Samsung Galaxy J1 4G (2017)

The Samsung Galaxy J1 is a budget smartphone with simple specs featuring improvements over 2016 s Galaxy J1. The phone is priced at under Rs. 10,000.

The Galaxy J1(2017) sports a similar 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display of WVGA resolution similar to last year s Galaxy J1. The display shows clear content that should suffice for everyday apps and tasks. The phone measures 132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm and weighs 131 grams. Gold, black and white are three colors the phone is currently available in.

The phone is powered by a 1.3 GHz four-core processor and 1GB of RAM on a Spreadtrum SC 7727SE chipset that takes care of simple apps and tasks with ease. The device is vested with an appreciable 128GB of expandable storage space from 8GB. This is an improvement over last year s 4GB of ROM. The OS on the phone is Marshmallow 6.0 over last year s 5.1 Lollipop.

The primary camera on the Galaxy J1 (2017) is 5-megapixels that takes simple images with enough light. The rear camera features LED flash. The secondary camera on the Galaxy J1 is 2-megapixels that captures grainy images and requires ample light to ensure clarity. The battery on the Galaxy J1 (2017) is 2,050mAh and removable that lasts about eighteen hours at best. This is an improvement over the Galaxy J1 (2016) with its 1,850mAh battery.

The Galaxy J1 accommodates two micro-SIM cards, i.e., it is a dual SIM phone that supports 4G LTE and 3G. Other connectivity features the phone has to offer include Bluetooth 4.0, GPS , and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n support. Sensors on the phone include a proximity sensor and an accelerometer. The phone also sports a microUSB 2.0 port