Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 Specifications, Features and Price

Without engaging in much buzz, Samsung silently unveiled the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 on their Indian website. The phone is typically an updated version of the Galaxy J7 Prime but it has some miniature design changes like the capacitive buttons. Since the announcement was done silently, let me reveal to you the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 full specifications, features and its price in India, United States of America, Europe and other parts of the world.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 Features

The new Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 runs on Android 7.1 Nougat operating system out-of-the-box. It has octa-core CPU on an Exynos 7 chipset and came with a revamped 13MP selfie camera.

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The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 chipset is most likely the same Exynos 7870 as that of the original Galaxy J7 Prime, because the CPU has the same clock speed which is 1.6GHz. Other specs like RAM, storage and microSD availability remains unchanged as the phone came with a 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage which is expandable up to 256GB via microSD.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has a 13MP primary camera with f/1.9 aperture, which offers Visual Search through Samsung Mali. The Galaxy J7 Prime 2 also has Samsung Pay Mini availability in India where the phone will be marketed. The selfie camera is revamped, as it now comes with live AR stickers and filters, instant share and instant editing, which suits the needs of all the social addicts out there.

The dimension of the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 remains unchanged with that of its original J7 Prime. It sits at 151.7 x 75 x 8mm, but although now weighs 170g. The battery still has the same capacity which is 3300mAh, charged via a micro USB port.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 Specifications

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

 

LAUNCH
Announced	2018, March
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, April

 

BODY
Dimensions	151.7 x 75 x 8 mm (5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
Weight	170 g (6.00 oz)
Build	Front glass, aluminum body, plastic ends
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 

DISPLAY
Type	PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Multitouch	Yes
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent)

 

PLATFORM
OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset	Exynos 7870 Octa
CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T830 MP1

 

MEMORY
Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal	32 GB, 3 GB RAM

 

CAMERA
Primary	13 MP (f/1.9, 28mm), autofocus, LED flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps
Secondary	13 MP, f/1.9, 1080p

 

SOUND
Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes

 

COMMS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

 

FEATURES
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser	HTML5
	– ANT+ support – Xvid/DivX/MP4/H.265 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer

 

BATTERY
	Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 84 h

 

MISC
Colors	Black, Gold, Rose Gold
SAR	0.61 W/kg (head)
SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head)     1.63 W/kg (body)
Price	About 200 EUR

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 Price

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 in India is INR13,990, $215 in the United States, and €175 across Europe. The phone is currently available in Black colour, but the Champagne Gold version is also on its way.