Samsung Galaxy On5 Pro and On7 Pro preview

Introduction

The Samsung Galaxy On5 Pro and On7 Pro are the company's latest budget Android smartphones meant exclusively for the Indian market. Both the phones are nearly identical to the On5 and On7 launched last year but increase the memory to 2GB and double the storage to 16GB.

The On5 Pro is the smaller of the two with a 5.0-inch 720p display. It runs on the Exynos 3 Quad chipset and packs an 8 megapixel camera on the back and a 5 megapixel camera on the front. Powering it is a sizable 2600mAh battery.

The On7 Pro is the more premium model with a bigger 5.5-inch screen. It comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, a 13 megapixel camera on the back and a larger 3000mAh battery.

Both phones come with a faux leather finish on the back and Samsung's S bike mode.

Galaxy On5 Pro at a glance:

• 5.0-inch 720 IPS LCD
• Exynos 3 Quad (4x Cortex-A7 with Mali-T720)
• 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with microSD
• 8 megapixel rear, 5 megapixel front camera
• Dual SIM, LTE
• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
• 2600mAh removable battery

Galaxy On7 Pro at a glance

• 5.5-inch 720p IPS LCD
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (4x Cortex-A53 with Adreno 306)
• 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with microSD
• 13 megapixel rear, 5 megapixel front camera
• Dual SIM, LTE
• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
• 3000mAh removable battery

With the competition in the lower and of the smartphone segment getting hotter, Samsung needs to put its best foot forward.

With the recent Galaxy J2 2016 edition turning out to be bit underwhelming, we turn to the new On5 Pro and On7 Pro to see if Samsung can redeem itself in the budget segment.