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Galaxy J7 Prime review: Metal-clad budget.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2016·$250
Overall
63/100
Class rank
#10 of 57
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

J7 Prime metal mid.

J7 Prime traded AMOLED for FHD LCD and added aluminium build at $250 — popular metal-clad budget.

01Display

74/100

At 74/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2016 — 11 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS LCD
Size5.5"
Resolution1920 x 1080

02Performance

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2016 — 11 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetExynos 7870
RAM3 GB
Storage32 GB

03Camera

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2016 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Main13 MP
Front8 MP

04Battery

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2016 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,300 mAh

05Software

66/100

66/100 puts it above the 63-point average for budget phones of 2016.

What works
  • Metal body at $250.
  • FHD LCD (vs HD AMOLED on regular J7).
  • 3 GB RAM.
  • 32 GB storage.
What doesn't
  • LCD not AMOLED.
  • No NFC.
  • Non-removable battery.
  • 8 MP selfie.
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 57-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .