Samsung has got good response to its Galaxy J series smartphones. AMOLED display screen, decent camera and battery life are key attractions of these smartphones. In this post, we will have a quick look into Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 Review with pros and Cons.
Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 is made up of plastic. However, it has matte metal strip covering in the sides. With the dimensions of 72.3×145.8×8.1 mm and weighs 158 grams, overall it feels good for a single handed usage.
Galaxy J5 2016 is powered by 1.2GHz Quad core Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410 chipset with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 305 GPU. The day to day performance, I have not faced any lag. Games like Asphalt 8 can playable but in medium settings. In high settings, there is a minor frame drops. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with custom UI on top of it. The device is getting regular security updates which is welcome move from Samsung. It has 16GB of internal storage in which around 10.8Gb of storage available for the users. It also supports microSD card.
Samsung Galaxy J5(6) sports 5.2 inch super AMOLED display screen with 720p resolution. Though there are many devices available in this price segment which has 1080p resolution, display on this device is surprisingly decent.
Galaxy J5(6) houses 13MP CMOS sensor with wide f/1.9 aperture and a single LED flash. The front camera is a 5MP unit with f/1.9 aperture and a dedicated LED flash. In well lit conditions, camera performance is good. Though colours look little over saturated, images taken are sharp and contains decent details. In low light, the Galaxy J5 6 camera struggles a bit.
Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 houses Li-ion 3100 mAh battery which in our test lasted for more than a day. The connectivity features of the device includes 4G, 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth, WiFi hotspot, USB tethering and microUSB.
Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 review summary: In the below 15k price segment, there are many smartphones with much better specification than this are available such as LeEco Le 2, Redmi Note 3, Lenovo Vibe k5 Note etc. What sets apart Galaxy J5 2016 from the rest is availability of proper dual sim card slots with dedicated microSD card support, removable battery and most importantly timely availability of security patch updates.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy J5 2016
Pros of Galaxy J5 2016
- Super AMOLED display screen.
- Proper dual sim card support with dedicated microSD card slot.
- Timely security patch updates.
- Decent battery life.
- Compact size.
Cons of Galaxy J5 2016
- Dated Soc: Though it is a decent Soc, it is not comparable to the other smartphones available in this price segment.
- Lack of basic sensors: The basic sensors like Ambient light sensor, Compass, Gyroscope are missing on this device. Also you cannot use this device with VR headsets.
- Camera performance is average.
