Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 and
J7 2016
Samsung has silently
launched the mid-range Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) & J7 (2016) in its home
country South Korea. Both the smartphones come with a metallic frame around its
sides and comes in Black and Gold color options. The Galaxy J5 (2016) & J7
(2016) are available at respective price tags of 290,000 won (US$ 250),
and 363,000 won (US$ 318) and will be exclusively sold via KT network.
The smartphone packs a
5.2-inch (1280×720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display and comes powered by 1.2 GHz
quad-core processor clubbed with 2 GB of RAM. It supports dual sim dual standby
and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based TouchWiz UI overlaid. It has 16 GB of
built-in storage and also includes a microSD card slot for further expansion of
memory upto 128 GB. The handset powers a 3,100 mAh battery that is rated to offer
upto 369 hours of standby time.
On the camera department,
the smartphone sports a 13 MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, laser autofocus,
LED flash and a 5 MP front-facing camera for selfie lovers. It includes standard
connectivity options like 4G-LTE, VoLTE, NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and
microUSB 2.0 port. Its dimensions measure 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm and weighs
around 159 grams.
The J7 (2016) launched in
Korea is the slightly downgraded variant of the original China version. The
device comes with 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display but is limited to HD resolution
when compared to the Chinese variant that features 5.5-inch full-HD screen. It
comes equipped with 1.6 GHz quad-core processor coupled with 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of
storage that can be further expanded to 128 GB via microSD card slot. It has 1 GB
lesser RAM than the Chinese variant which comes with 3 GB of RAM.
It has same camera sets like
the Galaxy J5 (2016), a 13 MP primary camera and 5 MP front shooter for selfie
lovers. The dual sim dual standby supported device has connectivity options
like 4G-LTE, Bluetooth, VoLTE, NFC, Wi-Fi and microUSB port. It packs a
slightly larger 3,300 mAh battery and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the
box. The dimensions of the handset measure 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm and weighs
around 170 grams.
