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Galaxy J6+ review: A J6 with dual cameras and side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2018·$240
Overall
44/100
Class rank
#1 of 2
Tier
Budget
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The verdict, up front

Side-mounted fingerprint at entry.

Galaxy J6+ added a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and dual cameras to the J6 formula — a forward-looking design at an entry price.

01Display

58/100

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

TypeTFT LCD, 18.5:9
Size6.0 inches
Resolution1,480 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

54/100

At 54/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2018 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main13 MP + 5 MP depth
Selfie8 MP, LED

03Performance

44/100

At 44/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2018 — 8 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 425 (28 nm)
RAM3 / 4 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2018 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,300 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 360 hours

05Build

58/100

58/100 — 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
  • Side-mounted fingerprint sensor — early adopter.
  • Dual rear camera with depth.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
  • Infinity Display.
What doesn't
  • SD425 slow.
  • HD+ LCD.
  • 5 MP depth filler.
  • 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? .