Tag: Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo is an upcoming mid-tier Samsung smartphone with dual camera setup. The smartphone was previously spotted on different benchmarking platforms is now officially listed on Samsung India website. The device has a typical Samsung type styling with a plastic build. According to the wallpaper, the smartphone might launch in India on the 23rd of April.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo Specs

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo has a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display with 1280 x 720 px HD resolution. Under the hood, the device has an unknown Octa-core chipset with 1.6GHz (might be the Exynos 7870). The smartphone has 4GB of RAM and 32GB storage. The dual camera setup is one of the fascinating facts about this device. The phone has a 13MP primary sensor with a f/1.9 aperture and a secondary 5MP sensor with an f/1.9 aperture. This camera setup might offer bokeh effect with 1080p video recording capability. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo has an 8MP front-facing camera with an f/1.9 aperture with an LED flash. According to a previous leak, the cameras might be powered by AI, to offer better edge detection and better low light photography.

The smartphone has dual SIM card slot, were the secondary slot can take micro SD cards up to 256GB. On the connectivity front, the device supports latest Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi, and 4G LTE with VoLte. The phone runs on Android 8 Oreo, backed by a 3000 mAh sealed battery with a micro USB port for charging and data syncing. Like most of the mid-tier smartphones, the device misses out on important sensors such as the gyroscope and ambient light sensor. However, the phone does have a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button.

If this smartphone is launched under Rs 15,000 mark, then this smartphone can compete against the devices like Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Honor 7x, and the Moto G5s Plus. Though it misses out on features like an 18:9 aspect ratio display, having a dual camera with an f/1.9 aperture with an AMOLED screen will make this device strong against the competition.

A leaked manual of the Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo confirms that the smartphone will be the first J series device to have a dual primary camera setup. Up until now, Samsung has used dual camera setup on three smartphones including, the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy A8+ (front-facing) and Galaxy S9+. However, the company did launch the Galaxy C7  with a dual camera setup in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines. This also means we will see more Samsung mid-tier smartphones in the future with dual camera setup.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo also has a replaceable back panel with a user accessible battery. Additionally, this is also the first mid-range smartphone from the company to support Bixby. However, unlike flagship smartphones, there is no dedicated Bixy button. The Galaxy J7 series is one of the popular Samsung lineups in India, which hints that the smartphone might launch in India. The smartphone is likely to retail at a price of Rs 15,000+ mark.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo has a 5.5 inch 1920 x 1080 px IPS LCD display. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Exynos 7885 Octa-core chipset with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. As with the most of the Samsung phones, the storage will be expandable up to 256GB via micro SD.

The smartphone has a dual camera setup. It has a 13MP RGB sensor with an f/1.9 aperture and a 5MP Depth sensor with an f/1.9 aperture. These cameras produce the depth of field or bokeh effect, which keeps the subject in focus and blurs the background. The device runs on Android 8 Oreo with custom Samsung Experience UI on top.