Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

While we're seeing a reversal of trends as manufacturers are moving back towards compact smartphones, the C series from Samsung caters to phablet enthusiasts. While the C9 Pro sports a massive 6-inch display, the Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro features a relatively smaller 5.7-inch screen. That doesn't mean that it can be operated single-handedly though, because it still has a large footprint measuring 156.5 x 77.2mm in terms of height and width. Your thumb won't reach the corners unless you perform finger gymnastics, and hence it requires two hands to use it.

Similar to its bigger brother, the Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro boasts 16-meg snappers, at the back as well as the front. Both the cameras have an aperture of f/1.9, to allow more light to enter the CMOS sensor. The default camera app is typically Samsung-esque.. with all the options present up front. In the portrait mode, you get the ability to capture images, record a video or preview your clicks with the controls available at the bottom. The top panel has a settings button, a flash toggle and the option to switch to the front camera. To see different modes and filters, you can swipe to the left or right respectively. The Gallery app on the phone also follows the footprints of Google Photos, as it automatically makes collages, videos or stories based on certain themes by combining the images captured by you.

At the core of the Galaxy C7 Pro ticks the Snapdragon 626 processor, which is a minor upgrade to our favourite mid-range SD625 chipset. The SoCs eight cores are clocked at 2.2GHz. In our usage, it ensured smooth navigation and quick opening of apps. Gaming wasn't an issue either, with the Adreno 506 graphics engine running at 650MHz. We loved the off-roading experience onAsphalt Extreme. Thanks to 4GB RAM, multitasking isn't an issue either, although apps do take some time in returning to their previous state when you switch back to them.

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro is quite slim at 7mm, and yet the company has managed to pack in a 3,300mAh battery inside. Coupled with the power-efficient silicon, the handset is able to stay live for long periods without needing a charge. Charged fully at 5 am in the morning, it was able to go on until the next day with extensive usage of calls and messages, capturing photos, internet surfing, listening to music, and a little bit of gaming. If you use it more judiciously, then it'll surely won't require juicing up before the next day. Normally, it should be able to deliver a screen-on time of four hours. In our battery test, wherein we play a 720p video on loop with both the brightness and volume set at 50 percent, the C7 Pro was able to last almost 20 hours a result which even beats the figures from phones with as much as 4,000mAh batteries.