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Galaxy J6 review: A 2018 budget Galaxy with a Super AMOLED Infinity Display.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2018·$220
Overall
44/100
Class rank
#65 of 84
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

AMOLED Infinity Display on a budget.

Galaxy J6 brought the flagship Infinity Display look and a Super AMOLED to $220 — a smart budget pitch in 2018. A volume seller for Samsung in entry-tier markets.

01Display

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2018 — 7 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, Infinity Display 18.5:9
Size5.6 inches
Resolution1,480 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

54/100

54/100 trails the 56-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

Main13 MP, autofocus, LED
Selfie8 MP, LED

03Performance

46/100

46/100 trails the 50-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

ChipsetExynos 7870 (14 nm)
RAM3 / 4 GB
Storage32 / 64 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~ 400 hours

05Build

58/100

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

06Value

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

What works
  • Super AMOLED Infinity Display at $220.
  • 8 MP selfie with LED.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
  • Light 154 g.
What doesn't
  • HD+ resolution.
  • Exynos 7870 modest.
  • Mono speaker.
  • No fingerprint variants.
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? .