Samsung Galaxy J7 Max Review: Is It Worth
The latest Samsung smartphone to enter the Indian market is the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max. Touted as a budget smartphone, this one is priced at just Rs. 17900 and is promoted as a Make in India phone.
The device landed in our office on the day of its launch and since then we have been putting it under stress and thorough tests to check whether the Galaxy J7 Max is worth its mettle.
So, let’s see how the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max fares for a budget device.
Design
The design of the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max can at best be compared to the Galaxy J7 Prime, sans the width. The Galaxy J7 Max sports a 5.7-inch glass and metal look with an all-metal unibody design. You won’t find any visible antenna lines on the rear or the edge of the phone. But if you ask me, the squarish corners end up giving the phone an average look.
Speaking of the design, you’ll find the power button on the right with the speaker grills just a tad above it. The volume rockers are on the left edge along with the hybrid SIM tray and a separate slot for the memory card. This is a welcome feature since in most of the phones — even the premium ones — one can either use both the dual SIM slots or a SIM and a memory card.
Moving on, the fingerprint sensor cum home button is a physical button — a typical Samsung design. It’s flanked on both the sides by the hardware capacitive navigation button. The buttons are tactile at their best and the feedback is great.
The micro-USB charging port is at the bottom flanked on one side by the 3.5 mm headphone jack. Given that the world is moving towards USB Type-C charging ports, it would have been great if the same was included in the Galaxy J7 Max as well.
Display
The Samsung Galaxy J7 bundles in a 5.7-inch FHD TFT display. Although it doesn’t sport the Samsung famous AMOLED display, that doesn’t deter the Galaxy J7 Max from turning out a crisp, sharp and vivid display. Even the bezels are minimal thus giving it a streamlined look.
If I were to compare the display with an AMOLED phone, the J7 Max is only a tad less bright. However, it’s under harsh or bright sunlight that the display takes a hit. In full brightness (under the sun), I found it a little difficult to navigate around the phone.
Hardware and Performance
Speaking of the hardware, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max is powered by a MediaTek octa-core processor which clocks at 1.6 GHz. It packs in 4GB of RAM and 32 GB of built-in storage expandable through a microSD card up to 256 GB.
On AnTuTu benchmark tool, it managed to clock in a score of 44103, almost a near about score to the Redmi 4 priced at only Rs. 8999.
More on the hardware side, we have the home button which doubles up as the fingerprint sensor. The sensor has a decent turnaround time and responds well to touch. And the same can be said of the touch screen as well, it feels soft to touch and isn’t too slippery.
Speaking of performance, I haven’t yet encountered any jitters or lags and it has managed to pull off every task with ease. Even when the Galaxy J7 Max was put through the intense GT Gaming review, we didn’t encounter any unnatural heating or stalling.
Sunil Choudhary 10-Aug-2017
Very Good Phone. I recommended to buy this phone to all samsung mobile lover. No issue to hang or slow process
Sunil Choudhary 10-Aug-2017
Hi Admin please suggest a good phone to RED Mi
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