Samsung, besides working on Galaxy J1 (2016) smartphone, also appears to be working on the Galaxy J5 (2016). The smartphone with model name SM-J510x has gone through GFXBench benchmark tests, revealing majority of the specifications.
The unannounced Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) as per the GFXBench listing runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box and features a 5.2-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) resolution display with at least 5-finger gesture support. The smartphone packs a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC clocked at 1.2GHz, clubbed with Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) houses 16GB inbuilt storage, out of which users will get 11GB. Also featured is a 12-megapixel autofocus rear camera, 4.7-megapixel front-facing camera, which can record videos in full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution. The smartphone also bears an accelerometer, Bluetooth, GPS, light sensor, NFC, proximity sensor, and Wi-Fi under connectivity and sensors department.
For reference, the original Galaxy J5 smartphone that was launched in India in July last year features a 5-inch Super Amoled display with a HD screen resolution of 720x1280 pixels. It is backed by a same processor but with lesser 1.5GB RAM. The model houses 8GB of built-in storage and is further expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB). A 2600mAh battery along with a 13-megapixel rear autofocus camera with f/1.9 aperture and 5-megapixel front camera is also included.
Although Samsung has not yet publically announced its Galaxy J1 (2016), the smartphone was seen up for sale in Dubai for AED 499 (roughly Rs. 9,000) at a Jumbo Electronics showroom. The smartphone is seen running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and featuring a 4.5-inch WVGA (800x480 pixels) resolution Super Amoled display; a quad-core 1.3GHz processor; 1GB RAM; 8GB inbuilt storage; a 5-megapixel rear camera; a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 2050mAh battery.
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