Past few months have not been the best for Samsung Mobiles with the entire Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. The company was forced to recall the flagship device and the "safe" Galaxy Note 7 devices had the same exploding battery issues which made the company discontinue Note 7.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is a good, long-lasting workhorse for users who want a solid phone to message, browse and e-mail with, without needing the frills. The Prime version of the J7 is a significant upgrade over the regular model.

Samsung launched the Galaxy On Nxt with similar specifications as the Galaxy J7 Prime in India last month exclusively on Flipkart for Rs. 18,490. It has a full metal unibody design, has 32GB of on-board storage and is powered by Exynos 7 Octa 7870 14nm processor.

Good performance; Good design and build quality; Dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots; Fingerprint sensor is fast

No ambient light sensor; gyroscope and magnetic sensor; Average battery life; Average camera; Priced slightly on the higher side

Loving this phone due to following pros: 1. Superb and premium feel as very sleek, curved glass design and metallic body.. 2. Battery life of 1 and a half days and charges to 100% in about less than 2 hours.. 3. Display is crisp nd pleasant to look at.. 4. No lags in spite of almost full storage..

Good display; Reasonably smooth performance

Underwhelming camera; Mediocre battery

While the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime has yet to be officially announced, we've received info that it has started selling here in Malaysia for RM1199. In addition, our sometimes random but mostly accurate leakster Mr. Anonymous has returned, this time with hands-on pics of the Galaxy J7 Prime.

J7 PRIME. All photos by LA Benitez Let me start by saying that the J7 Prime didn't look like a midrange device in the slightest, with its curved glass front and slightly textured metal back. In fact, most of my colleagues thought it was a Galaxy S7 until they examined it closely.

Samsung launched the Galaxy On Nxt it in fact is exactly similar to the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime that was silently launched few weeks back. Check this Samsung Galaxy on Nxt review to know about how well the handset performs.

Flagship devices are very pricey today and repairing them can cost a bomb. Taking for example a device that costs about RM3,000, repairing the most easily damaged component – the display, can cost a third of the phone itself.

Affordable; Support for dual Nano-SIM; Has an 'Outdoor' mode for brighter display

Generic Samsung design; Performance could be better

While on one end, Samsung's flagship side of things is going quiet for the year, the budget segment is only getting busier. With a range of phones in the On, J and C series, Samsung has been making all possible combinations with the specs to push the phones. And why not, it's working for them!