The Galaxy J series is Samsung’s best performer in
India and a couple of socialites have joined the party - the Galaxy J7 Pro and
Galaxy J7 Max. Both like sharing photos and going on shopping sprees.
The two J7s feature two 13MP cameras - one on the
back and one on the front. Both are accompanied by LED flashes and have bright
apertures for better low-light photography (f/1.7 back, f/1.9 front). A fast
f/1.7 lens had so far been reserved for Samsung’s premium offerings.
Social camera is a new feature that makes editing
and sharing photos near instantaneous. You can pin your favorite contacts from
Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp so you can send them a snap in just a tap.
Live stickers create Snapchat-like AR effects, you can add traditional stickers
and color effects too.
Then there’s Samsung Pay - the J7 Pro is getting it,
the J7 Max is getting Pay Mini instead (a debut in India). Both support India’s
Unified Payments Interface and can store your credit and debit cards. Both
phones have fingerprint readers to secure the transactions.
The Galaxy J7 Pro
boasts a 5.5” 1080p Super AMOLED display and is powered by an Exynos 7870
chipset (octa-core A53, Mali-T830) with 3GB of RAM and 64GB storage. It
features a 3,600 mAh battery and will launch in mid-July at INR 21,000 (US$ 330).
The Galaxy J7 Max has a larger 5.7” IPS 1080p LCD
and a MediaTek Helio P20 chipset (octa-core A53, Mali-T880) with 4GB of RAM and
64GB storage. It has a slightly smaller battery, 3,300 mAh. The Max is coming on
June 20 for INR 18,000 (US$ 280). Also note its smart glow notification ring
around the camera.
Both phones come with metal unibodies in Black and
Gold flavors. They run Android 7.0 Nougat and have expandable storage. They sport
LTE connectivity and two SIM slots.
