Rakesh (11 August 2016). "Codenames of Samsung Galaxy Devices". DroidViews . Retrieved 2 January 2018. The front camera is a 2-megapixel unit, and it's pretty good. The photos it takes tend to have some noise, but they also capture an attractive amount of detail and colors. Samsung hasn't skimped on features that let you take selfies with ease – you get the Palm Gesture feature for capturing pictures by waving your palm in front of the device, and you also get a beauty mode to soften/remove blemishes from faces. The only big issue with the front camera is that it takes a few seconds to save a photo. It's not world-ending, but it's odd to see a Processing screen each time you take a photo. 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.

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.Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) Phone Specifications". bdpriceupdate. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020 . Retrieved 2 January 2018. Samsung hasn't really experimented with its smartphones' design in the past couple of years, and so it isn't surprising the Galaxy J1 looks like a lot of other phones from the company. However, there's a small design aspect that makes the J1 look different – the top and bottom of the phone have this slightly raised edge at each side, making it look like it has a rugged covering on top. That's not actually the case, but it certainly helps in adding a touch of flair to what is otherwise as basic a design as can be expected from Samsung. The Galaxy J1 has a 1,850 mAh battery under the hood. That's just 10 mAh less than the battery on the high-end Galaxy Alpha, but is naturally able to last longer as it doesn't have too many powerful internals to handle. I easily got a full day of battery life on the J1 with average usage, including using two SIM cards at the same time. Samsung has also built in its Ultra Power Saving Mode, so you can certainly rest assured that the J1 will not be letting you down as far as battery endurance is concerned. Samsung also uses the slightly bigger case of the current Galaxy J1 to increase the battery capacity a bit. Instead of 7 Wh, the replaceable battery now has a capacity of 7.9 Wh (2050 mAh). Even though some rivals have much bigger modules, the test model obviously benefits from the previously described low consumption values.

The aperture (f-stop number) indicates the size of the lens diaphragm opening, which controls the amount of light reaching the image sensor. The lower the f-stop number, the larger the diaphragm opening is, hence, the more light reaches the sensor. Usually, the f-stop number specified is the one that corresponds to the maximum possible diaphragm opening. As for network performance, I didn't really notice anything out of the ordinary. Calls never dropped, but like most low-end phones, the J1 did struggle to find as good a signal in areas with low network strength as costlier devices. Overall, call quality isn't a strong suit for the Galaxy J1. Estimated volume of the device, calculated from the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Applies for devices in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped. Also known as Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace Duos with dual-SIM card slots; Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace Neo J111F NetworkInformation about the manufacturer and model of the image sensor used by this camera of the device. Information about the number of pixels per centimeter (ppcm) or per inch (ppi) of the display. The higher the pixel density, the more detailed and clearer is the information displayed on the screen.