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The Galaxy J7 (2016) gets a new metal finish, a bigger battery and Marshmallow on top of a more recent, and slightly more capable, chipset. All welcome upgrades for the most prominent of the J-series but that's all Samsung could afford and stay on budget.

Just like the original, the 2016 model is offered in two versions on different markets: you can get either a Snapdragon or an Exynos chipset. The difference is negligible though, considering they both have eight Cortex-A53's.

Here go the rest of the specifications at hand.

• Dual-SIM, Dual Standby capability, microSIM
• 5.5-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen of 720p resolution and 268ppi
• Exynos 7870 ; octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53; Mali-T830 GPU
• 2GB of RAM, 16GB of inbuilt storage, microSD slot (up to 128GB)
• 13MP main camera with f/1.9 lens, LED flash, 1080p@30fps video recording
• 5MP front camera with LED flash, f/2.0 lens, 1080p@30fps video recording
• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with TouchWiz
• LTE Cat.4, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0; NFC, GPS, GLONASS, microUSB 2.0 port, USB host
• 3,300mAh removable battery
• Plastic back, metal frame