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Last updated: July 1st, 2017 at 08:24 UTC+02:00
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That phone is the Galaxy J7 Max, which was recently launched in India alongside the Galaxy J7 Pro (which is the Galaxy J7 (2017) rebranded for the Indian market), and unlocking the device seems to be as quick as it is on the Galaxy S8. It's interesting to see Samsung offering face recognition on the J7 Max but not on the new Galaxy J5 (2017) and Galaxy J7 (2017). It's possible the J7 Pro might also have the feature in India, although we can't be sure as we haven't had the chance to play with the device yet. We do, however, have the Galaxy J7 Max in our possession, and you can look forward to a hands-on in the coming days, followed by a full review.
Face recognition isn't the only highlight on the Galaxy J7 Max. This phone is also the first Samsung phone to use a MediaTek processor. MediaTek had confirmed last year that it was doing business with Samsung, and there will likely be more Galaxy phones with MediaTek chipsets launching in the future. The J7 Max is the second phone from Samsung to feature a MediaTek processor (thanks to one of our readers for pointing this out; the J2 Prime was the first with a MediaTek chip). MediaTek isn't exactly known to make high-performance mobile processors, though, so here's hoping the Galaxy J7 Max manages to hold up well in day-to-day usage.
Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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