Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Review

Samsung's high-finish smartphones have managed to impress us with their performance in recent times. Sadly, the same cannot be mentioned for the mid-vary handsets from the company, which have been unable match the competition of their respective price bands. One of the reasons has been the entry of new Chinese distributors who're offering better features at each worth level.

For Samsung, the arrival of the Galaxy J-sequence was a turning point. In accordance with an IDC knowledge launched in August, the Galaxy J-collection has been acquired nicely within the Indian market and has pushed a large proportion of Samsung's smartphone shipments in Q2 2016. Samsung has launched a number of smartphones in this collection in the final quarter together with the Galaxy J2 (2016), Galaxy J3 (6), Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 Prime Cover (2016). Capitalising their popularity, the company also just lately launched the Galaxy J5 Prime and Galaxy J7 Prime smartphones. Of the 2, we obtained the Galaxy J7 Prime for review.

The new Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime features a metal body, supports 4G, packs a big battery, and has a fingerprint scanner. The company can also be heavily advertising India-specific "smart" features called S Power Planning, S bike mode and S Safe, which have been developed by its R&D centres in India. In our first impressions, the Galaxy J7 Prime looked like a strong competitor in its price segment, however will or not it's able to live as much as our expectations? Let's discover out in our full review.

Feel and look
Samsung customers have been complaining for years about the lack of variety in designs across the Galaxy range. The South Korean company has made a few adjustments in terms of design within the premium segment, although its budget and mid-vary models largely still bear the same old Samsung styling. The Galaxy J7 Prime can also be part of that same crowd.

It sports a physical home button just under the show, with capacitive Recents and Back buttons positioned on both side. With the addition of metal rear panel, the new J7 Prime appears to be like solidly constructed, and its rounded sides make it easier to hold the device. At 8mm, the Galaxy J7 Prime is slightly thick, though it feels light for a 5.5-inch phone at 167 grams. The 3.5mm audio jack and Micro-USB port are on the bottom. A Samsung logo is embossed above the phone's display, plus there's more branding at the back.

The metal body definitely offers this phone an edge over others in the same value range. There's additionally 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass spread throughout the front, giving it a premium feel. With a screen size of 5.5-inches, the J7 Prime isn't ideal for one-handed use, and during our overview interval, we preferred using both our hands. The metal rear panel also made the handset slightly slippery, particularly with sweaty hands. The power button is placed on the precise and is accompanied by a single speaker grille. On the left you'll find the 2 distinct quantity buttons as well as the SIM and microSD card slots. Samsung has emphasised that the J7 Prime options separate SIM and microSD card slots, which is an advantage over hybrid slots which power customers to choose between using SIMs or one SIM and a microSD card.