Category: Samsung

News, tips and tricks and Reviews on various Samsung Smartphones.

Samsung Galaxy On5 Review-Pros and Cons
Samsung Galaxy On5 is the new offering in the price segment of below 10k. With decent spec sheet and affordable price, this Dual sim Samsung smartphone competing with the likes of Lenovo A600 Plus, Meizu M2, Motorola Moto E, Redme smartphone etc.

Samsung Galaxy On5 sports 5 inch TFT display with screen resolution of 720×1280 resolution and 294 ppi pixel density. Though it is not a AMOLED screen, it is still a good display screen. The viewing angles are decent and color output is good. Sadly display is fingerprint magnet and doesn’t come with Corning Gorilla glass protection. Also screen is bit reflective which affects on the legibility under sunlight. Considering similar priced smartphones, display quality is satisfactory.

Samsung Galaxy On5 is powered by quad core 1.3GHz Samsung Exynos processor with 1.5GB of RAM and Mali T720 GPU. Out of 1.5GB of RAM, 534MB is free and 681MB is used by system files. Default apps consume around 184MB of RAM. In terms gaming experience as well as loading heavy animation in UI and apps is good. Phone doesnot exhibit any heating issues in my testing. Even with 20 minutes of gaming phone became just warm(36 degree) which is acceptable.

Samsung Galaxy On5

Samsung Galaxy On5 houses 8MP primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. The primary camera takes some impressive images in outdoor conditions as well as in artificial lighting. It can record videos at 1080p resolution. There is some stabilization from shakes using the software tweaks. Video quality is decent but not great. There is also a pro mode through which you can do manual settings. Front 5MP snapper is on par with similar priced smartphone front cameras. Wide-Selfie and Interval Shots options are nice addition.

Samsung Galaxy On5 has 2600 mAh battery. As the Exynos Soc used in this device is optimized for battery usage, it easily lasted more than 1 day with heavy usage on our test unit. There is also normal power saving mode and ultra power saving mode through which you can increase battery level further. For connectivity, Galaxy On5 has 4G, 3G, GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. It is dual sim smartphone and both sim are capable of 4G. But you can use any one of the sim on 4G connectivity at a time.

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Let us summarize Samsung Galaxy On5 Review by splitting features into merits and demerits.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy On5

Pros of Samsung Galaxy On5
- Decent Display screen.
- Good battery life.
- Decent camera performance.
- 4G connectivity and Dual sim support.
- Samsung Brand trust and availability of service centers.
Cons of Samsung Galaxy On5
- Limited Sensors: Device has only Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor. Other basic sensors like Ambient light sensor and compass etc missing.
- No Corning Gorilla Glass protection: Display screen does not have any protective glass such as Corning Glass. Also no screen guard in the box.
- Speaker output is bit low.
- No LED notification.
Samsung Galaxy On5 Tips and FAQ

Does Samsung Galaxy On5 supports USB OTG?

Yes. It is.

How to take screenshot on Galaxy On5?

To take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy On5, press and hold home+ power button simultaneously. The screenshot will be taken.

How to use Galaxy On5 as Modem?

You can Samsung Galaxy On5 as modem through USB tethering and Bluetooth Tethering. You can also use personal wifi hotspot feature.
December 1, 2015
Samsung Galaxy J2 Review-Cons and Pros
Samsung Galaxy J2 is a sub 10k Android dual sim smartphone with AMOLED display screen and 4G LTE connectivity. There are already plethora of smartphones in this price segment. How good is this smartphone comparing with them. Is this device value for money. We will see in this Samsung Galaxy J2 Review.

Like we have seen in Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, Galaxy J2 too comes with AMOLED screen but in smaller screen size and lower resolution. It has 4.7 inch Super AMOLED Touchscreen with 540 x 960 pixels resolution and 234 ppi pixel density. The viewing angles are good. The colours reproduction and sunlight legibility too decent. In this price segment we have lot of options with 720p HD resolution. Though the panel used in this device is of good quality, lower screen resolution is notceable if you watch it closely.

Samsung Galaxy J2 is powered by Exynos 3475 Quad core processor with 1GB RAM and Mali-T20 GPU. The day to day performance is decent and hardly there is a lag. But in multi tasking and gaming performance, this is not a match to the smartphones with 2GB RAM. The sound output is clear but loudness is bit on lower side. Call quality on this device is good. The device has 8GB internal storage and supports microSD card upto 128GB.

Samsung Galaxy J2 sports 5MP primary camera with LED flash and 2MP front facing camera. Camera performance is just average considering the options we have in this price segment. The device is powered by 2000 mAh battery. The battery life on this dual sim galaxy smartphone is excellent.

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Let us summarize Samsung Galaxy J2 review by spliting into demerits and demerits.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy J2

Pros of Galaxy J2
- AMOLED Display screen
- Good battery life
- Dual sim with 4G LTE connectivity(Both sim supports 4G LTE. Only 1 sim on 4G at a time).
- Samsung company reputation and availability of service centers.
- Decent performance.
Cons of Galaxy J2
- Lack of sensors: Samsung has included only Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor. The basic sensors like Ambient light sensor, compass etc are missing.
- Average camera performance: The primary camera performance is just average comparing with competetors.
- No 720p HD display: It has only qHD display resolution.
- Only 1GB of RAM.
- Android 6.0 Update doubtful.
Samsung Galaxy J2 Tips and FAQ

How to take screenshot on Galaxy J2: For performing screen capture or print screen on Galaxy J2, press and hold home and power button simultaneously.

How to use Samsung Galaxy J2 as Modem: You can use Galaxy J2 as modem through personal wifi hotspot and USB tethering features. The method is same as we have seen on Galaxy J5 and J7.

How to download Galaxy J2 PC suite: Galaxy J2 is compatible with Samsung Kies 3.0. You can read more on this in my other article on how to download Samsung Galaxy PC suite.

Samsung Galaxy J2 Specification
- Dual Sim (GSM + LTE).
- Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop) OS with Touchwiz UI.
- 5 MP Primary Camera with LED flash.
- 4.7 inch Super AMOLED Touchscreen with qHD resolution.
- 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 Exynos 3475 Quad Core Processor with 1GB of RAM.
- 4G, 3G,Bluetooth, WiFi, microUSB.
- 2000 mAH battery.
- 8GB internal storage and microSD card support.
November 22, 2015
How to use Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 as Modem
Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 are two mid range Android smartphone which offers good features in affordable price. The AMOLED screen is the additional attraction of these smartphones. The Android version and UI are identical. In this post, we will learn to use Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 as modem through personal WiFi hotspot and USB tethering.

WiFi Hotspot and USB tethering are two popular methods to share internet from smartphone to PC or other WiFi enabled devices. So in this post, let us explore the two different methods to share internet from Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 to other devices.

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How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy J5, J7 and J2.

How to download PC suite for Galaxy J5, J7, J2

How to use Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 as Modem

For using Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 as modem to connect to internet from PC, Laptop or iPad, there are 3 different methods. The methods are Personal WiFi hotspot, USB tethering and Bluetooth tethering. You can use any of these methods according to your requirement. For using this Samsung Galaxy smartphone as modem, you need to have a data plan for tethering. The charges might apply as per your cellular network provider.

How to use Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 personal Wi-Fi Hotspot

Samsung Galaxy personal Wi-Fi hotspot is the method through you can share your mobile data to other WiFi enabled devices through mobile hotspot.
1. First enable the Mobile data.
2. Now go to Apps->Settings.
3. Tap on to Tethering and Mobile hotspot.
4. Now Select Mobile Hotspot.
5. Here you can enable the WiFi hotspot by moving the slider to right.
6. You can access your mobile WiFi hotspot from any other wifi enabled devices using the SSID and password you have provided while configuring the Mobile Hotspot.
How to configure Mobile Hotspot/WiFi hotspot in Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7
- Follow the steps till 6 and then tap on to Menu Button(|)
- Tap configure hotspot.
- In this page, you an enter or edit the network SSID, password and security type.
- Once down tap on to Save.
Video Guide on how to use Galaxy J5 & Galaxy J7 as Wi-Fi Hotspot

Video guide on how to use Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 as modem

How to use USB tethering on Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7
- Connect your your device to PC through USB cable.
- Install the required drivers. If any difficulty in installing the USB the driver for Galaxy J5 or J7, download and install Samsung Kies.
- Follow the steps 1 to step 4 mentioned above.
- Enable the USB tethering by moving the the slider right.
- Your USB connected device will start getting the internet.
How to use Bluetooth tethering on Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7
- First you need to pair your smartphone with device which you want to connect to internet.
- Then follow the steps 1 to 4.
- Now enable the Bluetooth Tethering.
These are the different ways of accessing net from pc through Samsung Galaxy J5, Galaxy J7, Galaxy J2.

Note:

Using Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 as WiFi hotspot, will drain your battery faster. So use this feature wisely.
November 11, 2015
How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy E5
Samsung Galaxy E5 is a budget Dual sim Android smartphone. The key features of this smartphone are 5 inch Super AMOLED display with 720pHD resolution(294 ppi pixel density), 1.2GHZ quad core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB internal storage, microSD card support upto 64GB, 8MP primary camera, 5MP front facing camera and 2400 mAh battery. This post we will focus on how to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy E5.

For performing print screen on Galaxy E5, there are 2 different methods available. The first method is default android method and the other one is through palm swipe method. The palm swipe method of taking screenshot at times didn’t work as expected. So I am providing both screen capturing methods.

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Samsung Galaxy E5 Review

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How to Take Screenshot on Samsung Galaxy E5

Default Android Method or Power+Volume Down Key method

For taking the screenshot using this method follow the steps given below.
- Go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
- Now press and hold volume down and power button simultaneosly.
- Screen will flicker and shutter sound will be heard. This confirms the screenshot on Galaxy E5 is taken.
- The taken screenshot will be saved in Gallery->Screenshot folder.
Palm Swipe method of taking screenshot on Galaxy E5

For using this method of screen capture on Galaxy E5, follow the steps given below.

Enable Swipe Gesture:

You need to enable swipe gesture before using the palm swipe method. For that go to Settings->”Motions and Gestures”. Screen down, you will find “Hand Motion”, then enable the box “Palm Swipe to Capture”.
- Now whenever, you want to take screenshot, just go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
- Now for taking screenshot, just swipe your hand from left to right or vice versa to take the screenshot.
- The taken screenshot will be saved in Gallery->Screenshot folder.
As mentioned before, the swipe gesture way of taking screenshot on Galaxy E5 sometimes does not works. In Galaxy E7 it works without any issue. It requires bit of practice.
November 5, 2015
Samsung Galaxy J7 Cons and Pros Review
Samsung Galaxuy J7 is a midrange smartphone which is launched along with Galaxy J5. The key features of this smartphone are AMOLED display screen, battery life, decent performance, good camera and attractive price tag. Samsung Galaxy J7 price in India is Rs.14,999.

Galaxuy J7 comes with 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display screen with resolution of 1280 x 720 Pixels and has decent pixel density of 267 ppi. As it has Super AMOLED screen, the colour reproduction and viewing angle are good. One demerit interms of display is, it doesnot have any screen protection such as Corning Gorilla Glass. So it is good have screen gaurd.

Samsung Galaxy J7

Samsung Galaxuy J7 which is available in India is powered by 1.5GHz Exynos 7580 64 Bit Cortex A53 octa core processor coupled with 1.5GB of RAM and Mali T-720 GPU. On day to day usage, we have not faced any laginess. Even we are impressed with the gaming experience. Though there were delay in opening a high end game, once loaded, it handled the games without any issues. The smartphone comes with 16GB of internal storage and has support for microSD card.

Samsung Galaxy J7 houses 13MP rear primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. Both camera performance in outdoor conditions are good. However low light and artificial light condition, camera performance is just average. Galaxy J7 is a dual sim smartphone and runs on Android 5.1 along with new touchwiz UI.

Samsung Galaxy J7 has 3000 mAh battery. It provides incredible standby time. For a normal user, this phone will easily last for more than 1 day. The connectivity features of this device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and 4G LTE. Galaxy J7 supports USB OTG as well.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy J7

To summarize the Samsung Galaxy J7 review, we have listed few of the merits and demerits of the device.

Pros of Galaxy J7
- Decent performance: The device performance interms of day to day usage, gaming performance is good. The cellular call quality also good. Phone does not get heats up much while playing the games.
- Good Display: The display screen on this is good. It offer good viewing angles and colour reproduction.
- Excellant Battery life:The battery life it provides interms of standby time and screen on time is excellant.
- Decent Camera: Both front and rear camera does take good quality photos and video in outdoor conditions.
Cons of Galaxy J7
- Lacks basic sensors like compass, light sensor etc.
- No LED Notification and navigation key are not backlite.
- Low loud speaker output.
- No noice cancellation mic.
- No Corning Gorilla Glass screen protection.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Tips and Tricks

Taking screenshot on Galaxy J7: For performing print screen on Galaxy J7, press and hold home and power button simultaneously. The screenshot will be taken. The taken screenshot on Galaxy J7 is saved in Gallery->Screenshot folder. You can read more on this here.

Using Galaxy J7 as modem: You can use Galaxy J7 as modem through USB tethering and WiFi hotspot features. You can access this from Settings->Connections-> Tethering and Mobile hotspot. If you want to learn more on how to access net from PC using Galaxy J7 as modem, then read here.

Samsung Galaxy J7 PC suite: Samsung Kies 3.0 is the latest PC suite available for Galaxy J7. You can download and install latest Samsung PC suite from the official support page from Samsung Galaxy J7 PC suite.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Specifications
- 5.5 inch Super AMOLED 720p HD display.
- 1.5GHz Exynos 7580 64 Bit Cortex A53 octa core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, Mali T-720 GPU.
- 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and 4G LTE.
- 3000 mAh battery.
- Dual sim with Dual Standby.
- Android 5.1 Lollipop with Touchwiz UI.
- 13MP rear primary camera with LED flash.
- 5MP front facing camera.
- Size: 78.6×152.4×7.5 mm and weight: 171 g.
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor.
October 15, 2015