While the old Samsung Galaxy J1was equipped with a dual-core SoC, Samsung ships the new 2016 model with its own quad-core Exynos 3475. It consists of four Cortex-A7 cores (32-bit) as well as the GPU ARM Mali-T720. The performance is lower mainstream, but the results are actually not that bad within our comparison group. The predecessor is particularly beaten in the multi benchmarks and the difference to the larger Galaxy J3is generally not that big. The old Galaxy J5is usually still the fastest device in the CPU benchmarks. Samsung actually did not change the SoC for the 2016 Galaxy J5, so there are just minor performance differences between the two models. The Galaxy J1 comes with a 4.3-inch PLS LCD display with a resolution of 800×480 pixels. There's nothing special about the viewing experience on offer here. Being an LCD unit, the colors aren't at all vibrant, and the display feels a tad drab in terms of colors and contrast. The viewing angles are also average – you will be able to make out what's on the screen when viewing it an angle, but you won't find it to be as clear as it would be on more high-end handsets (which isn't unexpected given the price range.) In recent times, Samsung has shifted a lot of its focus to the Indian market. The company launched its first Tizen phone in India, made its Galaxy E series ( read our review) exclusive to the country, and then followed up with the Galaxy J1. The Galaxy J1 is the first device in the Galaxy J lineup, and is slightly higher in price than the Samsung Z1 and also comes with slightly better – yet decidedly low-end – hardware.

The Samsung Galaxy J1 was available in a 3G and a 4G version. [1] [2] Both models have an ARM Cortex-A7 CPU with either two (3G) or four cores (4G) with 512 MB (3G) or 768 MB (4G) of RAM respectively, and 4 GB of internal storage. [8] The phone also has a slot for a microSD card (up to 256 gigabytes) and dual SIM card support. [11] The rear camera's resolution is 5 megapixels while the front camera is 2 megapixels and both film video at 720p 30 fps. [8] Software [ edit ] Information about the process technology used in manufacturing the chip. The value in nanometers represents half the distance between elements that make up the CPU. The instruction set architecture (ISA) is a set of commands used by the software to manage the CPU's work. Information about the set of instructions the processor can execute. use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity. Gaming performance is thankfully above average on the J1. Temple Run 2 ran without any lag or stutter, though Minion Rush – another game where you have to run endlessly – wasn't very smooth. The phone should let you play basic games with ease, but just don't throw any title that has a lot of graphics and things happening on the screen at the phone.I spent a week with the Galaxy J1 as my main smartphone, so here's our review of what is one of the most talked about (read leaked) budget Android phones from Samsung in a long time. The Galaxy J1 comes at a time when the budget market in countries like India has been taken over by Xiaomi, Motorola, and other Chinese and local manufacturers, which are offering some pretty stellar hardware for low prices. Even Google is playing in this segment through its Android One initiative, and when you look at the Galaxy J1's specs sheet, it's clear to see that Samsung isn't really trying hard to make sure the device stand out. UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. Based on the GSM standard, it is deemed as a 3G mobile network standard. It has been developed by the 3GPP and its major advantage is the provision of greater bandwidth and spectral efficiency, due to the W-CDMA technology.

The Samsung Galaxy J1 model year 2016 left a somewhat mixed impression in our review. Samsung improved the entry-level device at some points. This clearly includes the SAMOLED screen, which can convince in all areas except for the low resolution. Samsung also tweaked the performance and the features, because this time we get a quad-core SoC, LTE, and even NFC.The Galaxy J1 runs a pretty bare bones version of TouchWiz, Samsung's proprietary UX. It's probably because of the meager hardware that's powering this thing, though as you will see in the performance section below, it doesn't exactly help the J1 offer a smooth experience. Samsung's phones are popular (or infamous, depending on how you look at it) for having a lot of additional functionality over what Android offers by default, but most of it is missing on the Galaxy J1. In fact, the J1 doesn't even come with Samsung's music app – it only has Google Play Music, and it's probably because the TouchWiz Music app was a bit too heavy for the phone to handle. The Z1, Samsung's first Tizen phone, had quite an attractive display despite being such a lowly priced phone, so it's sad to see the same love hasn't been extended to the display on the Galaxy J1. The only thing the J1 is great at is the brightness levels. The display can get quite bright, and the phone also offers an Outdoor mode to further increase the legibility of the display under bright sunlight. RAM (Random-Access Memory) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data in the RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted. Characteristic to Samsung’s Android handsets, the Android control buttons have been moved below the screen, which does mean the bottom portion of the display isn’t taken up with onscreen buttons. The white finish is decidedly plain, but the build quality feels good with everything fitting together neatly and tightly. There’s also the option of a blue finish.