Samsung comes with metal smartphones C5 and C7 for the Chinese market
Samsung has presented two metal smartphones for the Chinese market. The C5 and C7 mark the beginning of a new series of devices, with a design that the South Korean manufacturer has not used until now.
The C5 and C7 have a metal design reminiscent of that of the HTC One M7 and later Apple’s iPhone 6 series, with a full metal housing and antenna lines for receiving wireless signals. They aren’t Samsung’s first metal Android smartphones, but last year’s Galaxy A-series phones have a different look without antenna lines. The design differs from that of the Galaxy S7, among others, which has curves and a glass back.
The C5 has a 5.2″ OLED screen with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels, while the C7 has a 5.7″ screen with the same resolution and type. The C5 runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617, the C7 has a new Snapdragon 625, which Qualcomm has made in Samsung’s factories with a 14nm process.
The C5 and C7 are currently only available in China. The C5 should currently cost about 300 euros, for the C7 Samsung will calculate around 350 euros.
| Dimensions | 145.9mm 72mm 6.7mm | 156.6mm 77.2mm 6.7mm |
| Screen | 5.2″, OLED | 5.7″, OLED |
| Resolution | 1920×1080 pixels | 1920×1080 pixels |
| social | Snapdragon 617 | Snapdragon 625 |
| cpu | 8x Cortex A53 @ 1.5GHz | 8x Cortex A53 @ 2GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 405 | Adreno 506 |
| Memory | 4GB lpddr3 | 4GB lpddr3 |
| Storage | 32GB | 32GB/64GB |
| Camera | 16MP f/1.9 rear 8MP f/1.9 front | 16MP f/1.9 rear 8MP f/1.9 front |
| Battery | 2600mAh | 3300mAh |