Review PHABLET Samsung Galaxy J7 (SM-J700H / SM-J700F) – Mobile-review

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Content

1. Scope of delivery
2. Specifications
3. Ranking
4. Design, size, controls
5. Display
6. Battery
7. Camera
8. Connectivity
9. chipset, memory, RAM, performance
10. The software features
11. Impressions

Package

• Smart
• Battery charger with USB-cable
• Wired Headset (depending on country)
• Note

Specifications

• Android 5.1.1 c shell TouchWiz
• The chipset Exynos 7580, 8 cores Cortex A53 up to 1.5GHz, graphics accelerator MALI T720 MP2 (model J700H)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset 615, MSM8939, 8 cores, 4 cores Cortex A53 up to 1 GHz 4 core A53 up to 1.4GHz, graphics accelerator Adreno 405
• The screen is 5.5 inches, SuperAMOLED, 1280×720 pixels, 267 ppi, color profiles, automatic backlight adjustment is absent, there is a mode “On the street»
• 1.5 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory card of up to 128 GB
• Support for two SIM-cards
• The front camera of 5 megapixels main camera is 13 megapixels
• Two SIM-card
• Battery Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery, the average time – about 2 days
• LTE cat.4, BT 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n , USB 2.0, GPS / GLONASS
• NFC (only J700F)
• FM-radio
• Dimensions – 152.2h78.7h7.5 mm, weight – 171 g

Position

The line J is a budget offering from Samsung and is familiar to Russian customers model J1, which is no different than the best performance in its class, which Samsung characteristic as a whole. The cheaper phone from Samsung, the more flaws it can be found, and the price will be high.

Samsung Galaxy J1

But the more the index of the model, the more interesting it becomes, appearing their own unique pieces that you will not find in other manufacturers, for example, branded SuperAMOLED-screens. But while maintaining identical, featureless design, the entire line of J it is the same. Look at the J5, and J7, both models look like twins, differ only in size. This is another brand bar from Samsung, in 2015 within the same line used the same design, the materials of the body, different screen size and, consequently, the size of the phone.

Model J7 can be called eldest in the family, it offers the maximum capabilities that are comparable to competitors in this price band and something they excel. Positioning device is very simple, it PHABLET with a minimum price for its class and level of performance. The model was created to compete with Chinese manufacturers in the Chinese market, as a consequence, low cost was one of the priorities. In China, you can find J7 for 250-260 dollars, but the decision on the withdrawal of the model to the European market and has not been taken. In Russia, if this model appears, there will be widespread, it will be exclusive to a particular network, which means that the price will be significantly higher, comparable to the A-series that will kill the advantage of this machine.

Therefore, in Russia it is necessary to look carefully at the cost of the phone and compare with other models, it all depends on price. But if you close your eyes to this parameter, then we PHABLET Mighty, who works for a long time and can be considered one of the most interesting solutions in its class.

There are two variants of this model, one built on Exynos, second to Qualcomm. They have approximately the same performance as well as operation time differences between them, in practice no or virtually invisible.

Design, size, controls

To say that J-series of an unusual design, is to forget that these machines the company has come out for a few years . The white housing J7 is similar to dozens of models of the company, a well-established matte plastic, glossy inserts on the side under the metal edging. Slightly rounded, nice hands, but definitely dull, as you’ve probably already seen dozens of such devices in the hands of the people. To emphasize their individuality such a model is difficult, it is typical for the market, and does not stand out.

To some extent this realization is and designers Samsung, which added more color to this unit, it is even gold color, which probably should be called bronze. Total long as there are three colors – black or ink blue, bronze and white. Most non-winning color – is white. But most likely, it will be the unit and is available in most countries.

Dimensions – 152.2h78.7h7.5 mm, weight – 171 grams. For PHABLET everything familiar, and no peculiarities. The device is thin enough to wear it as you like, in the pocket of jeans, he is invisible.

On the front panel you can see the flash of the camera, the smartphone is positioned as a device for self, but it is a marketing delights, other characteristics of the models look much more interesting.

