Samsung Galaxy J1

  • Released 2015, February
    122g, 8.9mm thickness
    Android 4.4.4
    4GB 512MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.3"
    480x800 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 512MB RAM
    Spreadtrum
  • 1850mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy J1 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, January
Status Available. Released 2015, February
Body Dimensions 129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm (5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
Weight 122 g (4.30 oz)
Build Plastic body
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~59.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Spreadtrum
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-400
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 2 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1850 mAh battery
Talk time Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc Colors White, Black, Blue
Models SM-J100F, SM-J100FN, SM-J100H, SM-J100H/DD, SM-J100H, SM-J100M, SM-J100MU, SM-J100ML, SM-J100VPP, SM-J100Y
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.87 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.57 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)    
Price About 110 EUR

Samsung Galaxy J1 - User Reviews

  • More than ample for a pre-teen. I've been using one since they first came out and find it more than sufficient for voice calls & messaging (SMS, Messenger, WhatsApp), web browsing, etc. plus Kindle for reading. Built-in storage is limited, but can be expanded via a micro-SD card.

  • No. This is a really old low end phone. If you're willing to spend, say, $350-ish, you could get yourself something like a Xiaomi mi 9t, but depending on where you live, you might have to import it. Trust me though, this phone is probably so slow that even making calls on it would be a pain in the butt. If you're looking for a decent flip phone, I recommend looking into the ones Nokia still makes. They're great for calling and texting, or so I've heard.

  • So it's good enough for a preteen?

  • How do i take screenshots

  • Where can buy bettery for Samsung J1

  • please help to new download theme

  • You should consider doing a recovery option by clearing both the cache and the data. After that, reboot your phone and do a fresh setting.

  • Help!! I tried safe mode, factory reset and my wifi is still stuck on turning on and it won't turn on. how do I fix this?

  • How was this fixed

  • Just a tip for people, this is an in between phone. I would recommend it for someone with a little money to spare and urgent need for a phone. This is not a phone meant for apps and storage, as it come with over 65% of the storage used so an SD card is strongly recommended, and that's not even counting the updates for the system itself. The phone is, despite the storage issue, rather quick and works well, battery usage is very usage and you are able to get over 30-ish hours of continuous use. Total rating: 7/10 (Until another, better, option is available)

  • my J1 sumsung galaxy all app lost and how to install

  • it might be the battery that is already worn out.

  • not work as expected

  • mine does not store power it goes off most of the times and so suddenly even without a warning and even when its fully charged..i rarely use it unless av connected it to a charge..what could be the problem

  • lol u made me laugh PS: i'm not apple Fan

  • my sumsang j1 started cutting screen in 2 halfs nd showing diffrent colours until its not working nw

  • J1 Samsung cant install it needs wifi and if I connect it still says unable to connect what do I do

  • This phone is very good, I like it more than my IphoneX

  • Check your time settings

  • This is the message I get on my phone " unfontunetly you google play services has stopped" Please help!

  • writing this on a j1 i can say playing youtube is sometimes pretty slow and chrome crashes due to the phone running out of ram but using the internal browser runs fast without problems and touchwiz sucks just use lenovo like me

  • This is a bad phone, I hate it so much can’t even run a basic games such as Crossy road (for example) without crashing, it has horrible storage space (taken 5 photos, 1 3 min long video, downloaded 3 low storage apps and asks me to fill up space). I would not recommend this phone to anyone.

  • J1 is the worst phone i have used, I hate Android

  • The Razer Phone is more suitable for gaming than the iPhone X.

  • It's a cheap phone. If you want to game, you're better off with something like the Razer Phone, if you want a practical phone, iPhone 8+, if you want a phone that can handle high FPS games and be very productive, get the iPhone X, it's stylish. I personally use this as an emergency or extra phone, sometimes a phone I would like to experiment on or do drop tests, and I agree, it's horrible.

  • I had my phone for 2 years running. Firstly, this phone is quite laggy when you're playing games that require high fps like c-ops. Next, the 8GB storage is definitely not enough as i only have the space for some apps like whatsapp, insta, facebook lite and a game. This phone is also quite slow as compared to others. I recommend spending your money on something else or paying more money for a better phone.

  • I wish to use this type of phone.

  • I wish to use this type of phone.

  • I really liked to use this phone until it got cracked and started lagging like hell.....now im using an lg v30+ and samsung galaxy a7 2016

  • I hate my dad for buying this phone as a surprise gift for me! Using this phone for 1st 3months was exciting, and after that it showed its true colour! IT SUCKSSS!! it freezes like shit! pls dont buy it guys. I dont know abt other j series but J100 4G is a pathetic piece of crap! After a google service update...which is compulsory to do...it is probably useless as ever! samsung dont care for their customers

  • It's magic wooooooooo

  • I have this phone and its fine i dropped it form the second story of a mall and it didn't break. it has glitches but it works fine plus I'm not the only one who has owned this device. so that's pretty damn good compared to iPhones and ya'll's stupid other phones that are eventually going to break and/ or explode

  • My phone went on emergency call and can not get it to work

  • of course it's sucks it's a 100$ phone dude

  • Its been 3 years since i've been started to use my J1 . first of all i have to say that its not good ..i mean not at all good bcuz you are living in 2018 now . I barely can use insta , facebook .Only thing that works is whatsapp .And no game works nowadays .I used to play games below 100mb but now , i cant even install and use it without crashing cant even play a 10 mb game.And specs are really bad too.Am a teen so my parents bought me this and they said i wont get another in a year or so thats why am stuck up with this bullshit.But i never thought it would work for 3 years when i first saw . F*ck

  • Worst J series phone ever. Dont buy this phone. 512mb ram + dual core 1.2 ghz = cancer. Lags every time. Recommend to buy J1 2016 instead if you want similar and fixed specs . Or buy later versions like J3 J7 etc.

  • J1 is wrost phone i have used. I don't recommend any one to bye this shit.....

  • can you give me any recommendation which phone that i should buy then?

  • My samsung j100 is now completely dead after its os crashed giving me only an option to do a reset , after factory reset it was stuck on boot loop,.i did enter recovery mode to do wipe data , clear cache, it didn't work, so then tried to flash it and it didnt turn on. Charging does not work. No Power its complety dead. Cannot enter Recovery. Cannot enter Download Mode. Battery is good, cable is good.

  • It's an absloute piece of shit. It lags when doing ABSOLUTLEY ANYTHING. Don't buy this phone, there is a lot of other options that are a bit more expensive, but you will get something atleast capable of watching Youtube at 360p. The biggest downside of this phone, other than the performance, is that some letters like "a" or "p" are not accessible because the edges of the screen are not very precise. I found myself very frustrated when typing. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYONE with atleast some self-respect

  • If it gets Android go maybe ok but with 512Mb of memory and 4Gb storage you options are very limited.

  • I Have too say I Just Got My For Christmas 25th Last Year and its fastest and i Believe everyone comments are a lie i found this phone to be great and lovely and its sexy bold stern looks case makes that fat look steps out very good i love it............

  • Got the J1 2015 & still loving it! “Entry level” smartphone is spot on. Does all the basics i need for a decent price. Very pleased. Don’t expect wonders, but if you just want to be able to browse the web, check emails & take medium quality photos, it is great.

  • I read a commend about a person that said the J1 is crap, no its not I drop my Samsung j1 duos in the water, after an hour I get it out after a long search for it. when I remove if from the water I removed the battery and the sim and left it in the sun. hours later I put the battery back and till now the phone work not even the battery is damage so to me is the Samsung J1 DUOS the best J1 series

  • it is a total piece of shit. it lags alot and even types crap by itself. extremelyyy slow and takes alot longer to open an app or load a page compared to sooo many other phones. samsung should be ashamed of creating such a shitty product. whoever who gets one is really unlucky and you should get an iphone instead.

  • Do not bother Whoever get ahold of it all be a surprise owner of a total piece of crap

  • Replace it with a samsung galaxy J 3 Because the samsung galaxy J1 is a completely crap phone I know from experience J 3 is faultless

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  • My Samsung J1 Ace is stolen how can I trace it or lock it

  • 40.00 is still 40.00 too much, old phone, only 512Mb Memory, 4Gb storage already full after one application, drops calls, drops offline, battary poor, camera poor, no upgrades since lauch, spend your 40.00 somewhere else.

  • All I see are complaints about a phone that costs less than 40.00 What do you expect? I think It's a great beginner phone! Yeah the battery doesn't stay charge and photos aren't great but of you want more than expect to pay more l will definitely buy another Samsung phone

  • I love my GalaxyJ1 I don't have any issues with it. It is my first phone that has internet capabilities I also love listening to music as well For the price I paid I am satisfied I have a card so I can store things Now that I know how to use one I might buy a better one. Will still stick with Verizon. Great service Thanks. Will start with Samsung too!

  • Maybe you just need to change some basic settings? My J1 behaves well. The storage issue is the only problem I am dealing with.

  • my phone restarts by itself

  • the worst phone ever!!!!!! i always have 7.5 gb full although i have nothing on it.

  • Yes this really helps or you can use Amaze browser instead of opera mini, which is small but powerful browser

  • Cant start my phone

  • Its just waist your moner, its network pannel allways up down so you cant not use internate smoothly.

  • This phone is not good at all. But for offline users perhaps it's good but not enough, i used this f*ckn phone for 1 year and it became Bad, sometimes it stucks and also it can show Txt sms as NULL?(NO TXT OR SMS ) IT'S REALLY ANNOYING.

  • Thanks for a great advice Mustapha!

  • This samsung j1 or whatever #######trash u call it sucks like $$@@ as it keeps on laggin the battery runs out $$$$$$$$ fast and when i call , it will hang the fk up u this phone is a first class $$$$ . Taking pictures, blury as $#@@. It is terrible , the difference between this phone And a toy one is that a toy phone has skills .surface slippery as fk and it looks like gandlhis flip flop. Get a @@@@##$& grip, if u people cant fix it i am on damn verge of smashing it or throwing it away

  • The samsung j1 is a exceptionally bad phone. Tge intent why i state this is because the fact when i call someone , it will hang up on its own. It also will turn off by itself . I dont know what the hell is this function called it is damn annoying and very time-consuming too. And even worse after all, the surface of the phone gets slippery as if some idiots spilt some oil on it. All in all , to whoever reads this post , do consider other phone brands such as apple 7,8 or iphone x or the samsung s8, do not buy the samsung j1 it sucks the worst horrendous phone in the wirld stupid too

  • Storage space is killing me, even if I'm inserted SD card

  • Does anyone else's j1 Just randomly turn off? Why does it do this. I've been told its the Wi-Fi sleep setting but no matter how I set the phone still turns off periodically.

  • I have a Samsung galaxy j1.it is really a good phone. but my phone did not support 3G.BUT ALL j1 in my area support 3g.

  • My Samsung constantly beeps after i turn it on. Very annoying through phone calls, games etc. I've always bought Samsung. My last phone had the same problem but no where as bad as as this phone. If i can't fix it this will be my last Samsung! !!

  • Im very happy with my j1. it has great photos, clarity on listening to the music, and I sweat alot while jogging. Im not saying it's waterproof, but while I jog, the phone face gets wet. I wipe it off, and continue on with my jog. I am very happy with the overall performance. Wish i had more storage space for pics.

  • samsung J1 2015 is a shit... you can't play games even 3D simulator.... im a mobile legend player and i suggest you to buy iphone if you want to play mobile legends...

  • Samsung is a good brand but the manufacturer needs to improve on battery capacity. A minimum of at least 4000mah batteries will make Samsung phones the best in the world. Poor battery capacity is forcing people to carry power banks and other small phones, and it's boring at times.

  • My girlfriend just got one of as a gift from her daughter two days ago so she's still trying to get use to it, will wait for her comments on it, we'll see what happens in a few days, won't like for her to see these comments as yet. Wish her well.

  • I have the same phone and totally 110% agree with you on that one, Bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and it is way way better.

  • o.mgod...😈😈😈­😈😈😈&#128­520; what a piece if total rubbish yes !... this samsung j1 ace ( thats a lie for a start cos it sure aint an ace !) is !!! phone sound totally gone when making a call...for no reason ! settings all ok.. shows a 'green receiver' ringing happily across the top of screen.. but...zero sound & when i press red button for the non-call to bugger off...it dont work either ... i have a bloody patient here who may need an ambulance... obviously cant rely on this piece of garbage non-phone !!!!!! the kids toy phone works better.

  • his device ram not good

  • This phone is terrible. The battery goes out quickly.It always makes abeeping sound when you plug it in

  • a rock is better... Better resolution, better battery life, better, well, EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!! Seriously, it doesn't take much of anything to be better than this piece of absolute crap... Also, I bought it for $15.00 at Wal-Mart........................................­...............................

  • J1 2016 is a lot better

  • This model J100, no updates at all, after all it is a samsung phone.

  • Is it upgradable to lollipop? thanks for the answer

  • Obviously a sam fan, phone only available 2 years 7 months, so cannot have been using for 4 years. Avoid this phone, total rubbish.

  • I think you have posted against the wrong phone, this model is dual core, no memory, no storage for application, no upgrade and is really poor maybe you have the J1 (2016) or J1 nxt.

  • Without doubt the worst phone I've ever had. Stand in a crowd with six other "3" users and I'm the only one with no signal.

  • Great phone, Samsungs products are 100,000 times superior to crapple iphone products. I have had Samsung j1 ph for 4 years & very few probs, the 2 probs I had were easily fixed, I drop this ph all the time, only damage is the silver paint coming off from the edge of screen. Negative comments shld be disregarded as people who posted those comments lack understanding how android mob ph works.

  • I have a Samsung Galaxy J1 J100 and it's been good to me It's quad core and very fast Not Junkie LG PHONES that don't work and if they do your really lucky I just a bad experience with LG K8 NEVER AGAIN... Negative comments on THIS Samsung Galaxy J1 phone are not convincing just because we other people have the same phone as well and we love it's functionality.

  • do yourself a fav and plug it into that pc factory reset it and youll befine youre having software problems

  • Your product is very inferior. It was good for 5 days and then it developed oroblems. The battery always needs to be charged every time I use it. Apps stick and don't release.I will never buy any product by Samsung again!

  • The Samsung Galaxy J1 is perfect as a pay and talk phone. That is what it is marketed as. It is not meant to be a game phone. If you need all the doodads you should get the Samsung Galaxy J6.

  • I have one and I don't experince any problems.

  • I just bought this phone the Samsung Galaxy J-1 replacing my old Moto G anyway I am really bummed out at the battery life. It does not hold a charge at all if I don't have it plugged in and play one of my games for 20 minutes it will drop 30% and all of the comments on how to keep it from doing that are so ridiculous having to take all of my apps and pictures off of the home screen and turning off WiFi this is only my second smartphone and I am very disappointed with it my Moto G was a better phone

  • Personally, I've had this phone for about 2 years and I can confidently say that this phone is "alright" for the price. I bought it for about 75 bucks and spent and extra 15 on a micro SD card. TBH despite it having 512 MB of RAM is does have it's fast moments. It's not going to be the best experience, and you can forget taking pictures with this. However, in totally for 75 dollars you're getting a pretty decent phone. NOTE- since I bought a 7 dollar case off of Amazon I've dropped this phone COUNTLESS times, I've left it in the rain for about 30 minutes, and all I have to prove it is a tiny crack on the phone's screen. That's durability.

  • This phone, if you want to call it that, is a piece of shit. Don't waste your money people. If you are thinking a of cheap option for iPhone, forget it! Spend the money as this will not be worth the hassle you will get. Poor memory, poor picture quality, poor reception. I only use this as a phone, not for games etc, so I can only imagine people buying this for playing\downloading games would throw it against a wall after a few minutes. Predictive text is non existent, unless its 'the' or "when"....I could go on, but you get the picture. DON'T BUY THIS PHONE.

  • This phone support lte.

  • This is the worst phone i have ever owned. Since i bought it i was disappointed, the little space it has can't be used up completely or apps will crash, and it's so ancient that you can't even store apps completely on an SD card. The camera is rubbish and slow, and the phone itself is the same. It freezes and constantly needs restarting. I can't believe someone made this phone and put it up for sale, what a joke. I would not recommend buying this phone, I've had mine for just over a year and im about ready to break it. It has just stopped receiving and sending texts/phone calls and there is nothing i can do to fix it. Waste. Of. Money.

  • Ive had my Mob about 6 months with Dodo 2 yrs Con Yesterday I found for no reason it now wont call out or txt or recieve I asked a worker in Dodo Shop He couldnt help at all If i ring i be on phone Again 3-4-5 hrs Help Me ROD

  • The worst Samsung phone. If you are not a brand lover......then In this budget you should go for Oppo budget phone's bcz Samsung galaxy is the slowest phone in the world I have ever seen....😬

  • Is this phone able to play mobile legends

  • Can j1 access LTE SIM if you root your phone??

  • ji mini worst phone ever battery flat in 2 hrs

  • It is not good as it uses memory very fast, photos quality are not good. And if you put your phone for a while in water i would be glitching after you pick it up. and after that my phone have been glitching till now. Not good phone ! j5 phone is much more better. If you want go picture quality, oppo phone is the best for you. NEVER BUY J1 PHONE

  • Samsung j1 has the worst reception of any smartphone. Piece of junk good only for text messages in poor signal areas.

  • worst mobile ever dont buy this mobile if you want to play game or anything heavy

  • If you want more than three apps and twelve photos this is not the phone for you

  • worst phone experience with somesong J1 (pun intended), my experience up to date; 1) the "Back" & "View all apps" touch button suddently stops working for a month or so, so if i view a video in FB..i cant get out...i have to restart every time.. and all apps stay active so my device becomes damm slow, then suddenly the "Buttons" work for a few days and the same repeats.. 2) when i answer a call, put phone to my ear, the bluetooth on itself..and looking for other devices to connect, 3) some times when a call is coming in, and i try to answer it, i cant coz the touch screen does not respond, i cant even shut down or restart, i have to take down the battery.. and put it back after 10sec or so.. i will NEVER EVER buy another SomeSong Again.. (Again Pun Intended)

  • It has no magnetic sensor so GLS or compass will not work.

  • It doesn't have enough memory

  • This has been the worse phone I have had. I've had to reset the phone several times a day to keep it working. If I put my music or apps on my SD the following day for some reason they are not on there. And NO I do not have app doing it either. This not a phone I would recommend to anyone at all...

  • Maybe too late but the J5 2015 is awesome.

  • My Samsung j 1 mobile Install fb and it not working properly.cannot copy any contents in fb posts...what is the problem.I was install so many time it.but not working correctly.I was update my fb then start the problem.what is the solution any one know...

  • I think it's good I have one and I love its bottry

  • i have used this mobile rough and tough but it works smooth but i have some problem about this ram it strucks when i connected to the internet

  • This phone is cheap and is working very bad I still have one, bur Samsung makes good phones. My dad has in Samsung Core Prime. He bought it a year ago and it is working like a new one, with a lot of apps on it.

  • Lags a lot.Its a $40.00 phone what do u exspect is crappy.Please don't get.I hate it.It's trash.Trading galaxy j1 for a new phone.Also battery won't last.Horrible job Samsung

  • the phone lags a lot. My nephew did a hard reset, installed the lightest apps (fb lite, and clean master lite). No change, still lags a lot. His gingerbread android 2.3 even performs better than my J1. What seems to be the lag problem? Is it the default apps?

