Samsung has refreshed the “J” series lineup in India with the launch of Galaxy J5 2016 and Galaxy J7 2016. Both the handsets come packed with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI running on top of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and support 4G (LTE Cat. 4). Both these phones have S Bike mode that was introduced with the J3 (2016) and Ultra data saving (UDS) mode powered by Opera Max that compresses cellular data across all contents. Interestingly both the devices are equipped with a 5 Megapixel front facing camera with an LED flash and a f/1.9 aperture.
The Galaxy J5 (2016) is priced at INR 13,990 and the Galaxy J7 (2016) at INR 15,990. Both the phones will be available exclusively via Flipkart from May 10 in Radiant Gold, Midnight Black and Pearl White colour variant. Samsung is also offering double data (up to 30 GB) free to Airtel users.
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) specifications
- 5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
- 1.2GHz Quad-Core 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Dual SIM
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
- 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash, 120-degree wide-angle lens
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC
- 3100mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) specifications
- 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
- 1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Dual SIM
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
- 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash, 120-degree wide-angle lens
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC
- 3300mAh battery
