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    First Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 firmware are now online

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    Last updated: July 6th, 2015 at 18:13 UTC+02:00

    About two weeks ago Samsung released the Galaxy J7 and the Galaxy J5, these are the first smartphones from the company that come with a front-facing LED flash. The company has initially made these handsets available in China only and so far hasn't confirmed if and when they will be released in other markets. Today the first firmware for the Galaxy J5 and J7 have come online and they can now be downloaded from our firmware section.

    Firmware details:

    • Model: SM-J5008
    • Model name:
    • Country: China (China Mobile)
    • Version: Android 5.1
    • Changelist: 610694
    • Build date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 08:52:33 +0000
    • Product code: CHM
    • PDA: J5008ZMU1AOF1
    • CSC: J5008CHM1AOF1
    • Model: SM-J7008
    • Model name:
    • Country: China (China Mobile)
    • Version: Android 5.1
    • Changelist: 605593
    • Build date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 01:58:30 +0000
    • Product code: CHM
    • PDA: J7008ZMU1AOF2
    • CSC: J7008CHM1AOF2

    The Galaxy J5 and J7 feature a 5-inch and 5.5-inch HD display with a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor and 64-bit quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor respectively. Both feature 1.5GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera, 16GB internal storage, microSD card slot, dual-SIM slot, LTE and Android 5.1 Lollipop.

    Firmware Galaxy J5Galaxy J7

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