Samsung is aiming to widen their mid-range line-up with two new offerings.
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy J7 Pro and its larger sibling, the Galaxy J7 Max at a press event in India earlier. Featuring a 5.5-inch and 5.7-inch display, respectively, these new Samsung phablets will be debuting with Samsung Pay support, Samsung’s payment gateway system that was launched in the country last March. Previously, the service was restricted only to Samsung’s flagship tier handsets.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro
- Samsung Exynos 7870 octa-core processor
- ARM Mali-T830 MP2 graphics unit
- 3GB RAM
- 5.5-inch Full HD display, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 64GB expandable storage, up to 256GB via microSD
- 13-megapixel rear camera, f/1.7, with LED flash
- 13-megapixel front camera, f/1.9, with LED flash
- Dual SIM, with 4G LTE, LTE-A
- Fingerprint sensor, Samsung Pay
- 3600mAh battery
- Android 7.0 Nougat
Samsung Galaxy J7 Max
- MediaTek Helio P20 octa-core processor
- 4GB RAM
- 5.7-inch Full HD display, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 32GB expandable storage, up to 256GB via microSD
- 13-megapixel rear camera, f/1.7, with LED flash
- 13-megapixel front camera, f/1.9, with LED flash
- Dual SIM, with 4G LTE, LTE-A
- Fingerprint sensor, Samsung Pay
- 3300mAh battery
- Android 7.0 Nougat
Pricing for the Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro is at around $320 (~Php 16K), while the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max is pegged at around $275 (~Php 13.8K), converted directly. No word yet from Samsung whether these handsets will be seeing other markets.