  • ive had it for 2 years and it did no good for me except teaching me patience, cause the smallest task would take hours to get done on this crqshy laggy phone.... 512mb ram??!!!! i thought we were in 2015 not 1999!! NEVER go for this phone even if youre paid for it

  • go to settings then accessibility vision grey scale to turn back to colored features

  • Hi...it's being about 3 months now using this phone...I can't tell what I did to this phone,the features of the phone has changed...the screen is no more coloured but as black and white. The worst part is all my pictures has turned to ghost....I can't view pictures on net even properly....please if anyone can,just help me solve my problem...it's can't be seen at display(settings)...

  • woooowwww what a nice phone I got Samsung galaxy j1 ace precisely. ...the battery can last,wonderful camera,portable phone.I love it......More grease to your elbow Samsung,keep on keeping on.

  • In my J1 Mini, when i am in a call, the screen still active. Then, my ear touches the screen and a lot of funny things happens: i activate the DTMF keypad, i put the call in WAIT state, i hang the call. I think is a poor design by Samsung. The tactile screen need to be disabled when one put the phone in the head.

  • terrible phone. The basic design is crap, volume on one side and on/off on the other, how do you normally pick up your phone?... with your fingers on the side of course, so when you pick it up you either accidentally press the on/off or the volume, on the front there are three buttons down the bottom and touch the screen and it will do something else. It's constantly going off taking photos or dialling someone in my pocket. I set it to take a lock code to stop that happening but the Samsung geniuses made it so the camera icon and emergency dialling is still there when the phone is locked. iphone had the brains to put the on/off button at the top and the button at the bottom is recessed, so you don't accidentally press them. There are so many pre-installed apps that cannot be uninstalled that the battery goes flat within 48 hrs (my old iphone 3 lasted about 4-5 days). It sometimes turns itself off and goes to screen saver while your dialling. I will never buy another Samsung !

  • samsung is wrost brand in the world. even he spend millions dollar's for research but his every ph look same and feature nd also oprating system also same but desplay resolation is better then other ph but not more then apple brand. .but i wanna stay. if samsung foccus to. make better style of thier ph and also opratimg symbol nd. specially. every samsung ph hve. hanging issue and something. passing problem if they solve tht issues and also. increase the ram atleast 1.5 or 2gb of every samsung model ph and make it well maintained ph who dont make big issues nd optimised all issues buy using ph internal software. who never make ph for hang or or other issues ......... ..... my not to good to expalin but i say truth cos these problems r not rare to hear

  • Galaxy J1 got 1 app that it cannot use, it is Facebook (original) app, it consumes too much ram from J1, try to change it to Facebook lite, smaller fb.

  • I too have a Samsung Galaxy J1 and find that within 12 hours used up R12 of my money. How can I stop this - please advise OR replace this phone for an other set Dee

  • I was told this would HOLD and RUN my apps - I only have a few! It doesn't! I have moved what I can to the SD card. When the built-in (useless) apps update, I have to go in an clear data! No wonder they gave it to me for free!

  • I bought three storage cards and the handset has corrupted them all they stopped storing after 1 week HAAAAAAAAA why ??? samsung you need to address this its a big problem when travelling !!

  • Easily the worst phone ever. I had an SD car from my previous phone and everything saves to the miniscule internal storage and not to the sd card. I am apperantly unable to receive texts because of lack of storage. Not to mention the camera sucks.

  • sounds like trouble with sim-card. Battery shouldn't have anything to do. Try taking the memory card out and back in, or test it in another device/computer.

  • my j1 ace is not working a week after I bought, please help

  • I have had this telephone for half a year. I haven't had any problems at all. A battery charge usually lasts about 2 days with basic use (texting, calling, email. basic browsing), about 1.5 days under normal use (a few youtube videos, texting, email, basic browsing), and 1 day if used periodically with it's camera, movie apps etc. At one time, the camera activated in my pocket and was on for about 2 hours without going off and when I took it out, it was very very warm, almost hot. I thought the battery might have been damaged due to the excessive temperature but I let it cool down, then recharged the phone and the battery and phone are both still going strong. I'll keep this phone for 4 or so years.

  • I swapped batteries on my phone and all my photos have disappeared. Does anyone know how I can retrieve them?

  • I bought the samsung galaxy j1 pp back in december of 2016, I had liked the phone because of its color blue. I even tried finding a proper case and screen protector, I got frustrated from smudging fingerprints. I would call evey Verizon Wireless store to see if they carried a phone case for my phone. I was be told they have never heard of the Samsung Galaxy J1 before only the j3. I wouldn't recommend buying the phone its hard finding the right accessories...

  • I have been using the J1 for about a year now and I seriously long for the day I can smash it. It would be satisfactory given all the times (multiple times a day) its crashed or frozen and become unresponsive.

  • i hate this phone.. i used it almost 2 years.. and all of the comments below are all true... poor battery and lots of crashes, easily heated and i really hate this... next target was the vivo v5 plus... and i am excited for it hahahaha... buy it guys.. and you will get replenished for all the angers you had in this phone.

  • Battery down

  • Hi J1 doesn't have enough memory to run as a smartphone. Operating system takes up almost all internal memory. Mine came with an SD card but doesn't help overcome internal memory problem. Calls and text ok but anything else is unresponsive and crashes. Would never recommend this phone.

  • Its absolute crap. Coming from samsung what were they thinking. My screen laggs and on the netvwhen i scroll down and up the whole phone does its own thing and also when my phone is on 25% charge whithin abminute it shuts off... well i dont like it never get im going to get a new phone. How dissapointing from samsung. Who agrees?

  • I bought Samsung galaxy j1 last year September 2016 from Bangladesh. After some days it started disturb. Like hot, setting disturb...etc...Today it shows google setting sign in...if it is running last night. Now it is showing android lost and also locked. Please help me as early as possible.

  • I bought one before and had an ink on screen problem,i never hit it anywhere and bought it from Samsung direct,well they fixed it....now I bought another on and less than 2months of safety and care,he same problem developed on it recently,I have taken it back to them and they are accusing me of opening it at a roadside mechanic just imagine,upon the fact I have 2years warranty?? Is the ink on screen a normal problem?? Plus why would they say tha kinda trash at Samsung Nigeria??

  • I've been using j1 for like a year... (2016-2017) and I'm still using it. The most annoying thing now is that the phone gets heated up pretty quick and the battery goes down from 100 to 0 in 1.5 hours if I use it.. In the next model there should be increased storage and software update..

  • All my whats-up messages and SMS's take my airtime and not data, way. Please assist

  • The system and application installed by Samsung use most of the 4Gb. There is 4Gb in the phone, but once you install some simple applications this is already used.

  • I don't understand. I read the specs and it says it has a 4g storage but. My phone storage is always full.

  • Can someone please help after I made or receive a call or sms my phone automaticly turn to mute, I must change it after every call and sms

  • Remember guys this is a $99 dollar phone from costco, don't expect it to run like a $200+ dollar phone, there's not enough ram on this to run it outside of the most basic functions and don't even think about adding apps

  • Hello, I have J1. It is Android 4.4.4 . How can I get it to Android 5?

  • Big problem to Samsun j100H

  • HATE IT! I can't update anything! Says there is not enough storage. I deleted all my photos, some apps, ex. Still won't update. I am looking for a new phone 😨

  • I also use j1 ace but it's giving me problems and too much if I could say

  • No I bought mine from Samsung service centre, so i think its original, build quality good, everything (software, battery, memory) else poor.

  • Sorry. But this phone is a piece of garbage. Its slower than slow, has next to no memory, and the battery doesnt last to save its life. Charges quick as can be but cant sustain a charge. Hope not all Samsung galaxies are like this. Very disappointed

  • my galaxyj1 is not responding the network

  • My Samsung galaxy came up with software review yesterday and now won't turn on

  • I have a problem in my phone is that the battery does not accept that shipped Is the problem in the battery or something else?

  • The problem is that in a telephone battery is not loaded and does not accept shipping Is a technical problem or the battery itself

  • Maybe the complainers bought a fake samsung galaxt j1

  • PLEASE help me, I lost my LOGS I can\'t know who called me. I have a samsung J1 6 ;how can I retrieve this option ! thanks

  • My gosh, I wish I had read all these comments before getting one. This phone is pretty useless. I have had less than a month but cannot handle Facebook app . Tells me I can't load anything else because not enough storage. It has less storage than advertised.

  • please lunch a new software version for samsung galaxy j1 and allows to use 4g network .

  • When typing, the keypad suddenly disappears and takes a while before it reappears.... Why?

  • my galaxy j1 duos auto closes all running apps including network, what could be the problem?

  • My samsung J1 (2015) cannot open and not charging anymore before it appear google search stopped .whats seems to be the problem?

  • got a problem with my Samsung j1 want to know why the sound icon when on goes to mute after a few seconds??

  • If i charge my samsung j1, the battery won't be full charged even if i charged it 5 or more hours. How can i fix this?

  • samsung j1 2016 latest update is useless, i update my j1, its 72mb file size, it only add useless facebook app!!! why do they keep putting useless bunddle apps?? dont put apps that keep updatating every month!!!!! and ive notice my phone get hot wen im using it!!!!! its not the same anymore huhuhu damn u

  • have you ever been able to fix this locking issue? I have the same problem

  • Good phone

  • you can retrieve data by yourself. There are programs to do that. For example My Device Manager I used it few times. it's free and it works as good as can be expected. The main thing is to stop using the external hard disk until you use this tool, and avoid writing any files to it.

  • What do you care about ?

  • Hey GUYZ what's up. I have bought Samsung galaxy J1. This mobile is worse. It is better to buy Chinese mobile. No any apps will run smoothly. It is worse of all.

  • Press and hold down volume and home button

  • Go to ultra power saving mode and turn it off

  • Press power and home button at same time

  • Go to ultra power setting mode and turn it off

  • rubbish phone can't download most apps. Only a couple of apps available. I'm not going to even get a samsung again. I'm switching to apple

  • I dont know how to screenshoot?

  • hi I seem to have a problem with my Samsung galaxy j1 it only show a black and white colour so I want to know if how can do to set it for another bright and clear colour?

  • I buy the latest j1 launch on 10 Jan 2017 better than j2

  • hello sir/ma'am i m using samaung galexy j1 android version 4.4.4kitkat any app i want to install i cant even the app in my sd card i cant instal it only shows installing when i restart my phone it take 5 minutea to install app which is already in my sd card and when i download from play store it before it is showing 100%and only installing and cant download or update but now it show 100% in upper notification bar but actually it is only 70 or 80% in play store what to do please give me a suggestion i m sick with this problem i have tried all clearing chek , fors stop uninstall updates but it doesnt work hope i ll get help from u thank u

  • Once I lock the screen it won't switch on again

  • My phone had to be repaired twice.. cause?/ just switch off and freeze..

  • This phone lags, screen blacks out at time and switches off on its own.

  • Not a very good phone It's laggy and very slow but the camera is pretty decent and the power saving mode is pretty useful I'd better get another phone if i was you but if you're not willing to install any apps then maybe this phone is for you

  • A horrible phone. It is very very slow and can lag and crash at any given time. My uncle also had the same model of phone ad we both experienced the extremely frustrating problem of it crashing when trying to take photos, open webpages and simply browse installed apps on the home screen. Stay away, I do not recommend this horrid phone.

  • I love my samsung galaxy j1 haha

  • Does the Samsung J1 have a pulse or tone feature. I hear myself talk as if an echo every time I make a call

  • Nice phone. But suddenly over the horizons tone played ,if phone is in silent mode or general. It's a main problem and can't carry this phone while attending meeting or like.

  • J1 ace sucks at most games online. (Like there is only 10-20) games viable where it does not crash. I used to play Vainglory but now I can't. It keeps crashing all the effin time. It sucks

  • is a good phone

  • Wonderful mobile . Plays all Village People songs for free ...!!! Luvya...

  • worst phone ever screen gone black and wont come back on

  • This phone a little bit lag -_-

  • Good phone,no lag(I only download 2 app) 😄

  • my samsung mobile is reading the sim card but it isnot responding to the network and i cant make any phone calls and messages now...What has happened to my phone. When i tried my sim on other phone they are allowing everything.

  • you can go in settings then scroll down to display and select font to change the size

  • Use the volume button on the side of the phone to control the text size

  • Go to MESSAGES in yo Apps----›MORE in right top corner. Select FONT SIZE and choose the size.

  • Go straight to MESSAGE icon, select MORE in top right corner, select FONT SIZE

  • This phone is good👍

  • Does anyone know how to change the size of the text on messages mine are huge i need to scrowl down down just to read them

  • Does anyone know how to change the size of the text on messages mine are huge i need to scrowl down down just to read them

  • samsung j1 jio not supported this wast mobile very very poor signal any network so pls any bady no purchage waste waste mobile hanging this mobile

  • My Samsung Galaxy J1 only has 1gb storage..Will be coul if it would be more , so u could play mc5 or sniperfury for example , but its okay(other games can be moved to sd with foldermount if you are a toot user)

  • Camera not so good, can camera be replaced?

  • Very nice phone, but how can I delete the Ramadan entry from 27 May 2017 to 24 June 2017. When I started the phone it was there. No offence but I don't need it.

  • it's a tft.

  • No chance to increase RAM.

  • No chance to increase RAM.

  • I bye a new phone Samsung j1 but not activate

  • if any possible to increase RAM speed????

  • Worst Phone at all ....does not support software updates very less ram ..hangs several times .keypad works automatically ....very slow . Waste of money

  • it has missing one option may b sd card default storage location

  • Not enough ram for gaming or multitasking.

  • the best phone under 7000,awesome amoled display with amazing ultra power saving mode

  • Hi Have my Samsung galaxy j1 for less then a year now and suddenly started rebooting I have so far deleted all my apps that I dnt use much including:one game instagram Twitter and pictures I dnt need and have no videos it's now only Facebook and whatsapp still working for 5 or less minutes then it tells me 'incallUI not working'

  • great

  • Excellent phone, very light. Low battery use. Must use extra SIM for pics and music. 4gb is not enough for fb, gmail, uber and other apps that can not use sim. After 1yr, I ran into on with fb because it uses to much memory. So I am going to buy a j1 2016 8gb.

  • Excellent compromise between price/quality. I bought my J-1 last Summer here in Portugal for € 109,90 operator-free. It's a great mobile, overall it performs great. Excellent picture, video and audio quality. I regret it not being able to have a compass (lacks the sensor). You can very easily upgrade storage to 32 GB like I did, by simply mounting an SD card... Very bright flash-light, FM radio has very good reception, very intuitive to use.. I recommend getting a back cover and a front protection for the screen as well. Money well spent. * * * *

  • Not even sure this is worth the 19.99 price tag at Walmart. Less then 720 resolution, Not even 1 gig of ram, only 4, yes only 4gb of storage. An easy pass.

  • Excellent mobile .. My phone fell down many times No hanging problem, camera clarity is good.. But internal memory is only 4gb.. Now m thinking to buy Samsung J5 old version.. plz suggest me

  • Still on 4.4.4. not even getting version 5.x

  • will this be updated to marshmallow????

  • Used the phone for 6 months n was not happy with the battery power, no enough space, I only had 2 apps n that was it, only took 10 pictures, n the others pictures would just disappear. Ive lost the phn n do not miss it

  • Reasons why it's not worth Buying. - Older version of Android (kitkat) - Not enough power (It's a 1.2 Hz with 512 mb of ram) - Only 4gb of Memory (it's not a lot if you want to download some apps)

  • Tried everthing but still receive whatsapp messages late or only when I'm on whatsapp. Very frustrating!!!

  • SAME! I paid extra for warrinty...its now onto its 3rd year now. Processes are REALLY slow.....WHAT SHOULD I DO??😢

  • Phone is good no hanging problem.

  • Will it play FB games ...or accept text photos?

  • This is a really bad device, overheat constantly and Samsung Colombia do not replace my damage device, what I can do? I lost my money.

  • Freezes and crashes with monotonous regularity . Not very good .

  • Google Play Music stops functioning when I open BBM,I can play music & multitask everywhere EXCEPT while I'm on BBM (Really annoying,please help)

  • Use Auto call recorder app.

  • it is possible to record a call with samsung j1

  • how to solve the screen blinking when in low brightness

  • Check you model number, this one J100 is bad, the repalcement J1(2016) J120 or ace J1 (J110), are better

  • I have this phone and its brilliant, it does what i need it to do, i use it to plays games check Twitter Etc and its brilliant, so please stop criticising it its a perfectly good phone! It might be just that you guys were unlucky and got dodgy handsets.

  • please dont get this phone after updating the phone it wont work. what a waste of money this phone is, i tried resetting the phone on anonymous of times

  • Mine cost $60 incl 2 year extended warranty

  • please reset your handset and used only j 1 play store apps. it's better idea and battery life automatically changing. I am using also j1. if you are not satisfied with your phone after when you used handset and his some apps then restart your handset. wish you all the best....Thankyou.

  • this cell is very good but its RAM DOES NOT satisfied me

  • My Samsung j1 always shut downs when I switches off mobile data or wifi connection it always hangs up when new apps are installed plz give me solution

  • This phone is good just the ram and battery are the main problems.i better buy a cheap one next time.. BLU is cheap but i think its advance than this kind of SAMSUNG GALAXY...

  • This phone is good for the first month, but after that it gets really lousy. The battery will mess up and the Ram is too low for a phone. Don't waste your money with this phone cause you will encounter problems sooner or later. The main problem is the battery, the batteries on these phones are seriously jacked up.

  • Nice, smart phone but one problem is on its ram its ram is too low

  • maybe for battery life.. u should replace the battery?

  • Its a good but the memory is to low

  • Nice mobile phone

  • I hate this phone! Battery life sucks..have to keep it on the charger! It freezes up all the time and takes forever to load some things and I have to restart it too much! If it hadn't been a gift I would throw it away!

  • my j1 battery life is awesome,the phone has no problem except the low ram

  • I dont know if its the Internet but I experience unstability which is very frustrating If it is the phone than ther's only one word : User unfriendly.

  • Im about to throw it in the sea. It's a week old and the battery dos I've had this phone for a week, and about to throw it in the sea. Not worth the money. It I hate this phone, have had it for a week and about to throw it into the sea. The battery died not hold its charge at all. As soon as you take it off charge u can stand and watch this battery run down. It's rubbish, but I will be throwing my toys out next week.

  • I only had this phone for two months this bih is not worth two dead files.I was definitely ripped off it's not worth the box it came out of.

  • Yea quite obviously even u can buy some cheaper phones too for ur such purposes

  • Yes the system takes most of the space so you are left with a small amount, really you need a phone with at least 16Gb space.

  • 3 or 4 years. Read the comments about this phone, there is a new model, maybe this is what you are looking at.

  • Hay guys i wanna buy this phone only for extremly light usage of only texting and calling and some facebook and whatsapp for about 2 hours a day is this phone good for that and will it last for 3 or 4 years. Take a note that i'm very carefull

  • Best phone I have ever had...delighted!

  • I turn off my cellphone after it I turn it on and it didn't turn on how suppose Im gonna do

  • dnt buy this shit it showa 246 mb storage instead of 4 gb wtf is this

  • Worst phone in 2016 period. You are better of buying a no name android phone or using a 2009 htc magic- it`s that bad. I`m pretty sure i don`t want to buy or use another samsung phone again.

  • The 4G version is also listed on this site, you need to post the correct model.

