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Galaxy On Max review: A 2017 India online-exclusive Galaxy with a 13 MP front camera and LED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2017·$250
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#57 of 74
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

India's selfie-led online Samsung.

Galaxy On Max paired a 13 MP selfie cam with LED flash and big LCD screen for India online buyers — Samsung's answer to the selfie-led pitches dominating local marketing.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2017.

TypeTFT LCD
Size5.7 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (FHD)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2017.

Main13 MP, f/1.7
Selfie13 MP, LED flash

03Performance

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 51-point average for budget phones of 2017.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio P25
RAM4 GB
Storage32 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for budget phones of 2017.

Capacity3,300 mAh
Standby~ 280 hours

05Build

58/100

58/100 trails the 60-point cohort average for budget phones of 2017.

06Value

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2017.

What works
  • f/1.7 13 MP main + 13 MP selfie with LED.
  • FHD LCD at $250.
  • microSD + jack.
  • India online-exclusive pricing.
What doesn't
  • LCD only.
  • Helio P25 mid-tier.
  • India-only.
  • Mono speaker.
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? .