Samsung has put to end all rumors surrounding the popular upcoming J series of smartphones. The J3 (2017), J5 (2017), J7 (2017) are now official. And Samsung has now launched the new devices in Europe. No doubt, affordable smartphones have been the order of the day, and the J series is Samsung’s take on the segment. With the new smartphones, Samsung brings more value to the mid-range than ever.
The best of the series is the Galaxy J7 (2017). It has a metal body like last year with some design elements changed. At the front, you will see a 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display. The processor is an octa-core Exynos 7870 chipset clocked at a 1.6 GHz. You get 3 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. Yes, we know it is not as good as the competition. But this is Samsung, folks. The camera at the back is a 13MP sensor as well as at the front. At least you get a good 3,600 mAh battery with Android 7.0 Nougat.
Specs of the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
- Display: 5.5-inch (1080×1920 pixels)
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, at the front
- Protection: IP54 rated splash resistance
- Software: Android 7.0 Nougat with TouchWiz UI on top
- CPU: 1.6GHz Exynos 7870 processor
- Memory: 3GB RAM
- Internal Storage: 16 GB
- External Storage: Expandable up to 256 GB via microSD card
- Main Camera: 13 MP with f/1.7 aperture
- Front Camera: 13 MP with f/1.9 aperture
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, Micro USB port, and GPS
- Cellular: 4G LTE, Dual SIM, VoLTE-enabled
- Battery: 3,600 mAh (non-removable)
Price of the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
- Price: EUR 339 (roughly Rs. 24,600)
The 5.2-inch Galaxy J5 (2017) is the second device in the list. Again we don’t know the specific chipset but it is a 1.6Ghz Exynos 7870 processor with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of storage. The display here is HD resolution. It has the same cameras as the J7(2017). The battery is smaller at 3,000 mAh.
Specs of the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
- Display: 5.2-inch HD Display (1280×720 pixels)
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, at the front
- Software: Android 7.0 Nougat with TouchWiz UI on top
- CPU: 1.6GHz Exynos 7870 processor
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Internal Storage: 16 GB
- External Storage: Expandable up to 256 GB via microSD card
- Main Camera: 13 MP with f/1.7 aperture
- Front Camera: 13 MP with f/1.9 aperture
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, Micro USB port, and GPS
- Cellular: 4G LTE, Dual SIM, VoLTE-enabled
- Battery: 3,000 mAh (non-removable)
Price of the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
- Price: EUR 279 (roughly Rs. 19,600)
The smallest Galaxy J3 (2017) comes at 5-inches and also features a TFT HD display, with a slightly weaker 1.4 GHz Exynos 7570 processor coupled with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. The 13MP rear camera makes its way here too with a 5MP front sensor. The J series comes with Android 7.0 nougat pre-installed and support for micro SD card expansion.
Specs of the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
- Display: 5.0-inch HD Display (1280×720)
- Software: Android 7.0 Nougat with TouchWiz UI on top
- CPU: 1.6GHz Exynos 7570 processor
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Internal Storage: 16 GB
- External Storage: Expandable up to 256 GB via microSD card
- Main Camera: 13 MP
- Front Camera: 5 MP
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, Micro USB port, and GPS
- Cellular: 4G LTE, Dual SIM, VoLTE-enabled
- Battery: 2,400 mAh (non-removable)
Price of the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
- Price: EUR 219 (roughly Rs. 15,800)
Availability
The new J5 (2017) will arrive first in Europe this month followed by the J7 (2017) in July and lastly the J3 (2017) in August.
