Everywhere you look, people seem to be obsessed with selfies. Clicking selfies is the new trend and apparently, everyone, right from elders to youngsters seem to be catching on. So much so, that several leading smartphone brands have geared up and released special phones that are aimed at clicking selfies. HTC released the HTC One Eye, Oppo came out with the innovative N1 and Micromax released a special Selfie phone altogether. Not wanting to lag behind, Samsung has now released two special models which hope to capture the imagination of the selfie obsessed crowd – Samsung Galaxy J5 and Samsung Galaxy J7.
These are special mid price ranged smartphones that aim to help people capture great selfies. Released under the J series in only China for now, these smartphones come with your typical mid price ranged smartphone spec sheet. The Galaxy J5 sports a 5 inch screen, and packs in a quad core Snapdragon 410 processor that’s been clocked at 1.2 GHz. The RAM is an in-between 1.5 GB and the internal storage is a respectable 16 GB, with a slot for a microSD card that can go up to 128 GB. The software on this device is the latest Android 5.1 OS, skinned with Samsung’s own TouchWiz UI. Most importantly, coming to the camera, the J5 offers a 13 MP main camera, along with a flash and a respectable 5 MP front camera. Available in black, white and gold, in simple words, the Samsung Galaxy J5 offers what is considered regular and expected fare from mid price ranged smartphones nowadays.
Coming to the slightly more expensive counterpart, the J7 comes with slightly better specs, though they are not exceptionally ahead of the J5. The screen of the J7 is slightly larger, as it spans 5.5 inches and under the hood of this device, you will find a powerful octa core Snapdragon 615 chipset that’s been clocked at 1 GHz. The RAM is once again an in-between 1.5 GB, while the device packs in 16 GB of internal storage, with a microSD card slot, which can go up to 128 GB. The camera offered is surprisingly the same as that seen in the J5, as it is a 13 MP main camera, along with a flash and a respectable 5 MP front camera. Once again, available in black, white and gold, the Samsung Galaxy J7 is nothing but a slightly upgraded version of the J5.
These phones were intentionally released together, so that users can have the choice of buying whichever phone they wish, according to size, specs and their budget. Whether or not phones like these will get the required visibility in the sea of mid price ranged smartphones released by several brands, especially Samsung, is something that only time will tell. For now, if people want the option of a good selfie phone, accompanied by decent specs, then the J series of smartphones by Samsung is a good enough option to consider.
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