Samsung Galaxy J1 Review: What was Samsung Thinking?

By Abhinav Pathak on Mar 19, 2015 01:38 PM

It seems there is a huge disconnect between Samsung Mobile's marketing, engineering departments and its customers. With such a mammoth organization, its not that difficult to imagine. Back to the topic of our discussion, the Samsung Galaxy J1. With just 512 MB RAM, 4GB storage, bland/bulky design, software issues and lackluster performance, the Galaxy J1 is not worth your time or money.

6.1

Samsung Galaxy J1 is not worth your time nor money.

PROS

Good Cameras
Good Battery-life
Decent Display

CONS

Apps & Games Crash
Inconsistent Performance
Laggy Gameplay
Bland Design
No Light Sensor, Notification LED

Score Breakdown

Build and Design

6.3
Display

7.0
Network Reception & Call Quality

7.5
Camera(s)

7.0
Music & Video Playback

7.0
Gaming

4.5
Performance

5.5
Battery-life

7.0
Software

7.1
Total Score

6.1 10.0