The handset features a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing snapper with an LED flash and a wide f/1.9 aperture. However, it lacks the fingerprint sensor that most Samsung devices have these days, as well as the Samsung Pay app.
What the Samsung Galaxy J7 lacks in design and aesthetics, it actually made up for it with features that the Korean tech giant has been known to deliver on its mobile devices.
The Galaxy J7 and the Galaxy J5 look more like every other Galaxy smartphones in the market. They both feature anodized bodies, shiny, cheap-looking faux-metal side bezels, and the same monotonous overall design profile.
However, the Samsung Galaxy J7 and the Galaxy J5 actually signal the Korean tech giant’s response to the heavy hitters in the global mid-range handset currently dominated by Motorola, Sony, Xiaomi, among other players.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 actually looks a lot like the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 launched in 2013, whose problem then was that the smartphone was too slippery to grasp on the hands.
In terms of weight, the Samsung Galaxy J5 is lighter than the Galaxy J7 as it weighs only 145 grams compared to the latter which weighs 171 grams. The weight difference is attributed basically to the battery size of each device.