  • This phone it looks good bt when you use it u find that it sucks,my freezer mostly it tells me that unfortunately players store has stop ,actually most everything stop like keyboard.sometimes it shut down itself without being shut down by me,it notifications pops in to update software's & you do so after that it shut down itself then if you turn it on it just display it log in screen can't be ready to be use unless you flash it therefore it sucks a lot shame

  • I bought mine this year n its battrey sometimes doesn't charge. it shows that its charging but i ts still stuck on 0%. the screen sometimes go blank n i dnt know y. I would have reported it earlier on but I use it everyday for work n afraid if they take it for fixing I wont have a temporary phone.

  • If you're planning to buy this phone. I highly suggest dont! You'll lose your patience with this phone. This phone is just a waste of money. You'll find your phone slowing down 2-3 weeks after purchase. This is a legit comment

  • Problem while creating new folder with My File. Sometimes it creates the folder but sometimes it doesn't show in the list. Problem in both device storage and sd card storage

  • I just bought the 4G version phone is awesome only problem is camera is a bit blurry at times but other than that I'm happy with my purchase best 100 bucks I spent I ages

  • turn off background processes in Developer Options - mine was ridiculously slow until I did that

  • no bro

  • Another GREAT thing about this useless phone is that you can't do anything using data. Only thing you can do is go onto google, you can't use any social media becuase it just can't handle it. This phone is a massive waste of time and cuases me so much amher ans inconvenience i just end up wishing i had a diffrent one. Honestly, it's a lazy job by Samsung and they can do much better.

  • don't buy any "J" series samsung 512 Mb ram is this a joke??

  • My hean phone sm-j110f/ds is got problam i can charj full night than mornig i can open the char affter that i am tarn on my mobile but cant on. Why. Sey..

  • Hi everyone , I don't have time to go to the shops can anyone help me to buy phone on line

  • Hi. The phone will become laggy if you have been using it for a while, lets say a few months.

  • Only 3g.

  • Is it 4G connected

  • 3G or 2G no 4G on this model there is a 4G version available also listed on this site

  • No nfc

  • Does anyone know how to access the nfc setting on this phone... I've looked everywhere but i cant find help

  • Does anyone know how to access the nfc setting on this phone... I've looked everywhere but i cant find help

  • No its the phone even with only two apps does not work good no memory and no space. I had one and gave it away don't waste your money one of the worst Samsung phones I have had. Have had about 10 in the past and have one now just this model is poor build as always is good pre-installed apps poor and crash or hang frequently

  • Hello Dave. I have just signed up on an update for a new Samsung J1Ace Neo and have a similar problem whereby the lcd is faulty ( damaged ) I have a question if you can possibly help. Did your LCD just go faulty on its own cos my unit had been sent in for inspection / repair and was told that the phone was dropped therefore causing the LCD to have gone faulty. To my knowledge this unit is been in my position from day 1 and it has not been dropped or misused. I am a bit disappointed with the unit. Can you possibly help with some feedback. Much Appreciated.

  • the phone is ok for small number of applications. RAM is short and thus it hangs up fast. otherwire ok.

  • Do NOT buy one of these phones. My screen has broken and it cannot be fixed as you cannot get the LCD screen. I have now lost all of my contacts as I cannot access my phone.

  • Okay, for all you people that say it is laggy- it's not the phone: it's the user. The amount of apps and whatnot that you download on your device will affect your phone's performance so don't rag on the phone- it's the user

  • worst phone ever made. i regret buying this phone! it keeps on lagging.even when taking photos,sometimes it will stop processing. it also takes 3 minutes to process captured photo. the phone is very slow! the phone isn't smart at all.

  • I got another firmware update today & it seems to fix the no sound issue for my J1(it works properly again now).

  • Why my j1 mini is so logging. Very slow.. what would i need to do. I already reformat it

  • Hello, Can anyone help to find out - Weather Samsung Galaxy J100H/DS, has 3G internets connection 2G or 4G - suppose that it doesn't 4G as it cann't see, I had 3G and it was OK. That means it can only use 3G or 2G either ? Thanks in advance.

  • mine the same

  • did u update to new firmware?

  • mine also..what going on?

  • My j1 that I'm typing to you on right now is good.. I have no issues

  • after the latest firmware update via OTA, there is no ringtone, notification whatsapp, bbm, music dies

  • Please help me, my phone stopped to run contacts, therefore it can not call any number even emergencies numbers. When you try to dial, it says unfortunately Contacts have stopped. But im receiving call and using the internet perfectly although it does not display names.

  • No no you are lire this phones ram is very low even its free ram is maximum 180 mb this phone is so lazy

  • From someone who owned model J100, total waste of time, do not buy this phone. The 2016 model maybe ok, but the 2015 does not even function as a basic phone most of the time, and this is not Samsung bashing I have a J5 which is fine.

  • best phone ever

  • this phone is best for me

  • It's a total waste of my father's money because it keeps on lagging in important events like taking a simple picture, it really needs 3 seconds to process a single photo, even in class, Its very slow when it comes to opening a single application whenever I use it for cheating so in other words, I really need to study hard to ace my test (I think that's good for me though). Today's problem is that it keeps on restarting so I can't play online because my phone can't handle my skills and by the way, I had it repaired last week because of another problem, it won't charge nor start. DON'T BUY THIS PHONE, TRUST ME, IT WILL CONSUME MORE MONEY ON REPAIRS.

  • Never buy this phone. The storage is rubbish it turns its self on. It's a waste of money.

  • Disgusting experience. Never buy this. Connectivity issues, cellular issues. here's a list of everything that doesn't work on my 2 months older phone- wifi doesnt turn on cellular network doesn't work bluetooth doesn't work .......... Spreadtrum should stop making chipsets.

  • Definitely the worst phone I have ever had. DON'T BUY. Screen is only good thing but not as good as my Huawei which cost less. Had a Samsung Galaxy Music years back and I can say it was better in regards to internet speed. I have an $80 phone which is its equal bar for display (maybe $80 is faster a little).

  • Bought the J1 for my daughter in December two months ago the screen started to go black from the bottom up. I took the phone the agents were i was told by the young lady behind the counter the the phone was dropped.I was that I needed to purchase a new LCD the cost of it was more than the phone it's thay never bother to check the phone. I will never advise anyone to buy this phone.

  • Storage space is ridiculous!!! When I try to adjust and move apps TO my SD card, it takes forever, freezes for a few seconds and acts all sorts of weird. I thought the point in a memory card is to have more space??!

  • Its the worst phone eve..I had this phone for six months and already the phone is lagging, and I'll be listening to music and responding to my emails and all of a sudden the music stops for no reason. This is not good and yes the battery, the battery is absolutely rubbish? I think you's should give us a new phone...I miss my old phone that I lost my Samsung galaxy s111 that one was the best and the battery lasted two days.

  • Worst experience i ever had with a cellphone, very very slow , battery is not that good and never lasts for more than 6 hours even if not used !!

  • For the same price,get a wileyfox phone. 512 mb of ram vs 2gb. Make a choice.

  • I agree one of the best phones out there. Only limited space but still good☺

  • Worst phone I have had & have been using mobiles for years,plus 02 coverage has a lot to do to catch up with other suppliers

  • Battery is worst,ram is low,and hanged too much

  • it has less ram that is why it lags.small battery on a android device will give you bad battery life.

  • I don't really understand why this phone lags so much; and the battery drains too fast. Getting worst with every software update. Would recommend everybody not to buy this phone.

  • I'm experiencing the same thing

  • Best b4 update bt after latest software update it kips on restarting pliz cn u help

  • Battery problem....full charge 100% when unplug drop to 45%..wtf even i change a new battery same thing happen...dont buy this phone

  • This is the worst phone i have ever had and i normally love samsung. It is so slow and i only just get a day out of the battery. Sometimes it just freezes and closes. It has a nice shape to it but i would trade it for basically anything.

  • Worst phone. Out of 512 MB RAM, only 183 MB available out of the box. Out of 4 GB internal memory, only 2.5 GB available. Regretted after buying this. Started hanging after 2 months. Don't buy it, just waste of money.

  • i hate this phone. I have a problem on its battery, applications, and did not function well.. 😢&iacu­te; ½í¸¢í&n­bsp;½í¸¢

  • Disabled apps that you don't need and use opera mini browser.and install an a firewall for non-rooted phones so that Android OS won't use to much background data.good luck

  • Can anyone help with the problem we have with the Samsung J1 Mini after installing a new upgrade can the double tap on incoming /outgoings and favourites be disabled also the conditional call forward access also be removed.

  • I've had this phone for 6 months now and am on the second battery. Battery life is limited and it has a habit of showing say, 40% when you turn it off, then when you turn it back on, it immediately shows that the battery is below 5% and shuts down itself in minutes. Did it on the first battery and is now doing it on the second. I wouldn't recommend this phone on this point alone. I'm not a heavy user of any apps, I just want a phone I can ring people on. My old Nokia would last for several days with the same usage, this one I'm lucky to get 24 hours.

  • this phone is best

  • Have you posted on the correct model, this phone Samsung J1 is not 4G, there is a 4G model of this phone but this one is not check you phone model number.

  • this phone is obviously not the best, biggest, fastest, sharpest, or the coolest, but if you need a phone, be greatful for this one. it has done so much for me, i record youtube videos on this all day, i do it even though its a strenuous task, it loads slowly, im still proud of it. it still there even when i dropped it, or when it sunk in water, it was there. when i needed something to quickly take a pic, it was there. this is a great phone, it not only is better then nothing, but teaches patience and appreciation for what you have. just dont underestimate the j1 it might suprise you. yes you can get 4g on it, no contract month by month plan

  • This phone is 3G only

  • I now udsing this phone when i play games it close back to hone screen,battery draning fast when tje battery percentage is 14 it drop to 0 so worst this phone .😝😠

  • can i use a 4g sim in this phone

  • ??

  • How can I boost my Internet speed?!?! It's seriously ridiculous! :(

  • This phone ain't the best, screen freezes, cheap phone but you get exactly what you pay for. Only thing I can credit it for is, dropped countless times and it still works 👍 10\10 for this

  • Its a nice phone....

  • I don't like 3g I like 4g

  • my lumia 520 much better than this..

  • Ive had this phone for 3 weeks and nothing but troubles. Now it will not take a charge at all. Pulled battery out and put it back..nothing. I WONT BE BUYING ANYTHING ELSE WITH SAMSUNG OR VERIZON>

  • You cant expect miracles with only 512MB RAM. If you want seamless multitasking, you device should start with 1GB RAM or higher. You should have gone for the Galaxy Grand Prime or J5. Sorry, but there's nothing that can be done to solve your problem.

  • i have a problem when i switch from app to another and get back to the app i using its reload why it can stay at the same oage i left why evey time applications restart like youtube or browser or even the games its always restart any help plz

  • its a nice mobile. but i founded a problem that, it have less ram... another all are good. good camera, smooth body etc... so, im requesting to my SAMSUNG brand when you launching new mobile please launch with at list 1 GB ram.... otherwise your brand became less rating..

  • I cannot disable safe mode causing my APPS not to show.

  • Try 360root.apk. works for me..

  • How to root my mobile.... Is there any problems occur after rooted devices. Did any one tried.

  • Weird ringtone (not the one used on the phone) suddenly rings and the phone's screen doesn't display anything to let me know what in the world id happening (scrren looks normal, as if no one is calling or any alarm is set off) Help? Thanks in advance

  • my phone it suddenly show a massage on top of the cell phone saying or reporting secure download where by i am not given any option to do any thing.when i insert a charge instead of saying charging it repeats the same story

  • i dont know what happen to my j1 suddenky error to ODIN MODE with system status custom. Anyidea? tq

  • Nice of her

  • post on Galaxy J1 ACE this is about Galaxy J1.

  • my ex-wife blockod my phone as if it was stolen by using the info on the purchase box

  • This is the worst mobile phone I have ever owned. It runs out of battery with only a minimum of use, It only works in highly populated areas and even then it regularly drops out in the middle of a conversation. Never again.

  • yup

  • Come on guys! You bought a budget phone haha i dont know how you guys sleep at night

  • if lag had a phone it would be a j1 ace.Slowest phone ever(seriously) its that slow.almost all my apps crash and are laggy.The keyboard takes about a decade to open and by that time i cant crack the joke i wanted to because someone changes the subject.time to switch to iphone. worst phone ever id rather have an s1 than this .

  • My samsung j12016 no longer gives me sound notifications for any messaging. But still rings for calls .any suggestions

  • how to unlock pattern

  • Buy another phone anything but samsung. Most disappointing phone ever. Calculator not working, hard to answer calls, screen lock on during call makes bpay hard to use. Ring tones not loud enough no matter which one you select. Just garbage!

  • Some games are not properly working or supported in this phone. But its performance and 3g network speed and downloading is awesome.

  • good day! i have a problem to my phone samsung j1., i can't open it., either i used my gmail acct., its already reformat now, i was thinking the previously user by this phone was he already fix this under his gmail acct.,he does not removed his user by his gmail acct. before he return it to me my phone.,so' how can fix to turn back the application display to the screen..

  • Inappropriate model in smart phone industry

  • Guys this phone is not up to standard i have only one month but is freezing and thats not cover 3G it cover only 2G and if is on 3G said network is not registered also my calculator is not working. # LEST RETURN OUR PHONE BACK TO STORE.

  • I am struggling to type on this phone - I sound illiterate and dyslexic

  • this phone keep freezing and restart itself

  • I keep getting message " Unfortunatley calculator has stopped working" Have been back to shop twice....1. reset to factory conditions and 2. pushing buttons...Calculator worked for about a day both tim..es is this a fault with this model?

  • How??

  • I can't play pokemon go because of the low 512 ram.. please fix this as soon as possible. Or any solution to play even with the low ram.. Thank You!!

  • This phone is very bad it has 3G internat but I can't download apps fast like wiko slide 2 which also has 3G ,I can't believe that I have wasted my money.

  • 512 MB Ram look at the specification summary on this page.

  • Hi. Im cannot use calculator. Massaeg "Unfortunately,calculator has stopped". Any solution for this?

  • Can I ask a question? Which phone that has a smooth and easy to use in games etc. Cause I need a better phone. Hope u answer me

  • Very slow performance. Couldn't download apps because of short internal memory which is only 78mb left... Everytime I use browser it's too laggy when I visit wordpress.. This phone is worst made by samsung.

  • the ram is only 512? I thought it`s 2gb?

  • I can't play Pokemon Go, that fucking 500mb ram..ZZZZZZ.. Any solution?

  • Re pokemon go : download both gps essentials app and active gps. Get the pokemon go apk. Have had very minimal issues since. 112 pokemon down 30 to go.

  • It requires more ram, this phone only has 512Mb the recommend amount for this application is 2Gb

  • Is shit. Doesn't do anything properly without lagging for 10 mins and then crashing.

  • I have bought a GALAXY J1 and all i can say is, that it is a bag of rubbish, I can't charge the phone properly, it doesn't run some apps that I need...it loses it charge (on the occasion that I can get the thing to charge that is) very quickly. Yeah ok it is a budget phone but it is not fit for purpose...AVOID do not buy one...

  • Pokemon go cannot play GPS error

  • Please can someone respond to my query

  • Please post to J1 ACE this is about J1.

  • Please post to J1 Ace this about the J1.

  • Can i upgade my samsung galaxy j1 to lollypop

  • My galaxy samsung j1 ace just freeze after switching on location,what meant be problem

  • My fone switches off and on by itself whole day already any ideas on fixing this issue

  • How can I stop my SamsungJ1 from sending all my calls to voicemail and not ringing?

  • I have just purchased this Samsung j1ace ace....I can't receive callspecial from a phone next to me from same company simply card....what is wrong...it says no network etc

  • But why would buy something new and expect it not to work out of the box, you would not do this with any other product, why are samsung not addressing the problems (which many people have including you) with this model.

  • I see a lot of complaining here,i hated my phone when i bought the first time too but there are a lot of ways that you can do to make your phone faster like disabling apps like play store and Google play services account manager and everything that has to do with Google that you don't need.and you can enable them when you need them again,i've disabled a lot a pre-installed app and my phone is working fine.you can also disable the animations which will make your phone a lot faster.you can look for it on how to disable the animation on Android phone.you can use other internet browser like Opera Mini browser it's better much faster and consumes less data,i disabled chrome browser in my phone.for the problem of OS system eating a lot of background data you can use a firewall for nonrooted phone.it still going to consume background data but not like the first time,when i first bought it it used to consume more 500mb every month after i installed the app it became about 140 mb it still a lot but not like the first time.there's a lot of things you can do to make your phone faster.

  • Again read before you reply, no one compares the J1 to an expensive phone in this comments.

  • No one talked about the screen size. For me my J1 did not work even basic funcitons I had problems for the one I had (text not sent not received, wifi keep dropping, apps keep restarting for no reason, poeple calling no call received), but my iphone 5s always worked.... luckily I still have the iphone and the J1 is recycled.

  • Wrong , J1 display is 4,3 inch while Iphone 5/5s/5c are 4 inch

  • Both iPhone 5S and J1 are 4" display screen.

  • How to you compare a cheap phone to other expensive phone. Go get a Note 7 or S7 and see the difference.

  • Go to "Recent tray" and clear all the background apps. This will free up more RAM to use. Not enough RAM the phone will tend to freeze.

  • You need to change the camera setting. On the camera, there is setting, save to location (SD card).

  • my phone keeps freezing and very slow to use

  • This is my worst phone ever.sometimes the keyboard just type by itself and sent nonsence emoticon.really scarry

  • Just realized that any downloading either apps/pics are not saved onto the SD Card! It's like the Alcatel phones. Just sucks that my first Samsung phone and this had to happen. Need improvement.

  • I cannot express enough the frustration I have with this phone. This was my first introduction to Samsung. I will NEVER get a Samsung phone again. It has to be the slowest phone on the market. Continuous freezing is a huge problem. There is no such a thing as sending a message quickly or making a quick phone call. I will never advice anyone to purchase the J1.

  • Dont you mean downgraded for an iphone5s !!

  • Love it but it says fm radio and I can't find it

  • My sumsung galaxy jl cant download anything and cant show any other msg recieved plus the missed calls any advise there

  • You can't get Pokemon go its slow rubbish camrea

  • Definitely the worst phone I've ever used at this day and age. I'm more impressed with the Cherry Mobile Android One. Despite it's size, and the amount of apps I installed, it never hangs. But with the Samsung Galaxy J1 however, I've only installed a few apps, but it's performance it's so bad that I can barely use it. I would admit that the camera is good but I can barely use it with the very slow performance. I'm also impressed with the amount of memory I can add to it via microSD, but it's worthless.

  • Currently i own 3 galaxy j1's. I upgraded from iphone5s. I havent had a single problem with any of the ones i own. I wont go so far as saying best phone ever. But definately not tge worst one i have had. It does the job for me.

  • Worst phone ever!!.... can't download anything.. when I open any app it doesn't work well.. really so slow... plz don't buy this phone

  • Really? How many days did it last? I'm asking because I'm on my third factory reset in two weeks, it just works fine for the first two days, and it jumps right back to the normal dragging attitude.

  • Any luck with that?

  • Who tried option turning phone on factory settings? Any results? Any suggestions what to do?

  • Update you mean buy a new phone, there will be no updates for this model.

  • same problems here as well

  • m just curious to know why did Samsung release a piece of garbage undermining its own company. This phone has made me hate Samsung brand. Worse of the worse situation happened when even the call app started crashing in middle of a phone call. This is a phone that has failed to do its primary function of connecting calls. This is indeed a work of crap. Don't even think about purchasing this phone even for a joke.

