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Galaxy J7 review: 2015 mid-budget hit.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2015·$240
Overall
62/100
Class rank
#10 of 46
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Galaxy J7 budget hit.

J7 brought Super AMOLED + removable battery to Samsung's 2015 budget — emerging-market hit.

01Display

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size5.5"
Resolution1280 x 720

02Performance

56/100

At 56/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2015 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetExynos 7580
RAM1.5 GB
Storage16 GB

03Camera

62/100

At 62/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2015 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main13 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2015 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,000 mAh (removable)

05Software

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

What works
  • Removable battery + microSD.
  • Super AMOLED at $240.
  • 13 MP cam.
  • 5 MP selfie + front flash.
What doesn't
  • Exynos 7580 weak.
  • 1.5 GB RAM tight.
  • 16 GB storage.
  • HD resolution.
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? .