Samsung's latest smartphones - the Galaxy J7 (2016) and Galaxy J5 (2016) - have received the approval of China's telecommunications equipment certification center TENAA, indicating their imminent release.

The upcoming devices are the successors to the Galaxy J7 and Galaxy J5 handsets, which were launched in 2015. According to TENAA, the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) will have two versions, one with the model numer SM-J7108 and the SM-J7109 model.

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The SM-J7108 model will head to China Mobile along with the Samsung Galaxy J5 (SM-J5108), while the SM-J7109 version will make its way to China Telecom.

Specs-wise, the Samsung Galaxy J5 weighs about 155.4 grams and measures 145.7 x 72.3 x 7.9 mm in dimensions. The phone features a 5.2-inch Super AMOLED display screen with 720p resolution and comes with the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system out of the box.

It has a 13 megapixel camera on the back with LED flash and laser autofocus feature, and a 5 megapixel front-facing unit. Under the hood, the Galaxy J5 packs a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, up to 16GB of built-in memory storage, and support for 4G. It will be available in gold, white and pink gold colors.

As for the Samsung Galaxy J7, the SM-J7108 model will have a 1.6 GHz octa-core chipset, while the SM-J7109 will pack a 1.5 GHz octa-core. The rest of the specs for these models are the same. Both devices feature a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display screens with 1080p resolutions, 13 megapixel rear-facing cameras with LED flash and laser autofocus as well, 5 megapixel front-facing units, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable internal memory.

The SM-J7108 is expected to be available in white and gold, while the SM-J7109 will be available in black and gold. Both devices will run on the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS.

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