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Galaxy J4 review: A 2018 entry-tier Galaxy with a Super AMOLED screen.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2018·$190
Overall
38/100
Class rank
#2 of 2
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A budget AMOLED Galaxy.

Galaxy J4 brought Super AMOLED to a $190 entry-tier phone with a removable battery — a sturdy Samsung budget seller in 2018.

01Display

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 62-point average for budget phones of 2018.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size5.5 inches
Resolution1,280 × 720 px (HD)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 puts it above the 45-point average for budget phones of 2018.

Main13 MP, autofocus, LED
Selfie5 MP, LED

03Performance

42/100

At 42/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2018 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetExynos 7570 quad-core
RAM2 / 3 GB
Storage16 / 32 GB · microSD

04Battery

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 55-point average for budget phones of 2018.

Capacity3,000 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 350 hours

05Build

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

06Value

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

What works
  • Super AMOLED at the price.
  • Selfie LED flash.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
  • Dual-SIM variants.
What doesn't
  • Exynos 7570 slow.
  • HD resolution.
  • 2 GB RAM base.
  • Mono speaker.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .