Samsung has silently started selling two new Galaxy J Series smartphones in Philippines. They include budge friendly Galaxy J7 Core (SM-J701FZKDXTC) and Galaxy J7+ (SM-C710FZKDXTC).
The Galaxy J7 Core budget phone with a 5.5-inch 720p Super AMOLED screen and an octa-core Exynos processor. It has 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM and is powered by 3000 mAh battery. It has 5MP front and 13MP rear shooter and supports 4G VoLTE as well.
The Galaxy J7 Plus specs include 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with full HD resolution. It has an octa-core Exynos 8895 processor, 4GB RAM and 32GB expandable storage. It has 13MP + 5MP dual cameras at the back while a 5MP shooter sits at the front.
- Dimensions 152.4 x 78.6 x 7.6 mm / Weight: 170 grams
- Dual SIM slots (Micro + Micro )
- 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, supports multi-touch
- 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 7870 processor
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage (about 9.9GB user available), expandable up to 256GB using MicroSD card
- 5MP front camera with F/2.2 Aperture
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, F/1.9 Aperture, Auto Focus, 1080p video recording at 30fps
- 3000 mAh (removable) battery, up to 11 hours 3G internet / 13 hours LTE / Wi-Fi internet, up to 17 hours Video playback, up to 21 hours 3G talk time and about 80 hours of audio
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, ANT+, Bluetooth V4.1, MicroUSB V2.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, 3.5mm Audio Jack
- Proximity, Accelerometer
- Dimensions 152.4 x 74.7 x 7.9 mm / Weight: 180 grams
- Hybrid Dual SIM slots (Micro + Micro / MicroSD)
- Fingerprint sensor
- 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, supports multi-touch
- octa-core (2.39GHz x 4 + 1.69GHz x 4) Exynos 8895 processor
- 4GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage (about 23.9GB user available), expandable up to 256GB using MicroSD card
- 16MP front camera with F/1.9 Aperture, LED Flash
- 13MP (F/1.7) + 5MP (F/1.9) dual rear camera with LED Flash, Auto Focus, 1080p video recording at 30fps
- 3000 mAh (removable) battery, up to 9 hours 3G internet / 11 hours LTE / 12 hours Wi-Fi internet, up to 14 hours Video playback, up to 16 hours 3G talk time and about 80 hours of audio
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V4.2, MicroUSB V2.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, 3.5mm Audio Jack
- Proximity, Accelerometer, Gyro, Geomagnetic, RGB Light sensors
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Core is priced at PHP 9,990 (US$ 195) and comes in Gold and Black colors. The Galaxy J7 Plus price goes higher at PHP 19,990 (US$ 390) and comes in Black, Gold and Pink colors.