New Phones Announced (Samsung J7, LG K10)

[Bard]

It seems like they are decent Mid-Range phones.

Being a LG G Stylo user, I don't see any merit of switching it. LG G Stylo recently updated with MM which even reduces a reason to switch.

But if you have older phones with smaller screen (Samsung Core Prime, LG Leon or older) these will be a good upgrade.



Samsung Galaxy J7
$179.00 (Tmobile $239.00)
https://www.metropcs.com/phones/details/samsung-galaxy-j7/610214645814::White.html

• 4G LTE enabled
• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
• 5.5" HD Super AMOLED display
• 13MP autofocus main camera with LED flash
• 5MP wide angle front-facing camera with LED Flash
• 16GB Internal
• 2GB RAM

* Please note there are two versions of J7 (2015 & 2016). Tmobile & Metro PCS J7 are 2015 version.

According to GSM Arena 2016 version is thicker and has more battery capacity (3000 mAh vs 3300 mAh). Also Metro / Tmo J7 has 2GB RAM instead of 1.5GB.

J7 2015
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_j7-7185.php

J7 2016
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_j7_(2016)-7870.php



LG K10
$99.00 (Tmobile $164.99)
https://www.metropcs.com/phones/details/lg-k10/610214646453::Gold.html

• 4G LTE enabled
• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
• 5.3" HD IPS display with 2.5D arc glass
• 8MP autofocus main camera with LED flash
• 5MP front-facing camera with Gesture Shot and Selfie light
• 16GB Internal
• 2GB RAM

 

[horsecharles]

For us, a true upgrade would be higher resolution with 6+", I doubt we'll EVER see that...

NEXT... storage, also looks dicey: 64gb should be minimum... reasons way too numerous to bog down this thread with.

I don't see any BYOD(with the correct bands & NFC) either, that fulfills all that.

I'm disappointed with two things mainly:
1. Stylo missing some expected features: IR, FM, USB Host
AND... Stylo 2 is not a real upgrade.
2. The next better phone, whatever the brand, will be smaller sized.

 

[Michel Roque]

I have the J7 it has 2 gb worth of ram not 1.5. And I can tell you that its a danm good phone so far.. no lag issues amd the signal is superb

 

[Bard]

I have the J7 it has 2 gb worth of ram not 1.5. And I can tell you that its a danm good phone so far.. no lag issues amd the signal is superb

Oh can you tell me the phone model#? Is it something like J700 or J710?

Then we may have 2016 version

 

[Michel Roque]

Sm-j700t1

 

[Michel Roque]

The ram

 

[horsecharles]

Speaking of ram, I'll happily stick to 2, just give me 64/128 storage.

 

[Bard]

Sm-j700t1

Thank you for the confirm. Yes it's 2015 model.