Samsung Nepal, launched two new smartphones today, Galaxy J7 Prime* and Galaxy J5 Prime. Although, Samsung introduced J7 Prime in last September and J5 Prime earlier in October 2016, for the first time. Unlike J7 and J5 variant, these two new smartphones have a full metallic body. These phones are targeted to those who are looking for premium looking phones at a midrange price.
Talking about the phone, the front of both phones is 2.5D rounded-edge Corning Gorilla Glass which gives them a premium feel. Galaxy J7 prime weighs 167 grams, whereas J5 prime weighs 143 grams. But, both phones feel little heavy, given the size of the phones. The 3.5mm audio jack and Micro-USB charging port are on the bottom.
Both phones have dual sim capabilities with Fourth Generation LTE support. Both phones have 13 MP camera, f/1.9 aperture with autofocus and LED flash. You can take the selfie from both phones with 8MP camera, f/1.9 aperture on J7 Prime and 5MP camera with f/2.2 aperture.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime comes with 3GB of RAM and Galaxy J5 comes with 2 GB of RAM with 16 GB storage expandable with memory card. That will be enough for the heavy task in your smartphones.
These phones are well built and designed. The screen is superb with great viewing angles. However, sometimes the fingerprint sensor becomes tricky. The low light camera performance is not as expected, could be better.
Full Specification: (J7 Prime)
| Network | 2G/3G/LTE |
| Dimensions | 151.7X75X8mm |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano – SIM, dual standby) |
| Display | 5.5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080X1920pixel |
| Chipset | Exynos 7870 Octa |
| CPU | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex – A53 |
| GPU | Mali – T830 MP2 |
| Memory | 16GB expandable up to 256GB, 3GB of RAM |
| Camera rear | 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash |
| Video | 1080p @ 30fps |
| Camera front | 8MP, f1.9 |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Price | NRs, 29,490 /- |
Full specification: (J5 Prime)
J5 prime is the little brother to J7 prime. The difference is only the RAM and CPU and GPU, front facing camera, size and dimensions, others are very much similar to J7 Prime.
| Network | 2G/3G/LTE |
| Dimensions | 14208X69.5X8.1mm |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano – SIM, dual standby) |
| Display | 5.0 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 720 X 1280 pixel |
| Chipset | Exynos 7870 Octa |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex – A53 |
| Memory | 16GB expandable up to 256GB, 2GB of RAM |
| Camera rear | 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash |
| Video | 1080p @ 30fps |
| Camera front | 5MP, f/2.2 |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Price | NRs, 22,990 /- |
Both phones feel great in hands and seem very premium and solid. To make these phones more secured and personal, they have added fingerprint sensor built into the home button. You can lock and unlock your device with your fingerprint.
If you are planning to buy a new smartphone this Tihar, you can choose one of them or both. These phones are available all over Nepal through authorized dealer or retailers.
The nearest competitor for Prime J7 is Xiaomi’s Mi Note 4, which cost around NRs. 32,000/-.
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