Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 launching in India on July 16


Samsung Galaxy J5

Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, selfie-focused smartphones with 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash went official in China last month. Today Samsung has sent out press invites for the launch of these smartphones India at an event on July 16th. The invite reads Samsung invites you to the Unveiling of the latest stars in the Galaxy series. The invite is present inside a smartphone, which matches the position of the front-facing camera and the LED flash on these new J series smartphones.

Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 India launch inviteEven though Samsung had already released Galaxy A and Galaxy E series smartphones with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens, these are the company’s first smartphone to feature a front-facing flash for capturing better selfies. Check out the complete specifications of the smartphones. These smartphones also have a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture and LED flash.

Samsung Galaxy J5 specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
  • 1.2GHz quad-core 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
  • 1.5GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
  • 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash, 120-degree wide-angle lens
  • Dimensions: 142 x 73 x 8.5mm; Weight: 149g
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
  • 2600mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy J7

Samsung Galaxy J7 specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
  • Octa-Core (1.4GHz + 1GHz) Exynos processor
  • 1.5GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 128GB with microSD
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
  • 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash, 120-degree wide-angle lens
  • Dimensions: 152.2 x 79.1 x 7.9mm; Weight: 168g
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
  • 3000mAh battery

The Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 come in Black, White and Gold colors. We should know the pricing of these smartphone at the launch on Thursday.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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