The announcement of the Samsung Galaxy J3, Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 2017: metal to the masses

State employees updated Samsung Galaxy J has already begun to appear in some countries, but now the company officially introduced model 2017 in Europe. The third generation of the Samsung Galaxy J3, Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 got a metal body, the manufacturer also promises improvements in cameras and performance.

Updated design

The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) resolution 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display grew to Full HD (1920×1080 pixels). The inside uses the same OCTA-core Exynos CPU 7870, but the amount of RAM increased to 3 GB. In addition to the built-in drive capacity of 16 GB has a slot for cards microSD. Both camera 13 megapixel. Responsible for the autonomy of the battery, 3600 mAh. In the button under the display are integrated with a fingerprint scanner. All-metal housing, referred to protection from dust and water IP54.

Average Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) with 5.2-inch Super AMOLED display (1280×720) received a performance boost with an eight-core chipset Exynos 7870 as the older model. The model has 2 GB of RAM and 16 gigabytes of internal memory, expandable with cards microSD. And the main and the front camera of the smartphone is 13-megapixel. Under the rear panel a metal panel hides the battery on 3000 mAh. The fingerprint scanner is also there.

The model is Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) has a different design from the older members of the line, as well as modifications for the American market. The back panel is only partially metal than a little reminded Moto G5 (overview). Technology has changed and display the company decided to use a 5-inch LCD panel with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. The heart device was a Quad-core Exynos 7570, RAM 2 gigabytes, built — 16 GB. Rear camera of 13 megapixels, the front module at 5MP. History repeats itself with the Galaxy A lineup in 2017: separate slots for microSD only got the top model, whereas in the younger it is a hybrid. The battery is 2400 mAh.

All new products are running Android OS 7.x Nougat with a proprietary shell, also declared support for two SIM-cards and LTE networks. I would like to see more internal memory in the new Galaxy J5 and J7, although this amount has not got even younger representatives of the line Galaxy A.

When to wait and how much?

In Europe, sales of the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) will start in June at a price of 280 euros, the Galaxy J7 (2017) will appear in July and will cost 340 euros and Galaxy J3 (2017) will be released in August with a price tag of 220 euros. Of course, for the same money from Chinese manufacturers, you can find more interesting devices, such as the flagships of the beginning of last year, Xiaomi Mi 5 and Meizu Pro 6, and state employees will cost considerably less. Novelty Samsung will be of interest to those looking for a beautiful and relatively low-cost smartphone brand.

Source: Samsung