Samsung Galaxy J6 (2018) smartphone - pros and cons

What is the Samsung Galaxy J6

In May 2018, Samsung launched new items on the market, including the budget smartphone Samsung Galaxy J6. They sell it at a price of 15 thousand rubles, if you look at the official price tag: according to many buyers, this is how much a premium smartphone costs. For Samsung, this is a low price, continuing to fight for a place in the rating of quality devices, for that kind of money they offer a reliable brand, accompanying guarantees and a flagship line device with characteristics that are simpler and cheaper than those of the leading models.

Galaxy J6 holds a decent charge, has rich display colors, the ability to work in two windows at the same time, a usable camera, a fingerprint scanner and face unlock. There are opportunities both steeper than average and some disadvantages. For example, the lack of an NFC chip or a plastic case.

Nevertheless, the J6 embodied the classic Samsung representative with its pros and cons.

Equipment

The phone comes with headphones - a nice bonus that many of the best manufacturers ignore. 1 amp AC adapter and USB cable - popular fast charging not supported. The length of the USB cable is 1 meter. Also in the box you can find documentation and a clip for removing the SIM card slot.

When buying smartphones, some buyers noted the lack of headphones. Apparently there are versions of the configuration where the headphones are not included and it is better to clarify this when making a purchase.

Design

There are 4 body colors to choose from: black, silver, gold and purple. The latter, however, is rarely available. When choosing which color is better to buy, you should make sure that it is on sale.

The monolithic body is plastic due to the price, but the visual difference with the metal models is negligible. Plastic is not easily soiled and light. The display glass is protected by a high-quality oleophobic coating against fingerprints and dust, which also helps to slide your fingers across the screen. The materials are pleasant to the touch.

The shape of the smartphone is elongated - it is small in width, but in length it exceeds the usual standards. This is due to the aspect ratio of the display 18.5: 9, which is convenient from the point of view of information presentation - the screen can be divided into two proportional parts and display two windows of different applications. Besides, the phone in this ratio holds more confidently in the hand, despite the dimensions. Although it is not always convenient to stretch from bottom to top. It is important here that the form is not a whim of designers, but an understandable growing trend in the smartphone market.

On the back there is a camera, flash and a fingerprint scanner. The area of ​​the scanner is unusually small, but it is impossible to determine this to advantage or disadvantage - a matter of taste.

There are no buttons on the front side, only a camera with flash, earpiece, proximity and lighting sensors. All these modules are located in the upper frame above the display.

The 5.6-inch display takes up most of the space, framed in thin bezels - no more than 3 mm on the sides, pinky-wide top and bottom. Mechanical buttons only on the ribs. The rounded edges of the glass, combined with thin bezels, convey the effect of a convex screen well.

On the left edge of the volume control button, there are also two slots - dual-sim with two compartments for a SIM card and a flash drive, and the second - a single one for a SIM card. Sims are supported in nanoSIM format, memory card - microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GB, which is not bad. SIM cards work only in alternating mode.

On the right edge is the power button and the main speaker. With regard to the speaker, the solution is non-standard, but users praise the sound on the device and there is no negative influence from this arrangement.

Bottom is a microUSB port for charging and data transfer, as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack. The upper rib remained unused.

The design is a typical Samsung Galaxy of recent years. The elongated body, streamlined glass and proportions of the frames are reminiscent of the popular Samsung models.

Screen

What you need to know about the screen first of all - there is a super AMOLED matrix with PenTile technology, 5.6-inch diagonal, the ability to work in 2-screen mode and HD + resolution of 720 by 1440 pixels. This means that the colors are very rich, the brightness is high, the contrast is high, but the pixels can be viewed if desired - and all this on a large screen.

The main features of AMOLED technology in combination with PenTile: a wide variety of transmitted colors, good visibility from different angles, high brightness and contrast, at the same time, minimal power consumption and fast response processing.

The black color on such a screen is deep, does not emit light and does not waste energy, while bright colors can fade over 6-10 years and the color rendition changes. The display will delight fans of a juicy picture.

Color modes are customizable - there is a blue filter and other color balance settings. So if the picture seems a bit harsh, you can adjust it to your liking.

There is no auto brightness. This setting can only be adjusted manually.

In the sun, the picture is easy to read, the maximum brightness allows. In the dark, the minimum brightness may seem insufficient, just because of the powerful color reproduction.

The picture on the screen is split in two thanks to the App Pair function and the aspect ratio of almost 2 to 1. This allows you to open two applications in equal size windows and work in them simultaneously on the same screen. For example, watch YouTube and edit a document in google dox.

Another advantage of the AMOLED matrix is ​​that the sensor layer is superimposed on top of the matrix, making the sensor more sensitive. In the J6, the touchscreen accepts up to 5 touches with a pleasant natural response.

Performance and gaming

If you look at customer reviews about click responses, people notice that it is noticeable how the phone makes an effort to process information. For example, the application starts with a second delay, but smoothly. We are not talking about freezes, but a certain delay in response at startup, the applications are stable in operation.

The smartphone runs on the new Android 8.0 OREO and is equipped with Samsung's proprietary 8-core processor - Samsung Exynos 7870, graphics mali-T830.

The processor handles daily tasks and workloads, while being very energy efficient. Due to this, the phone may not be discharged for a long time, even in comparison with smartphones from other companies, but with an equal battery capacity. Due to optimization processes and a simple processor, this is not the fastest phone, but thanks to the large memory, everything runs smoothly.
The built-in memory is 32 GB, and the RAM comes in 2 or 3 GB options. There is an additional opportunity to use a flash drive up to 256 GB, which removes the issue of memory. In general, nice characteristics for a state employee.

Although the smartphone is not positioned as a device for active games, a significant part of the games will run on high graphics settings. Demanding games can be accompanied by freezes, but at low settings there should be no problems - the processor is powerful enough to withstand the workload, although it is far from the most powerful.

Interface

The interface is also proprietary - Samsung Experian 9.0. Easy and intuitive, with simple icons, modern design and the ability to customize the interaction with the device for yourself.

The grid of icons is customizable.Applications can be cloned to log in from one under one user, and from another under another. You can enable one-handed operation or gesture control. There are color filters for the screen - reading mode, night mode and even a few simply colorful themes.

Great attention is paid to the keyboard - 4 color themes, new emoticons, the ability to move elements.

Convenient standard search in the file system - the results are shown in the form of cards, and the requested uninstalled applications from Google Play are also displayed for further download.

There is a health monitoring application Samsung Health, through which you can monitor your habits, food and sleep.

The functionality is well covered with the ability to customize the usability for yourself. Those familiar with Galaxy will be familiar.

Camera

Samsung's advantage over other state employees is the camera, which can justify the popularity of the manufacturer's models. For those who are guided by such selection criteria as the quality of photos and videos, the smartphone will be especially interesting.

Rear 13 megapixel camera with f / 1.9 aperture, flash and autofocus. A value of 1.9 for the camera's aperture is a good indicator, guaranteeing decent sensitivity to light.

Compared to how the average budget smartphone takes pictures, this one wins in quality. Detailed color rendition and detail in daylight, excellent contrast and sharpness, autofocus - that little that allows you to put a plus on a smartphone. Even night photography with this camera is possible. Users are satisfied with how the phone takes pictures at night - as an example, the photo is not fantastic, but balanced, detailed, without losing any objects from sight.

The camera has a sufficient number of modes: there is a background blur mode, white balance, HDR, professional shooting mode.

The 8 megapixel front camera with LED flash and f / 1.9 aperture is also above average in the segment. Selfies turn out to be of high quality even in low light. The front camera is also accompanied by a number of modes, including the ability to blur the background and use various animated masks. Focusing does not fail.

One of the clear advantages over Chinese smartphones in its segment, according to reviews, is the video recording quality. The maximum video resolution is 1080 pixels at a maximum rate of 30 frames per second. Although there is no stabilization, autofocus and other auto adjustments work, and the sound is transmitted clear and crisp.

The camera can be safely called the advantage of the model.

Sound

Sound quality is difficult to uniquely define. The speaker and microphone are at the level - the interlocutor will hear well the owner of the device, and the owner will perfectly understand the interlocutor.

The loudspeaker volume is optimal, you can not hear the call when there is a loud traffic noise, if you are in the epicenter. In other cases, the call will be heard.

When listening to music through an external speaker, there is no discomfort, the sound is clear, without extraneous noise. To the discerning listener, if it does not seem voluminous enough, then it sounds full and high quality in the headphones.

When evaluating the speakers, it is important that the quality is good but not outstanding.

Autonomy

J6 works for a long time without charging. Thanks to the optimized proprietary processor and economical AMOLED display, the battery is consumed very slowly. Despite the fact that the battery of the usual capacity is 3000 mAh, the results of battery life are impressive.

In inactive mode, it will not turn off for a week, and a full charge is enough for 17 hours of continuous video viewing or 21 hours of active conversation.

It is important not to compare inexpensive devices with similar battery capacity here, because all the functions and capabilities of this phone are optimized for energy saving. As a result, this smartphone can compete with flagships in the area of ​​long battery life.

Unlocking

Fortunately, Samsung left both the fingerprint scanner and the face scanner, both functions work stably, but they have some complaints.

The fingerprint scanner is located on the back side quite conveniently and responds stably, but works with some expectation. The latency is not critical.

The face scanner does not work in the dark and requires clear guidance. Here, many users admit that the feature is a nice bonus, but not very convenient.

Communication and standards

The range of supported standards is wide. Everything found on most phones is included in the J6.

Parameters	Specifications
Communication standard:	GSM (2G), EDGE (2.9G), UMTS (3G), HSPA (3.5G), HSPA + (3.75G), LTE (4G)
Internet access:	GPRS, EDGE, 3G, LTE (4G)
Wi-Fi:	Wi-Fi 802.11n, Wi-Fi Direct
Navigation:	GPS / GLONASS / BeiDou

Bluetooth 4.2, USB are supported.
FM radio is also included.

Contactless payments

Not supported. Since budget manufacturers often exclude the NFC chip, Samsung has also excluded it from the assembly of this model. Therefore, contactless payment will not work. Samsung Pay was not added along with NFC.

Where to buy

The official price of a smartphone in Russia is 14,990 rubles. Online stores can sell at a reduced price - according to Yandex Market, the average price for today is 12,890 rubles. The approximate price in Kazakhstan is 89,990 tenge. It is better to check with the seller how to choose the right model - the equipment may differ from the declared one.

- Good camera;
- High-quality video recording;
- Color capabilities of the screen;
- Optimized power consumption and battery life.

- Lack of NFC;
- Response delays;
- Unstable face unlock.

Now many buyers already know which company is the best smartphone for their needs, and Samsung Galaxy J6 is a phone primarily for brand lovers who trust Samsung's quality, but are not ready to pay more than 15 thousand. A high-quality phone that works for a long time without recharging, accompanied by guarantees from a well-known brand, with a good camera, interface and standard settings.