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SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy C7 Pro review: A 5.7" all-metal Galaxy with a 3,300 mAh battery and Snapdragon 626.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2017·$400
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#41 of 63
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A Chinese-market all-metal Galaxy.

Galaxy C7 Pro was a China-targeted aluminium Galaxy with a 16 MP front camera, FHD AMOLED and Snapdragon 626 — Samsung's pitch to younger Chinese buyers in 2017.

01Display

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 69-point average for mid-range phones of 2017.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size5.7 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (FHD)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Main16 MP, f/1.9, PDAF
Selfie16 MP, f/1.9

03Performance

56/100

56/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.

ChipsetSnapdragon 626 (14 nm)
RAM4 GB
Storage64 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Capacity3,300 mAh
WiredAdaptive Fast Charging

05Build

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

06Value

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

What works
  • Slim all-aluminium unibody.
  • FHD SAMOLED + dual 16 MP cameras.
  • Adaptive Fast Charging.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • Mono speaker.
  • SD626 mid-tier.
  • China-focused at launch.
  • 180 g.
Cross-shop it against
Nokia 7 Plus
$429 · score 70/100

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 63-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .