SpecEagle review · Samsung

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

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2018·$190
Overall
38/100
Class rank
#80 of 84
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 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

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

02Camera

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2018 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main13 MP, autofocus, LED
Selfie5 MP, LED

03Performance

42/100

42/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2018 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

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

04Battery

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2018 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,000 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 350 hours

05Build

54/100

54/100 trails the 60-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

06Value

58/100

58/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2018 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

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.
Cross-shop it against
Huawei Y9 Prime (2019)
$240 · score 68/100

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