Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Samsung Galaxy J1 – Everything Android

Looking for an entry-level smartphone in shopping malls or shops we run easily in the vast range and Samsung, including cheap ones , we can also find the Samsung Galaxy J1 ; then we go to find out in our review whether the possible purchase of this smartphone is believed to be recommended or not.


Unboxing

Inside the box of the Samsung Galaxy J1 we find the battery charger Wall from 0.7A wireless data , headphones in-ear headphones of good quality with its buffers for ‘ adaptation to the ear and the classic manuals quick.


Video review of Samsung Galaxy J1

Below is our video showing all aspects of daily use of this smartphone.


Hardware & amp; telephony

The technical equipment of the Samsung Galaxy J1 is quite small: we have a processor Spreadtrum dual-core 1.2 GHz supported only 512 MB RAM and 4 GB of internal memory (of which about 2 user available) expanded via microSD; there are no NFC, the notification LED, the 4G and the light sensor. The classic keys, external to the display, Samsung are not back-lit and are free of feedback of the vibration. The photographic industry sees a rear chamber by 5 megapixel with flash and autofocus and a front-facing megapixels.

Display
4.3-inch 800×480

Processor
4 core, 1.2 GHz


Camera
5 megapixel

Android
4.4 .4


You can find more information on this Samsung through the official site this link. The official price of the Samsung Galaxy J1 is about 120 € , but can be found online at below the 100 €.

Part Telephone & amp; antennas

The phone part of the Samsung Galaxy J1 sees 4 GSM bands and two UMTS bands; full reception , the audio from the capsule is sharp and powerful though not very full-bodied. The other party will always perceive clearly even in handsfree mode ; the volume from the speaker, during this use, is of average power but the sound is clear and of good quality. The reception WiFi is very high; GPS , also, is almost instantaneous fix satellites.


Ergonomics, Design & amp; materials

No problem with regard to ‘ use with one hand of the Samsung Galaxy J1: small size, light weight and good grip of the back cover are sufficient to ensure an outlet always safe. In terms of materials we find the bodies in plastic medium quality but little prone to fingerprints.

At the aesthetic level we find cures, indentations, chrome and symmetrical elements that give this a Galaxy looks really nice and captivating. The construction is solid but the physical buttons of the volume and power have a game a bit ‘too much. We point out that this smartphone is available in black, blue and white.


display, audio & amp; Multimedia

For the Samsung Galaxy J1 adopted a 4.3-inch panel with the now increasingly rare WVGA resolution (800 × 480). Although the panel is cheap, surprised us and has earned a note on : despite the fact definition (217ppi) allows to see just the pixels and the vertical viewing angle is not the higher, colors reproduced are really good and the maximum brightness is very high . No problem, then, viewing in direct light of the Sun, also thanks to the mode “use outdoors” which varies the color gamut of the display to facilitate even more the vision in this situation.

blacks tend slightly gray as on many terminals of this range, but the overall yield is still higher than most of the competition, also oleophobic protection is quite effective. Too bad for the lack of light sensor.

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The rear speaker of the Samsung Galaxy J1 play a audio good quality, even if no shade available, the volume of which is greater than the speakerphone; good listening from supplied headphones and this FM Radio that works well. Also we point out the lack of a music player “owner” and the presence of the Play Music as the default player.

video player of this series of Samsung effortlessly reproduces the MP4 up to a maximum resolution of 1080p, MKV our test is started without audio, while the DivX (with AC3 sound) does not play.


Camera

Usually the first segment of which you tend to save in this price range is the camera; the photographic industry’s Samsung Galaxy J1 instead, although it is not comparable with higher-end handsets, allows return good shots with sufficient light while inevitably suffers with decreasing ambient light – but the flash is very powerful.

The auto focus is performed after pressing the shutter button and the time the operation is a bit ‘too; The front camera instead reaches just enough under optimal conditions. You can judge for yourself from the examples below.

photo software is the classic one of Samsung “pre-Galaxy S6″ with the ability to choose the resolution of photos and videos and select some modes like panorama, beauty face, multiple shooting, etc .. We are also the possibility of “ selfie with hand gesture ” between options for the front room; shame about the lack of HDR.

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Video , filmed at a maximum resolution of 720p, are a bit ‘mixed and not very fluid, but the result is still sufficient and captured audio is good.


Autonomy & amp; battery

The average consumption of the Samsung Galaxy J1 is not high, however, during the heavy usage to display on, the power level drops quickly and the 1850 mAh can not work miracles: the result is a range that allows you to arrive late in the evening use with medium-intense but not beyond. In an emergency, however, we can use the energy saving advanced that restricts connectivity and application usage, as well as change the display colors, and can greatly extend the battery life.


Software

Android 4.4.4 that is installed on Samsung Galaxy J1 is customized with the classic TouchWiz, here in lighter version : we do not find it feature “smart” as, for example, the standby intelligent; also at the level of pre-installed app there is not much: we find the excellent archive The Galaxy App Store, the app My Galaxy and little else.

As for the system responsiveness are a good fluidity of the animations but the lack of power and lack of RAM create many problems in everyday : many applications that require a high use of resources (AnTuTu, Real Racing …) are started about 3 times out of 5; background processes, even the priority, are terminated when the RAM is saturated with the risk of seeing often interrupted our application downloads only if we “dare” to open at the same time some other app. In short, this smart phone should be used with very calmly and performing an operation at a time; This is perhaps the most serious defect that affects the use of this Samsung.

Finally, a nod to the keyboard that, if there are no jobs in the background, is fast and precise , with swipe and classic customizations of Samsung, but not of the numbers in a row to the (logical choice given the size of the display).

Web Browser

The internet browsing from Samsung Galaxy J1 is indicated for occasional use, in fact, the speed of interaction, especially on sites heavier, is not among the best and forces us, more often than not, to excessive delay for the complete rendering of the page. No problem on sites optimized for smartphones or light.



Gaming

As mentioned previously the modern 3D titles not always be started from the Samsung Galaxy J1, but in the case of start-up gameplay is good, even if the frame rate is not among the highest.


In conclusion

It is not always easy to evaluate a smartphone of this price range because, inevitably, there is a tradeoff . The Samsung Galaxy J1 has a good display and a good part of telephone , but unfortunately it is lacking as hardware equipment , even for a smartphone in its class. Our advice would be to evaluate the pros and cons that we showed in the review and buy it only if you have the certainty of not having additional usage requirements compared to what this Samsung Galaxy J1 can offer without encountering any problems.

If not we recommend you look around looking for some good offer of the competition or at least to spend a few tens of euros more for a smartphone with at least twice the RAM and internal memory. As usual we leave to our vows:

Best Web for Samsung Galaxy J1: € 89.99 from Cecchinishop or € 97.00 by Amazon.it

Display:

7.5

Ergonomia:

8

Hardware:

6

Software:

6.5

Batteria:

7

Fotocamera:

6.5

Qualità/prezzo:

6.5

Materiali:

7

Audio:

7

Esperienza User:

6

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