Samsung introduced the Galaxy J series smartphones, the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 in China with 4G support and 5MP front-facing camera with selfie flash light back in June. These smartphones werelaunched in India in July exclusively on Flipkart. The main change in the Indian version of the Galaxy J7 (SM – J700F) is that it is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7580 processor, instead of Snapdragon 615 SoC in the Chinese version. Is the Galaxy J7 worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
The Galaxy J7 has a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a pixel resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a pixel density of around 267 PPI. The display is bright, has good viewing angles, offers vibrant color output and the sunlight visibility is also good. Since it doesn’t have an ambient light sensor you have to adjust the brightness manually using the slider depending on the conditions. There is an outdoor mode option that increases the brightness for 15 minutes or until the screen is turned off
Blacks are perfectly black, thanks to the AMOLED panel. The display is not sharp compared to Galaxy A7’s screen, since the pixel density is low, but it is good compared to LCD displays on other smartphones in the price range. Samsung doesn’t say if the smartphone has Corning Gorilla Glass or any other scratch-resistant glass for protection. The display is prone to smudges since it is bit glossy.
There is no major change in the design in the new Galaxy J series. Samsung sticks to its old design with curved corners seen in the Galaxy E series. It also has a familiar shiny chrome rim running on the sides, similar to the Galaxy Grand series. Since the sides have anti-smudge anodised CMF coating, it doesn’t attract dust or smudges.
On the top there is a 5-megapixel camera with 85-degree wide-angle lens and f/2.2 aperture along with LED flash light for capturing better selfies in low lighting conditions. Selfie shots have a lot of noise even if the light is slightly less and the images lack details. Flash light helps to capture a subject clearly in poor lighting conditions, but it is not too bright. The front camera is just average. It has a proximity sensor next to the earpiece, but the smartphone lacks an ambient light sensor, even though there is a cutout for it. It also lacks notification LED that is present on most mid-range smartphones.
There is Samsung’s signature home button below the display that has a metal finish around it. The capacitive touch buttons are present on both the sides. These are not backlit, neither offer haptic feedback when pressed.
