Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) in the news

Yesterday we reported which Samsung Galaxy smartphones from the J series will get Android Oreo, starting with the Galaxy J7 (2016). Today the Galaxy J7 Nxt, also known as Galaxy J7 Core in some markets, followed suit. The phone started receiving an...

It’s no secret that Samsung’s mid-range devices don’t get a ton of love when it comes to after-sales support. The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) may break that mold by becoming the first of the J-series to get not one but two major OS updates after its...

A plethora of Samsung devices will receive Android Oreo according to a leaked roadmap for mid-range devices. However, don't get too excited as most of the devices will get it sometime in early 2019. Screenshots from the Samsung Members...

At one point they were on the verge of extinction but with the Galaxy lineup getting increasingly overcrowded the sixes are back in the game. The Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) just landed in our office for a review, but we are yet to find out who...

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to Galaxy J7 (2016) units in India. Arriving as version J710FXXU3BQHC and weighing in at around 1,030MB, the update brings along Android 7.0 Nougat OS. As clear from the change-log, the update...

A couple of Nougat-powered Samsung smartphones - Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy J7 (2016) - as well as a tablet (Galaxy Tab A 8.0) have been certified by the WiFi alliance, suggesting that Android 7.0 update for these devices is coming...

Samsung positions the J series as affordable and stylish smartphones. The 2017 edition of the Galaxy J7 surely captures the eye, especially the Matte Black unit we got. An interesting fact is that this black phone looks indigo or navy blue under...

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphone in India. Weighing in at around 135MB, the update carries a firmware version of J710FXXU3AQF6, and brings a handful of changes. The key upgrade is the added...

Seems like the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) will soon receive the Nougat update. The device has been spotted on benchmarking website GFXBench, with the listing revealing Android 7.0 OS. This suggests that the Nougat update for the phone is currently...

Samsung's 2017 "J" series refresh appears to be making good progress. The J7 (2017) is already available on Sprint, as the J7 Perx, its J5 sibling just cleared FCC today and we don't have any indication the company is planning a new J2 or J1 model....

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to the Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphone. Weighing in at around 26MB and arriving as version J710FXXU3AQD4, the update brings along Android security fixes for April. Sadly, there's currently no...

Now that Samsung has made the Galaxy A (2017) series official, we're expecting the Korean company to also announce the Galaxy J (2017) devices at some point in the near future. These more affordable handsets have been leaking quite a few times...

Today T-Mobile has started offering yet another Buy One, Get One free deal for Samsung smartphones. Throughout the year, there have been quite a few of these, the latest last month. And now it's back. The current deal is available until January...

Samsung has started rolling out the latest security update to its Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphone. Weighing in at under 190MB and currently hitting units in Europe (the Netherlands to be specific), the update brings along Android security fixes for the...

Samsung has started pushing out new updates to the 2016 editions of its Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 smartphones. Currently rolling out in Europe, the updates bring Android security patches - October patch for the Galaxy J5 (2016) and September patch for...

Back in February Lenovo introduced a full range of new affordable tablets within the Tab3 family. Given their budget-friendly nature, however, these don't exactly "pop" in terms of specs. A newly-leaked Tab3 8 Plus is said to change that soon....

Samsung has really been working hard on expanding and updating its product lineup lately. The focus seems to be mostly on the company's newer families, with new additions like the Galaxy C9 on the horizon and now a brand new release within the "On"...

It's a good days for those hunting Samsung leaks - no less then three unannounced devices made the rounds online. Samsung Z2 Samsung is going to unveil the Tizen-powered Z2 tomorrow in India, but there are already a bunch of official images...

Industry sources out of Vietnam have been reporting on a new budget Samsung Galaxy phone that should be released on the local market soon. The device in question will likely be called the Galaxy J7 Prime and the original source insists it will be a...

Market research firm IDC has released its latest report for the Indian smartphone market, revealing that Samsung was the top vendor in second quarter of this year. The South Korean company's share of the market stood at 25.1%. "With updated...