The front cameras are becoming an integral part of smartphones and as a result, the OEMs are taking the selfie craze seriously. The front cameras these days are getting coupled with LED flashes and Samsung does not wish to be left behind in this regard. It has launched two new smartphones, the Galaxy J5 and J7. These will be a part of an all-new mid-range series of smartphones from the company and will come with a front LED flash for the selfie lovers.
The Galaxy J5 and J7 run Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Galaxy J5 has a Snapdragon 410 chipset ticking inside it whereas the Galaxy J7 has a Snapdragon 615 under the hood. The smartphones have been launched in China and will make their way to Indian shores soon. They are also 4G LTE enabled. Let us take a look at the specifications of the smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy J5 specifications
- 5-inch IPS display, 1280 x 720 pixels
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 64-bit Snapdragon 410 chipset, 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, Adreno 306 GPU
- 1.5GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage, expandable with microSD card (up to 64GB)
- 13-megapixel rear camera, LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
- 5-megapixel front camera, LED flash, 120 degree wide-angle lens
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS
- 2,600mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy J7 specifications
- 5.5-inch IPS display, 1280 x 720 pixels
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 64-bit Snapdragon 615 chipset, 1.4GHz quad-core CPU + 1GHz quad-core CPU, Adreno 405 GPU
- 1.5GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage, expandable with microSD card (up to 128GB)
- 13-megapixel rear camera, LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
- 5-megapixel front camera, LED flash, 120 degree wide-angle lens
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS
- 3,000mAh battery
The Galaxy J5 has been priced at CNY 1,398 (roughly Rs 14,500) and the Galaxy J7 has been priced at CNY 1,798 (roughly Rs 18,600). Both of them will be made available in white, black and golden colours.