Samsung today launched Galaxy J7 Pro and Galaxy J7 Max, two new mid-range smartphones in the ‘Galaxy J7’ 2017 series in India. The Galaxy J7 Pro is the same Galaxy J7 (2017) smartphone that was introduced last week packing a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, while the larger Galaxy J7 Max comes with a 5.7-inch 1080p display. These have Samsung Pay (Samsung Pay Mini on J7 Max for UPI and Mobile Wallet Payments), making them the first mid-range smartphones to support Samsung Pay.
Both these have a unibody metal design,13-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash, and the J7 Max also has Smart Glow 2.0 on the back. These have 4G LTE support with VoLTE for Reliance Jio, dedicated slots for SIM and microSD, run Android 7.0 (Nougat) and come with a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button.
These also have new Social Camera for instant sharing to social apps, editing by adding filters and stickers, Discover photography spots, restaurants and shopping areas. These also come with the usual Ultra Data Saving, S bike mode and S power planning features.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display
- 1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor with Mali T830 GPU
- 3GB LPDDR3 RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable up to 256GB with microSD
- Android 7.0 (Nougat)
- Dual SIM
- Samsung Pay
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture
- 13MP front camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
- Dimensions: 152.4×74.7×7.9mm
- Fingerprint sensor
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
- 3600mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy J7 Max specifications
- 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD PLS TFT LCD 2.5D curved glass display
- 1.6GHz MediaTek Helio P20 Octa-Core (MT6757V) 64-bit processor with ARM Mali T880 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 7.0 (Nougat)
- Dual SIM
- Samsung Pay Mini
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture
- 13MP front camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4+5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
- 3300mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro and Galaxy J7 Max come in Black and Gold colors and are priced at Rs. 20,900 and Rs. 17,900, respectively. The Galaxy J7 Max will be available first from June 20th and the Galaxy J7 Pro will be available in mid-July.
These come with offer for Samsung Pay – On making transactions through Paytm & UPI via Samsung Pay, users get cashback worth Rs.800. Samsung Pay Mini will be available on select existing J series devices soon.
Commenting on the launch, Sumit Walia, Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India, said:
Samsung J series holds leadership position in the mass mid-segment smartphone market and continues to witness a healthy demand from Indian customers. At Samsung, we listen to our consumers and bring out meaningful innovations that help enhance people’s lives. Considering the increasing market demand in the mid segment, we have launched two new models, Galaxy J7 Max and Galaxy J7 Pro. The superior specifications along with disruptive innovations of Samsung Pay and Social Camera on these devices will further consolidate our leadership position.