Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro review

14 November 2017
2017 for some, Pro for others - seemingly identical Galaxies come in a number of different, market-specific flavors this year, and we now have the Galaxy J7 Pro for review. An offshoot of the ever-growing J7 family, the Pro is meant for India, South East Asia and Brazil, each of these getting a (very slightly) further localized version.

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  • 16 Nov 2017

Be Nice To Others, 16 Nov 2017Good choice, but I'd rather get a S7 Edge instead. Like I p... moreyes yes. try s7e and stop defending xperia

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    • 16 Nov 2017

    AnonD-517207, 16 Nov 2017I am not talking in air, I own the device and sharing my ex... moreThanks for sharing your experience. For those who want to game on their phone, go get a flagship.

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      • Anonymous
      • vjw
      • 16 Nov 2017

      Be Nice To Others, 16 Nov 2017The phone is really good, solidly good. But for the same pr... moreI won't want to touch an ASUS phone with a stick. They have serious problems with their hardware and software. A simple scroll through any ASUS phone thread here will be enough to put you off.

        Be Nice To Others, 16 Nov 2017Okay, that kind of sucks. SD801-powered devices with relati... moreIn fact, older chipsets can stay at full throttle more than the newer ones like SNAPDRAGON 820 in my XPERIA XZ

          roy10, 16 Nov 2017I wanted to buy this but I saw a 64gb galaxy c7 on offer fo... moreGood choice, but I'd rather get a S7 Edge instead. Like I pay more, but I'm getting a Samsung phone that was once their top tier, which means I'll get updates until the Android's limitation, and everything is well-made and would last really long.

          If I could fix my bootlooped LG G4, I'll stick with it for another 2 to 3 years, but if not, S7 Edge is definitely my top pick.

            AnonD-517207, 16 Nov 2017I am not talking in air, I own the device and sharing my ex... moreThe phone is really good, solidly good. But for the same price, one can simply get other better options like the Zenfone 3 or Zenfone 3 Zoom. The former doesn't match the J7 Pro in display and battery life, but everything else is much better. The latter, no doubt, is much better.

            And I'm saying this because I have tested my Zenfone Max to last really long, as long as you can keep it damage-free (I did crack my screen once on a concrete road in an accident and both proximity sensor and SIM signal receptor have been damaged, but they got fixed already and I have no issues so far).

              ALPHABOY17, 16 Nov 2017720p 60fps can. But 1080p 60fps is disabled purposely by sa... moreNot good I'd say. It's pointless to watch 60fps videos then in full resolution, because those high frame rate videos are only available in YouTube for 720p and above.
              I guess I'll just get my sister's bootlooped LG G4 repaired because it is cheap, it is a flagship (more support), better screen and almost everything except maybe battery life.

                AnonD-517207, 16 Nov 2017I was double minded once I read negative comments but here ... moreScreen is just vibrant, but not really better than any higher ppi IPS LCDs like the LG V10. I guess it depends on the person's preference, because my sister used to have the LG G4 (same screen as the V10, just different size) before it bootlooped, and man, the screen was awesome even for an IPS LCD! I already saw the J7 Pro's screen too and it is very impressive for the first 30 minutes of using it. Afterwards, it would feel like an ordinary screen that is just brighter and deeper blacks. Not saying it is a bad screen, but it's nothing sort of special, and I'd get the higher resolution instead, because I'm not a fan of Diamond PenTile pixel matrix.

                  xXENDER FREAKXx, 16 Nov 2017I guess it is based on how the GPU handlesOkay, that kind of sucks. SD801-powered devices with relatively similar benchmark results could handle the same thing without any problem.

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                    • roy10
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                    • 16 Nov 2017

                    I wanted to buy this but I saw a 64gb galaxy c7 on offer for 300 dollars a 16mp back camera plus a free Samsung speaker. I am glad I made that choice

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                      • 16 Nov 2017

                      Aslipundit, 16 Nov 2017You managed to play RR3 on the J7 pro without issues you sa... moreI am not talking in air, I own the device and sharing my experience. In my opinion this phone is worth its money. It is in top 10 trending phones for past many weeks now. Do you think that is also a BS

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 16 Nov 2017

                        ALPHABOY17, 16 Nov 2017720p 60fps can. But 1080p 60fps is disabled purposely by sa... moreIt could be a case of Youtube disabling the option instead of Samsung. Roll back the youtube app to the factory version and see if you get the option back. My A3 got the option for 480p (factory version only allowed 360p) after I updated my Youtube app.

                          I guess I've missed it but its difficult to make sense of a review without seeing how much it costs. In the specs page, it shows 300 EUR which is asking too much. Go a bit higher, one purchase an S7.

                            AnonD-517207, 16 Nov 2017I was double minded once I read negative comments but here ... moreYou managed to play RR3 on the J7 pro without issues you say? I call bs. Even on low settings it stutters all over the place.

                            Dont buy this phone people, it has the worst processor in the price range, a GPU even worse than the old Snapdragon 615. My 4 year old Snapdraagon 600 phone outperforms this.

                            There are literally hundreds of options in the price range, including phones with decent chipsets like SD 652/650/625/Helio X20/Helio P25.

                            The processor is THE most important aspect of the phone as everything you do on the phone will be dictated by the processor. The whole user experience will be marred.

                              Be Nice To Others, 15 Nov 2017Wait, even 1080p 60fps is disabled? But can it do 720p 60fp... more720p 60fps can. But 1080p 60fps is disabled purposely by samsung. At least on my a5 2016 I HAD 1080p 60fps and after some time it has been disabled. And it has pretty much the same gpu performance as J 2017 series.

                                AnonD-517207, 16 Nov 2017I was double minded once I read negative comments but here ... moreseems like a pretty decent mid-ranger. i had the j7 prime for a year but then sold it. this seems to have improved upon the less than average camera of the prime as well as its rather disappointing tft lcd screen. i was a year too early.

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                                  • 16 Nov 2017

                                  I was double minded once I read negative comments but here is what I have to tell you after I bought it last month :-
                                  1. Screen is awesome and it is better than even high dpi lcds (I have a LG V10 and its screen is not better than J7 Pro)
                                  2. Camera is surprisingly very good both front and back
                                  3. Aluminum unibody design has very premium feel. Beside it is very good to look at. I recommend black colour.
                                  4. People who are concerned with GPU... I have tried heavy games and it has no problem. In fact I play Real Racing 3 and NFS most wanted daily without any issues
                                  5. Battery endurance is superb. With very very heavy usage it lasts 18 hours but remember 18 hour is the maximum we remain awake in a day so no issues. With moderate use battery lasts 48 hours.
                                  6. Having a dedicated sd card slot in a dual sim phone is a big advantages don't you think?
                                  7. People complain it is fragile etc. Listen to me people drop this phone, iphone x and galaxy note 8 together I bet results won't be different so stop complaining about that.
                                  Few of the drawbacks :-
                                  1. Very slippery without cover
                                  2. No backlit capacitive button
                                  3. No notification LED ( All notification are reflected in phone's always on display feature which is kinda cool)
                                  4. Not water proof but who uses this feature expect for few experimental geeks. If I have a water proof phone even then I will never put it in a water

                                    Be Nice To Others, 15 Nov 2017Wait, even 1080p 60fps is disabled? But can it do 720p 60fp... moreI guess it is based on how the GPU handles

                                      ALPHABOY17, 15 Nov 2017Not to mention that 1080p 50fps/60fps youtube playback is d... moreWait, even 1080p 60fps is disabled? But can it do 720p 60fps though? My Zenfone Max can handle 720p 60fps just fine.

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                                        • 15 Nov 2017

                                        They copied iphone’s notch and put it on the back instead. Lol.

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