Was in the market for an upgrade so finding this phone settled that.

I originally purchased the J7 2015 version. It got VERY hot and I returned it the next day. I now have the 2016 Perx version and love it! I switched from a Galaxy S3 that was on its last leg. Much larger screen, hugely improved functionality, and the battery lasts a lot longer. So far I am very happy with it. My only issue is that it doesn't charge fully when on, but it could be my USB cable. I have left it plugged in charging for 8 hours and it only goes up a few percent; if I turn it off, it charges in a few hours.

Bought this for son who had an LG phone that, although it was less than a year old, had degraded to where it would only last 3-4 hours before needing to be recharged and had developed other problems. He was fine using Boost, so I took a look at what was available and the Samsung J7 seemed to be the best choice under $200. The J7 is solidly built, has been lasting him between 1-2 days between charges, has a larger screen, more memory and is working really well for him. Only been using it for a month, but so far he is thrilled with it.

I had an S5 but gave this J7 Perx a try when the charging port broke on the S5. The J7 Perx is awesome! I debated getting the S8 (for substantially more $) but decided on this one because ultimately, I only use the phone for pictures, texting, calls, games, and various apps (FB, Snap, reward programs, etc.). I've had it a month now and absolutely love it

I previously purchased the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) from Best Buy. I upgraded to the J7 Perx (2017) during the Black Friday Sales Event. I like that this year's model was offered in black color versus the previous year's white color. It has a faster processor, more RAM, better front and rear cameras, and a superior speaker located on the right side of the phone versus on the usual bottom location causing sound dampening whenever the phone is laid down. This is a very responsive phone with quick Internet access and decent call quality. I would definitely recommend this phone as a very reasonably priced alternative to Samsung's higher priced models.