The 2016 version of Samsung‘s Galaxy J1 was just spotted yesterday for sale in one of their local stores. Early last year, the company also introduced its entry-level smartphone for the same price. Let’s now take a quick side-by-side comparison on both their specs to see what has improved after a year.
| Samsung Galaxy J1 (2015) | Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) |
|---|---|
| 4.3-inch WVGA display @ 800 x 480 resolution | 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display @ 800 x 480 resolution |
| 217ppi | 245ppi |
| 1.2GHz Dual-Core Spreadtrum processor | 1.3GHz Exynos 3475 quad-core processor |
| Mali-400 GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 512MB RAM | 1GB RAM |
| 4GB internal storage (expandable up to 128GB via microSD) | 8GB internal storage (expandable up to 128GB via microSD) |
| 5MP AF rear camera with LED flash | 5MP AF rear camera with LED flash |
| 2MP front camera with Palm Selfie gesture sensor | 2MP front camera with Palm Selfie gesture sensor |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS | GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM |
| 3G HSPA+ | 3G HSPA+ |
| 1,850mAh battery | 2,050mAh battery |
| Android 4.4 KitKat | Android 5.1.1 Lollipop |
| Php5,490 | Php5,490 |
Galaxy J1 (2016) improvements:
- Larger display
- Super AMOLED screen
- Faster processor
- Better GPU
- Bigger RAM at 1GB
- Double the internal storage at 8GB
- Higher battery capacity
- Updated OS
Both are the same in:
- 5MP rear camera
- 2MP front camera
- Connectivity
- Dual-SIM
- Price
With the same asking price of Php5,490, the 2016 variant of the J1 offers a better screen in general plus a faster processor. Although still not that beefy, the RAM has also been improved from 512MB to 1GB, while the storage has been doubled to 8GB.
We saw the 2016 J1 over at the Samsung Store in SM Light Mall and should also be available in other branches.
Don’t worry about the ambiguous future, just work hard for the sake of clarity