SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy J5 (2016) review: The AMOLED budget seller with a removable battery.

Item: Galaxy J5 (2016)
Rating: 48
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2016·$200

Overall

48/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

An AMOLED budget bestseller.

Galaxy J5 (2016) offered an AMOLED screen and removable battery at $200, making it a massive seller in emerging markets despite the slow SD410.

01Display

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 60 Hz

Size5.2 inches

Resolution1,280 × 720 px

02Camera

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

Main13 MP, f/1.9, LED flash

Selfie5 MP, f/1.9

03Performance

40/100

40/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

ChipsetSnapdragon 410 (28 nm)

RAM2 GB

Storage16 GB + microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

Capacity3,100 mAh (removable)

Wired5 W

05Build

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

06Value

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

What works

AMOLED at budget price.
Removable battery.
Front-facing speaker + jack.
microSD.

What doesn't

720p, SD410 slow.
5 W charging.
2 GB RAM.
Support long ended.

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 1-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .