SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy On7 review: An online-exclusive 2015 Galaxy with a 5.5" screen and dual-SIM.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2015·$170
Overall
36/100
Class rank
#43 of 46
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Samsung's online-exclusive line debuts.

Galaxy On7 was part of Samsung's first major push into India's online flash-sale market — a 5.5" Galaxy at $170. The "On" series anticipated the later M-series in tactic and target.

01Display

52/100

52/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2015 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeTFT LCD
Size5.5 inches
Resolution1,280 × 720 px (HD)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 trails the 55-point cohort average for budget phones of 2015.

Main13 MP, autofocus, LED
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

40/100

40/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2015 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 410 (28 nm)
RAM1.5 GB
Storage8 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for budget phones of 2015.

Capacity3,000 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 350 hours

05Build

52/100

52/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for budget phones of 2015.

06Value

56/100

56/100 trails the 61-point cohort average for budget phones of 2015.

What works
  • 5.5" screen and dual-SIM at $170.
  • 13 MP camera + 5 MP selfie.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
  • Online-exclusive flash-sale pricing.
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 410 was slow.
  • HD resolution.
  • 1.5 GB RAM.
  • Mono speaker.
Cross-shop it against
LeEco Le 2
$180 · score 67/100

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