  • Sweet load of wild hot fire garbage is what this phone is. Super freaking slow i just cant understand it sometimes i wanna throw and ram this piece of crap on the wall til it explodes in a thousand pieces its so freaking horrible!!! I rather be without a damn phone if thats the case . Its just not good sweet intense garbage dont waste your time!!!!

  • I'm finding this phone incredibly slow and frustrating. Very slow to access internet. Changes screens of its own accord. Latest issue is it won't send an email. The only thing that works well is making and receiving calls and messages, doing anything else is time consuming and often doesn't work anyway.

  • Why i can't log in to facebook app??what's wrong? In fact i have wifi..

  • This happened to me a few months ago and after many different attempts to fix the problem I eventually had to restore the factory settings, but it works fine now. Maybe it might work for you?

  • Hi, I've tried this on my J1 recently to find that there simply isn't enough RAM to play the app. It won't even get past the loading screen for me. I'd recommend upgrading. Pokemon Go says it requires 2gb of RAM in order to function, and in my own research a phone with that much costs at least €200. There are some pretty good models for that price though!

  • Plels my mobile samsung galaxy j1 ace update

  • its LCD and its screenis very very ordinary

  • its LCD is very very ordinary

  • j1 has 0,5GB RAM, you need 2GB RAM for the game

  • SMS are not receiving to my Samsung J1 while mobile data activated..Does anybody have solution to overcome this matter...pls HELP...

  • Need to update the Samsung galaxy J1

  • I bought this phone recently and I tried playing Pokémon Go But it doesn't seem to run fast Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make it faster?

  • Why cant i download anything on this phone? Including games, music, and photos other people have sent me! If you are thinking of getting this phone, don't! I also cant use half my screen sometimes. And texts sometimes dont send. Apps don't work and email wont let me see what people have sent me. Don't buy this phone!

  • Worst phone ever glitches every second not even good.And camera quality is really blurry and dark I do not recommend this phone such a disappointment to Samsung.

  • Pokemon game is amazing it is good for your health also and you can have some fun

  • How do you move contacts into favourites? Or groups?

  • Why does my phone cancel important numbers that I do not use often? why do so many contacts that I want to delete are "read only" and cannot be deleted?

  • how to create an email account using a Samsung J1 phone

  • If it is SIM locked only provider can open usually after some time often 2 years

  • Read the reports here many people have issues with this model

  • Not this model 3g only there is a 4g version available also listed in this site

  • i just wanted to ask if how will i be able to make my phone open line... would i find it in the setting of the phone or do i need to go to the samsung store for them to make my phone open line to all network.. because my samsung j1 is only open for globe.. is that possible..

  • Canany one tell me whether samsung Galaxy J1 is 4G compliant or 4G sim will work on this?

  • this phone runs horribly, can't even properly run google and lags every second with games. it was a mistake buying this

  • can someone tell me whay this phone alweys tur off wen Y start play some game or anithig als ??

  • Open the back & there is a slot for the SD card on top of the slot where the sim card goes.

  • It's at the same place where your sim card is. Just open the case and you will see there is a slot in top of your sim card. You will need to remove your battery before you put it in.

  • Remove the battery and you will see the gap

  • Have you try to clear the background apps. On the bottom left button, do press, will show all apps still running. Clear all these apps, as it release more ram for next app to run.

  • This Auto lock is in the Setting -> Lock Screen. Once you make the choice, do a REBOOT in order to take effect. If you are referring to screen is blank while talking, it is not lock. The sensor will light on when you move away from the phone. Most of the sensor is in front, on top. Alternately, touch & let go on the Power button.

  • To change your lock screen, go to setting and select Lock screen. Do the necessary setting. After done with the setting confirmed, you need to REBOOT in order to complete.

  • Do factory reset, as i did encountered before on another model.

  • You need to do factory reset. After reset, it should not have any problem. Due to updates not complete. Previously use S5, after update, the phone cannot be control. After factory reset, it is normal.

  • You need to open the back cover. There are 2 slots for SIM cards, under the battery. Micro SD card, it is on top of the battery, with the icon of the Micro SD card, insert it.

  • Hi, I have a Samsung galaxy j1, I also put in a microSD card but in settings it says insert an SD card to mount?, the card is in but phone is telling me to insert one?, any help here guys??? cheers Q

  • my is 1 and half month, my phone Samsung j1 switches itself off, to switch it on again, i must remove the battery and put it back then switches on.

  • Can someone plz tell me were the micro memory card goes ?? We have Samsung Galaxy J1 , specs say expandable memory with micro sd but were 😳😳😳&#128­563;

  • Totally agree

  • I just wanted to ask am i only guy who has ram problems with this phone ? First i thought 500mb is not enought but all my friend had phones with same ram but much better performance than me, when i got phone it had 350-450 of 500 ram, i tried to get it on fabric options same thing... messenger chat heads dont work, games crashed, itd..

  • I have received instructions from internet via my daughter how to deactivate the auto screen lock but the settings they give are not all the same as on my phone. Its more compatible to the bigger Samsung J1 and not the mini. As you would know they differ. So let me try again. When I phone someone a picture of a padlock comes on the screen to show that it has locked. To stop the conversation or to be able to get to the keypad to select a number option when needed with answering machines, I have to tap on the "padlock" twice before ending the call or to get to the keypad. If I'm not quick enough to tap on the keypad it locks again and I have to tap twice again ...... It is other than the swipe unlock of the screen and also not the time you can select for the phone to lock("switch off").

  • Woah.. i have the same model. yup. in the end it all depends on how the user uses the phone.

  • I don't get you. Sorry. But can you explain a little bit more in detail.? i don't guaranteed if i'll be of any help though. hahah.

  • I've asked and tried many options but still cannot manage to switch off the auto lock on the Samsung Galaxy J1 mini while talking. It becomes a problem when you need to select a number option while making a call. You have to tap twice on the padlock picture and then select the keypad. Often it locks before I could manage to select the keypad and then a number.

  • D phone always hang bad product frm samsung

  • Out of all the phones have ever owned (including useless telstra and optus brands) the samsung galaxy 1-5 are by far the worst of all time. Constantly freezing on regular bases and having to restart or disconnect battery too reset. Unbelievably most pathetic and worst brand of all time with worst in every field.

  • Bad phone from Samsung

  • Casing around J1? Does not fit into casings and covers. Slightly too large. Why?

  • Not at all satisfied with the performance..Always have the issue with mobile internet.Even if we have full 3g netwrk, the phone didnt perform well( have checked with otjer phones with same mobile providers, and got prooved this ). if we shift mobile internet from sim1 to sim2.then sim1 will be inactive..cant get any calls neither cant do outgoing. need to restart again. otherwise need to go mobile netwrks then need to select our sim1 mobile network.then only it will be active. Calling clarity is poor.mic sound also sucks. if u have hear phones atleast u can adjust. No inbuilt photo/video editors. we need to download that from samsung store. for that mb we will get much better photo editors from play store.. Music player is also not upto the mark. No zooming options in camera.. selfie with 2mp need not need to explain. Phone seems to be lagging always. some time while we type keypad will get stuck..we need to restart again. thats really worse. Battery standby is ok.u can use atleast 5 hrs continuosly internet (3g) No heating problems .

  • when I buy samsung galaxy j1 I was very happy,but after five days I've using its backlight began to loose,I got verry angry,why?

  • It works good but I have an 8gb SD card but the phone will not work

  • you can't even open the facebook app with this and the touchscreen keeps doing things by itself after about a week of using it.

  • its best but it has touch problem and automatic switches off after 1 year uses

  • I have been using j1 for a year now and i don't want to replace it with any phone ... You need to know how to operate this phone very well if u want to see the good result ... but for me this phone is best ever ... from pics quality. memory. is just the best when it comes to download different types of applications ... if the application isn't good for i t tells you to uninstall it immediately... I do everything in my j1,watching movies ...muaaa to j1 remember I'm talking about the first j1 realised on Feb 2015 ...

  • Model sm-j100f android version 4.4.4 android security patch level 2016-02-01 baseband version j100fxxuoapb1 kernel version 3.14.0-952609 dqi@swdd5712#1 wed jan 20 16:34:03 kst 2016 build number ktu84p.j100fxxuoapa1 United Arab Emirates tra id:0016333/08 ta:00000000/00

  • But this is about the Samsung J1 not the Samsung J1 Ace, different model.

  • J1 is the most worst phone i have used ever. everything wrong with it. there are two sim slot if i receive one call in sim one. sim 2 will be useless for 10 minutes. phone always, takes too long to open mails, and many more complication i brought it from Sharaf DG Dubai, i went to them two times to complain but they said phone is perfectly ok. this phone makes my life miserable, i became so frustrated i hit the phone in my office table and break it, i lost complete faith on samsung

  • this phone is garbage. storage ALWAYS full even with new memory card!

  • the worst phone ever! Craziest dumbest phone ever! Data connection is so bad. Ive done too many resets already no changes at all. Too many j1 coming in the market now. Phase that out you might be losing customers. Better to buy cheap phones.

  • My phone keeps on tapping & pressing itself. It's quite impossible to send texts or even use my phone. I've tried locking the phone, rebooting it. But nothing helps. Please do help 😭

  • Its a gud phone doesn't hangs easily works fast ,,,,, one of the problem I face is the problem of touch ..... sometimes its touch does not works as always....

  • in South Africa we get the SM-J111F, Galaxy J1 Ace Neo, 1GB ram, 1.5ghz quad core A7, 8GB storage, 4.71GB available, 4G/LTE, 5mpx...

  • Copied all data except for essential calendar. However do we accomplish this ?

  • Samsung galaxy j1 worst phone ever .it does not ring when someone is phoning , its freeze and slow .I regret I brought this never again with samsung

  • I think this waste phone why becoz if display is broken that display cost is near by new phone. Spear part value is very high

  • Uninstall the Whatsapp and go to "recent tray" (below left button) and clear all background apps. Shutdown or restart the phone. Then install the Whatsapp. Fyi. Most apps that is install and uninstall will be available in the --> Google Play -> My apps and games -> All. Don't worry about the data in the Whatsapp folder, as most uninstall apps do not delete the data within the apps. If not resolved, then uninstall the Whatsapp And Delete all the folders in Whatsapp. Most likely is something in the Whatsapp folder may be corrupt &or not correctly install.

  • i dont know why but my whats app is not working on Galaxy J1 i have tried to open it on other devices and it is working completely fine

  • Is J110 not the Ace J1 (different phone).

  • My j1 Ace cnt sign in instagram..pls help..

  • hahah. Now someone on the same page. Works better right after getting rid of all those useless apps? Links2SD . never thought i would have to use it again after 2 years. hahah

  • Dude, thanks for the advice but no thanks. i'd rather uninstall all those apps and have a smoother phone rather than having all those apps lags the phone. PS: , im a custom rom flashaholic but since this phone is not supported by devs, i at least have to work something out on my own and the phone runs just fine all this while. No lags. I could even play PSP games on this phone. :)

  • Please post on ACE J1, this is for the J1 only.

  • I don't know if it's just me, but my J1 Ace came out with the android version of 4.4.4. Shouldnt it be 5.1 ?. E-mail me if you think I'm looking at the wrong phone or something. I just purchase it yesterday.

  • Apart from slow to run over heats,reset the clock when you change it would make a great gift for your mother in law

  • im using j110g rooted. stock lagging. uninstalled all multimedia apps, samsung apps replaced smaller launcher, replaced with opera mini replaced gallery with quickpic replaced voice rec with smart voice rec replaced youtube with tubemate utilities: link2sd foldermount ipwebcam swiftp performance very smooth. only thing compass not working. battery good if screen brightness set to

  • Should not be a problem, as this phone use 3G.

  • Try to uninstall the app. Then install the app. Your data is mainly either in the phone or the server, if you do backup.

  • Can some one please help me in my phone im having the problem my whatsapp is not supported the msg keep on coming i couldnt use that app please say what should i do now???

  • Lol

  • Get an S7 then !

  • The phone is dual band, for 3G in Singapore you need 2100, so this phone should operate in Singapore.

  • Is this quad band? It possible to use this samsung j1 sm100/ds to singapore i bought this from philippines.and im coming to singapore i would to know if i can still use this?

  • To check your phone model --> Setting --> About device, the model will be stated here.

  • You need to have a USB cable that can work for data.

  • It is no good to uninstall those Google apps. This is part of Google android system, and there is a reason why. Should you uninstall Google apps, certain apps & features may failed to work properly.

  • I bought my J1 on the 16/06/2016 but the camera is not working, when I switch the camera its blank and the phone switches off and on, please help.

  • The keyboard won't show so my phone is locked up and I can't open my phone at all Am posting this via another phone in the hope so own has some ideas

  • It's a fake phone

  • It cant download any app

  • This model runs jelly bean are you looking at this model or J1 2016

  • isn't this phone running lollipop. It even says so on samsung.com

  • My phone doesnt notify me when theres a new whatsapp message I have followed all the instructions but im not winning only when I open whatsap thats when I can see that I have new messages please assist I think theres a factory fault here

  • I have Samsung J1ace model J100H and i want to know if possible to upgrade in Android Marshmalow. Pls send me feed back on my email [email protected]

  • Hi, my Samsung Galaxy J1 2016 takes about 3hrs to fully charge from a 10% battery. Is that normal? I use Asus Zenpower 1050 mAh along with its cable.

  • When i first got it , was so happy. Then things started to change. I hate it. The Phone started to lag, and some feature are just useless. For example, while in lock screen, the music button is there, but i can't do anything with it as it wont respond. Then i started to do some workaround. Rooted the phone. Music player - Only google Music. Deleted and install Music apps from Sony Gallery - Deleted. Install Album App from Sony. Link2SD - Google if you don't Know. Deleted bloatwares like Google Stand , Google bla bla bla. S Planner - Useless. (If any of you are using those stocks apps on the phone and can live with it, choice is yours.) And now, it's a pretty decent phone. at least i thought it is. Note: still can't get the button on the lock screen to work though. i wonder why....

  • Can you connect Samsung gear s2 to Samsung j1

  • How can!!!

  • How can I use my otg on this unit?

  • Piece of shit phone! Hangs, slows for no reason, can't even multitask: i.e. Spotify/FB at the same time. Even now writing this the key pad locks up! DO NOT BUY!!!! CHEAP ISN'T ALWAYS CHEERFUL! if it had 1GB ram happy day but with only 512mb its useless! Go for the J2 Instead.

  • I Love this phone but sometimes it just slow down it's pace and respond later to my clicks. But the most irritating thing is that when I play my music in the background and maybe log on Facebook,whatapp or other apps the music automatically stops. It's really annoying me so much that I sometimes feel like throwing it away or cry.

  • Your phone tell you to take a rest. Switch off and remove battery. Then put back the battery and cover. Give some time before switch on. Battery overheat because one of the apps is eating the battery. Go to Setting -> Battery -> Display battery percentage: mark. The battery percentage will show on the notification bar. Whenever you open and use the apps, regular glance at the battery percentage. If app is taking in a lot of battery percentage, then it will be the problematic. Also, after using any apps, below the phone, the left button is to show the recent tray. Just above the center button, just click on the horizontal bar+x sign; this will remove those apps still running in the background to stop.

  • First, use wifi or mobile data, and go to "Play Store" app. Next, click on the top left the 3 horizontal bars. Select My apps & games. There are INSTALLED and ALL Select ALL and this is where all your apps are available, including those you uninstalled and those in other Android phones. Most apps that you had installed and, for uninstall apps it will go to the ALL.

  • i hate this phone its slow why samsung make slow phone its really bad one day your ustomers will leave u bcz u do such drawbacks

  • this phone is not good phon. very much slow...heat problem.... keyboard hiding automatically.... normal games can't handle with this....so be aware....

  • That's you and me....friend!!!

  • I'm with you....

  • These phones are a waste of money.The battery quality Is really bad.There is nothing special about the J1,it's just a normal touch screen with the same qualities as a pocket....like seriously! I thought the Samsung company always introduces new phones with their own special effects.The J1s are not secured from Viruses...in fact they get viruses unnecessarily fast.The galaxy J1 is the worst Samsung product that I've ever used.😡 I'm sorry.😐

  • Hmmmm can you help my app was got a 3 app and i dont know where can i go and back all my 3 app my opera mini is gone and 2, more how do i find pls help me

  • can you tell me where exactly on the phone does it show the actual RAM?

  • This phone just switches off anytime, when you press the camera it switches off and it's not even a moth old. Waste of money and time.

  • This is normal as most phone have this. Want to know if the person you send to have read or not. In Message -> click on the 3 dots -> Setting -> Text messages -> Delivery reports - mark. When the receiver read your message, you will receive that sms is read.

  • Don't understand you. Do describe about the "hand" a bit more in details. Is it screen-savers.

  • Go to Setting -> Sound -> Volume. All sound setting is there. If you want to take snap-shot using the camera without any sound, drop down the notification bar, and click on the sound icon, 3 modes - Vibrate, Mute, Sound. In Mute mode, you can take pictures without sound.

  • Are you joking. Unless you turn on mobile data, wifi, bluetooth, etc; surf internet, music, sending photo, use camera, etc. Also if the phone screen is on all the time. You have to go thru the phone setting to see which apps is eating the battery. Go to setting, battery and check the apps percentage, normal is at most 5%, except Android system. Maybe you do check-mark the Display battery percentage and monitor which apps during using cause the battery % to drop fast.

  • What waste of money. Samsung really dropped the ball when the decided to release this phone

  • When i use USB cable in J1 some notification are appear on screen like (no photos are selected) Even my mobile charging the Same notification are apper on my screen .Why it happen pls mention me the answer for this problem

  • my samsung j1 is overheating then i cant open the applications.. messages and contacts i open nonly.. what bi can do?

  • One bar all the time bad coverage why

  • how can I uncouple Samsung galaxy j1 android

  • My phone went from fully charger to 5% in one day on standby, except for uploading 1 picture to facebook which is all I did. Is that normal?

  • how can i adjust my galaxy j1 camera sound

  • Can anyone help me to remove the hand that is showing on the screen please, cause i can't operate the phone

  • everything is lag in j1, it has also small RAM and storage. i got annoyed to this phone everytime

  • it takes a minutes/hours before message send.

  • 3 operate on 2100 and this phone is for 2100 so it should work on 3.

  • All phone manufactures are the same, they specify the amount of memory available e.g. for this phone 4Gb however some is taken by the preloaded apps which can not be removed (unless you root) and system application, for example the J5 (2015) has 8Gb but only about 5.3Gb is available for the end user. I had this phone but gave it away, it was so bad, if you set the alarm all apps also shutdown (I lost information due to this one) but 3742 seems to be a big fan.

  • Hi. I'm in South Africa and I bought this phone last year (June 2015) after I lost an unbranded phone with similar specs. Let me tell you about the horror I've been living since this phone came in my life. I brought a 16GB Memory card to try and make up for the VERY low internal memory available... they advertise it as if it has 4GB but the system uses 2.3GB, the factory apps take 1GB of (non-negotiable) cache and I'm suddenly left with less than 500mb. To make things very worse, the remaining 500mb is shared by all the apps I've installed, and the phone slows down as soon as there's less than 100mb free. With the unbranded phone I had before, I had an option to move apps to SD card and use them from there (especially after easily rooting it with generic methods). But on the J1-00H, I cannot move apps to SD card. I cannot root it. I cannot even delete some of the factory apps that cause all this stress. I can only move the chache of a third of (applicable) apps, which means I free up only 100mb or something, and we all know that's not good enough. I've used "Swiftkey" (a nice keyboard app) with all my previous android phones, but I have now started to hate it since it ALWAYS crashes on this phone. At first I complain to Swiftkey themselves but then I realized that every other app on this phone crashes from time to time, including the Android system itself. sometimes going quiet for a while and then acting as if I asked it to reboot. When the "low battery" notification appears, the app I'm busy with automatically picks up its bags and forgets about me. I'm not joking, I've literally lost a lot of data in the form of recording, downloads, forms, etc... due to the crashing that is triggered by "low battery" notifications and sometimes even calls. Which lead me to changing my number to avoid calls (even important ones), ultimately turning me into a useless person amongst my contacts. The only thing that works well with this phone is... ummh...... ehhh.... well, nothing... I can tell you right now that this phone is not only source of concentrated depression, but it's a grave waste of money and tears. Thinking of all the times I hit it against walls and all the times I swore at it (and I'm telling you right now that I wasn't the type of person to swear before)... This phone has changed me. The worst thing about me is that I don't really afford to buy myself a decent phone, and sometimes I think of getting an unethical job just to buy myself a different phone. Also, noone will buy this phone from me... I've tried selling it but everyone has an excuse. I've become something I never thought I'd be; A genuinely unhappy being with motives for suicide and an unexplained anger within. All of this because 4GB = 500mb and 512mb = 400mb

  • I regret buying it myself. I hate it. I am saving up for an iphone.

  • hi copy all the data on the sd card and move it to a folder "LOST.R" OR ".LOST". mount the sd card and check if they appear.

  • Read the original question which you answered 3 have looked and appear not to know how to correct the issue.

  • That is why i said to check with the Telco /ISP. Maybe to give you an idea what it stand for, link;

  • That 2 holes are sensor and led. Sensor to blank the screen when you put the phone near to the ear. The led is for charging indicator and to inform you that the notification of call, sms, etc.

  • my phone cant read files in sd card

  • 3 is a uk network the question is does this phone work on this network

  • Not something you can click the question is about two hardware holes next to the front camera lens

  • It's a useless phone or better stil a failed technology from Samsung I regret buying the product.Always freezing even when I have uninstalled all download apps. Keyboard will disappear and black screen always

  • 3G

  • Telco issue.

  • Just click on it and see what happen next.

  • For message, you need to ask your Telco and to check your mobile data->VPN setting. These issues are basically under Telco control. If not, you need to review your apps that create the problem. Whatsapp - go to the setting. Or unable both mobile data and wifi connection. Some whatsapp message &or photo may be inside your storage, by go to "My Files" and click on "Device storage" and look for whatsapp folder. Everything is there if downloaded.

  • Just review all the download apps, on whether you really need. To free more RAM, touch on the left button or called "Recent tray". Any active apps will show here. Delete all icon, by click on the below icon. Once removed, then will release more RAM for the next app.

  • Just review all the setting. Any wrong setting, it will act differently.

  • Go to Setting -> Storage. Check the internal storage. If the storage has reach its limit, it will not let you to install anymore. Otherwise the system will slow down and may hang. Ignore the SD card.

  • You may install certain apps and widgets, that it may create all this problems. Go and read those apps & widgets at the Google Play Store. Read what the apps do and also read users comments. This will help you to understand better, as users may also have the same issue like you.

  • Just uninstall those apps you do not need, other than Google. Click on the left key/button which is Recent app tray. Remove all the active apps, in this way, it free more RAM. I do this frequently and no issue, do give more RAM is run the next app.

  • Don't touch or change anything inside "Security". It is for to secure you phone from any malware apps and unknown apps. Unknown source; is to prevent malware apps from install, leave it as no check-mark. Some apps will create problem for you, unless you fully know about the apps before install. If anything are changed, it may lock the phone, ex your forget your password, after 3 attempt the phone will be lock.

  • This Samsung galaxy j1 is a piece of crap. And Samsung know it. Ive sent my phone back now three times,with exactly same problems as another person. Not able to access anything on it. Coming up emergency calls only. Optus dealer trying new simply cards. First time they said simply card reader was faulty and fixed. Lasted bout 10days and same problem happened. Last two time it was returned reckon no problem. Even though tech at optus said it's broken. Samsung don't want to take responsibility for putting out a pH that is useless. Mine is only 6mths old. Now in hands of fair trading. They will be fully investigated. I'm not letting this go. They need to do the right thing by people buying there phones. I'm glad they will be looked into. A multi million dollar company like Samsung should be ashamed of themselves

  • In setting there is security option inside there is user option when i click on it it shows blank why

  • Adding any memory card does not impact the about of RAM which is 512Mb, this is why this phone is slow.

  • why j1 is slow despite a sd card 32 gb

  • In may opinion it is not a good phone (I think of the 20 or so I have had, this is at the end of the list), but some people have no issues at all. I have a Samsung J5 which is better if you can pay the different go for this. From day 1 I had issues, even after reset, restarts whatever I tried it had many problems (even with no other software installed).

  • My one keeps on spazzes out and whenever we try to send it out to Samsung, they just return it saying nothing's wrong with it! Not worth the money.

  • My phone switches the light on automatically and then cant shut off unless the phone is shut down and restarted. Runs the battery down if not seen that it switches on. How do I stop this from not happening?

  • Need help.. can't download any app in my phone

  • Also, notifications are delayed and not accurate.

  • I hate this phone. Sometimes it's hard to send messages. It takes forever to send messages. When typing, keyboard will suddenly disappear. This phone sucks!

  • My device uses so much of ram even i dont run any other applications.In the details it is given everywhare that RAM is 512 MB but when we chek its only 450 MB In which 350 is used by system😡

  • Whantto now for what is the two circles next to camera on the front

  • Help please my phone does not give my messages and Whatsup pop ups how can I fix. Have to be in application to see messages. switch on and off then oneor two the same story again. was twice at dealer and still not right

  • cool awesome

  • Hello, Dear can you tell me please how is set is over all. I wanna purchase this set at reasonable price.

  • I have a j1 the SIM is registered with "3" and it worked well for a few hours then it disconnected from network ,(No Calls in or out) "3" Replaced the SIM no change the supplier replaced the phone still the same. Am I the only one with this problem What is the next move?

  • 3G there is a 4G model also reviewed on this website one phone before this one on the webpage.

  • Es file manager can't work cut,copy,move operation..shall I root the device....which is the best way to root my Galaxy j1..

  • I have this Phone . Preety Awesome But ram is low . display color + battery life + camera are cool . :)

  • This phone are 4G or 3G?

  • 4G is about mobile data speed not just voice

  • Thanks for your help....

  • Best mobile this price

  • Maybe there is a timer...

  • 3G & 4G is about voice, not mobile data as there is a difference. For mobile data, it mean LTE-A (LTE+) LTE, 3G+, H+. which is about speed upload & download.

  • Go to Setting -> More networks -> Mobile networks -> Network mode. Normal is stated (auto connect). Try to manual set on GSM only, so that you still able to use 3G.

  • For hiding any files, it will be in the device storage. That is for security purpose. It will never go to other storage such as SD card. If it is in the SD card, anyone with a simple understand on how to be able to access your hidden files. Just like hard disk on deleted files, which can be un-deleted. I would say it is something like you cannot access the OS files. But by rooting only able to access the OS partition. But hidden partition do have encryption key and the password, include pattern, etc. There is a simple way to hide files. When at the folder, there is setting, "Show hidden files &or file extensions. It merely add a dot " . " in front of the folders &or files, this is another way to hide folders &or files in Android OS. This is the same as Windows, most OS files are hidden but can be reveal by the option under Tools -> Files options...

  • I got this Phone from USA Samsung Galaxy J1 (Verizon) 4G but i can not use it here on Bangladesh. because its a CDMA set. How can i use it on a GSM network. which ROM will support GSM please help me.

  • This model no, but there is a 4G model available information one phone before this one on this website.

  • not a 4Gphon

  • I'm using vault(photo,video hide apps)..if I'm hide any video it goes to device storage...the same problem happen when unhide video it goes to device storage... Please suggest me

  • Go to Setting -> Application manager -> swipe to "SD card" highlighted. The available apps that can go to SD card, then mark on the box.

  • Just download this Vidmate. Run Vidmate and download a short 3 mins video, no problem. I used Chrome to google "vidmate", and download the apk from webpage, link; Note that you need to go to Setting -> Security -> remove the check mark on Unknown sources, before you are allow to download. Then install this vidmate.

  • Why does not vidmate support to SAMSUNG GALAXY J1?

  • Its worst phone My phone turns off by itself I Really fed up *** It is not good

  • How can I change my default storage to SD card...

  • Yes correct, but it airplane mode you cannot receive or make calls (or sms), so why carry the phone around, unless you just want to play games or listen to music, in whiich case you don't need a phone.

  • Just get the phone from Telcos &or Retail shops, which are real retailer shop. Include receipt. For warranty claim, the receipt is a must as the service center consider out of warranty, if the model is start selling >1 yr.

  • Airplane mode will overwrite both mobile data and wifi.

  • As you mentioned in your 1st post, only after using for a few months, this problem pop-up. So in other word, the sim slot is in working condition upon delivery. The sim slot can be easily damaged upon removing & re-insert of the sim card. The sim slot is not cover under manufacturer defect, as remove & re-insert may be cause. This is what the service staff told me when i had this problem. And what more is that phone & box imei are different.

  • Looking on google there is this opton including video on youtube.

  • Does anyone have any slightest idea if this poor device can be be rooted, I'd be grateful. Thank you.

  • please read again, you dont get the point it is defective then it should be repaired by the service centre.

  • switch off wifi and mobile data.

  • There is a J1 /this model), J1 Nxt and J1 2016, check the model number.

  • Use airplane mode. The battery doesn't drain out

  • Thank so much for the info

  • i am going to buy samsung galaxy J1.. it is from vietnam and has 1gb ram 5 n 2mp back n front camera.. so i want to know is it original or not? because at this web i saw J1 specifications which are quiet different from the 1 i am talking about although i had also heared that samsung mobiles made in vietnam are first copy of originals. Any expert advice?

  • This J1ace and J2 are a facade. i have bought both in one row, they produce excess heat, you find those 3 fingures we normally use for swiping developing a consistent irritation from the burning . When you are not using the phone your palm is okay and once you resume its unbearable. I have used other phones such as Lumia 800 and the nokia family but have neve r encountered this problem.

  • It is up to your decision to repair or not. If nothing wrong with the phone, Samsung service center will tell you what to do, no repair required. Some day when you really need to make a call, and the SIM card failure and cannot call. Just a simple repair so as to avoid any sudden failure to call. Your decision, not mine.

  • If it is not a defect why would you need to repair, should this not be fixed by the Samsung service centre.

  • have you tried to master reset your phone?

  • Clear any history & browsing data. Go internet if the problem occurred or not. If no change, then uninstall the app. Finally, install the app. Do not change any setting yet. Use default setting. Reset may not help as it will use the same apps. Reset used back those apps that come factory preloaded. By uninstall, and later install, the apps & phone could sync properly.

  • It is not really a defect in the sim card slot. Just visit those small mobile phone repair shop, small charge & simple repair. The problem lies with the sim card is not align properly hence phone cannot detect. Repair is a better option, as the repair man will able to adjust the alignment.

  • Just do Factory reset, it will solve you problem. Any phones could have this problem of yours. I did had this issue before when i found my phone no call, no sms; acting strangely. The easy way is to do Factory reset, and do all apps updates again.

  • First, go to the phone Setting -> Wifi. If there are several connection stated "Saved", then do "Forget" on all those SSID. This is to clear all memory that the phone which are previously connected before. Then go near to your router, select the SSID on 2.4GHz band. If detected, you have to input the password and Connect. If not detect, do manual input by create SSID (2.4GHz band) and input password, finally Connect. If you use someone wifi then make sure you "Foget" that SSID, else when you use your router wifi, it may have conflict on which SSID should the phone connect to. This is why you have this issue on wifi connection.

  • I'm getting it soon Hope that it works well considering all of the bad thing people say about it

  • Cool

  • Good evening. My samsung j1 problem is wifi connection on my phone. I cant on wifi in my phone its automatically to off the wifi in setting in my phone. Please help me who person know how to fix it. Its one week now that cant on the wifi in my phone. I dont know how can i fix it.

  • As you indicate there are several models, maybe it it just one build I had a J100H/DS (bought for a large department store not a copy) and it had virtually every problem being reported here (web connection, missing called, missed SMS, random characters appearing), it was up to date (latest OTA releases installed), only two games (candy crush and candy crush soda loaded for play store, never anything else installed), no SD card.

  • I already reset my Samsung J1, still I'm having problems with it, it keeps on loading whenever I try to access internet. Already close the running apps, but still encountering the same problem.

  • I had a sumsung j1 set bought with a trust but there was a defect in sim slot which i came to be know after a few month while i went to customer care center in nepal to fix it i had came to know that the imei number of the seal packed box and the set was different so they deny the warrenty what the careless company is it that they cannt realise there mistake

  • To add on; For example. Some years ago, i bought a used camera (which is few years old model no warranty). As i bought with problem, which i knew. I sent the camera to the Manufacturer's Distributor service center, without receipt/warranty card, etc. Just the camera only. Without saying anything, they take in for repair, of which i did not ask how much. Few days later, they inform me the camera is repaired. Went to the service center and expect to pay for the repair. Instead, the service staff told me the camera is good, no charges! This means that there is a problem on that camera which they knew. I did come across another camera with the same model, without any problem. So, either the 2nd camera was repaired before, or different batch (Key).

  • My phone J1 has no problem at all. If it is still under warranty, go to the Manufacturer Service Center and let them to check. As i was Warranty administrator, i did learn a lot from the Manufacturer and how they handle any problem. There is this thing, call "Batch number" (is stated in the item, phone), which will identify all the parts suppliers. Being in the Technical dept, whenever there is an issue on 1 component the manufacturer can detect who responsible for the failed parts. If the failed parts is true, then the suppliers have to provide replacement (if unable, the manufacturer will get the parts from other supplier.) and include repair cost. So technical saying, my phone which has no problem, and yours do have problem. Then the Batch number is not the same as yours. As one of the supplier may supplied the faulty part for your batch, in the assembly line. Technical speaking, the manufacturer do able to identify the parts suppliers. Hence, if you send your phone to the service center, which the service center would probably received info from the manufacturer, will able to replace the failed part. Hence, if you have this problem, then others phones with the same batch number to yours, the users will have the identical problem. "Batch number" is the main key reference, some use other key for reference. For example, if you go to setting -> About device. From here, certain alphanumeric coding. Hence, this is a sort of references, as in most case, saying "For their reference". Also do note that beside the model, the rest are variants, such as SM-J which also refer as key for each separate version for different countries. Just click on the spec above, you will see all the variants stated, may include specific countries. There are other info such as, ** version. (** indicate and end in version). That is why, some have problem, while others do not have any problem; understand.

  • May not be to do with malware, I had one of these and it had all the problems people are reporting here, 3742 do you have one of these phones ?

  • I have the same problem with you.....

  • J1 is consider low-range. S5 is consider mid-range. Both are outdated. There are plenty of phones in low-range.

  • Did you do use screen protector &or tempered glass. Most probably something stuck between the screen & screen protector. Remove all the screen protector & tempered glass, to see if the problem go away. If it go away, then you know the answer. If no screen protector &or tempered glass, then you need to polish the screen surface. Do note use those wipes for phones, and soft cloth (to clean spectacles). Some phone screen surface is very sensitive.

  • Did you just go to any mobile shops and buy from them. Never listen to these people as they are interested to get your money. Go to big Retails shops and Telcos as they do not sell imitation or export set, which you had. During calls, if you put near to your ear, it auto detect and turn off the screen. You need to move away from the phone and you face the screen. Some will auto turn on the screen. If not, then just click on the On/Off button &or Home button. No phone will guarantee that the phone is water proof. It is due to surface water and timing.

  • Your phone has malware. Go to Store to get free antivirus apps, such as AVG and many others. After install, do Full scan. There do have a lot of apps with malware, as when i bought another phone, all the so-called factory pre-loaded apps are all malware apps.

  • better reset you samsung j1

  • This phone is a nightmare. This will be my first Samsung and it gives me stress. I can't download. Memory is full all the time. And every app keeps crashing. What did Samsung think.I'm really disappointed.

  • Its a goooood phone

  • Not

  • Good phone to buy Nice texting Only crashed 2 times

  • J1 is using the slower band, that is 2.4GHz. Make sure that the setting in the router SSID is using 2.4GHz only. Sometime it may take time to get connect. Just go to setting -> Wifi, and select the SSID & click to connect. This is why it may take a bit longer time to connect on 2.4GHz which is slow and limited coverage. And sometime you need to go near to the router to (auto) connect faster.

  • Good morning i dont who person that expert in samsung. I dont what to do? My samsung j1 have problem in wifi setting. I cannot reopen it the wifi on? What is right to do? How can i fix it? Please help me i dont know what to do?

  • I keep reading posts that this phone is for light users only and people are expecting too much from a cheap phone. I am a light user I phone and txt only, but the phone constantly turns itself off , it has wiped my calandar completley so I dont know any of my appointments. I cannot see the txts I have sent and I dont recieve my txts. The phone freeze all the time, the camera plays up and my time and date are wrong and have gone back to january. The list of problems is endless and I am off to buy a new phone, even though I cannot afford it because I cannot trust this phone at all. I will never buy a samsung again.

  • I have never before had a phone as useless as the J1 from SAMSUNG!! The Samsung repair shop convinced me with the first J1 that the phone somehow developed a water related problem, the repair of which was +- equivalent to the price of a new J1 -- I fell for the explanation and bought my current J1 (which I think I should throw it in the bucket and go and retrieve my very old first Nokia): The screen goes blank if someone phones (not every time), you have to wait a full minute for an apps to respond or it simply goes blank on you and after some time says the apps is not responding.. I can list more such annoying problems, but the above has almost made me throw the phone to pieces on a wall! DAE

  • Am I the only one who has some kind of screen problem? It taps like 20 times/sec where I don't even tap? What should I do?

  • If your are a gamer,it sucks cause it will crash and has heating issues,ive been using this 1year,samsung phones is really durable

  • this is the worst phone i hv ever used.... every app in this cell is not responding... just fed up from this....

  • This would be a terrible S5 replacement. Check out the J5 or the Core Prime

  • This phone gaves nightmares. Im texting 1 line sms for 10 minutes. But its really goodstres test because you need to hold yourself back so you dont trow it and jump on it. It crashes more than me in gta san andreas. Please im WARNING you dont buy it. Nokia 3310 is ten times faster.

  • no, this is not a good replacement for an S5

  • Maybe you commented wrong phone. I have j1 and is worst phone ever

  • hey suzan ...it is very far away from the performance of an s5 ...j1 is very slow on internet :(

  • Is this phone a good replacement for the S5. I can not afford a S5/6 at this stage. At the moment I have a Galaxy 4 Tablet.

  • I think we are stuck on 4.4, no updates from Samsung for this phone.

  • Open widget and search 'tourch' and find

  • hhhhh you enabled the Negative Colors feature. Settings > Accessibility > Negative Colors. It´s good for night reading. Salam!

  • Looks like you enabled negatice colouring. I belive this can be adjusted in Settings - Accessibility

  • samsung is great yep rr.. morí ½í±&#1­40;í ½í±&#1­40;e then word

  • Hi. I dont know what i touched witb my j1 phone it became ridiculous. Its look like an xray. Is anybody knows about this problem?pls help

  • yes

  • I so wish no one to buy this phone because its a crap,i bought mine last year but i didn't even use it for 2weeks,it types on its own, its freezing, switch on and off on its own I did send back to the service provider 4 times but couldn't fix it, then i went to samsung they couldn't aswell so its waste of money

  • Hi,I have the same problem. Bought phone at cell c had the phone for 2 days returned it got new phone and new phone is doing the same. It is just irritating and its flickering all the time. Read about changing your developer setting but its still happening

  • Can i upgrade my galaxy j1 kitkat 4.4.4 to lolipop version....????? please tell

  • nice phone apps good only problem incoming calls sound is shite went from barely hearing calls to nothing.needs improvement

  • in my j1 phone,the problem is its dual sim setting,i got 2 networks using but somehow they got weak signals?

  • You should try to change &or play (with) the screen &or display resolution in setting. Did you paste "tempered glass" which will affect your problem. Remove both "tempered glass" and "screen protector" to confirm. "Tempered glass" do have effect on screen flickering.

  • no compass works on them as they don't have gyroscope so its gps is useless

  • For all or most Samsung phones. Just press both buttons together; Power button + Home button This take a screen shot. You can edit as normal in the Gallery or other apps, if you know.

  • Hi , I have purchased this phone 2 weeks ago from Cell C, however i had to return it the next day because the screen kept on Flickering. 7 Days later i was issued a new phone which was still doing the same thing. Screen flickering all the time so i took the phone back again and i was informed by Cell C that Sumsungs response was that this is quite normal... anybody experiencing the same problem?

  • Just download a torch from playstore and it's done. Thanks.

  • I also picked up this phone recently. I love It!

  • does anyone know how to do a screen shot of a certain part of video to save it as a picture... i have already learnt everything else since i spend a lot of my time on the phone and so that is the only thing i would like to know

  • open widgets and u will find torch

  • How can I fix my phone? My phone will be hang when im using any apps and my have pop out. Ex. facebook has stopped. then my phone will be hang. Pls reply or email me [email protected]. Thank you.

  • where do I get a torch in this phone.

  • I do understand it is a cheap phone but it cannot even do the basic right

  • What was Samsung thinking to call this phone a "gallaxy". What a load of crap. Stay away from this phone as there are too many software issues with Android platform.

  • Just got this phone. so far, I like it. Hope it will be a good one :)

  • This is my new phone and I don't know how to connect to the Internet Please help

  • screen shot option

  • I dont even ask about "lite" as I know what that means, the basis must work on any phone and one this model Samsung J1/100H/DS it does not, I have been using phones for a while now so I know what to look at, why does the application manager show all applications restarting when the alarm goes off, latest software from Samsung, nothing else installed except Candy Crush, alarm rings, all applications supplied by Samsung restarting.... Trying to connect to Wifi when mobile data is switch off and wifi is also off.... Previous phones from Samsung Galaxy S, S2, S3neo and J5 all no problems, this model is just really poor.

  • Mobile OS is similar to Windows OS. If you do explore & understand about this phone. Go to Setting -> Storage. The description say; There is an indication on the minimum amount of storage space required to run the system. If the game is using a lot of memory, then there is a potential of system "hang" should some app kick in. Using the term "Lite", it is not suitable to any apps that required a lot of memory in order to run. This is what i mean that this phone is for "Lite" for user & apps. If you want to play app which required a lot of memory to run, then this phone is not suitable to you. The phone will definitely crash, once the memory go bust.

  • It is only three months since we bought the NEW Samsung J1 from trusteed dealed, Telecom. While we watch video from our Samsung J1, it was turned off. And it was unable to turn on. Whenever we tried to turn on, we heard the tone of incoming texts. But the screen is dark (without light) and unable to open. We took to technicians and one said the problem is due to coil. coil might be cut inside the resistor. What could be the problem? Any help please??? Thank you

  • lcd will break before the glass does very little pressure to the side broke the lcd i mean very little i was literally holding it

  • Don't buy this phone, save your nerves. I'm using it for six months, and I can say that this is very poor phone. I'm using only viber, messenger, and fb, and even that is to difficult for this phone for run properly. Messages always late, when I open some application, it kicks me out very often. When I see some article on FB, if I want to open it I know that means kick out from FB. Awfully slow phone, my first and last Samsung, and it was very dissappointing. I know that 512 RAM is to weak, but Sony with 512 RAM was like space shuttle for this. Btw. sometimes i don't even get sms, people asking me why don't you answer, I ask answer on what?! And phone sometimes switch off by itself, even if battery is 50-50%. People don't buy this, you'll regret it!

  • Freeze 95% of the time, but recommended works very well !!!!

  • yes we know it cheap but it must do the basis things right, I mean most phones can manage an alarm and not restart all the apps all the time. If the alarm goes off and you are playing a game the game app restarts or crashes, this is not really multi tasking and this phone should be able to manage something so simple.

  • I have a Samsung galaxy J1...it's rubbish it freezes at first it was good and now the damn phone is freezing. I have a 16micro sb card and that's to store my music and games but the phone it's self won't allow me to download any app...I've been ripped off.

  • I have had the Samsung J1 for 4 months now and I find that it freezes up 95% of the time. I have also noticed when my I charge my phone it still comes up with a screeb alert to tell me to charge it. Other than those problems it is a fantastic phone and does a good job. I deffinently recommend it to anyone on a low budget that wants a decent phone that works very well!!

  • It is only three months since we bought the NEW Samsung J1 from trusteed dealed, Telecom. While we watch video from our Samsung J1, it was turned off. And it was unable to turn on. Whenever we tried to turn on, we heard the tone of incoming texts. But the screen is dark (without light) and unable to open. We took to technicians and one said the problem is due to coil. coil might be cut inside the resistor. What could be the problem? Any help please. Thank you Yours, Jack

  • i woned Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace SM-J110H phone how can i light up home keys? please mail me with details [email protected]

  • My samsung j1 doesn't work the messanger it never been pop up chat heads

  • Yes!me too same problem Message is come untill i am in messanger.when i minimized it it does not work message is not come in chat head It is serious problem to tha samsung j1 user

  • Go to "My Files" > Device Storage > press option at the top right corner, then press "select" > check all the box or press the top left corner > then press option at the top right corner, then press "move" > then press Sd Card Now you have lots of space in your phone

  • I can't even google how to redolve my blank sd card error in Galaxy J1

  • You and i are on the same side. Many here complain on that it cannot do this or that. They compare this phone to other mid &or high range phones. This phone is for lite user and cannot do much multi task jobs. Making a fool of themselves.

  • Go get a more storage capacity SD card, max at 128GB is a lot.

  • The phone touch screen is too sensitive. You may have to go to the service centre to adjust the touch screen. Try to avoid moving your finger too close to the "send" icon.

  • You mean the apps. Go to "Play store" and to "My apps & games". On the left is those apps that you had installed. On the right is ALL; this page will show all your apps downloaded & uninstall before. Scroll down to look for the apps. Note: There is no flash light in the notification bar for this phone.

  • Why my galaxy Samsung duos j1 .every time i use to chatting it is hang or stopped when i am writing the message ..what i can do

  • Before getting a new phone, you must understand for what purpose. This Samsung Galaxy J1 is target for LITE user only. Do not expect this low-range phone to do multi-tasks jobs. Hence, you do not know the difference in low-range, mid-range and high-end phones. Complain of not able to do multi-task jobs, thus making a fool of yourself.

  • Maybe you could go to the service centre, by not saying how you damage it. Last time when my phone had screen crack, they replace it for FREE. For within the warranty period only.

  • This depend on your usage. This phone is mainly target at lite user. If you like to do multi task jobs, then don't buy.

  • What do you expect when the phone is cheap. This phone is only for lite user, and may not able to support multi task jobs.

  • This phone is for lite user, and not for multi task job. If you like to use facebook and other apps that require more processing power. Then you need to have a mid-range phone to can do multi-function task.

  • Maybe the wifi is having problem. Download is slow as it is on 2.4GHz band. Or do check on those apps that you installed if it may be malware. Do reset could resolve all your problem.

  • why does one of my contacts say connected via a link and how do I remove this

  • It sucks. Messenger chat heads didn't work

  • Unfortunately, my j1 completely freezes. This includes the buttons to reboot. The only option I have found to work is to remove the battery for a few seconds then reinstall.

  • Hii bought a sumsang j1 ace in february bt now its refusing to download and update anything. Wors it has started to freeze n b slow. I think its time i bought a new model i lvd sumsang bt now i doubt it.

  • Messenger chat heads are not working well. I've been using it for just 6months and it doesn't function well.

  • Buyer beware! This is the worst phone I have ever bought! The thing freezes continually, tells me "System Process" is not responding, same with the Google App, Messaging, Facebook, Gallery, etc. Don't waste your money on this worthless pile of garbage!

  • Yeah well, the thing is, I did explore. I was really annoyed with this phone so naturally I researched a lot about why it's being like this, but I didn't find anthing helpful at all. I've tried what I could, really. I'm not just whining about its problems. This phone seriously does have problems that seem to have no solution, unless they release a software update that could fix it.

  • i love samsung j1

  • biggest pile of crap!!! this is the worst phone i have ever owned, my old sony z1 never played up like this after 2 years of abuse, tried to update and still crap, slow and apps won't open or just freeze in use takes forever just to send a text! now have to buy another phone waste of $200 bucks, save you money and your mind do not purchase this phone!!!

  • I have just one problem the optimizer is auto optimizer and I can't stop Facebook from being optimized that's making the messenger stopped working and I'm not having notification about new messages I want you to make the optimizer visible and thank you that's all

  • I support you friend....J1 is really a bomb.

  • Thanks Zo

  • dear my g, i got the answer to your problem. go on to your pics or whatever is using a lot memory, and click on it and theres a button that says 'move to SD card', you need to create a new folder. and thats basically it. :)

  • dear freinds, you have to root it and there are apps like wsm modules always remeber that rooting can softbrick phone if yo did something wrong

  • I am glad to know you are happy with your phone. Can you please tell me how to solve the "not enough memory" issue? I have to upgrade the WhatsApp and I can't do this. I have deleted everything, from downloads to games to pictures and videos. I have boutht a 16GN memory card, and it doesn't mean a thing. I can still not upgrade my WhatsApp and at the moment I only have one game on my phone. Is there a setting where I can download a eating plan with recipes, apps and games and even music straight onto the SD Card? PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP ME?

  • I hate this phone, no memory, no memory not enough memory on and on and on........ I bought a 16GB memory card and it is still giving messages of not enough memory. There is no setting to download an app straight to the SD Card? And then you can't upgrade the phone, you are being kicked off whatsApp. Messages that you did not write gets sent and the ones you did, just dissappears. Calls will just be cut, and you won't be able to phone again, for what reason?? Apps won't work, the phone will just die while you are busy with something, and then it is not even low of flat battery. I have never felt so frustrated with a phone in my life! Wonder if I would be able to sell it? don't want this piece of sh@!*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My advice for anyone asking if they should buy this phone is NO NO NO!!!!!! Don't waste your money on Samsung Galaxy J1. I feel that Samsung should contact all the buyers and give us a free replacement phone that actually works, who can afford now to go out and buy another phone to replace this pathetic excuse of a phone? Does someone from Samsung even look at these complaints? I have never seen a reply from them................

  • No darling- if its a matter of money then save up otherwise this is not a good buy at all...

  • What a waste of my R1500...really now Samsung? I have always been a Samsung user but this phone has proven to be so faulty...My data connection just went off for no reason I couldnt connect but only receive calls (rebooted a million times)... I think the more expensive a Sumsung gets the better!

  • that is also my problem with this phone.. and i hate it.. 😭😭😭

  • I totally agree with your comments, everything is useless about this phone, continually tells me i have no storage left,even when i delete photos and vids, cuts me from my calls, wont let me answer my calls at times. The volume control is not loud enough, and yes the apps installed are totally useless and uses storage that could be used personally. I will be looking for a refund or an exchange. Money is too hard to come by to be ripped off. The main reason i bought it was to play my games as my previous samsung was not compatible to play games on, but was far more reliable. now i get told i dont have enough room to download my games. CRAPPIEST PHONE EVER.

  • Should i get this phone or not? HELP!!!

  • Problem is this phone is so bad nothing really worked on the one I had call did not work, sms failed, application closed when alarm, l was luck the shop made a mistake so I could return it, I have had about 12 smart phone (Samsung, HTC, Asus, LG, Sony, iMobile) and this is the only one with so many problems.

  • now this fon is just breakin ma heart...I need help....it sends messages I partially didn't send but a person receives something I actually didn't send I don't know how it happens and why...please help

  • My screen become black &white due to miswriting by my lil cousin. now what should i do?

  • reading your comment reminds me of a customer i got today... he was whining about everything about his new smart phone finding all kinds of problem over little things... its just really funny when i was done with him he had me feeling just like hime really like spongebob with an empty brain.. you people really need to learn your phone explore the different options available and find what that fits and stope loosing it just because of a minor matter... because its just little things you guys make into big problem utilize your playstore and find something that works

  • you already fix the problem or na?

  • I am really disappointed in this Galaxy J1 phone. At first I thought it would be great because it's Samsung but nooooo, it's the complete opposite. It has a lot of issues and problems that are really frustrating and I'm just stopping myself from smashing this stupid thing against the wall. It's REALLY REALLY slow, lags a lot, has many useless pre-installed apps that no one needs, the keypad won't show up, or just suddenly closes while I'm typing, apps suddenly crash, apps won't open, apps won't download or update... Whenever there's a software update, I immediately update, hoping these problems will go away. But it doesn't. In fact, I see no change at all! Nothing, there's totally nothing! It takes all of my willpower to keep myself from seriously smashing it or throwing it far far away. I didn't even have this phone for long, I just got it a few months ago so I'm sooo mad that it's showing these problems already even if it was brand new. I though at first it was only my phone acting like this, but it turns out I'm not alone. It's the actual unit that has a problem, and that seriously frustrates me. Samsung, get your shit together and improve this phone. Or if you can't do that, maybe just pull it from the shelves because no one needs a shit phone like this.

  • My phone is so slow. When I click on an application it takes longer than usual to open. What can I do to fix this?

  • I have this phone for 2 weeks and I must admit it's the worst phone I ever owned.So slow and constantly frozen.I can not believe that this phone is on the market at all.Not happy coustomer

  • I have deleted and application, 'the flash light'. how can I retrive that. please assist. regards,

  • the phone is giving problem a lot please..it can send itself massage to other contact once u are not touch it and it do it won hings most of the painful thing is when u are trying to send text it does not go

  • best cheapest smartphone

  • It was a great phone - but now having to give up on fixing the problem that developed on it. continually in Gallery saying not enough storage - delete something etc. There is heaps of storage! I have tried all the so-called fixes for this even via my pc - but nothing actually works... very frustrating.

  • the touchscrean is worst!!if u want to pay it plz dont pay otherwise u'll lose ur money.

  • Bought this phone in Malaysia as a replacement for a phone I broke whilst travelling. I only need it to review emails, SMS and GPS and it works fine. Most of the memory is chewed up by pre-installed garbage apps which slows it down a lot. If you only need a phone for a short term fix this is for you. If you need it for advanced or heavy use, this phone will be nothing more than a paper weight for you. At A$110, it's not worth much more than that.

  • my phone keeps on telling me i don't have memory space when trying to make download but have more than enough space.

  • Worst phone ever!!!! Only got it because it was cheapest phone in the store that I could use overseas. Touch screen is completely touchy. Phone tries to dial numbers, open apps, send text messages with just me holding the phone-not even touching the screen! I probably made 3 wrong numbers before i could get it to stop! I hope I don't ever have to make too many calls while overseas, cause this thing will most likely never be used.... I would be more than happy if someone stole it from me...

  • I cant recieve some text messages why ? Im using samsung J1

  • Just shut down and the open it again

  • The reason is that tiny RAM it has '512mb', for this generation it is so unfair.

  • How to stop safe mood?????

  • I bought my phone out right I've only had it a month it runs so slow freezes all the time kicks me out of phone calls messages my apps internet doesn't work half the time even on WiFi I have to restart it so many times a day I have done factory reset a couple times explored the whole stupid phone to try and fix the problem nothing works the only apps I have downloaded is fb and messenger which are saved to my memory card I have used multiple cleaning apps then deleted them this phone sucks it really needs to have a system update and not have so many factory apps half of them are pointless and nobody uses them I've had 20$ phones that work better than this phone jus saying Samsung you need to fix this phone from reading the reviews just about everyone has the same problems so it's the phone not the user

  • DON'T BUY THIS PHONE: reasons Super laggy doesn't last long on a full charge glitchie can't play many games in it bad graphics not enough space even if you have a sd card bad at almost everything save your self don't buy this phone!!

  • auto sutdowm problem.

  • best cell ever........still using mine , fell alot got caught in the rain ad still happening

  • Ik this phone is sooooo slow, but if u dont want it be slow, power it off completely, then hold home, power and ^ volume button until it turns on, use the lower volume button to scroll on the green android thing, go down to wipe cache... , and click power button, then go up to reboot, this only works for a while tho, it speeds up like when you first go it, so you may have to keep doing it, hope this helps ; )

  • 512 MB RAM is not for today((every day goes upgrade)) , a total failure , it's very slow.... I have it :(

  • you're right , 512 MBRAM is not for today , a total failure , it's very slow.... I have it :(

  • have your check the network on the phone, and also your sim card,

  • Howbyo root j100 no pc cuz i no pc and towelroot cant almost all cant

  • This phone is a steaming pile of trash. Do not buy this phone. 512mb RAM is a joke, and it will only ever run quickly for the first days of owning it. After you actually download apps to it it will start to be sluggish and slow within days of owning it. Oh and with only 4gb if internal memory, most of which is taken up by system files and a bunch of pointless Google apps you can't really download much apps before you're out of space and have to buy an SD card. If you don't have an SD card forget about having music or videos, photos is the best you can do and even that's a stretch. Camera is nothing special, the speakers are average and the battery started to give me trouble only 3 months into owning it. This phone has no redeeming qualities and I'm glad that it was stolen from me.

  • My samsung j1 is terreble imagine it cant allow me to use twitter it run off whenever am using twitter. Slow on browsing, low space and it sucks my bundles alot

  • this is my best phone i think iv got so far even my iphones

  • Samsung Galaxy J1 freezes a lot 💔 Can u pls make add a new update for this phone to work fast. I bought this phone because I know that Samsung have the best phones... But, Other smart phones are better. Please fix this..

  • I have been approached by a service provider to take out a contract I have read all the fixtures regarding the phone but I don't know if its just part of marketing

  • this phone is one of the best phone atov all my phones

  • bottom line out of the box should work or Samsung provide a hotfix, that it.

  • Never again - I am stuck with my phone for the next 2 years. Freezes, logs out whenever, sooooo slow, storage space is too little. Takes forever to log into anything. Never again. I am very disappointed.

  • see now this is what i am talking about, people are so quick to say a phone is terrible, like i said in my review, my talk/text would never work right, i played around a while and changed the speed of the talk feature and it fixed it right away, the only issue i had with the phone is no more of an issue!! maybe people just want to bitch, who knows.

  • I read all the comments ( most of them) about this Galaxy J1 smart phone. I have to say, unless i dont expect much from my phone, which i dont think is true, i found thid phone to be just fine. I dont know what everyone is bitching about. reading these reviews I am starting to wonder why i am not having any issues. I use it for email. texting, internet, everything you would use a smartphone for , and I have NONE of these issues. I bought the phone out right. no contract. it was a great deal. and again, i have had No issues. I have had the phone for about a year now, so i think i am giving a fair review, ( not like i had it for a week ) for the money, i think this phone is great. the only issue i have had that aggrivates me, is that when I use the "talk/text" it wasnt hearing what i was saying correctly, about 50% of the time - BUT, i figured out how to fix it, I changed the talk speed to "fast" and BANG, suddenly everything i say is fast and correct !!! - - SORRY TO BE THE PARTY POOPER, but i think for the money, THIS PHONE ROCKS!!

  • TEST

  • Not a great phone. I bought it only for anonymous wifi browsing and i have to say it sucks for this. I get phantom touches quite regularly, and the keyboard sometimes dances when i use it .-. Also, i'll be reading a web article and it'll zoom me right back to the top for no apparent reason. One time i was reading text to a friend from an image on Instagram and my phone decided to "like" the post for me then it decided that i didn't need to follow the OP anymore .-. Also, slow: much lag. Internet browser feels shallow and basic and my internet shuts down regularly. I'm considering rooting it and installing a custom rom, provided that the ghost touches are a software issue and not a hardware problem .-.

  • I hate this phone so much - it freezers/doesn't respond to anything/takes sooo long to do anything on it, now I'm stuck with it for another 12 months!!!!!!

  • This phone was a complete waste of money. Next to no storage space, touch screen stuffs up multiple times a day, freezes, internet crashes. I wish i had stayed with apple (and thats saying a lot)

  • Most phones work without problems I also have a j5 and several others only this model had any problems out of the box.

  • i like this phone j1 ace but yho it give hard time now i dont resive calls i cant make calls my phone j1 ace please help

  • here is a smart ass answer electronics are man made there's always something wrong with man made products and the same way humans are not perfect same with electronics..

  • Samsung Galaxy J1 is quite an average phone inspite of all the crashes it made It crashes because of insufficient RAM or Random Access Memory which is only 512MB and built-in system apps already consume much of it leaving only few MBs which is capable of only handling a single app at a time.. Sad to say that even facebook app cannot run smoothly because of that matter... I would only suggest that Samsung will at least improve J1 by putting more RAM to solve the problem

  • The phone's camera is great. The hat heads is not working and messaging app is removed from the ultra power saving mode application slot.

  • Stupid doesnt even have gyroscopic use that means u cant use VR (virtual reality headset)

  • But why look for a fix on the internet is should work out of the box without issues or Samsung should hot fix.

  • you need to get a phone booster i tried a lot rit now the supherb booster is what i am using it seems to be working and DUbattery booster freezes the phone so dont use that my sis in law had the dubattery booster and it freezed her phone and that is because she had the galaxy S3 and after i had on my j100m for 2 days it did the same thing

  • there are also apps that freeze your phone

  • my comment is this its not the phone its you because i hav my J1 from november of last year and the phone works fine

  • all phones comes with a bunch of apps that automatically restarts there is no way to stop those since they are system required apps

  • here is a solution uninstall the app that you used to lock your app or if the app gives you a option to reset the password use that option

  • J1 is a very good phone the only reason people have problem with it is because they dont try to find solutions for it because complaining is much easier.. i had all named issues with my J100m after spending a lot of time finding solutions my phone works gr8 and you know every phone i look at whether it be samsung or another brand its reviews are more about how bad the phones are... which i beleive is just people who just encounter 1 problem and run back to store where it was purchased and expect the retailer should fix it no one ever sit down and try to know or explore the phone. i know that you would say the device should work and you shouldn't have to try to find solutions since you are paying you money however remember nothing is perfect but something for technology is always created as a solution thats why the playstore is there, and there are millions of apps in the playstore that fits as a solution for any fault an adroid or mobile device can have

  • I cannot open all my apps,coz i forgot the applock,please help me what to do,thanks

  • I am very hppy with my Samsung J1. The camera is excellent (seems better than my Samsung 10" tablet camera). I found J1 was having lots of problems until I removed the facebook app. I now access fb from the web app & it works fine. Occasiinally it slows down (& doesn't recover fully when I run 360 Security app) so restarting sorts it out. I always close a bunch of apps when they show up as running, but 360 Security still says there are more - not sure why

  • It's very slow, hang up every time and the net don't talk about the net it's tooo slow,, camera is good,, it's just the net

  • it is average performance mobile,not so good for net surfing

  • I got my J1 from Tesco on contract on the 5 March 2016. My wife also got one on the same day. We had to return them on 18 March 2016 as they keep cutting off while you are talking on the phone. On the 26 March 2016 I had to go back to Tesco again with only my phone (wife's now working fine), the second one is now cutting off phone calls. So now I am on my third J1 and believe it or not I am going back to Tesco again tomorrow 29 March because this one is also cutting out. It is very embarrassing as today I am on he phone to my boss and it cut off he thought I had hung up on him. So tomorrow I am going to get my Fourth J1 or maybe a different phone, don't buy this phone it cause to many problems!!!!

  • The phone is real slow. so frustrating. The only thing good about the phone is the camera, it is clear and has fine texture.

  • i think this phone is good ,it works fast and do not go onto other sites and update stuff i dont want it to update .

  • Mobile restore & again download application .i think good resut later

  • This device is slow, amount of memory sucks, sometimes it will say that there is not enough memory space. I just have a few apps and a few pics. When it gets slow I have to restart the device. Really I regret purchasing this phone

  • I puchased Samsung galaxy ji phone on October 2015 but it's headache slower,touch problem,restarted, the worst thing is it can't instilling any application.this problem started before 2 weeks So help me!!!!!

  • Since i got it, it have a lot of problems with apps. Like apps closes in the middle of working. I dont know how to fix it. And the phone is slow.

  • Worst phone ever

  • Put more storage space

  • that's not exactly true... I have a galaxy j100m mine is with more than 512MB ram and it has its ups and downs,,, but i like searching the playstore and the web so i found apps that helps with those ups and downs and makes the phone work great..my phone is original J1 not a remake...

  • Whenever I use the data or connect to the Wifi, i have difficulty in sending SMS. I don't really know if is this just a network problem or the software problem?

  • I have a samsung galaxy j1 i accidently moved an app that crashes too phones system using root with lucky patcher I like the phone had no problems with it.,i now own a lg g vista 5.7" hd screen like this phablet I also rooted my lg with kingroot app with root i can delete stock apps freeing up internal memory witch is 8gb I also got a 32 gb sd card. Lucky patcher is good for moving apps too sd card bypassing google app moveall restrictions

  • iPhone 4S is twice faster than any phone.

  • This is true. I have had a lot OF Arguments because they insist they sent a message but I did not receive or the other way around. Plus the touch screen does not obey me. Not reliable in emergency situations

  • Maybe the post for negative are about orginal and you have a good copy.

  • My Samsung j1 is really bad because whenever I try to send snapchats or Instagrams to anyone they won't send even if I have full wifi and signal!sooooooo frustrating!!!!!

  • the j1 is everyone best phone. but one problem have a ram low memory

  • Just one comment not everyone who post negitive bought a copy, I bought orginal checked by Samsung service centre, it was without doubt the worst phone I have ever had. But there are several models I had a 100H/DS.

  • Really? i have a original samsung J1 from december 2015, what can i say, at first (3-4 days) the phone worked properly, but now is really slow, my iphone 4s is twice faster. I am really disapointed, i know that is a budget version, but still.

  • New Updated version of j1 cannot download clash of clans...what happened to the system?

  • I have Galaxy J1 from 2015 December. It`s good phone but it is very stiff, braked and slow! Can I fix that? I factory reseted one time and it`s a little bit stiff, braked and slow.

  • Samsung J1 is the best to me. Those who posting bad comments did not buy original brands. Buy original J1 and you will not regret. I like the phone very much because the battery is strong and can take three days. If its put on u serve, the battery can take more than 3 days. Check your brand to see weather it is original.

  • Actually its very nice and good ...but there's somethings that really a dissapointing like the battery the battery has do good levels and also it has qualities that i really needed in a phone but when my phone this samsumsung galaxy j1 (that i use now). when its full charge and when i used it in minutes or hour and reached 80 percent it power off and when i open it again the battery will become 30 or 40 percent lower idont know why so pls samsung galaxy j1 pls fix this annoying damaged in this phone !!!

  • This is the worst phone ever i had used ..i throw it out...its such a shit phone no battery backup and total hang. i hope samsung will get improvements in their smartphones..plz look ahead of sony or htc other than this plastic case

  • This phne is wonderfull .i guess one should just keep ts apps updated all the time, have an Antivirus trust m u will not have problems wth Samsung J1

  • This phone madein samsung but im thinkg very durability usersother than one j1 is very slim hand usebility.some one that that down side phone is small ram uses.

  • Yes it's true always hang

  • If you think this phone is good you need your head testing. It's slow low ram. Picture quality is poor it don't even have a music player. Dreadful however it Is a low market phone.

  • My phones touth donot work what am i doing?please help me

  • It was a worst experience for me..! When I keep the phone in my pocket in standby mode it starts to function itself..! Is there any solution for this..

  • Samsung J1 is a really great phone its just the last past week it has been running really slow and ive checked the storage and its not that and i barely have anything on it besides 3 apps. Can you plz help me out

  • Got my J1 last December and I say its a great phone! I just need to have a durable protector and it will go places! A great camera for quick shoots, easy to store away when not in use and long battery life. I am playing games and can still work on Youtube and other applications. The low RAM size can be the issue of lag but overall its good. I just put a big sized micro SD memory card and the space I needed are accomodated. Only downside: the small size against my hand is scary, it seems that I can crush it easily when I got angry from my games. Overall J1 is a great phone for affordability and ease of use.

  • this morning my samsung galaxy j1 having a problem with the system update, after installing the system update my phone restart and stuck up in her name Samsung Galaxy J1, then i will restart on it but the same problem my phone always start system update installing after that they will stuck !!! what should i do to fix it any comment and suggestion please :(

  • The samsung galaxy j1 phone is a good purchase, u won't be disapionted don't believe all the bad comments, u don't even expericens that tipe of problemes the selfie cam is clear beter than my previos samsung the reare camera is very clear, the only probleme realy is the keyboard typing probleme but I have exprience that with my old samsung phone too. This is value for your money. I would recommend this strongly. JUST DONT BELIEVE THE BAD COMMENTS....

  • i like this phone because its fast and it can hold a lot off storage I like this phone more than an iPhone 5s

  • I got it. But for me it is worse. Phone is slowr and touch problem. I touch some thing and phone does some thing else. I removd the screen sticker also. But still the problem is there. Could it be due to software update? I have been using this for year.

  • I purchased a Samsung Galaxy Ji phone in December last year and am very satisfied with the phone.It has lots of wonderful features and easy to use.The features can be mastered in no time.Unfortunately it does not come with a User Manual.However this Manual can be easily downloaded from the Internet.I recommend this phone very highly.It's fully worth the investment

  • Why don't you fine those small companies that are trying to use you name and of your brand It good that you produce a high quality phones with trackers

  • the problem is you buy china phones that look like original Samsung mobiles. when they work not you start to spoil the brand the new galaxy j1 is the best 4ne ever made and it is a standard mobile..........Go Buy Original SAMSUNG mobiles pipo

  • The phone is good, fast and has a good camera... to have plenty of these phones..i love it

  • Last night software updated. Looks like it works better.. Anyone else?

  • So excited to get a new phone...should have kept the 6 year old one.works better than this crappy J1.problem is by the time you realise it's soooo bad you can't take it back. so slow. Doesn't respond quick enough and times out or just hangs.DON'T BUY SAMSUNG J1

  • I love Samsung Cellphones but this J1 is the worst phone I ever had it is exstreamly slow and it get so hot and sometimes it just stop how on earth can the shop sell phones like this and so exspensive never will I buy a samsung because its got a bad name already I dont even had this phone 3 months

  • ....i agree...i thought its just my apps...so sad!!!tsk2..

  • Samsung dous j100 is very very slow phones

  • Nice, I like Sansung...

  • Not recommend to buy this phone. Sorry Samsung, but this phone always hang. Apps not responding / stuck, need to restart so many times.

  • Agree with you, this phone always hang / stuck on apps as well >_

  • It is best phone for use in low prices.I am using glaxy j1 since one year

  • why u build this types of phones

  • very slowly this mobile not camera clarity very poor

  • OMG..... My new Galaxy J1 arrives tomorrow and after reading over 20 reviews I am so angry with myself for ordering this worthless phone. Maybe Tesco direct will refund me if I don't open it. Will just have to make do with my Galaxy Trend 2 lite which at least works fine. I just liked the look of the white J1

  • Worst phone ever. At times have felt like slamming it against the cement footpath and smashing it too bits. It gets over heated and it doesn't save to the sim card. AVOID THIS PHONE

  • what was samsung thinking making this phone...it gets soo hot when i charge it..it does not receive txt messages in time and its soo slow..i absolutely hate the inbuilt music player

  • slowest phone i have everhad. I've had it for 2 days and it sucks. but i don't want to buy a new phone now cause I don thave that much money. fuck.

  • Bought the J1 a couple of weeks ago after I accidentally smashed my Nexus 4. The J1 is a crap phone on all counts. My wifes $20 Testra smart phone works better.

  • I have had this phone for 6 months.. It has horrible battery life and it is very slow. It won't let me put anything on The memory card I inserted when I got it.

  • I cant edit my pic without downloading a pic editor, the worst part is part the phone keep telling me to delete some item after I just inserted 32g memory card, the pic is nothing to write about......so disappointed

  • My sis mobile is so nice & beatiful...i like it .,.,.,

  • I have only had this phone for three months now and i must say its the worst phone i have ever had. The screen glitches out, the phone is constantly lagging and an average camera. I would give it a 4/10 for a smartphone devise

  • I can not believe that a big company like Samsung can such a crap phone like the Samsung J1!!! Its slow!! I cant even open pictures on my facebook! And the worst is that you cant do a system upgrade cause there is no upgrade! Really a SHIT phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Yeah same problem about samsungJ1 phone. Its so laggy and slow.. but its not so worst like the other complain . Because i love the camera of J1 its clear the music is well ang also easy touch. Now can u say how can i fixed the laggy thing on my phone??

  • My phone is terrible. I bought a new Samsung galaxy j1 and in the last few days has erased all my contacts 3 times. Why? And where are they going?

  • Wondering why I can't receive messages from messenger when I have my phone on 3G? When I turn Wifi on I have no problem

  • Sapna display size is 480 x 800 pixels = 217 pixels per square inch (ppi) and the screen is 4.3 inches. Manraj

  • The Samsung Galaxy J1 is the worst phone I have ever purchased, it is slow, glitches, freezes, opens apps I don't want, it just an all round crappy phone. I have come so closed to running it over with my car. In the past I tried upgrading the system, and installing an antivirus but its still does the same glitching. I really don't like it and wouldn't recommend it, even to my enemies

  • Samsung J1 Would have to be the worst phone ive ever bought! Not 1 thing i like about this phone. Its slow,turns on and off,freezes,glitches and so on.... Its my second Samsung phone and will be the last. Never again

  • sir, please tell me the display size of this mobile

  • Why my samsung galaxy j1 is very slow to send a message? Please give me a reason why my samsung j1 is very slow?

  • i really hate this samsung model. i regret having this phone. a lot of times i cant receive any text messages from other people causing quarrels between us.

  • same here! J1 is getting crappy. Loads so much. Just try restarting the phone once a day

  • anyone can help me, what is the dimension of the batteray, length x width x tickness ? thanks !

  • not very h appy with my j1......it doesn't have a big enough ram, it gets slow nd at times hot..............beginning to regret I got it

  • i was so happy that i have a samsung j1..i cant believe thati have the one..but i dontwant it anymore...coz its to slow..the storage are not enough to save a songs...games...etc.

  • Point 2, check if one of the apps is "restarting", this can cause the other application to stop/shutdown.

  • Hi Kalina, I have been a Samsung fan for many years but this J1 is the worst I have ever had. It failed the first day as the screen flickered then the following day the screen went a yellow brown colour and I could not text or use it. I sent it back to the supplier for a full refund. Also the sound rings for messages and calls were very soft and not much selection. Very disappointed.

  • this phone is very unreliable bcz it - 1:freezes 2:very slow (can't even play a game without it automatically closing it) 3:the screen is super fragile 4:it's get hot buy just looking through pics and finally 5:the storage is way to small,even when I insert an 8gb sd card,it get filled up with misc(spam,Os files and useless backup cache)

  • My phone SGJ1 doesn t work anymore. It's bugging and it works very slow.?I don t know what s the problem. Can someone help?

  • Maybe there was a bad production run who knows, as yours work and your friends does not I guess you have the same model 100H vs 100H/DS etc and build. I had a bad one from day one it did not work, after a few weeks found more and more issues.

  • Got myself a samsung galaxy j1 as a second phone and found out it a joy to use! I have been using iphones and the samsung galaxy is as easy to use. This would beat the iphone in terms of value for money hands down.I am now considering Replacing my iphone with this wonderful phone.

  • You are very the phone hangs too much could still the worst smart phone ever.

  • Have FM radio, record>>>LIKE

  • how long should i charge before the time of first use of samsung galaxy j1?

  • Maybe I am old school, but I always think this is funny when I hear that people are upset because they don't get a reply to a text. Well it is a phone, so why not ring up and talk. Much easier and quicker to communicate using speech, then trying to type messages back and forward. You can say something and get a immediate reply with speech and then say something else, instead of waiting for a text. Though I still prefer to talk in person, or next best thing is to video chat.

  • I read some pretty bad reviews about the j1 and I was kinda nervous about getting one. But it works amazing! The battery lasts a long time, it doesn't freeze, the actual phone works just fine. If you want a nice, affordable smartphone then I would definitely recommend the j1

  • Myb its me who dont understand this fon,i can see that there is ligths on it but doesnt work.Like when there whatsapp message or other thing there is no notification lights plz help how to get this plz

  • I'm not happy using y J1 :( Why is it that chat heads in messenger don't appear. And in playing "Piano Tiles" it will suddenly stop and in taking 100 pictures in "Candy Camera" it cannot be also. And while browsing facebook and messenger it will go suddenly go back in the "HOME". What to do? Please help me.

  • I'm not happy using my J1 :( why is it that chat heads in messenger don't appear? In playing "Piano Tiles" sometimes it will stop. And in taking 100 pictures in "Candy Camera" it cannot be also. :( What should I do?

  • G'day mates l got this phone for me Mrs. She thinks it a beauty as good as a cold can beer and works as fast a kangaroo crossing Australia. Keep up the good work Samsung for great working phones mate

  • Okay im not saying that these peoples are telling lies bc my friend has j1 and its so slow, memory sucks,its freezing all the fraking time and it drives her crazy and she regtets for byibg it a lot... she has so many problems. But i also have j1 and it works amazing. Its not slow, doesnt freeze AT ALL and i like how the phone looks. I bought a big space memory card so i dont have nemory problems and im not sure would i have it without memory card. Some people here also said they have the keyboard priblem like it doesnt shows i guess. Honestly when im reading these comments i felt like wooah what do we have the same phobe wtf' so yeah. This is my opinion, so yah.

  • On my J1 i dont get the messages on Viber,WhatsApp,Messenger...Shows me the messeges when I get into them :/. Problem No2: Some messages doesnt shows me, my friends are mad why I dont text back... Pls helpe the phone is Suck (sorry for my bad English, I hope you'll understand me.)

  • Worst phone EVER made! I honestly think the Nokia 5110 is a MUCH BETTER phone with less problems!! If i had lots of apps on it or something like that i would understand. But just plain normal running it cant even cope with. Biggest piece of rubbish in history!

