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

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2016·$200
Overall
48/100
Class rank
#33 of 57
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 trails the 56-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

Main13 MP, f/1.9, LED flash
Selfie5 MP, f/1.9

03Performance

40/100

40/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2016 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 410 (28 nm)
RAM2 GB
Storage16 GB + microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

Capacity3,100 mAh (removable)
Wired5 W

05Build

56/100

56/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

06Value

60/100

60/100 trails the 64-point cohort 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.
Cross-shop it against
LeEco Le 2
$180 · score 67/100

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