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  • Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 Cons-Reasons not to buy

    Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 or Samsung Galaxy J7 -6 is the successor to the previous years Galaxy J7. The Super AMOLED display screen, good camera, excellent battery life, Decent performance, S-Bike mode are some of the key USP of this smartphone. However, this smartphone has few drawbacks. So here are the some of Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 Cons.

    Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 Cons

    Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 Cons-Reasons not to buy

    These are some of the demerits of Samsung Galaxy J7 -6 when we compare it with other smartphones available in this same price segment or lower.

    No full HD display screen

    Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 which is launched in India comes with 5.5 inch sAMOLED display with screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels. It provides good viewing angles and sunlight legibility. However, we are seeing many smartphones which are priced less than this smartphone featuring full HD resolution screen. Interestingly, the variant of Galaxy J7 2016 which is launched in other part of the world has full HD resolution. This is one of the biggest drawback of Galaxy J7 2016 according to us.

    Lack of basic sensors

    Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 has only Accelerometer, Hall Sensor and Proximity Sensor. There is no ambient light sensor. This sensor is useful for auto brightness adjustment. Also there is no compass sensor . This sensor is very useful while using the google maps navigation. As there is no Gyroscope sensor, you cannot use this device with VR headsets. All these sensors are available in the smartphones such as Le 2, Redmi Note 3, Honor 5c  etc which are priced much lower than Galaxy J7 -6.

    No secondary noise cancellation mic

    This is another area Galaxy J7 -6 lags behind. The noise cancellation secondary mic is helpful when you are in crowded area. It reduces surrounding noise which interns provide better audio output to the person with whom you are talking to.

    No Fingerprint scanner

    Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 is priced at Rs.15,990 in India. In recent times we are seeing smartphones which are priced below 10k featuring fingerprint scanner. It is sad to know that, Samsung is not providing fingerprint scanner on a device which is placed in the upper mid range smartphone segment.

    No Gesture controls

    Galaxy J7 2016 comes with touchwiz user interface on top of Android Marshmallow. Samsung has omitted all the gesture controls and multi windows options on this smartphone. Simple gestures like double tap to wake up also missing.

    No LED notification Light

    This is another drawback of Samsung Galaxy J7 2016. Having a LED notification light, helps a lot especially to know if there is a notification without even touching the device.

    Navigation Keys are not backlit

    This is another area Samsung tried to do cost cutting. When we are in dark area, having the navigation keys with backlight is very useful . Samsung devices has back key in the right side and multi tasking button in the left side. If you are using multiple smartphones, it takes a bit of time to get adjusted to it.

    These are the some of the Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 Cons according to us.  These drawback are very basic things. Considering the price, these are features we expect from smartphone in this segment. Hope Samsung fixes these Galaxy J7-6 cons in the next iteration.

  • How to use Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 as Modem

    Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 are two mid range Android smartphone which offers good features in affordable price.  The AMOLED screen is the additional attraction of these smartphones. The Android version and UI are identical. In this post, we will learn to use Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 as modem through personal WiFi hotspot and USB tethering.

    WiFi Hotspot and USB tethering are two popular methods to share internet from smartphone to PC or other WiFi enabled devices. So in this post, let us explore the two different methods to share internet from Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 to other devices.

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    How to use Samsung Galaxy J5 and  Galaxy J7  as Modem

    For using Samsung Galaxy J5 and  Galaxy J7 as modem to connect to internet from PC, Laptop or iPad, there are 3 different methods. The methods are Personal WiFi hotspot, USB tethering and Bluetooth tethering. You can use any of these methods according to your requirement. For using this Samsung Galaxy smartphone as modem, you need to have a data plan for tethering. The charges might apply as per your cellular network provider.

    How to use Samsung Galaxy J5 and  Galaxy J7 personal Wi-Fi Hotspot

    Samsung Galaxy personal Wi-Fi hotspot is the method through you can share your mobile data to other WiFi enabled devices through mobile hotspot.

    1. First enable the Mobile data.
    2. Now go to Apps->Settings.
    3. Tap on to Tethering and Mobile hotspot.
    4. Now Select Mobile Hotspot.
    5. Here you can enable the WiFi hotspot by moving the slider to right.
    6. You can access your mobile WiFi hotspot from any other wifi enabled devices using the SSID and password you have provided while configuring the Mobile Hotspot.

    How to configure Mobile Hotspot/WiFi hotspot in Galaxy J5 and  Galaxy J7

    • Follow the steps till 6 and then tap on to Menu Button(|)
    WiFI hotspot password reset
    • Tap configure hotspot.
    • In this page, you an enter or edit the network SSID, password  and security type.
    • Once down tap on to Save.

    Video Guide on how to use Galaxy J5 & Galaxy J7 as Wi-Fi Hotspot

    Video guide on how to use Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 as modem

    How to use USB tethering on Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7

    • Connect your your device to PC through USB cable.
    • Install the required drivers. If any difficulty in installing the USB the driver for Galaxy J5 or J7, download and install Samsung Kies.
    • Follow the steps 1 to step 4 mentioned above.
    • Enable the USB tethering by moving the the slider right.
    • Your USB connected device will start getting the internet.

    How to use Bluetooth tethering on  Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7

    • First you need to pair your smartphone with device which you want to connect to internet.
    • Then follow the steps 1 to 4.
    • Now enable the Bluetooth Tethering.

    These are the different ways of  accessing net from pc through Samsung Galaxy J5, Galaxy J7, Galaxy J2.

    Note:

    Using  Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 as WiFi hotspot, will drain your battery faster. So use this feature wisely.

  • Samsung Galaxy J7 Cons and Pros Review

    Samsung Galaxuy J7 is a midrange smartphone which is launched along with Galaxy J5. The key features of this smartphone are AMOLED display screen, battery life, decent performance, good camera and attractive price tag.  Samsung Galaxy J7 price in India is Rs.14,999.

    Galaxuy J7 comes with 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display screen with resolution of 1280 x 720 Pixels and has decent  pixel density of 267 ppi. As it has Super AMOLED screen, the colour reproduction and  viewing angle are good. One demerit interms of display is, it doesnot have any screen protection such as Corning Gorilla Glass. So it is good have screen gaurd.

    Samsung Galaxy J7 Dual sim
    Samsung Galaxy J7

    Samsung Galaxuy J7 which is available in India is powered by 1.5GHz Exynos 7580 64 Bit Cortex A53 octa core processor coupled with 1.5GB of RAM and Mali T-720 GPU. On day to day usage, we have not faced any laginess. Even we are impressed with the gaming experience. Though there were delay in opening a high end game, once loaded, it handled the games without any issues. The smartphone comes with 16GB of internal storage and has support for microSD card.

    Samsung Galaxy J7 houses 13MP rear primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. Both camera performance in outdoor conditions are good. However low light and artificial light condition, camera performance is just average.  Galaxy J7 is a dual sim smartphone and runs on Android 5.1 along with new touchwiz UI.

    Samsung Galaxy J7 has 3000 mAh battery. It provides incredible standby time. For a normal user, this phone will easily last for more than 1 day. The connectivity features of this device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and 4G LTE. Galaxy J7 supports USB OTG as well.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy J7

    To summarize the Samsung Galaxy J7 review, we have listed few of the merits and demerits of the device.

    Pros of Galaxy J7

    • Decent performance: The device performance interms of day to day usage, gaming performance is good. The cellular call quality also good. Phone does not get heats up much while playing the games.
    • Good Display: The  display screen on this is good. It offer good viewing angles and colour reproduction.
    • Excellant Battery life:The battery life it provides interms of standby time and screen on time is excellant.
    • Decent Camera: Both front and rear camera does take good quality photos and video in outdoor conditions.

    Cons of Galaxy J7

    • Lacks basic sensors like compass, light sensor etc.
    • No LED Notification and navigation key are not backlite.
    • Low loud speaker output.
    • No noice cancellation mic.
    • No Corning Gorilla Glass screen protection.

    Samsung Galaxy J7 Tips and Tricks

    Taking screenshot on Galaxy J7: For performing print screen on Galaxy J7, press and hold home and power button simultaneously. The screenshot will be taken. The taken screenshot on Galaxy J7 is saved in Gallery->Screenshot folder. You can read more on this here.

    Using Galaxy J7 as modem: You can use Galaxy J7 as modem through USB tethering and WiFi hotspot features. You can access this from Settings->Connections-> Tethering and Mobile hotspot. If you want to learn more on how to access net from PC using Galaxy J7 as modem, then read here.

    Samsung Galaxy J7 PC suite: Samsung Kies 3.0 is the latest PC suite available for Galaxy J7. You can download and install latest Samsung PC suite from the official support page from Samsung Galaxy J7 PC suite.

    Samsung Galaxy J7 Specifications

    • 5.5 inch Super AMOLED 720p HD display.
    • 1.5GHz Exynos 7580 64 Bit Cortex A53 octa core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, Mali T-720 GPU.
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and 4G LTE.
    • 3000 mAh battery.
    • Dual sim with Dual Standby.
    • Android 5.1 Lollipop with Touchwiz UI.
    • 13MP rear primary camera with LED flash.
    • 5MP front facing camera.
    • Size: 78.6×152.4×7.5 mm and weight: 171 g.
    • Sensors: Accelerometer, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor.