South Korean company "Samsung" has come a long way, full of hardships and hardships, as well as triumphs and victories, before finally breaking into a leading position in the international mobile arena. We will not recall the history of the company in all details, since it is impractical. Today we will talk about the Samsung J1 smartphone, reviews of which are presented on the official website of the company.
The basis of Samsung's success
Relatively inexpensive budget devices have become it. Actually, it was they who demonstrated the ideal price-quality ratio, setting the tone for the entire international arena and showing what standards should now be applied everywhere. What characterized the devices of the South Korean manufacturer? First, the right price. Secondly, technical characteristics really corresponding to the price. This also includes criteria such as reliable assembly and high-quality materials. Perhaps it was these components that became the basis for the fame that the company gained a few years later. Nevertheless, as is the case with many manufacturers, there were also devices in the lineups,which demonstrated the mistakes of engineers and designers, so to speak, tarnished the reputation of the company. Here is one of these devices and Samsung J1, reviews of which are not the best.
Samsung is slack?
In recent years, more than a dozen experts have noted that the South Korean manufacturer is increasingly turning towards new parameters, ignoring the fundamental principles that allowed the company to achieve such really wild popularity. Thus, the company is developing a new trend, which is that budget models with modest characteristics are overpriced. This is practically not justified by anything, only by the brand itself. From the outside, it may look like Samsung is just trying to spend less, but make more money solely on its popularity. The culmination of this story was the Samsung J1. Reviews about this device confirm that it does not justify the real costs.
Dimensions and ease of use
The phone lies comfortably in the hand. The dimensions were clearly chosen by the company's designers, which, in principle, is noticeable at the first tactile contact. Small to call a smartphone the language will not turn. At the same time, it is not bulky. Using the gadget with one hand will not be any difficulty. If we talk about specific numbers, then it is 129 millimeters in height, 68.2 in width, and also 8.9 in thickness. The mass of the smartphone is approximately 120 grams. To be precise, then 122. In any of the pocketsthe device can hide perfectly. For convenient use, one mechanical key is provided, located in the center, from below on the front face. On the sides of it are the standard touch controls. Probably, the build quality, ease of use and presentable appearance are the only things that this model is ideal for.
Display
The display of the device has a diagonal equal to 4.3 inches. The screen resolution is 480 by 800 pixels. The device was created for the budget segment, as mentioned earlier. It is interesting that the manufacturer decided to make a display matrix not using IPS technology, but using TFT technology. It should be noted that the matrix is of sufficient quality for a device of this class. It performs well in various lighting conditions. There is a margin of brightness to prevent the picture from fading in the sun, which is somewhat pleasing. However, there are also disadvantages. For example, there is no light sensor that would itself determine the level and change the backlight intensity. Therefore, the user will have to carry out these operations manually, personally. Few save on such a component at the present time, but the South Korean developer decided to do it. What can please you in this area? Is that the presence of various fonts that the owner of the phone can choose.
A little about the series as a whole
Even before, everyone thought that the J series (it also includes the Samsung J1, reviews of which you can find at the end of the review) should have been presented to a widethe public as perhaps the most common and accessible. However, this was just a theory. In practice, we have at least a different result from this. It turned out that the Samsung Galaxy J1 SM J100F, reviews of which instantly spread around the international network, became much worse than products from the Lumiya line, which is promoted by Microsoft. Of course, comparing two different platforms with each other has always been something out of the ordinary and unacceptable, but in this case it means that the model was inefficient squared.
Conjectures about the creation of the apparatus and modifications
Sometimes it seems that more than one person took part in the development of the device, but a real army of experts in the relevant field. It becomes almost impossible to believe that the budget J series was developed at all by a strictly limited contingent. The fact is that this would automatically mean the absolute promiscuity of a potential developer in the trends that take place in the field of mobile devices. In practice, we get a relatively old, one might say, expired goods by time standards, “dressed” and “shod” in a beautiful wrapper designed to distract attention.
