News & Reviews:   Samsung Galaxy J1 2016

Thanks to Samsung Mobile Malaysia we managed to get some hands-on time with the new Galaxy J1 2016, Galaxy J5 2016 and Galaxy J7 2016. Priced respectively at RM449, RM849 and RM1049, the new Galaxy J 2016 series was launched yesterday and will be available today alongside the already available Galaxy J3 2016 which is priced at RM649.

Samsung Malaysia Electronics have just announced their new Samsung Galaxy J 2016 series with the Galaxy J1 2016, Galaxy J5 2016 and Galaxy J7 2016. The Galaxy J3 2016 priced at RM649 is already available but the Galaxy J1 2016, Galaxy J5 2016 and Galaxy J7 2016 will be available in Malaysia tomorrow at RM449, RM849 and RM1049 respectively, with only these three coming with a free YES 4G LTE prepaid SIM card with 2 months of 30GB of data. This offer is also only available while stocks last, so if you're in for freebies and value, you know what you have to do tomorrow. 

Today in Dubai, Samsung just dropped the bomb by revealing the speculated Galaxy J1 (2016) to be the real deal. The predecessor was proven to be a popular one among the budget conscious crowd, and this 2016 version is an improvement:-

• 1.3 GHz quad-core Exynos 3475 + Mali-T720 GPU clocked at 600 MHz
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB internal storage
• 4.5-inch with 480 x 800 pixels resolution display
• measurement
• 5MP rear camera + 2MP front camera
• TouchWiz
• 4G LTE
• Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
• 2050 mAh battery 

The FCC in the USA have just recently cleared Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) and it will come in black, white, and gold colour options. Image and tech specs were leaked as well.