Samsung's On7 is brand's latest offering in the budget segment to take on the competition from Chinese brands. The device offers decent specs, and if you're wondering how well it performs in real-life, then take a quick tour of its capabilities via slideshow.

1. Samsung Galaxy
On7
Review in pictures
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2. 2
A stylish phablet that’s easy to handle
DESIGN
 Just like its smaller sibling, the Samsung
Galaxy On5, the On7 has a faux leather
back panel and silver trims
 Both the back panel and the battery are
removable
 Port placement is standard, features
Samsung’s signature home button, with
two other non-backlit capacitive navigation
keys
 he phone looks classy in gold, with good
build quality
 Not perfect for one-hand use, but still fits
snugly in the hands

3. Not enough pixels per inch
DISPLAY
 5.5-inch display with HD resolution, resulting in 267ppi
 Average sharpness and slightly washed out colours
 Decent sunlight legibility
 Average viewing angles

4. Capable pair of shooters
CAMERA
 The On7 gets a 13MP primary shooter with LED flash, along with a 5MP front
camera
 The camera app is simple with only four pre-loaded shooting modes – Pro,
Panorama, Continuous Shot and Beauty Face
 There are the usual camera setting as well

5. Bright colours, good details
CAMERA
 Long shots do capture detail and the colours look vibrant and are reproduced well
 Close-up shots turn out beautiful
 Flash works well without burning out the subject in low-light situations
 Night shots are usable only when there’s abundant lighting
 Front camera captures good details and colours as well

6. The quintessential Touchwiz UI, only cleaner
USERINTERFACE
 The Galaxy On7 runs Android
5.1.1 Lollipop with Samsung’s
Touchwiz UI on top
 Gets usual apps like S
Planner, Smart Manager and
My Galaxy
 Third-party apps like
MixRadio are also available
 Software optimisation
features like Ultra Data
Saving Mode and Ultra
Power Saving Mode
 Clean UI with no bloatware

7. Engines meant for simple use
USERINTERFACE
 The Galaxy On7 gets a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 CPU with 1.5GB
of RAM
 The phone handles regular usage pretty well and stutters negligibly while playing
heavy games like Dead Trigger 2
 Multi-tasking on the On7 is not as smooth
 Gets only 8GB of storage, expandable up to 128GB. Also features USB OTG.
 Gets support for dual-SIM and 4G

8. A battery that just won’t give up
PERFORMANCE
 Utilises a 3,000mAh battery
 Easily lasts a day with mixed
usage
 Lasted for 13 long hours on
our standard battery test
 Power Saving mode and Ultra
Power Saving mode do
optimise the battery life

9. At a glance
PERFORMANCE
 5.5-inch, 1,280 x 720 pixels (267ppi)
 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm
Snapdragon 410 processor
 Adreno 306 GPU
 1.5GB RAM
 8GB storage with microSD slot
 13MP primary camera with LED flash,
5MP front camera
 Android v5.1.1 Lollipop with Touchwiz
UI
 3,000mAh battery
 Dual-SIM, 4G support, Bluetooth, WI-Fi,
GPS and USB OTG

10. Pros and Cons
 Nice design
 Great battery life
 Capable cameras
 Clean UI
 Average performance
 Average display quality

11. Pricing & Verdict
Price:
Rs 10,990
“The Samsung Galaxy On7 looks decent, offers
great battery life and decent cameras. However,
the phone’s not meant for heavy multitasking.
That said, it’s a good option for regular users
looking for a dependable daily driver, with a big
screen.”