Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy J7 Prime smartphone in India today. The company is holding an event in Gurgaon that's scheduled to begin at 11:30am IST. While the invite sent last week did not mention the phone specifically, the company did announce it would launch a Galaxy J-Series smartphone. 5o5h6j
To recall, the tip by an established Mumbai retailer is to be believed. The smartphone is notably already listed on Amazon India for Rs. 19,400 - where it might be exclusively available.
(Also see: Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016))
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is the upgraded version of the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016), and features a fingerprint sensor on the home button in addition. Other differences include the presence of a full-HD display instead of an HD display, more memory (3GB RAM instead of 2GB), more inbuilt storage (32GB instead of 16GB), and a higher resolution front camera (8-megapixel instead of 5-megapixel).
The other specifications of the Galaxy J7 Prime almost completely match the Galaxy J7 (2016). The dual-SIM (Micro-SIM) Galaxy J7 Prime ships with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The smartphone bears a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) IPS display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4, and runs on a 1.6GHz octa-core processor coupled with 3GB of RAM.
The Galaxy J7 Prime features a 13-megapixel rear camera with an f/1.9 aperture and LED flash, while there is an 8-megapixel front camera with an f/1.9 aperture also on board. The smartphone comes with 32GB of inbuilt storage that's expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB) - to note, the Galaxy J7 (2016) only s microSD cards up to 128GB in capacity.
The latest Samsung J-Series smartphone offers 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.1, Micro-USB (with OTG), and 3.5mm audio jack in of connectivity options. It is powered by a 3300mAh battery, and measures 151.5x74.9x8.1mm.