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Galaxy J7 (2017) review: J7 metal upgrade.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2017·$300
Overall
65/100
Class rank
#6 of 74
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

J7 (2017) metal refresh.

J7 (2017) brought aluminium body + 13 MP selfie to Samsung's J-line.

01Display

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2017.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size5.5"
Resolution1280 x 720

02Performance

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2017 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetExynos 7870
RAM3 GB
Storage16 GB

03Camera

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2017 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main13 MP
Front13 MP

04Battery

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2017 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,600 mAh (removable)

05Software

68/100

68/100 puts it above the 64-point average for budget phones of 2017.

What works
  • Metal body upgrade.
  • 13 MP selfie cam.
  • 3 GB RAM bump.
  • Removable battery.
What doesn't
  • HD only — still 720p.
  • 16 GB storage.
  • Exynos 7870 modest.
  • Plastic frame.
Cross-shop it against
Honor 10 Lite
$240 · 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 74-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .