Software
As expected, the phone comes preloaded with the latest version of Android i.e. 7.0 Nougat. The interface seems pretty clean and easy to use but still surprises behind the scenes. There are a lot of preinstalled apps but most are useful. There are tonnes of things you can customise with the software including things like the home screen. There are a plethora of options in the settings menu and you might get lost in it. An example of this is the fingerprint sensor gestures which are switched off by default. The navigation buttons are on-screen you can swap back and recent apps around and this time round Samsung has added the pressure sensitive feature to them. The main contrasting feature this time in the software part is the addition of Samsung’s own exclusive personal assistant Bixby. It has tons of features hidden for you to explore but it lacking a voice support option is a major downfall. Nonetheless I am all time Google fan! :p
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Score0Rank#5
Samsung Galaxy J5 ran on the Samsung's own TouchWiz UI based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop but was updated to Marshmallow in 2016. The TouchWiz, unlike its previous versions dating before Android 5.0 Lollipop, the one running the Galaxy J5 and some other recent launches of Samsung smartphones, it does feels a hell lot more polished and fluidic in terms of UI and performance making the usability more easy. Initial uses didn't seem to showcase any major response issues with the interface. On the whole, it was quite satisfying with the way things seem to have improved with the software, with some normal but subtle changes in its performance making it more efficient and fun to use. As usual a long press on the home button opens up the Google Now and a double press opens up the camera app instead of the almost useless Samsung's S Voice, rarely used by anyone. Samsung also managed to add a 'Smart Manager,' that seems to be a basic tool to check the performance stats of the device that includes the likes of checking the battery status, storage space, memory used by the apps, etc. Additionally it also functions by allowing you to force close the apps in background, delete unused files and run antivirus checks. Keeping in mind the hefty spendings on the creation of their own Android skin, the Chinese as well as domestic players are investing a lot, especially on customisation features, making it more fun by adding new and new features. Samsung, to stay in the game, also has made its theme engine quite a hell of a competitor. To sum up the talk, I found the software on the Galaxy J5 being quite snappy and giving a renewed and improved feeling, much improved to an extent that it doesn't make the smartphone feel sluggish, at least with the initial usage.
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Score0Rank#7
As expected, the phone comes preloaded with the latest version of Android i.e. 7.0 Nougat. The interface seems pretty clean and easy to use but still surprises behind the scenes. There are a lot of preinstalled apps but most are useful. There are tonnes of things you can customise with the software including things like the home screen. There are a plethora of options in the settings menu and you might get lost in it. An example of this is the fingerprint sensor gestures which are switched off by default. The navigation buttons are on-screen you can swap back and recent apps around and this time round Samsung has added the pressure sensitive feature to them. The main contrasting feature this time in the software part is the addition of Samsung’s own exclusive personal assistant Bixby. It has tons of features hidden for you to explore but it lacking a voice support option is a major downfall. Nonetheless I am all time Google fan! :p