At the bottom of the center – a mechanical key, on either side of it – the touch of a button. On the left side – the volume rocker on the right – on / off button. At the bottom there are 3.5 mm jack, microUSB-jack, and a microphone. He is one phone, which also gives its budget origins.

The rear lid opens easily inside you see the battery and memory card slot and a dual slot microSIM-cards. Set them without removing the battery, you can not.

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Display

It was originally planned that in the J-Series will be installed TFT-matrix, I even had the corresponding prototypes J5 / J7. But at the beginning of production, it was decided to allocate these models from the crowd like them, set them SuperAMOLED, which has always been a screen for more expensive devices. The fact that older models J-series get such screens can be considered an achievement, and radically unlike any device that level. For the consumer, it is also a unique opportunity to buy a new machine with one of the most interesting displays. But it is not so simple, as SuperAMOLED has a number of drawbacks, and in this model, they even stressed.

To begin with performance – 5.5-inch, 1280×720 pixels, 267 ppi. The phone does not automatically adjust the brightness of it absolutely refused! That is, you can set the brightness level that you feel comfortable, that’s all. This went on for one simple reason – to increase the service life of the battery and the battery life on a single charge. Technical characteristics of the screen such that it can adjust the lighting in a wide range, can reach a maximum brightness of 500 cd / m2. But with manual adjustment, it is 350 cd / m2. See the difference? The phone has worsened the backlight to increase the operating time, and it worked out fully, J7 shows very good results.

For those who want to get a well-readable image in bright light, added mode “on the street”, you activate it, and it works up to 15 minutes, or until you turn off the screen. The brightness in this case at a maximum – those most 500 cd / m2, and the discharge rate of the battery is sharply increased.

Now, another sad moment. I’m used to that on phones with SuperAMOLED always have a choice of various color modes, they can adjust the display colors for themselves. In this unit we give it up, and obviously for marketing reasons, no adjustment of this kind is not. If older models, you can select the color palette of the screen, there is bound to the original setting from Samsung. The screen quality is very good, it will satisfy most people. But unlike older models where the default is fairly bright color profile here we have opted for cool colors, atypical for the submission of SuperAMOLED-screens. It is also a feature of the budgetary decision.

The class J7 has one of the best screens. Of course, we would like to see a resolution FullHD, but that value is not possible.

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Battery

The battery is removable, which appeal to many buyers, He Li-Ion, capacity – 3000 mAh. I did not expect from this device something special, but eventually was surprised at how long battery lives. For example, while playing a video unconverted MX Player (hardware acceleration, maximum brightness) was nearly 13 hours.

When using your phone in Moscow with a SIM-card, he worked an average of about two days when transferring data to 0.5-1 GB, 4 hours of screen (the average level of illumination).

In Europe, I have used this device as an access point, Internet distributed to other devices. Hours – about one day under the condition of work as an access point of about 10-11 hours per day (500-600 MB), an operating time display – 2 hours.

There is a mode of both conventional and extreme energy efficiency, it increases the time by disabling certain features.

In my opinion, this unit was very tenacious, and that battery life makes it stand out among many classmates. In many respects it is a merit of the chipset. Full battery charging time – about 2.5 hours.

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Camera

The front camera has a flash, the device is positioned as device for self, although it is not the main feature in it. The camera has a resolution of 5 megapixels, the pictures are acceptable, but very different in quality from the same flagship Samsung. On the other hand, these images is much better than what the camera give other devices. Traditionally there are different uluchshalki face and effects.

The main camera 13 megapixel, it has an interface as in most models 2015, which means that in addition to the automatic mode, there is also a Pro, you can select all the settings yourself. Curiously, the camera takes surprisingly good for a device of this price range. I’m used to that claimed 13 megapixels are in fact not very good in low-end phone, then plays the role of image processing algorithms. This camera was good, and normally you get a sharp, good shots, which is much better than most models of this level. Unfortunately, video recording only FullHD, but this will be enough for many.

Sample photos

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Connectivity

The budget model, as a result, almost no additional features. Version Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, USB 2.0, GPS / GLONASS. The quality of the GPS there are no complaints. The model has also J700F NFC. The device supports LTE cat.4, no complaints on the work there.

