Samsung Galaxy C7 review: A Note for the masses

29 August 2016
Busy expanding its lineup, Samsung is using a Sesame Street approach of sorts, going through the alphabet one letter at a time. The hard bit is to guess how the C-line fits in Samsung's existing lineup. With midrange specs and slim all-metal bodies, the closest comparison seems to be to the Galaxy A lineup. The C5 and C7 do, however, bring about a few notable hardware improvements over the "A" models, so we're curious to see how the Koreans will market them.

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  • AnonD-259899
  • M7r
  • 30 Aug 2016

Those camera shots are surprisingly good for a non-flagship phone.

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    • Anonymous
    • wHS
    • 30 Aug 2016

    AnonD-448401, 30 Aug 2016haha man thats the easiest question i have ever heard.ofcou... moreIf you look at the benchmarks slower gpu than redmi note 3 and probably will feel laggier due to slower core. XD But it has its pros i guess, good screen, good build, easy to claim waranty etc. I'm just sad the hexacore didn't take off, snapdragon 650 was sooo good but i only saw it in 1 phone. I hope qualcomm will release a 14nm version but if they have no customers.....

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      • Anonymous
      • t@g
      • 30 Aug 2016

      another phone with non-removable battery?
      those phone manufacturers really trying hard to make us waste our money

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        • AnonD-448401
        • YPe
        • 30 Aug 2016

        AnonD-564620, 30 Aug 2016Which performs at it's best . SAMSUNG NOTE 7 OR SAMSUNG C7 ... morehaha man thats the easiest question i have ever heard.ofcourse note 7.c7 doe not even comes close to performance of note 7.except for battery life in which c7 wins all the way.

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          • AnonD-533276
          • 6Q9
          • 30 Aug 2016

          samsung is always slow at update one update come after 1 year from original release of os

            AnonD-506194, 29 Aug 2016this came out before the OnePlus 3. The only reason GSMAren... moreHe or She probably advertising that phone or so... One Plus never gets any traction.

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              • AnonD-564620
              • 2Au
              • 30 Aug 2016

              Which performs at it's best . SAMSUNG NOTE 7 OR SAMSUNG C7 .??
              just wonderin'

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                • Anonymous
                • XMF
                • 30 Aug 2016

                nice phone but bad price

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                  • AnonD-230803
                  • yMa
                  • 30 Aug 2016

                  The S5K3P3 is NOT an advanced camera sensor. It's the same sensor as the $130 Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • bCk
                    • 30 Aug 2016

                    It has an FM Radio and battery life seems promising...

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                      • mir
                      • t7X
                      • 30 Aug 2016

                      This phone is priced nearly the same as and S7 from where I live. And I know for a fact that that is not a price point for the massess.

                        mike, 29 Aug 2016midranger for 430$? Really? Is anyone willing to spend that... moreSo does notifications and doze work yet?

                          I would like to see ONE review where GSMA has mentioned build quality as average or below average.

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                            • Dasman
                            • Yc3
                            • 29 Aug 2016

                            A nope to the masses

                              Great review :)

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                                • AnonD-506194
                                • gCm
                                • 29 Aug 2016

                                AnonD-368020, 29 Aug 2016Total ripoff of one plus 3. Didn't expect this from Samsung... morethis came out before the OnePlus 3. The only reason GSMArena has it now is necause it was a China exclusive device,please dont talk if you dont know.

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                                  • AnonD-368020
                                  • rAR
                                  • 29 Aug 2016

                                  Total ripoff of one plus 3. Didn't expect this from Samsung but overall its a really beautiful device. If 64 gb version will be priced in same range as One plus 3 it will be a really good competition. It has superb battery life, big bright amoled diaplay and brand value over One plus 3 whereas One plus 3 has performance over it and may be camera. I think Camera is more or less same. We will have to wait for its India pricing.

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                                    • AnonD-287672
                                    • bE8
                                    • 29 Aug 2016

                                    Great review but the thing is this phone is overpriced . You can get a OP3 or Axon 7 for almost the same price,and they are solid phones !

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                                      • praleq
                                      • pHx
                                      • 29 Aug 2016

                                      mike, 29 Aug 2016midranger for 430$? Really? Is anyone willing to spend that... moreInteresting argument. I find it true. OP3 and probably many other phones can do much better, for a lower price. So, why would anyone pay for samsung logo?

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                                        • mike
                                        • nxF
                                        • 29 Aug 2016

                                        midranger for 430$? Really? Is anyone willing to spend that cash for such a piece of shit?
                                        Oneplus3 costs 399€ and eats this one for breakfast. And this is a good deal. Really???