Samsung Galaxy On7

Samsung launched the new ‘Galaxy On’ series of smartphones, Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 in India with 4G support earlier this month. These smartphones are cheaper than the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 that were launched in India back in July. The Galaxy On7 is the top-end model of the two, which comes with a large 5.5-inch display. Is the Galaxy On7 worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

Unboxing

We unboxed the Galaxy On7, along with the Galaxy On5 recently, check out the unboxing video.

Review

Box Contents

• Samsung Galaxy J7 smartphone in Gold color
• Earphones with microphone
• 2-pin AC charger (2V-1.55A)
• Micro USB cable
• 3000mAh battery
• Quick Start Guide and Warranty information

Display, Hardware and Design

The Galaxy On7 has a 5.5-inch TFT display with a pixel resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a pixel density of around 267 PPI. The display is bright, has decent viewing angles, offers vibrant color output and the sunlight visibility is also good. The display is not as good as the Super AMOLED display on the Galaxy J7, but this is just fine. Samsung doesn’t say if the phone has scratch resistant glass. The smartphone is 77.5mm wide and 151.8mm tall, slightly smaller than the Galaxy J7 that also has a 5.5-inch display, but this weights 171 grams, similar to the Galaxy J7, mainly due to the huge battery.

On the top there is a 5-megapixel camera with f/2.2 aperture has wide-selfie that captures 120-degree wide panorama to accommodate more people. Images from the front camera have a lot noise if the lightning is poor and doesn’t have much details. It has a proximity sensor next to the earpiece, but the smartphone lacks an ambient light sensor, even though there is a cutout for it. It also lacks notification LED that is present on most mid-range smartphones.

Since it doesn’t have an ambient light sensor you have to adjust the brightness manually using the slider depending on the conditions. There is an outdoor mode option that increases the brightness for 15 minutes or until the screen is turned off.

There is Samsung’s signature home button below the display that has a metal finish around it. The capacitive touch buttons for menu and back are present on both the sides. These are not backlit, neither offer haptic feedback when pressed.

The power button is present on the right side, you can also see a small ridge on the side to open the back cover. The phone has a chrome finish on the side and the smartphone is 8.2mm thick, but it is thicker than the Galaxy J7 and the Galaxy E7 smartphone.

The volume rockers are present on the left side, micro USB slot, primary microphone and the 3.5mm audio jack are present on the bottom. There is a Qualcomm 4G sticker on the top since the phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC.

The Galaxy On7 has a 13-megapixel auto focus camera on the back with f/2.1 aperture and single LED flash. The speaker grill is present next to it.

The back cover has smooth, leather-like finish and the phone has sturdy build quality offering a nice grip when holding it. We have the golden colored variant and the smartphone also comes in black color.

It has two dedicated micro SIM slots and a microSD card slot (expandable up to 128 GB) under the back cover. Both these slots support 4G.

It also has a 3000mAh removable battery so that you can replace it easily. Even though the smartphone doesn’t look premium, the build quality is good.

Camera

Coming to the camera, the 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with f/2.1 aperture is good. The camera UI is similar to other Samsung smartphones running Android Lollipop. It has several modes (Auto, Pro (lets you adjust white balance, ISO and exposure manually), Panorama, Continuous shot and Beauty face), Effects ( Grey-scale, Sepia, Negative), and timer ( 2, 5 or 10 seconds). You can also press the home button twice to launch the camera, even when the screen is off and use the volume rockers as camera shutter. Sadly it doesn’t have HDR mode.

Coming to the image quality, daylight shots are good with vibrant colors and details. Macro shots are good, offering nice bokeh effect, thanks to f/2.1 aperture, but it takes a lot of time to focus. Low-light shots have some noise as usual, but the images are not too bad. Images with flash are good since the flash offers an ample amount of light and is not over powering.