  • I really regret buying this phone. I bought it because I was on a budget and I needed a smartphone, and at first I thought it was OK. But if you install 4 or 5 apps on your phone then after about a month it will get super slow. Sometimes you want to type a message and the keyboard doesn't even load for a few minutes! I have had to reset to factory settings multiple times and only have the essential apps that I need but it still slows down after a month or so. DON'T GET THIS PHONE!

  • Thought samsung products were good not so sure now , various probs but now comes up with note sayimg " Unfortunately , Samsung keyboard has stopped ." Anyone tell me how to fix this?

  • Why did I not research this phone before purchase. Foolishly assumed Samsung to be reputable as previous Galaxy Ace was excellent...I didn't expect fabulous because it was inexpensive..I am pensioner....but I didn't need fabulous only needed basic.....it is Basic Unsmart Crap Phone.....looks pretty...looks cool....but very UnCool Indeed ...do not buy this phone!!!

  • Mine is fine

  • Not happy to use samsung j1 it hangble set.it is very yusseless phone.i am vv sad purchesing this phone.i want replace it plz plz

  • Just got it yesterday. Instructions unclear (did ANYBODY proof-read them?). Sim card loading didn`t make sense. Samsung-----Kaizen!

  • This samsung J1 is not a smartphone, its a trash phone!.. hanging, self operating, display always freeze, random clicks on apps and etc.. etc.. name a phone problem i think this samsung J1 have it..

  • Not happy with it at all, it keeps freezing all the time, it calls random numbers from my contacts when i havent touched the phone and it keeps kicking me out of apps. I only purchaced it less than 3 months ago!

  • This is my first smartphone, It looked amazing and felt amazing for the first month, at first it appeared to be really good, With the only drawback being only 4gb of storage, But shortly afterwards the backspace key became sticky and letters kept duplicating themselves. I fixed this and all was good, Now the phones screen itself is freezing and when dragging it will occasionally click random things or stop working completely requiring a restart. Apps will randomly stop working and the sd card wont register occasionally. This phone is essentially now a fancy paperweight, Except its too light to be a paperweight. 2/10 - Not worth buying, Considering using the warrenty and reselling phone.

  • Best budget phone out there. Nearly hitting one year now and no complaints! I will admit had to take it to service centre once for having problem with the screen being greenish at times and unresponsive at places but those were all gone after screen replaced under warranty. Regarding battery life with both sim running and under very heavy usage I still get left out with little or more juice to finish of the day! Great battery life if used wisely. Apps runs smoothly if other unnecessary apps not running in the background. Camera is decent for the price. This phone is my fav till now have used several phones past over the years almost every brands from expensive to lower end budget phones. J1 is sleek and very slim and believe it or not I keep my Iphone 6 sitting idle on a corner of my house while I use J1 for as my daily phone. If you're willing to get it, get it now it's compact and nice, again use it wisely get the best out of it.

  • Im so much dissapointed in this samsung J1 bought it last year august and take it back to the shop where i buy it atleast three times and the same problems is still thete.....im fed up im so unhappy for wasting my money on this

  • my J1 phone has been in once for repairs and now going in again. for freezing and keypad doesnt work. it types its own letters. gets stuck with a back space or duplicating letters

  • always hangs-up. Low Spreadtrum, samsung should manufacture at least 1gig spreadtrum like other budget phones.

  • Do not get this phone. Total waste of money. Never did I think a phone could be so slow and crash more than it actually loads. Simple tasks take 3x as long. Also who makes phones with enough space to download maybe 15 apps??? Wish I had done more research before getting stuck with this garbage

  • Agents has NO product knowledge!!! I now sit with a 2 year contract and a PHONE which I can't use. Went to SAMSUNG- SORRY can't help you. Very unhappy PENSIONER.

  • The LCD just gone blank. its not showing anything. Calls and sms l hear but can't access.

  • yes indeed lately samsung produce more trash phone using low budget processor like spreadtrum its below mtk or qualcomm on perfomance compare to other low budget phone like xiaomi,zenfone,meizu,etc samsung is very left behind in specs and price

  • I agree 100per cent the worst phone ever, it keeps freezing slow to load anything, its just the worst would never recommend it to anyone ever!

  • It's a worst phone of my life. Toooo slowww Very poor battery time

  • My j1 wont allow me to answer a call when on another page. yes icon is there but wont let it open. and also. The Camera is very frustrating. All focusd touch the screen, 5 seconds later it shoots. ANY advice is welcome.

  • Very poor battery, without using phone a lot

  • go to setting and go to accesbility turn off FLASH NOTIFICATION

  • /DS models have 2 sim, some models have 1 sim.

  • Then post on the Ace J1 page, this is the J1 page.

  • I just wanted to ask for your help if any of you knows how to turn off camera flash every time there is a new message and incomming call it always go on. it started when I reset my phone because it become slow and most of the time hang. pls.help thank you.

  • Does it have an "Answering Service" i can leave a message on?.If it does i can't find it...anyone help?

  • dude i have j1 it show 15MB internal memory what can i do??

  • I just bought my phone on December and starting yesterday it was hanging........how can I stop it from hanging?

  • my ace j1 is to slow

  • Just open the dev option. Now if you want more DL Free ram @app store.

  • Where do I get the clipboard on my phone. When I save some items, it says saved to "clipboard". Now I can't find the clipboard. The phone stalls many times and I don't have it a year yet. Thanks

  • Is this 1 sim??????????

  • The phone is decent enough for everyday use. It is a bit glitchy. On mine, it seems as the screen calibration is off with no way to calibrate. The unlock screen touch spots are a good 1/8 to 1/4" off to the right. I have been unable to find a fix.

  • It's a piece of junk. Don't bother. I'm surprised Samsung has even released the piece of garbage. I bought it as a spare when someone sat on my beloved S4 and killed the screen. It's the most frustrating piece of crap I've ever had the misfortune to waste my money on. It's as slow as a wet week, it freezes, have to reboot several times a day, I've had to reset the bloody thing twice, it has bugger all memory, I've had to offload apps. Samsung ought to be ashamed of themselves for foisting this useless toy on the unsuspecting consumer. It plays the same tone for messages and ring tones even though it's been set with different ones. It's a total waste of space and time. I'll think twice before I ever buy Samsung again. #NotHappyJan

  • Don't get it. First of all, the overall design of the phone is unattractive and the screen has a horrible scratchy feeling. It's also very buggy. It has fits all of the time. The screen is so sensitive that, if you click an area, it will repeatedly click it no matter what you do and becomes unusable. My friend went 'missing' the other day. No one knew where she was. She turned out to be alright but when I was trying to call her, the phone just hung up itself and when I tried to text her, the keyboard would just do the opposite of what I wanted to type and the texts would just be lines of the letter the keyboard decided to type. I wish I had never got this phone I'm doing everything I can to take it back. I can't wait for the day that they finally give me a different phone. It is ugly, horrible to manage and quit frankly dangerous. If I were in trouble, I wouldn't be able to call the police because it would hang up. DONT GET IT.

  • my phone auto reastaring alwase whit did i do

  • Take it back to the shop or service centre.

  • This is very bad this phone ram only 512 very badd

  • My Samsung J1 is always hanging randomly, and whenever i am using it and was about to go to sms for example, it takes forever just to load up. I am not enjoying this crappy phone, it has a very little rooms as well, it only can keep small numbers of pictures. cant even download cool apps, i only have like 3 apps those are facebook, twitter and youtube. and its still storage full, i mean wtf is that? what a crappy phone, i am mad samsung, i am mad.. samsung s2 is way better.

  • My samsung J1 switches itself on and off in intervals of about 5mins or so now i cant even make a call as it just switches off in the middle of a conversation.Its two month old...

  • Can i updade lolipop 5.1 vesion to my j1

  • It has 512 but some is already allocated.

  • to make it cheap, it has all the cheapest option available.

  • should I buy this phone or not , HELP!

  • how will use samsung j1 -conferance call feacility

  • I dont belive this

  • I recently bought a Galaxy J1 duo

  • very amzing battery life....

  • *453 MB 😉 I have it

  • I can't believe it. if this is a samsung mobile & kitkat version, then why does it have just 512 mb ram ?????

  • I also experiencing that how can we fix this ??? and the phone feature is so normal or basic how can this be a KITKAT ???zzzzz

  • hold the home key and the lock at the same time

  • I have this phone because I can't afford more; only two problems: it's Samsung and it has Android.

  • Just put it in silent and sound gets off

  • Yes I am also very disappointed with this phone.

  • Press the lock key first and then immediately press the home button

  • How i stop camera sound ????? Plz tell me.......

  • My Samsung J1 Duos is crappy. It hangs and go out of apps without warning. This is not a phone to recommend.

  • i have to connect otg with pen drive how i do this

  • Keep pressing the home button and the on/off button for a screenshot. Everything is in the user manual!!!!!!!!

  • how will i use the screen shot..plese teach me how

  • when camera on press volume button and decrease volume

  • my j1 is so lag and always hang but sometimes its so fast can someone tell me on how to fix that ? when I use my fb its so lag cant even scroll it down

  • You have to enter your phone silent mode or vibrate mode to silence the camera.

  • My samsung J1 switches itself on and off in intervals of about 5mins or so now i cant even make a call as it just switches off in the middle of a conversation.Its four months old.PLEASE HELP.

  • Perform a Hard Reset to your phone

  • No its not supposed to be on that way

  • How can i shut off the camera sound?? Been trying hard to look for any option but its not giving me. The camera is good but I just dont like hearing the camera sound everytime I capture something. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • This is normal for androids. You have to cut it off/cut it on or even reset it

  • I even encountered this. But since i already got the phone, lets face the reality. haha

  • it has something to do with the google play store app not on the phone itself. you have to search this issue through google so you'll see the troubleshooting steps resolving this

  • A low internal memory storage can u explain ?

  • When I use google play store to download apps. It can proceed with percentage shown but finally get a message to show it can't complete (with mistake code 110). Please give me some idea to solve it. Thanks

  • How do I contact my phone to the wifi

  • It takes a SDcard, you slot it in above your sim card, this will give you more storage. hope this helps

  • J1 is the best for me

  • Every time I open a game it crashes after a specific amount of time.

  • My husbands phone froze and shut down and now it will not turn back on. Can anyone help?

  • my samsung galaxy j1 has very little memory storage. why?

  • my samsung galaxy j1 has very little memory storage. why?

  • You can connect USB cable from your mobile phone to your PC/laptop. Then all the pictures you`ve taken to be upload to your PC/laptop. Select the picture and can be print

  • I have to restart to make a call whenever I use another app. why???

  • how to solve call ended to samsung galax j1

  • if you have your phone on 3G only please be advised that is the reason why its saying no service.. carriers network is not the same in all areas and sometimes the service switch between service and so you having it only on 3g will display no service because 3G is not there

  • I restart my phone many times, but my phone's screen is unresponsive when I tap an app or the touch screen. What should I do ?? Please answer. Thanks.

  • XD

  • why my j1 phone is no switch to 3g only its always shows no service when I change the network mode to the 3g only? please urgent answer.

  • My chat heads only work in 1-5 seconds,i am really disappointed with this.please make some action.

  • How do I download pictures from my phone to my pc??

  • i bought my samsung J1 recently and i have downloaded few apps and i bought a memory card (8 GB) but still my phone hangs what can i do?

  • tracfone way ingon ani

  • Can someone teach me how to fixed this SD card thing

  • I found a restart every day helped this but did not cure the problem, I suspect (like on all cheap Samsung phones) there will never be an update to the software.

  • I was disappointed with this unit . Every time I made a call you can't hear the voice at the other line always chappy. I just use it for texting only not for call. I don't know what happened

  • Is there any solution for this thing sir??

  • If its like the one I had (J100H/DS) due to a software error, every phone call will restart all the applications for some unknown reason, never had this issue before on any other phone (Samsung, HTC, i-mobile, Sony, Asus...) so it just seems to be this model/build.

  • This is true! You cannot rely on this during emergency cases because the keypad just press anything even without touching it. Sometimes I want to throw it out the window out of extreme frustration because it just makes me mad. The screen is extremely sensitive and it automatically closes application and considering I have only used 10 percent of the phone's memory (SD card included). Now I need to buy another phone. Because samsung J1 is UNRELIABLE!

  • Why is it other application is getting auto quit also games and other? Is anyone can tell me why this happening?

  • This kind of things is also happened to me but its already fixed now samsung already repair my phone because of touch pal if im not mistaken.

  • My memory card transcend 32GB wont mount here in this f****** phone can anyonetell me how can i fix this

  • Andriod have brought out a new thing where any andriod version thats v5.0 or higher wont allow you to put phone apps onto your SD the only thing you can put on your SD from your andriod phone is your music photos and videos and apps like facebook, snapchat instagram etc and some games but not all move over, i found moving too a microsoft phone they dont have this feature in place so you can still transfer all files over to your SD card

  • Like I said my previous $30 dollar phone was less problematic than this and it had about half of the specs than this phone so yes all of our expectations were crushed

  • Well this phone is a major pain. It glitches too much. Almost every time I go to use the keyboard it types letters on its own and spazzes out without even touching it, I have to turn the screen off and on again every time. Forget using multiple apps at once it will just stop responding and will force me to quit the apps and clear the cache memory. Obviously not enough ram. No kidding my previous $30 smartphone did a better job. Get the ace with more ram which my sister has and she's more of a phone addict than me, she has no complaints.

  • Should you really have to correct the problems, if you buy the phone and there are programming issues ? with the preloaded applications or software is it not something Samsung should fix in a patch.

  • Please can someone tell me how to swop the storage setting to my memory card. I cant update anything cos theres not enough storage space yet I just put in a new sd card.

  • chat heads are not working.

  • OK this phone is cheap. But that doesn't mean that it should from time to time, just stop working. I restart mine every day just to improve its performance and minimise the chances of it hanging. But it still hangs and there's nothing that fixes it until you do a battery pull. The phone is very slow, so font install many apps. It can also hang (black screen and unresponsive to any buttons or screen touches) when the phone rings, so you cant even answer! All very disappointing. I could not recommend this phone to anyone.

  • best phone ever.....it is soooooo fast i cant believe it!!!! please buy it! everything is so good on this phone.....better than iphone..please buy!!!!!! *smirks at using heavy sarcasm*

  • I've had this phone for 4 months. Today a strange graphics glitch started: it has a whole bunch of horizontal lines running over the screen. The phone still works, but its not pleasant to use. Also the touch screen is not as responsive as a higher quality phone would be. The lesson here is you absolutely get what you for.

  • I can't register the whatsapp ...oh my god what US wrong with this phone

  • why i cant play clash of clans in Samsung galaxy j1...please help me out..i really wanna play this game in this phone

  • Chat head is not responding! even games sometimes it doesn't work..

  • Haven't u heard u get what u pay 4 im some what happy with it it's nothing but programming issues which I believe can be figured out and fixed on ur own pretty sure there's executions for it or apps to simplify it that can fix the problem

  • Facebook messenger chat heads are not working. I checked if notifications are turned on and reinstalled the aplication many times but it doesn't work. Chat heads are appearing very rare, and when they do, they disappear when i tap them. I don't receive notifications from this app when i receive a message. I am losing a lot of messages from my friends. Does anyone has a solution ?

  • This is possibly the worst phone i have ever had and agree that it doesn't support memory and continues to crash. Because of this phone i will definately become a new Iphone user.

  • In last than a 2month period I've repeatedly had sad issues of malfunctions but today I am finally through with ignoring these signs and ready to eliminate ..The microphone is no longer allowing me to me heard during conversation. It won't even give voicemail capabilities.. I really wish I had invested in something else!!

  • chat heads not working

  • My mobile sumsung galaxy j1 not open swip lock

  • this phone is a waste of time money and sucks as hell in many ways not mentinoning that in some of the new phone sd card wont support games and apps anymore and the memroy zero and when you have a game to play it keeps crashing so zero in many ways the good thing in this in calling and listening to music thats it other things will drive you crazy in this phone

  • Sorry SamFan, but Samsung should patch the software issue or at least admin the problems. The sell a cheap phone which does not function is so many ways, again if you dont have one dont comment.

  • This handphone is very amazing, low spec but high price... what heapend with sams*ng...

  • my way of handling updates on apps, I would uninstall it and get it to other phone that the app was updated and it would really run on your phone. But yes on the other hand about the screen problems it could ruin ur focus sometimes

  • If the phone is a problem y don't u create urs that will work according to ur expectation,,, I mean majority of u talk sh*t like u hv a better phone that u manufactured n working according to ur expectation... if its giving u problems y dnt u jst dig deep in ur pocket n buy a phone that will meet yur expectation, n stop making ur problem others...

  • Why all logs did stop

  • same here bro. Try to send coc apk files from ur friends. Its still working. But save it from device memory coz it wont operate in sd card. Same as the other apps. I dont know why but sd card for apps wont do anymore. :(

  • This phone has too many problems, the keyboard glitches, the screen can apparently move itself and when you scroll down the phone will autonatically scroll up. So reading manga, books and fanfiction will be a hassle. The camera is good, so is the sound. But this phone does not have enough RAM to multitask. It lags when on chrome and the wifi wont work sometimes. It plays up even the first time when you buy this phone. It has a good sized screen, and the features are pretty good. But I dont recommend anyone to get this phone. Its a waste of money.

  • The comments are negative because the phone has too many problems, I have a couple of phones with 512Mb and dont have as many problems as this phone. You are correct Samsung have tried to provide a cheap phone (and they do provide others e.g. trend, ace which dont have as many problems), I did not expect anything fantastic at this price however I did expect to have a phone which worked without any software issue, an here I am talking about no other apps installed, just the Samsung out of the box and still it had problems. The build quality was good and the screen was good, but the pre-installed software (as provided by Samsung) for me had many issue net connection, call dropped and applications restarting for when you receive a call is not normal. I suspect you dont have this phone so dont know the issues people are reporting.

  • When I bought this phone, I realised it probably would be nearly as perfect as the S4, S6 etc however after only having it for 6 months, it continuously freezes, lags, always says no space. Its very dissapointing. Also the apps that come standard with it are such a waste as I dont even use most of them and you cant uninstall them because when your phone reboots itself, it just reinstalls/updated all of them again. Trying to create space is a nightmare. The constant freezing of the screen is a nightmare!!!!!!

  • You are very much right! :)

  • ofcourse the picture will come in mms form! what did you think MMS means? the word is multi media service and that means pictures is multi media once it is sent to u in a message form and in order to download the picture you have to have both credit and web browsing credit

  • the flash from the camera is the notification led fopr when text and calls come in so u probably dont know a thing about the phone

  • why when i update the software my facebook and messenger is not working? whats wrong with the update? not compatible in some of my apps.

  • its so slow in browsing and always choosing type of memory card and not automatically going to it when the ram is full. when downloading apps, its always showing memory full when theres a lot more at the memory card.

  • Guys I have read most of your comments about this phone & most of the comments are just negative.... If you knew that this phone lacks many things and doesn't perform well, why didn't you buy galaxy s6 or 7?? Samsung company is trying to help many people by making affordable smartphones. Cheap phones can't have all features that expensive phones have. This smartphone is bad for you but it's best for alot of people since they can afford it. So stop these negative comments, you would have read the review about this phone before buying it. Maybe you also bought it because you couldn't afford the perfect one and yet you're arguing of low ram, low internal memory, hanging issue.....etc.

  • J1 is scratchproof? It is?