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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) go official

The new line-up of the Galaxy J series is now official, with the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7(2016). Both the smartphones have just gone official in China, at present there is no word on an India launch. Both have NFC and Super AMOLED displays as well.

Coming to specs, the Galaxy J7 2016 runs on a 1.6GHz octa-core processor with a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 3GB RAM and 16GB onboard storage which is expandable. There's a rather large 3300 mAh battery in here as well.

The Galaxy J5 2016 on the other hand runs on a quad-core 1.2GHz processor with 5.2-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 2GB RAM, 16GB onboard storage and a 3100 mAh battery.

Screen Size 5.2 inches (720 x 1280 pixels, 282 ppi)
Camera Back: 13 MP, 1080p@30fps; Front: 5 MP
Processor Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
Memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Dimension & Weight 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm, 159 g
Connectivity LTE
Battery 3100 mAh

Both the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 2016 variants have a 13MP rear and 5MP front camera with f/1.9 aperture lens, moreover both are 4G LTE capable and come with NFC inbuilt as well. So, they should be compatible with Samsung Pay, which was just launched in China.

We don't have a confirmation on pricing or availability yet, but rest assured both of these would be coming to India soon.

Screen Size 5.5 inches (1080 x 1920 pixels, 401 ppi)
Camera Back: 13 MP, 1080p@30fps; Front: 5 MP
Processor Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617
Memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Dimension & Weight 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm, 170 g
Connectivity LTE
Battery 3300 mAh

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