As a first time smartphone user the jury is still out on this phone. I do like some of the features on the phone but am not entirely sure about everything I can do with it yet. I especially like the fact that it is a "No Contract Phone" yet, It has many of the features of the more expensive contract phones. Once I've learned more about what I can do with this phone I may post another review.

The Virgin Mobile Samsung Galaxy J7 Perx is one of the best phones I've owned.

I bought this phone to replace a 2015 J7 I got a few months ago because a couple of apps I use only run on Nougat 7 and holy smokes I'm so glad I did. It's longer, narrower and thinner than the J7 which felt like I was lugging around a miniature tablet at times, it's also noticeably quicker and the screen seems crisper on the eyes. Al my apps and the OS (currently Nougat 7.0 ) are taking up 3.44 GB of space which leaves me 10.37. GB of free space. I also have a 64 GB sd card for storing pics and video's etc. so other than installing a few more apps I don't anticipate filling it up with apps. It comes with some bloatware but you can unistall some apps or disable the apps that won't uninstall. There doesn't appear to be a notification light for text's etc.so hopefully Samsung may consider it in a future update but judging from the 2015 J7 I wouldn't hold my breath The call clarity is great, I was often told my J7 would sometimes echo and sound like it's under water to the person on the other end when I spoke but the Perx I'm told is crystal clear I use Virgin so I didn't have the luxury of having a lot of phones to select from but honestly I'd much rather buy this for $199 than pay $500 and up for a phone that might have a couple more bells and whistles that I don't really need. I'm technical and I use my phone a lot in my day to day and the Perx handles it nicely.

I got this as an upgrade for my Samsung J3, which even with 1.5 gb ram, still ran low on memory. All the difference in the world, partially due to the Android Nougat system, which works perfectly with the Samsung J7 to maximize memory and keep it moving smoothly. Pictures are good, responsiveness excellent.

For the price of this phone it is 10 times better than my old android phone. I couldn't be happier. I added a 32gb micro sd card and transferred everything from my old phone including 2500 pictures, 30 videos and about 3,000 songs and still have 19gb left on sd card. My internal phone storage with a bunch of apps installed is around 4gb. The front and main camera takes excellent pictures. Screen is very large and easy to see. Phone also has one handed mode which will reduce the screen size to make it easier to reach with your thumb also you can move it to the right or left depending on your dominate hand. Phone is very responsive and fast. For what you get the price is a great value.