In our case, we are dealing with a standard. This is the Samsung Galaxy J1 LTE, reviews of which appeared online shortly after the start of sales. But it is rather an anti-standard. Because the South Korean manufacturer this time clearly demonstrated to the whole world how not to design and manufacturedevices. Well, or how not to overestimate the price of such devices. It should be understood that the smartphone has a number of variations with modified characteristics. For example, the Samsung J1 LTE variant, reviews of which are present on many forums, works an order of magnitude faster than its “relatives”. This advantage is provided by using a different platform, mainly.
Design
The Samsung Galaxy J1 smartphone, reviews of which you can find out with the help of the review, is similar to other devices from this manufacturer. It guesses the standard design for many Samsung devices. It looks like a pretty solid device. There is a small border around the screen of the smartphone. It automatically attracts the eye, forcing you to look at the smartphone more carefully, although it is not worth it. Surely the reader remembers the words that this is a stale product in a beautiful package. However, the aesthetics are in no way different from similar devices. All the same typical standard Samsung. In appearance, even the budget is not visible. If we talk about color solutions, then there are three of them. The first is white, the second is black, and the third, not classic, is blue.
Quality materials
Samsung Galaxy J1 SM J100F can't be complained about in this parameter. Reviews can tell that the materials are of sufficient quality, we can say that the assembly is also beyond praise. Among the many budgetJ1 models stand out thanks to this parameter. Yes, it does not completely cover the shortcomings, but it creates, one might say, partly a winning situation for the corresponding device.
Faces and ends
If we look at the left side of the device, we can find the volume key there. It's called the swing. It allows you to adjust the sound in multimedia applications, as well as change the sound mode of the smartphone itself. Traditionally, the right side is occupied by the power button. It allows you to disable or enable the device, as well as block it. The bottom end contains a connector for synchronization with a personal computer. This is a micro USB port. On the opposite side, there is a 3.5mm stereo headset port. We remove the cover. There we will see the battery, as well as slots for SIM cards. There is also a slot for an external micro-SD drive.
All for and against
Let's try to go through all the points of the technical characteristics of the device in order to determine what rating can be awarded to the device. Let's start with design. This is an absolute plus. Original, colorful, comfortable and reliable. In terms of appearance, materials and build quality, the device fully justifies the price for which the South Korean manufacturer sells it. Move on. In second place is the display. Diagonal - 4.3 inches at a resolution of 480 by 800 pixels. For such a diagonal, this is normal, but I would still like to seethe screen is larger. At least 4.7 inches. In the conditions of the budget segment, the TFT standard matrix is not bad, but in general, the language will not turn out to call it a quality one. The accumulator closes the top three parameters. It is rated at 1850 milliamps per hour. If you use the smartphone intensively, the charge will last for 6 hours. Not the best performance, right? The situation would be even worse if the processor was more powerful. By the way, let's talk about him. Inside the smartphone, two cores are working, operating at a clock frequency of 1.2 gigahertz. This is enough to ensure multitasking. For undemanding games too. However, the device will not pull the latest toys in any case. Benchmarks that use 3D elements simply close, indicating that the level of 3D is not high. The processor or 512 (total!) Megabytes of RAM is to blame for this, it is simply impossible to say. Nevertheless, the fact remains. Well, we will complete the analysis on the camera. The resolution of the front camera is 2 megapixels. The main module is 5. Although, in fact, the photographs taken by such a device do not show us this level. And if things are more or less good with the front camera, then there are big and weighty claims to the main one. As a result, it turns out that all the advantages in a smartphone are external. But the hardware, alas, is not happy.
Samsung Galaxy J1 SM J100F smartphone: customer reviews
What can tell people who have purchased this phone model? Many buyers noted that the technical characteristics ofmodels are the same. Neither the camera, nor the size of the built-in memory, nor the processor impresses. Standard tasks are performed at a good level, multitasking works well. But still, Samsung offers the wrong level for the corresponding money. Currently, there are a huge number of models on the smartphone market from other manufacturers that beat J1 in almost all respects. At the same time, their cost either differs slightly, or does not differ at all. A good option to buy is only Samsung Galaxy J1 SM J100F LTE. Reviews about it say that the model compares favorably with the module, but in general there are no more advantages.
