After weeks of leaks, Samsung finally took the wraps off the Galaxy J5 and J7 in China, its new smartphones said to be aimed at the youth. Both of these smartphones sport LTE, identical megapixel snappers both on the front and back, and these are the first Samsung devices to sport front-facing LED Flash to accompany the wide-angle 5MP front camera both devices have.
Both devices differ only in screen display size, the type of processing chip used, and its battery capacity — The J5 is a five-inch HD device with Snapdragon 410, while the J7 presents itself with a larger battery rated at 3000mAh and a better octa-core processor with Snapdragon 615.
Samsung Galaxy J5 specs
- 5-inch HD display, 1280 x 720, 294ppi
- 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
- 1.5GB RAM
- 16GB Internal storage
- expandable via microSD up to 128GB
- 13 MP rear f/1.9 camera with LED Flash
- 5MP front wide-angle camera with LED Flash
- Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
- 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS with A-GPS
- Android 5 Lollipop with TouchWiz
- 2600mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy J7 specs
- 5.5-inch HD display, 1280 x 720, 267ppi
- 1.4 GHz GHz 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
- 1.5GB RAM
- 16GB Internal storage
- expandable via microSD up to 128GB
- 13 MP rear f/1.9 camera with LED Flash
- 5MP front wide-angle camera with LED Flash
- Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
- 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+
- WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth, GPS with A-GPS
- Android 5 Lollipop with TouchWiz
- 3000mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy J5 will retail in China for 1,398 CNY (*Php 10,200) while the J7 will sport a 1,798 CNY (*Php 13,100) price tag in black, white, and gold color variants. Availability on other markets are still unknown as of the moment.
