The Samsung Galaxy J series has been selling well in Africa especially in Kenya. It was only a matter of time before the company launched successors for the line. The Galaxy J3 (2017) had already been released but today, the J5 (2017) and J7 (2017) got unveiled for the US region; Africa launch will follow soon.
The two phones have different designs compared with those from last year. The back casing is now metallic and the antennas at the top and bottom are concave shaped to make it look as if the phone is frowning, I honestly like the Galaxy J3’s antenna design better. The front however is a beautiful 2.5D glass with almost edge to edge design. Of the two, only the J7 has a 1080p Full HD display, is water and dust resistant as well as having a LED flash on the selfie camera. Here’s a rundown of the main specs, the key differences are highlighted in Bold.
SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 2017
Screen : 5.5inch 1080p Full HD AMOLED
OS: Android 7.1 Nougat
CPU: Exynos 7870 chipset (14nm, 8x A53, Mali-T830 MP2)
RAM: 3GB
Storage: 16GB
Rear Camera: 13MP f/1.9 with LED flash
Selfie Camera: 13MP with LED flash
Battery: 3600mAh.
IP54 Water and dust proof
Price: $382
SAMSUNG GALAXY J5 2017
Screen : 5.2inch 720p HD AMOLED
OS: Android 7.1 Nougat
CPU: Exynos 7870 chipset (14nm, 8x A53, Mali-T830 MP2)
RAM: 2GB
Storage: 16GB
Rear Camera: 13MP f/1.9 with LED flash
Selfie Camera: 5MP NO LED flash
Battery: 3000mAh.
Price: $315
SAMSUNG GALAXY J3 2017
Screen : 5.0inch 720p HD AMOLED
OS: Android 7.1 Nougat
CPU: Exynos 7570 chipset quadcore
RAM: 2GB
Storage: 16GB
Rear Camera: 13MP f/1.9 with LED flash
Selfie Camera: 5MP NO LED flash
Battery: 2400mAh.
Price: $247