The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) - believed to be the successor of the Galaxy J7 (2016) - has been spotted on a benchmarking site yet again.
However, this time round, it is the U.S. variant of the Samsung smartphone which has appeared on GFXBench.
Earlier in February, the Galaxy J7 (2017) bearing the model number SM-J727A leaked on GFXBench, but now it is the turn of the SM-J727VL which is believed to be the U.S. variant of the handset.
The smartphone has also been spotted on Geekbench in the past, offering a peek into the specs of the rumored handset.
The SM-J727A which leaked previously is said to be the international variant of the Galaxy J7 (2017) as it housed an Exynos 7870 processor. The SM-J727VL, on the other hand, is likely the U.S variant as it houses a different CPU.
Galaxy J7 (2017): U.S Variant Specs
The specs of the model which were revealed on GFXBench points to a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Under the hood, the smartphone houses a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor clocked at 1.4 GHz.
The device will likely boast 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage. As for the graphics, the smartphone may come with the Adreno 308 GPU. The handsets will likely have an 8MP rear-facing camera, as well as a 5MP secondary snapper.
The rear camera may have added features like autofocus, face detection and touch focus. The primary camera will be able to record full HD videos as well. The secondary camera will likely be also record FHD video.
The device will possibly come with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, which is a departure from the Android 7.0 Nougat rumored for the international variant of the handset.
The Snapdragon processor in place of the Exynos 7870 is the only major difference between the two variants.
Galaxy J7 (2017) Release
The smartphone has already received FCC certification, which suggests that it will release soon. Previous leaks have also hinted that the smartphone may be making its way to the U.S. carrier AT&T. Noted leakster Evan Blass has let on that the Galaxy J7 (2017) will also be retailed by Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular.
A recent report also suggested that the Galaxy J7 may also be sold as the Galaxy Sky Pro in the U.S. market.
Samsung has a press event slated for Feb. 26 and it is believed that the company may introduce the Galaxy J7 (2017) at the MWC.
