Samsung has quietly launched two of their mid-range Galaxy models – J5 2016 and J7 2016 in their home country South Korea. Exclusively sold via the KT network at a price of 2,90,000 won (approx $250), and 3,63,000 won (approx $318) respectively. Both the smartphones have got metallic frame and are available in two color options – Black and Gold.
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
Galaxy J5 comes with a 5.2-inch HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 pixels by 720 pixels. The device is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core processor and it comes with 2GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the smartphone packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture, laser autofocus and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies. J5 is dual SIM and runs on on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based TouchWiz UI overlaid. It measures 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 159 grams. Connectivity options includes 4G-LTE, VoLTE, NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and microUSB 2.0 port.
Key Specs of Galaxy J5:
- Display: 5.2-inch
- Resolution: 1280 x 720 pixels
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Processor: 1.2GHz quad-core processor
- RAM: 2GB
- Internal Storage: 16GB
- External Storage: 128GB
- Rear Camera: 13-megapixel
- Front Camera: 5-megapixel
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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
Galaxy J7 comes with a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display. The device is powered by 1.6GHz quad-core processor and it comes with 2GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the smartphone packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture, laser autofocus and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies. J5 is dual SIM and runs on on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with 3300mAh battery power. It measures 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 170 grams. Connectivity options includes 4G-LTE, VoLTE, NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and microUSB 2.0 port.
Key Specs of Galaxy J7:
- Display: 5.5-inch
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Processor: 1.2GHz quad-core processor
- RAM: 2GB
- Internal Storage: 16GB
- External Storage: 128GB
- Rear Camera: 13-megapixel
- Front Camera: 5-megapixel
- Battery: 3300mAh battery
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Wrap Up:
The company is yet to confirm when the smartphone are going to be available in the international market. Sat tuned for the nest update on Samsung.