First impressions: Samsung Galaxy J7
NEW DELHI: Over the last one year, we've seen the Indian mobile landscape take a different shape. Following the entry of brands like Xiaomi, phone makers have discovered they can cut intermediary costs and offer smartphones with mid-range or premium hardware at much lower prices by selling exclusively online. Since then we've seen flash sales and invite-only sales from the likes of Lenovo, Micromax, and OnePlus, and online-only phone models from Huawei, YU, Meizu, CoolPad and InFocus. Now, big players like Samsung, which were out of the online-only race (partly due to their large offline dealer and distributor networks), have also decided join the bandwagon. The Korean giant has launched Galaxy J7 and J5 4G-enabled Android smartphones that offer superior specifications compared to some higher-priced mid-range phones from the company. The phones will retail exclusively on Flipkart and will not be sold offline. We spent some time with the Galaxy J7 and here are our first impres...