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Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro review – impressive battery life

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro is another handset in the Galaxy C series, available for Rs. 27,990. This handset is powered by Snapdragon 626 octa core processor and comes packed with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. Read the Galaxy C7 Pro review to know how this handset performed.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro unboxing

Inside the box you will get the handset, user manual in Hindi / English, other guides/warranty info, premium quality earphone, USB TYPE C to micro USB adapter, travel charger 9V/1.67A, data cable and SIM tray ejector pin. SAR value : 1.01 W/Kg head.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Design, Display and OS

The C7 Pro is packed inside a metal body. Build and finishing is excellent, looks premium and is very comfortable to hold. Thickness is 7mm and handset weight is 172 grams with built in battery. The back panel is flat and that really gives a very comfortable experience specially for those who type a lot using both hands.

This is a dual SIM handset using hybrid slot – you can use nano SIM + nano SIM or nano SIM + micro SD card. There is LED notification and good number of sensor – Accelerometer, light, proximity, gyro and magnetic.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro features a 5.7 inch 2.5D curved Super AMOLED screen with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. This is the best display, color reproduction, viewing angles and touch response are excellent.

C7 Pro sails on Android Marshmallow version 6.0.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Memory and Storage

The handset is packed with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. On the first boot you will get around 1.6GB free RAM and around 47GB user space. OTG did not work, the handset was not able to detect the pendrive. Some users have confirmed OTG works.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Performance and Benchmark

This C7 Pro is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 64 bit octa core processor clocked at 2.2GHz with Adreno 506 GPU. Performance was smooth, lag free and heatup – well handset hardly heated up. Max battery temperature I encountered was just 34 degrees.

C7 Pro Benchmark

Quadrant : 45252
AnTuTu : 67197 / 12835
Nenamark 2 : 59.2 fps
Disk Speed :  230 MB/s read / 148 MB/s write
Multi Touch : 10 point

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Gaming Performance

No issues with gaming, both Asphalt 8 and the Modern Combat 5 games played really well, check video review for gaming action.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Camera Performance

The rear camera is 16MP with f/1.9 aperture and the front camera is also 16MP with f/1.9 aperture. There are different shooting modes including Pro. However in pro mode you do not get a lot of manual options.

This handset can record FHD videos. Camera quality is above average, can improve. Video quality is very good. Do check the video review for samples.

Galaxy C7 Pro Camera Rating 4.1 out of 5

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro rear and front camera sample

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Others

The C7 Pro comes with finger print sensor that doubles as home button. Finger print detection is fast.  Sound is loud and clear, no issues with in-call sound / quality. 4G VoLTE worked, I was using Reliance JIO SIM. No issues with networks.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Battery

The C7 Pro houses a 3300 mAh non-removable battery with fast charge support. On a full charge you can expect 7 to 15 hours of non-stop moderate to heavy usage. With mixed moderate usage you can easily expect 2 days of backup.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Battery Performance (time / battery % drop / estimated battery temperature)

  • Running Benchmark app – 9 minutes /1% /  33 degree
  • Asphalt 8 + MC5 game play – 32 minutes / 7% / 34 degree
  • FHD video play back – 28 minutes / 5% / 33 degree

It took me 1 hours 30 minutes to charge the handset from 3% to 100% using wall charger.

Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro is a good handset, powerful, packed with good features, comes with NFC too and overall performance is smooth – good for gaming, plus hardware hardly heats up. Looking at the price once would immediately compare it with OnePlus handset. No doubt the OnePlus is better for the price but C7 Pro is better in two areas – one is the screen and other is the battery life.

So if you are comfortable with Samsung brand and happy with their after sales, the Samsung Galaxy C7 pro is a good option to buy.

Rating 4.1 out of 5

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro is available for Rs. 27,990.