Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) and J7 (2017) launched with metallic body and fingerprint sensor

Samsung has received a huge success from its mid-tier J-series of smartphones. The voyage of Galaxy J-series started from the year 2015. Since then the same name has received different versions and variants. Now, adding to the list, Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 descendants have resurfaced in the smartphone arena with the name of Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) and J7 (2017) respectively. Both Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) and J7 (2017) comes with Android Nougat out the box. The newbies come inside a full metal unibody to entice the users with its premium built quality. The presence of fingerprint sensor is another exciting feature on the phones. Both the phones are powered by Exynos 7870 chipset and sports 13MP camera on the front and the back. However, the J7 (2017) comes with a bigger screen, higher RAM, and superior battery to supersede the J5 (2017).

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) key specs

• 5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
• 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor with Mali T830 GPU
• 2GB LPDDR3 RAM, 16GB (eMMC 5.1) internal memory, expandable up to 256GB with microSD
• Android 7.0 (Nougat)
• Dual SIM
• 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture
• 13MP front camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
• Dimensions: 146.3×71.3×7.9mm
• Fingerprint sensor
• Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
• 3000mAh battery
• Price: 270 Euros (US$ 304)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) key specs

• 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display
• 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor with Mali T830 GPU
• 3GB LPDDR3 RAM, 16GB (eMMC 5.1) internal memory, expandable up to 256GB with microSD
• Android 7.0 (Nougat)
• Dual SIM
• 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture
• 13MP front camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
• Dimensions: 152.4×74.7×7.9mm
• Fingerprint sensor
• USB Type-C connector
• Splash resistant (IP54 rating)
• connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
• 3600mAh battery
• Price: 339 Euros (US$ 332)