Hands-on review- Samsung Galaxy J7

DISCLAIMER

The opinion of this product is not to discourage the buyers for buying such product.

The opinion is just to state the pros and cons, with some introduction and specifications.

1. Introduction

The Smartphone jungle can be confusing, but the Samsung Galaxy J7 is surprisingly easy to decipher: J for "affordable price" and 7 for "big screen". This is the lite version of the Galaxy A7, offering semi-premium features but confined to the midrange. Another way to look at it is as an E7 Plus.

The attention-grabbing features start at the 5.5" Super AMOLED screen (Samsung's latest units have all had accurate colors and great sunlight legibility). There's also a 64-bit octa-core processor, a selfie camera with a dedicated LED flash and a main camera with a wide f/1.9 aperture and Pro mode.

The Galaxy J7 is one of those phones that care more about the size of the screen than its resolution and so it settles for 720p. The difference to Galaxy A7's 1080p screen is for the most part cosmetic but the practical difference is quite big - you get 20% more space for apps and web pages on the A7.

The main camera is a 13MP unit - a pretty standard choice for the midrange - but the f/1.9 aperture elevates it above average and will make a difference at low-light scenes. The J7 is well-equipped for low-light selfies too, with a dedicated LED flash to help the 5MP front-facer.

The Galaxy J7 is a dual-SIM phone, Samsung didn't bother with a single-SIM version. No huge loss if you ask us, unlike the A-series this one has separate slots for two SIMs and a microSD. Fast LTE data can be used on either card, making the J7 practical for travel or getting the most out of two data plans.
 
The Galaxy J7 comes with one of two distinct chipset models - Snapdragon 615 in some regions, Exynos 7580 in others. Both versions run Android 5.1 Lollipop on 1.5GB RAM (a bit of a tight fit), but the Exynos has a CPU clock advantage. 

We'll also find out how the different GPUs perform, both are OpenGL ES 3.1-enabled though so they'll be ready for new games to come.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 will lose to the Galaxy A7 in a beauty pageant but, after the novelty wears off, the A7 will have a fight on its hand. Well, time to kick the Galaxy J7 out of the nest and see how well it flies.

Note that the Samsung Galaxy J7 comes with either an Exynos 7580 or a Snapdragon 615 chipset. I am reviewing the Exynos version.

 

2. From my experience (Read the disclaimer above before reading the following)

Also known as:
Samsung Galaxy J7 SM-J700F
Samsung Galaxy J7 SM-J700H with no LTE support

In other words It's a Samsung Galaxy Note II without an SPen

I have purchased J7 last month. Network connection lost in 3 to 4 time in a day. Only display emergency call only. I noticed when I m using play store or web browsing, suddenly network lost in phone anytime. At that time I restart the phone, after restarting network working properly. I am using Aircel SIM. Only one sim used in phone. I have also tried different network settings like GSM only,4G/wcdma/GSM,wcdma/GSM but I have not got any solution for this network problem. Aircel network in my other phone is properly ok.

1. It has no own music app which causes the device performs very poor sound quality for listening music. It has to be included in software update.
2. the worst folder view by clicking left bottom key doesn't show all options like the previous versions. Normal view also must be there in next update.
3. video player doesn't support all videos just like lenovo or so many other phones.
4. comparing with Samsung s4, I feel great disappointment regarding resolution, sensors, simultaneous camera view, etc..

J7 is a nice set if you know how to handle it but settings must not changed without knowing their actual function because mishandling will be mind blowing. Electronic devices are complex until you have no control on it.

Navigation of screen hangs when I’m in the middle of playing COC(online games), just surfing the net, calling someone or texting. It’s like you can’t navigate the screen but you can see on screen that its active. I always turnoff/turn on my phone every time if happens. And the reason why I’m posting my opinion here is because just now, my phone didn’t alarm for the reason that it shutdown automatically and doesn’t open even if I tried turning it on. I had to remove the battery before trying to open it again. My expectation is decreasing now.

1. It suddenly get switched off sometime.
2.There is no A to Z alphabetical order in contacts for choosing  a contact name.
3.Wifi connection does make easily as compares to other devices and after connection drop down issues also observed.
4. internet speed also slow
5. as well as Bluetooth connection also not adequate it does not able to search other devices.

If anyone have Solutions for such problems please let me know how to fix.(COMMENT)

Otherwise it's a better handset

3.Specification

 

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)

3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J700F, J700H

4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J700F (India, Thailand)

Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

GPRS Yes

EDGE Yes

LAUNCH  Announced2015, June

Status Available. Released 2015, June

BODY

Dimensions152.2 x 78.7 x 7.5 mm (5.99 x 3.10 x 0.30 in)

Weight 171 g (6.03 oz)

SIM Optional Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, 16M colors

Size 5.5 inches (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~267 ppi pixel density)

Multi touch Yes

PLATFORM

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)

Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
 
Exynos 7580

CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core 1.5 GHz

GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2

MEMORY

Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash,
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps,  5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm, LED flash

SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMS
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Snapdragon model only)
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording
USB microUSB v2.0

FEATURES
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No - ANT+ support
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer

BATTERY
 Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by Talk time Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 76 h

MISC
Colors White, Black, Gold

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