Along with the release of new 4G LTE phones, the Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5, the company also announced two other mid range phones in the E series, the E5 and E7 in India. Samsung Galaxy E5 offers a 5 inch HD Super AMOLED display and is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz processor with 1.5GB of RAM along with an 8MP main camera and 5MP front-facing one. The Samsung Galaxy E5 offers dual-SIM as well. The E6 has hybrid dual SIM which means the second SIM card can be used as micro SD card slot as well.
The phone has Android 4.4 KitKat with Touchwiz UI and also comes with 2400mAh battery and 16GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy E5 specifications
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- 1.2GHz quad-core processor
- 1.5GB RAM
- 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
- Hybrid Dual SIM
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and 5MP front-facing camera
- 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS/ GLONASS
- 2400 mAh battery
- Dimensions: 141.6 x 70.2 x 7.3mm
Samsung Galaxy E7 on the other hand comes with 5.5 inch HD display and also features the quad core processor, but with 2GB RAM. There is 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera along with 16GB internal storage. The battery capacity of E7 is 2900mAh. Both the devices are 3G phones unlike the A series which has 4G LTE support.
Samsung Galaxy E7 specifications
- 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- 1.2GHz quad-core processor
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
- Hybrid Dual SIM
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording, 5MP front-facing camera
- 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS/ GLONASS
- 2900 mAh battery
- Dimensions: 151.3 x 77.2 x 7.3mm
Both devices come with TouchWiz on top of Android 4.4.4 KitKat with Ultra Power Saving Mode, Private Mode, Shot & More and Studio.
Price and Availability:
Samsung Galaxy E5 is priced Rs 19300 while the bigger E7 is priced Rs 23000 and will be available in stores from Jan 20th.