January 13, 2015 | Prepys' Homepage

If we had the high-end, aluminum-clad A-series and the mid-range E-series earlier this month, wait until you get hands on the entry-level line of smartphones Samsung will offer, starting with the Galaxy J1 which is leaked ahead of its launch.

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The first of Samsung’s J-series smartphones is reportedly sporting a 4.3-inch display, a 5-megapixel rear camera, a 64-bit Marvell processor, and software features from its flagship devices such as the Ultra Power Saving mode. It will come in four versions — single-SIM LTE and non-LTE, and dual-SIM LTE and non-LTE variants.

Samsung Galaxy J1 key specs (reported):
4.3-inch WVGA display, 800×480, 217ppi
1.2GHz quad-core Marvell PXA1908 processor (64-bit)
1GB RAM
4GB Internal storage
expandable via microSD
5 MP rear camera with LED Flash
2 MP front camera
Single-SIM LTE/Single-SIM non-LTE/Dual-SIM LTE/Dual-SIM non-LTE
1,850mAh battery

It seems that Samsung is aggressively restructuring its device portfolio in an attempt to rescue the company from ailing profits, as reported in 2014. Samsung’s profits fell below expectations, the first in three years.

According to Sam Mobile, the latest entry-level from the Korean electronics giant is scheduled to be officially launched this month, as early as January 14. Pricing and availability is yet to be known, and we’ll keep you posted on that.

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How did the Asus Zenfone 2 go against other smartphones? AnTuTu benchmark scores for the Taiwanese electronic giant’s new smartphones are now floating up in the world wide web. Check them out after the break.

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It has been revealed that the new Asus Zenfone smartphones are at par with the current flagships of well-known Android smartphone device makers in the market such as Samsung, HTC, and Sony with AnTuTu 5.5 benchmarks. Check out the chart below.

The 4GB variant of the newest Asus smartphone boasting a 2.3GHz Intel Atom processor scored 43,809 on the benchmark test, enough to rank over Samsung’s Galaxy S5 running on SnapDragon 801 by around 600 points. The lesser 2GB version on the other hand fared 40,926, which is enough to topple the Sony Xperia Z3 off its place by around a mere 500 points. Despite the huge internal differences, the two smartphone variants only had a difference of around 2000 points, which is interesting. (READ MORE: Asus ZenFone 2 ZE550ML vs. ZE551ML)

Asus Zenfone 2 will be available first in select countries by March this year for $199 and a guesstimate of $299 to $349 for the 2GB and 4GB Models, respectively.

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