RESOLUTION RESULTING A PIXEL DENSITY OF 401PPI.  THE DEVICE COMES IN A FULLY METAL CLAD BODY THAT WEIGHS 169 GRAMS AND HAS THICKNESS OF 8.1MM. IT IS AVAILABLE IN BLACK AND GOLD COLOUR VARIANTS.

PLATFORM AND PERFORMANCE

THE DEVICE IS STOCKED WITH ANDROID V6.0.1 (MARSHMALLOW) OPERATING SYSTEM. THE HANDSET IS POWERED BY SAMSUNG EXYNOS 7 OCTA 7870 SOC THAT HAS CORTEX A53 OCTA-CORE PROCESSOR WITH A CLOCK SPEED OF 1.6GHZ. IT IS PAIRED WITH 3GB OF RAM AND MALI-T830 MP2 GPU. IN TERMS OF CONFIGURATION, THE MAJOR UPGRADE THIS DEVICE FEATURES OVER THE J7 2016 IS ITS IMPROVED RAM AND A FINGERPRINT SENSOR.

CAMERA AND STORAGE

WITH REGARDS TO CAMERA, THIS DEVICE HAS A 13MP SHOOTER ON THE BACK ALONG WITH AN 8MP SNAPPER ON THE FRONT, BOTH OF THEM HAVING APERTURE OF F/1.9. ITS REAR CAMERA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN LED FLASH, CMOS IMAGE SENSOR AND AUTOFOCUS FEATURE. ON THE STORAGE FRONT, THERE IS 16GB OF SPACE AVAILABLE IN THIS DEVICE THAT CAN BE EXPANDED UPTO 256GB USING A MICROSD CARD.

CONNECTIVITY AND BATTERY

THE SMARTPHONE OFFERS WIDE RANGE OF CONNECTIVITY FEATURES WHICH ARE DUAL SIM, 4G, WI-FI WITH HOTSPOT, BLUETOOTH V4.1, GPS WITH A-GPS, GLONASS AND MICROUSB 2.0. ANOTHER MAJOR IMPROVEMENT THAT THIS DEVICE FEATURES OVER THE J7 2016 IS THE PRESENCE OF FINGERPRINT SENSOR, WHICH IS NESTED UNDER ITS HOME BUTTON. THE DEVICE ALSO PACKS ACCELEROMETER AND PROXIMITY SENSORS. THE HANDSET IS BACKED BY A 3,300MAH LI-ION BATTERY.

NETWORK	TECHNOLOGY	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	ANNOUNCED	2016, AUGUST
	STATUS	AVAILABLE. RELEASED 2016, SEPTEMBER

BODY	DIMENSIONS	151.7 X 75 X 8 MM (5.97 X 2.95 X 0.31 IN)
	WEIGHT	167 G (5.89 OZ)
	BUILD	FRONT GLASS, ALUMINUM BODY, PLASTIC ENDS
	SIM	SINGLE SIM (NANO-SIM) OR DUAL SIM (NANO-SIM, DUAL STAND-BY)

DISPLAY	TYPE	PLS TFT CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN, 16M COLORS
	SIZE	5.5 INCHES, 83.4 CM2 (~73.3% SCREEN-TO-BODY RATIO)
	RESOLUTION	1080 X 1920 PIXELS, 16:9 RATIO (~401 PPI DENSITY)
	MULTITOUCH	YES
	PROTECTION	CORNING GORILLA GLASS (MARKET DEPENDENT)

PLATFORM	OS	ANDROID 6.0.1 (MARSHMALLOW), UPGRADABLE TO 7.0 (NOUGAT)
	CHIPSET	EXYNOS 7870 OCTA
	CPU	OCTA-CORE 1.6 GHZ CORTEX-A53
	GPU	MALI-T830 MP1

MEMORY	CARD SLOT	MICROSD, UP TO 256 GB (DEDICATED SLOT)
	INTERNAL	16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA	PRIMARY	13 MP (F/1.9, 28MM), AUTOFOCUS, LED FLASH
	FEATURES	GEO-TAGGING, TOUCH FOCUS, FACE DETECTION, PANORAMA, HDR
	VIDEO	1080P@30FPS
	SECONDARY	8 MP, F/1.9

SOUND	ALERT TYPES	VIBRATION; MP3, WAV RINGTONES
	LOUDSPEAKER	YES
	3.5MM JACK	YES

COMMS	WLAN	WI-FI 802.11 B/G/N, WI-FI DIRECT, HOTSPOT
	BLUETOOTH	4.1, A2DP, LE
	GPS	YES, WITH A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	RADIO	FM RADIO
	USB	MICROUSB 2.0, USB ON-THE-GO

FEATURES	SENSORS	FINGERPRINT (FRONT-MOUNTED), ACCELEROMETER, PROXIMITY
	MESSAGING	SMS(THREADED VIEW), MMS, EMAIL, PUSH MAIL, IM
	BROWSER	HTML5
		- ANT+ SUPPORT - XVID/DIVX/MP4/H.265 PLAYER - MP3/WAV/EAAC+/FLAC PLAYER - PHOTO/VIDEO EDITOR - DOCUMENT VIEWER

BATTERY		NON-REMOVABLE LI-ION 3300 MAH BATTERY
	TALK TIME	UP TO 21 H (3G)
	MUSIC PLAY	UP TO 84 H

MISC	COLORS	BLACK, GOLD, ROSE GOLD
	SAR	0.65 W/KG (HEAD)
	SAR EU	0.40 W/KG (HEAD)     1.40 W/KG (BODY)
	PRICE	ABOUT 260 EUR