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chipset, memory, RAM, performance

Model available in two versions chipsets:

• The chipset Exynos 7580, 8 cores Cortex A53 up to 1.5GHz, graphics accelerator MALI T720 MP2 (model J700H)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset 615, MSM8939 , 8 cores, 4 cores Cortex A53 up to 1 GHz, 4 cores A53 to 1.4 GHz, Adreno 405 graphics accelerator

The most common (and also cheaper) version is on the Exynos. It is no different in performance from Qualcomm and these differences are almost imperceptible. Before the question of choosing a regular user of the chipset is not necessary, as in any market, except the Chinese, are present both versions of these models.

The amount of RAM is 1.5 GB, it is a non-standard value for most manufacturers, a tribute to the budgetary component. Of course, 1.5 GB of RAM is better than 1 GB, but in 2015 I would like to see the 2 GB of memory, especially since it produced the Samsung. Nevertheless, the solution turned bright enough, the unit has no lag, quickly opens the application. Having lived with the phone more than a month, I can say that it will satisfy the majority of consumers, it can not be called slow.

The amount of internal memory – 16 GB, of which more than half is available. You can install a memory card of up to 128 GB.

In the synthetic tests the device shows the following results:

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Software software, especially

This is one of the first low-end phones, which is built on the same software as the company’s flagship. Inside Android 5.1.1, but the top – a lightweight TouchWiz. And it very much easier by removing the multi-mode operation, which is expected to be seen on the device with a large screen, then summed up the resolution, which does not allow to realize it.

But otherwise, we see exactly the same features, there are Smart Manager to manage memory, watching junk files, and the like, as well as the purification of memory, if you ever close to this idea (to do so not worth it, but Suddenly you know exactly why you need it?).

A good, easy interface with a lot of little things that make life easier. I talked about it in detail in the review of the Galaxy S6, I do not want to repeat, and refer you to the text.

The phone has FM-radio works well, you can record the air to your phone.

Impressions

The quality of this model does not have any complaints, all at the level of phones Samsung, for cons I’ll take the absence of noise reduction system, which improves the sound on older models, it is not. For the budget segment is the norm, and it is unlikely users of such devices will feel the difference, especially since it is a question of how you hear, not you.

The speaker volume is average or slightly below, the call can be omitted. This is one of the flaws the model, we would like to make it louder. Vibrate buzzing small demon, he felt good.

I do not understand in the modern fashion to represent the phones as a device for self, out of despair, and this is good marketing, but most buyers looking at other characteristics, and selects the device on the basis of other features. In the segment of budget PHABLET this device looks interesting, although it appears the updated and slightly improved version of Samsung E7, which is almost Distributed in Russia. The difference is that the version of Android 5.1.1, an updated interface, and possibly change the filling. But the screen, battery and other features are comparable. In my opinion, it is necessary to focus precisely on J7, since it is the latest generation of devices and is clearly bypasses E7 many details.

Another alternative, older model with respect to acts J7 Galaxy A7, which boasts a metal body, very different sensations in the hands, a large variety of colors. It has a non-removable battery, less time, but the higher the resolution of the screen. Most importantly, this machine looks very different, it’s not a workhorse, and the model with her face.

The analogue Samsung J7 can act Sony Xperia C4, it also has a front camera for self, the main camera is 16 megapixels and a diagonal 5.5 inch FullHD-resolution, which makes it a model similar to the Galaxy A7, then the machine has a little higher class. For the price this is reflected immediately, the cost model – about 22 thousand rubles, while the A7 is about 25 thousand. It is understood that the price of the J7 in Russia under current conditions may be about 20-21 thousand rubles, it is unlikely there will be more. In Asia, this device costs about 250-260 dollars, which can be considered a good, competitive price.

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A similar model – Alcatel IDOL 3 5.5, this is a very interesting device, which is characterized by reasonable price of 19 thousand rubles, good performance. Although inferior to the camera, but wins on the screen in terms of resolution.