SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy J7 Prime review: Metal-clad budget.

Item: Galaxy J7 Prime
Rating: 63
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2016·$250

Overall

63/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

J7 Prime metal mid.

J7 Prime traded AMOLED for FHD LCD and added aluminium build at $250 — popular metal-clad budget.

01Display

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

TypeIPS LCD

Size5.5"

Resolution1920 x 1080

02Performance

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

ChipsetExynos 7870

RAM3 GB

Storage32 GB

03Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

Main13 MP

Front8 MP

04Battery

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

Capacity3,300 mAh

05Software

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

What works

Metal body at $250.
FHD LCD (vs HD AMOLED on regular J7).
3 GB RAM.
32 GB storage.

What doesn't

LCD not AMOLED.
No NFC.
Non-removable battery.
8 MP selfie.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .