Samsung Galaxy C5, Galaxy C7 with Full Metal Body Launched

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Samsung has announced the launch of 2 new smartphones under C series — the Galaxy C5 and the Galaxy C7. Both these phones features metal body and measures just 6.7mm in thickness.

Under the hood, both the Galaxy C5 and Galaxy C7 has midrange specs. While the Galaxy C5 has a 5.2-inch 1080P SuperAMOLED display, the Galaxy C7 sports a bigger 5.7-inch panel with the same 1080P resolution. Both these phone is running Android Marshmallow 6.0.1. Also, the camera has been improved in these series compared with the A-series — a 16MP f/1.9 shooter on the back and an 8MP f/1.9 camera on the front.

samsung galaxy c5

Samsung Galaxy C5 Samsung Galaxy C7 
5.2 inches Super AMOLED 1080P display 5.7 inches Super AMOLED 1080P display
Snapdragon 617 CPU
(octa-core Cortex [email protected])
Snapdragon 625 CPU
(octa-core Cortex [email protected])
Adreno 405 GPU Adreno 506 GPU
4 GB RAM 4 GB RAM
32/64 GB with microSD up to 128GB 32/64 GB with microSD up to 128GB
16 MP back camera with f/1.9, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash 16 MP back camera with f/1.9, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
8 MP front camera with f/1.9 8 MP front camera with f/1.9
Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery

Connectivity wise, both the C5 and C7 offers Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 4G LTE, GPS, Bluetooth v4.2, and NFC. They both boasts a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button. As far as pricing is concerned, the 32GB variant of Galaxy C5 is priced at $335, and 64 GB variant at $370. The 32GB variant of Galaxy C7 is priced at $$395, and 64GB variant is priced at $425. Available only in China as of now, Samsung will be launching them internationally in a month or two.