Samsung Galaxy On7 (2016) to Launch on Thursday; Samsung Galaxy On Nxt Teaser

Samsung India has confirmed that the next Galaxy On-series smartphone will be launching in the country on Thursday. In a series of tweets, Samsung teased the launch and also confirmed that the upcoming Galaxy On smartphone will be Flipkart exclusive.

The e-commerce website has launched a dedicated page ahead of the launch and is referring it as Samsung Galaxy On Nxt. Considering, Samsung has so far not revealed the name of the upcoming handset we will have to wait for the company announcement on Thursday.

We can expect Samsung to launch the Galaxy On7 (2016) smartphone on Thursday in India considering the handset was unveiled in China last month. In a teaser tweet, Samsung said that the next Galaxy On smartphone is powered by an octa-core processor and features a metallic body, in line with the 2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor and metal body of the Samsung Galaxy On7 (2016).

The Samsung Galaxy On7 (2016) was launched in China at CNY 1,599 (approximately Rs. 16,000) and the India pricing of the handset can be expected to be around the same range.

For specifications, the Samsung Galaxy On7 (2016) features a 5.5-inch (1080×1920 pixels) full-HD TFT display; packs 3GB of RAM; comes with 32GB inbuilt storage; supports expandable storage up to 256GB via micro SD card; runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow; comes with hybrid dual-SIM; sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash; an 8-megapixel front camera, and is backed by a 3300mAh battery. The handset also features fingerprint scanner that comes embedded in home button at the front. It supports 4G LTE, GPRS/ EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 4.2, and GPS connectivity options. The Galaxy On7 (2016) also comes with Samsung’s Knox security suite of apps.

To recall, Samsung earlier this month unveiled the Galaxy On8 priced at Rs. 15,900 which was exclusively available via Flipkart. The biggest highlight of the Samsung Galaxy On8 was its 5.5-inch full-HD Super Amoled display.