Everything Specs
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is an enhanced version of classic Galaxy J7. It surely brings some improvements over its older brother with the PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen and this time full HD, 1080p resolution. The size of 5.5″ remained the same. The operating system is Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), so there are no improvements, but some say that there will be an update to Android 7.0 (Nougat). Hardware-wise, there are little to no changes, 3 GB RAM is a welcome addition here and will improve multitasking over the previous version.
The camera here is a 13 MP camera, capable of recording 1080p at 30 fps and the front camera is 8 MP, which is an improvement. However, picture and video quality remained the same, which isn’t bad, as Samsung Galaxy J7 had a great camera. Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is also known for its great Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery which can last few days without charging and moderate use.
Announced Date | 2016, August |
Release Date | 2016, September |
Launched |
Dimensions | 151.7 x 75 x 8 mm |
Weight | 167 g |
Colors | Black, Gold, Rose Gold |
Display Type | PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 5.5 inches (~73.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density) |
Display Features | Multi Touch, Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent) |
Primary | 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash |
Secondary | 8 MP, f/1.9 |
Flash | |
Video | 1080p@30fps |
Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR |
Chipset | Exynos 7870 Octa |
CPU | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU | Mali-T830MP2 |
RAM | 3 GB |
Card Type | microSD |
Internal | 16/32 GB |
External | up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
OS | Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
Technology Used | Li-Ion |
Capacity | 3300 mAh |
Removable | |
Fast Charging |
Alert Type | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
3.5mm Jack | |
Loud Speaker |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP, LE |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
NFC | |
Radio | |
USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
Technology Used | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
2G | |
3G | |
4G | |
EDGE | |
GPRS | |
SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
Browsers | HTML5 |
I've never had a Samsung phone before and decided to buy this one. It looks really good and it's big… really BIG. Thankfully the screen is very sharp with its 1080p resolution although the hardware could be better for this price. I like to play games on it and stream some TV shows. That works well, which make me happy.