Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), J7 (2017) leak suggest metal unibody design, fingerprint sensor

Updated on 17-May-2017
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The new devices are expected to bring improvements in terms of specifications, build quality and battery life

Samsung has already made its 2017 Galaxy A series and flagship S8 and S8+ official, and now the company might be preparing to announce the 2017 Galaxy J series. A new leak suggests that the device may come with a full metal unibody design, improved front cameras and fingerprint sensor. It also hints that the upcoming smartphones may bring improvements in terms of specifications, build quality and battery life. The new leak compares the upcoming handset side by side with its predecessors.

https://twitter.com/rquandt/status/864567546074337280

The leak suggets that the Galaxy J7 (2017) may feature a 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, 3GB RAM, 16GB storage and an octa-core processor clocked at 1.6GHz. The handset is also tippes to offer an improved 13MP rear camera with f/1.7 aperture and a 13MP front camera with f/1.9 aperture as well as a front flash. The device will be backed by a 3600mAh battery and the front home button, which will double as the fingerprint sensor.

The smaller Galaxy J5 (2017), on the other hand, is expected to sport a 5.2-inch HD Super AMOLED display and is also tipped to be powered by an octa-core processor. The handset may offer 2GB RAM, 16GB storage along with 3000mAh battery. The J5 (2017) is also said to offer a 13MP rear camera with f/1.7 aperture and a 13MP front camera with front flash. Both the devices are expected to run Android Nougat out of the box and the rumoured pricing is €339 (around Rs 24,500) for the J7 (2017) and €279 (around Rs 20,000) for the J5 (2017).

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